a small town is a hard place to have a big dream. She was raised in a small town; Growing up there was no problem; Ending up there was. • In the small town of Mercury, New Mexico, where she works as a waitress in her family's diner, Mary Ann Taylor's true love is photography. She would like to get beyond these limits, but when Jack Parker returns to town, he lets her know that he's been to the big city and happiness there is as elusive as anyplace else. starring Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Frances Sternhagen, and Cliff de Young. Robert Mandel directs from the script by Alice Hoffman. Produced by Daniel H. Blatt and Robert Singer. Music by Charles Bernstein. a Daniel H. Blatt and Robert Singer production for Warner Bros.. Filmed around Anson and Merkel, TX with Panavision® circa Autumn '81. Exclusively released in New York City. Approved [#26730]/rated R.