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Movie Info

Despite the fact that footloose Joey Coalter (William Petersen) is married to Christine (Sissy Spacek), he spends little time with her or their child, Beth (Olivia Burnette). Eventually, Joey leaves home and takes work as a cowboy, only to learn that his ex-wife is about to marry wealthy businessman Walt (Brian Kerwin). Suddenly jealous, Joey hightails it home and does his best to stop the wedding. He is aided in his quest by Beth, who really just wants her father back.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Martin Davidson
Producer:

Cynthia Chvatal, Paul Kurta, William Petersen
Writer:

Jule Selbo
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$277.7K
Runtime:

1h 35m
Production Co:

High Horse Films, Vision International, Stone Group Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Sissy Spacek
Christine Ann Coalter

William Petersen
Joey

Brian Kerwin
Walt

Mare Winningham
Dawn

Jeff Perry
Pinky

Olivia Burnette
Beth

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Critic Reviews for Hard Promises

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (2)

Hard Promises was made in the spirit of a brainless sitcom, but if you stand back from the movie and really look at it, you're struck by how weird all of the characters are.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
...a slight, instantly forgettable romantic comedy that doesn't possess any real depth...

December 7, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
All but dripping with downhome charm, small-town coziness, and lovable kook overload.

November 20, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
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August 21, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com