Movie: Tennessee Nights

Top 10 Billed Cast

Julian Sands
Julian Sands

Wolfgang Leighton

Stacey Dash
Stacey Dash

Minnie

Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter

Sheriff Williams

Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty

Charlie Kiefer

Denise Crosby
Denise Crosby

Sally Lomas

Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara

Hewitt

Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger

Richter Prescott

Wallace Wilkinson
Wallace Wilkinson

Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs

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    When entertainment lawyer Wolfgang Leighton decides to take a break from business for some fishing in Tennessee's backwoods, he ends up embroiled in a bank robbery and murder. Pursued by the killers, he's running from the police and a young hitchhiker appears to be his only friend.

  • Release Date

    1989-08-06

  • Average

    5.625

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    She was his only hope. He was her only alibi.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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