An independent trucker, trying to keep his marriage alive and his rig out of the hands of bill collectors, agrees to haul a cargo of stolen cattle with his good ol' buddy.
James Brolin
as Clayton Pfanner
Rip Torn
as K.W. Hicks
Jennifer Warren
as Jesse Pfanner
Melanie Griffith
as Johnnie
Julie Cobb
as Gloria
Lou Frizzell
as Arky
Strother Martin
as Pinky Pincus
William Bryant
as Jennings
Albert Popwell
as Miller
John Dennis Johnston
as Bobby 'Bob' Hicks
Bob Schott
as Tiny Pollard
Don Calfa
as 'Go' Trucker
