"After accidentally killing a man, hot-tempered farmhand Bill flees to Texas with his girlfriend Abby and his younger sister. Bill and Abby pose as brother and sister to avoid strangers' questions about their past. They find grueling work on a wheat farmer's (Sam Shepard) property, and by the end of the harvest, the wealthy farmer has fallen in love with Abby. When he asks Abby to marry him, Bill urges her to accept, but only because the farmer is seriously ill, with only a year to live. Their plan to claim an inheritance backfires when the farmer's health takes an upswing"--DVD sleeve.

Credits supplied from Maltin, 1993; videodisc sleeve. Originally released in 70 mm. Playing time on release was 95 min., according to: Maltin, 1993. Copyright notice on videodisc sleeve: c1979, Paramount Pictures Corporation. Copyright notice on DVD sleeve: c1978 by Paramount Pictures. Won Academy Award for cinematography.