Hard Promises

With only seventy-two hours to keep his future from being a bleak one, Joey pulls out all the stops to win back his ex-wife before she remarries. A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry. He comes home to confront her, trying to convince her not to get married, aided by the daughter, who loves him despite his wandering ways. The couple finds out they still have feelings for each other but must decide how best to handle the contradiction of their lifestyles. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com> Joey Coalter (William Petersen), a man who dislikes stable work environments, has been away for too many years when he finds out that his wife Christine Boykin Coalter (Sissy Spacek) had divorced him and is planning to remarry. He comes home to confront her, trying to persuade her not to get married, aided by their daughter Beth (Olivia Burnette), who loves him despite his wandering ways. The couple finds out they still have feelings for each other but must decide how best to handle the contradiction of their lifestyles.