A spoiled rotten 'male model' (Kurt Russell) is forced to work off a debt by helping a man (Dennis Weaver) who has a threshing crew. The Foreman has a young daughter (Mare Winningham) and does not trust the young model as far as he can throw him. The Threshing crew is traveling the Midwest from town to town threshing the ripe wheat. As they travel, Dennis Weaver, the foreman, finds he has a medical problem that needs immediate treatment, but he does not have time to leave the threshing to try to take care of it. Meanwhile, Russell is belligerent about working for the crew, but really likes Winningham.. As the summer progresses, Kurt starts behaving like a man, and Weaver allows him more freedom and responsibility on the crew. I won't tell you the final outcome, but it is a warm and powerful change in both men that made this a move I would remember for many many years. I believe that I saw this movie early in the 1980's, and have been watching for it ever since. I would love to see it again!
Review of Amber Waves
Amber Waves
(1980 TV Movie)
Wonderful tale of moral growth and awareness
7 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers