Sam Shepard stars as a jaded Hollywood star, Howard Spence, who walks out of his latest movie to visit his mother who he last saw 30 years before, but his visit brings back more than old memories when he is told that he has a son, the product of a brief affair he had had with a waitress. A sweet romantic drama from the guys that brought you the wonderful 'Paris, Texas' that manages to warm your heart without being over-sentimental.