A troubled parolee's dark past intrudes upon her attempts to go straight. Rebecca De Mornay. Arlie's Mother: Ellen Burstyn. Ruby: Carol Mitchell-Leon. Carl: Robert Knepper. Chaplain: Richard Jenkins. Placement Worker: Tandy Cronyn. Parole Agent: Sue Bugden. Adapted from a 1977 play by Marsha Norman (" 'night, Mother"). Filmed on location in Georgia. John Korty directed.