The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is a 1981 film, starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill, and Don Stroud, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.
Travis Child Quaid is a country singer who had one hit song and then faded from the scene. His ambitious younger sister, Amanda McNichol, is determined to get them to Nashville where Travis can once again become a star. Her plans are derailed by Traviss lack of ambition and easy distraction by women and booze.The two are separated in one town and by the time they find each other in the next one, Travis has been arrested for public drunkenness. To pay the fine he takes a job bartending at a roadside tavern called Andys, where he meets and falls for a young lady with a very jealous exboyfriendwho happens to be the deputy sheriff. ........
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