An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a country music superstar. When his confrontation with the star takes a violent turn the ex-con has to go back on the run, but he finds an unexpected ally in a shrewd background singer with a plan to turn the tables in his favor.

Peter Fonda
as Bobby Ogden

Susan Saint James
as Tina Waters

John Crawford
as Buzz Cavenaugh

James T. Callahan
as Garland Dupree

Michael Lerner
as Hatch

Steven Fromholz
as Elroy

Richard Lockmiller
as Associate Warden

Matt Clark
as Billy Bob

Jan Rita Cobler
as Cathy Moss

Gene Rader
as Leon Warback