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Back Roads   1981         R, 94 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance Director: Martin Ritt   Cast: Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Miriam Colon, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael V. Gazzo, Dan Shor, Nell Carter, Barbara Babcock, Alex Colon, Lee de Broux, Ralph Seymour, Royce D. Applegate, Bruce M. Fischer, John Dennis Johnston   Amy Post (Sally Field) is a prostitute who teams up with unemployed boxer Elmore Pratt (Tommy Lee Jones). The two become traveling companions and leave their dead-end lives in Alabama. They hitchhike to California where they hope to better their lives—and along the trek, they find themselves attracted to each other. Cast Sally Field Amy Post Tommy Lee Jones Elmore Pratt David Keith Mason Miriam Colon Angel M. Emmet Walsh Arthur Michael V. Gazzo Tazio Dan Shor Spivey Nell Carter Waitress Barbara Babcock Rickey`s Mom Alex Colon Enrique Lee de Broux Red Ralph Seymour Gosler Royce D. Applegate Father Bruce M. Fischer Ezra John Dennis Johnston Gilly