adapted sam shepards play movie retains many playlike elements relatively fixed setting a roadside s motel southwest extensive intriguing dialogues woman may hounded man eddie played sam shepard tries hide outoftheway motel finds her film explores history relationship mainly childhoods led point easy feel sympathy characters understand dysfunctional present relationship result past events control mainly watch fight make up fight make on one image stands mind eddie hauling may shoulder kicking screaming taking somewhere want gobr br the soundtrack also perfect soulful country vocals lesser known artist sandy rogers country doll voice almost yodels points album kind movie stay lodged part brainsoul words go see it