Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not looking after her impulsive daughter, Candy, or vouching for her promiscuous friend, Doris Steadman, she's trying to maintain some semblance of a romantic life. As Juanita prepares to make the leap to Nashville, her former boyfriend, Slick Henderson, returns to town, further complicating her situation.

• HBO Films
• Rastar Productions
• Lesley Ann Warren
• Peter Coyote
• Swoosie Kurtz
• Billy Vera
• Anthony Zerbe
• William Forsythe
• Willie Nelson
• Julia Roberts