Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 40m

Willa

Willa poster
Director
Joan DarlingClaudio Guzmán
Cast
Deborah Raffin as Willa Barnes Clu Gulager as Joe Welch Cloris Leachman as Darla Jean Diane Ladd as Mae Nancy Marchand as Mrs. Stanch Mary Wickes as Eunice
Crew
Matthew F. Leonetti — Director of Photography Patrick Kennedy — Editor John Barry — Original Music Composer Carmen Culver — Writer Michael Viner — Producer Claudio Guzmán — Production Design
Tagline

All she wanted was to be a mother, a lover, and a trucker!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
waitressfemale protagonistsingle mothertruck drivertruckingeighteen wheeler
Key Collaborators
Joan Darling Director Claudio Guzmán Director Matthew F. Leonetti Director of Photography Patrick Kennedy Editor John Barry Original Music Composer Carmen Culver Writer Michael Viner Producer Claudio Guzmán Production Design
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