Life does a 180-degree turn for bitter spinster Lettie (Mary Tyler Moore) when she takes in her 9-year-old grandniece, Travis (Holliston Coleman), in this Emmy Award-winning movie. Confused by her aunt's cold treatment, Travis attempts to uncover the reason for Lettie's self-imposed seclusion by befriending farmhand Isaiah (Charles Robinson) and Lettie's former beau Sam (Burt Reynolds). Can the three reawaken Lettie's long-gone love of life?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mary Tyler MooreLettie Anderson | Lettie Anderson |
 Holliston ColemanTravis | Travis |
 Charles RobinsonIsaiah Griffin | Isaiah Griffin |
 Burt ReynoldsSamuel Madison | Samuel Madison |
 Irma P. HallRose Griffin | Rose Griffin |
| MMarguerite HannahNadine | Nadine |
| LLaura-Shay GriffinMiss Fleming | Miss Fleming |
| JJennifer CrumbleyAlison | Alison |
 Sharon BlackwoodBettina | Bettina |
 Jackie PruchaPolly | Polly |