Tender Mercies Filming Locations (1983)

Tender Mercies Filming Locations: Tender Mercies is a PG-Rated 1983’s Drama and Music Film directed by Bruce Beresford and Penned by Horton Foote. The film star Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, and many more…

Movie Name	Tender Mercies
Genre	Drama, Music
Filming location	Texas, USA
Filming Dates	November 2 to December 23, 1981
Release Date	March 4, 1983 (Canada)

Tender Mercies Filming Locations- Where was Tender Mercies filmed?

The filming of this movie was originally going to take place in the USA. Principal photography and shooting began in April 1965 in Texas and was completed in the summer of 1965. Most of the scenes in the film ‘Tender Mercies’ were lensed around Palmer, Waxahachie, and Arlington.

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The film was also shot in “Texas” also Known as The Lone Star State, located in the southern half of the United States, Austin is the capital of the state of Texas. Texas Covering 268,596 square miles of land, the state is the second largest US state by area and population, with over 30 million residents in 2023.

Many scenes for Tender Mercy were filmed in Waxahachie, the county seat of Ellis County, north central Texas. Other locations in Texas and surrounding areas where the film was shot included Austin, Texas La Grange, Georgetown, Coupland, Hutto, Kerrville, Seguin, Lockhart, Smithville, Killeen, San Marcos, and Buda.

Palmer, Texas, USA

Palmer is a Town which is situated in Ellis County, Texas, United States, It is also part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and has a population of 2,393 as per the 2020 census. In the background of this film, you will see many scenes of Palmer.

Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Waxahachie is the seat of government in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 41,140 as of the 2020 census. Waxahachie is also one of the selected locations for the film.

The film’s director, Bruce Beresford, largely avoided Victorian architecture and other picturesque elements of Waxahachie and focused on the relatively barren locales that characterized West Texas.

Arlington, Texas, USA

Arlington is a City in Texas that is Located west of Dallas, it is famous for the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), which has a modern planetarium on its campus, and River Legacy Park, rich in wildlife and logging trails. Arlington is one of the Chosen locations for Tender Mercies film.

Tender Mercies Overview

A middle-aged country singer finds a new wife through his singing, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to get his life back to normal.

Tender Mercies Official Trailer

American drama film Tender Mercies was released in theaters in the United States on March 4, 1983, by Universal Pictures. Now, Tender Mercies is also Available to Watch on Amazon Prime Video. The Duration Time of This Film is 1 hour 32 minutes. (External Link: IMDB)