Willa
1979 · Movie · 1h 40m
DramaMade-for-TV
"All she wanted was to be a mother, a lover, and a trucker!"
Overview
A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her to embark on a new career as a trucker in the rig her late father used to drive.
Ratings
TMDB
5/10
Key crew
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Joan DarlingDirector
- Claudio GuzmánDirector
- Carmen CulverWriter
Cast
- Deborah RaffinWilla Barnes
- Clu GulagerJoe Welch
- Cloris LeachmanDarla Jean
- Diane LaddMae
- Nancy MarchandMrs. Stanch
- Mary WickesEunice
- Bob SeagrenPhil
- John AmosVirgil
- Hank Williams, Jr.Hank
- Gary BisigBuck
- Gary GrubbsJunior
- Freddye ChapmanMrs. Beaudry
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Themes
waitressfemale protagonistsingle mothertruck drivertruckingeighteen wheeler