Willa

Mar 17, 1979

1h 40m

★ 3.0

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Dove Entertainment

CBS

Jerry Leider Productions

Willa Trailers

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Cast

Willa Barnes

Deborah Raffin

Joe Welch

Clu Gulager

Darla Jean

Cloris Leachman

Mae

Diane Ladd

Mrs. Stanch

Nancy Marchand

Eunice

Mary Wickes

Phil

Bob Seagren

Virgil

John Amos

Hank

Hank Williams, Jr.

Buck

Gary Bisig

Junior

Gary Grubbs

Mrs. Beaudry

Freddye Chapman

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