The Only Thrill

The Only Thrill
Directed by	Peter Masterson
Written by	Larry Ketron, based on his 1981 play The Trading Post
Starring	Diane Keaton
Music by	Peter Rodgers Melnick
Release date	1997 (1997)
Running time	103 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Only Thrill is a 1997 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard.^[1]

In Lockhart, Texas, circa 1966, Reece McHenry, whose wife is in a coma, owns a clothing store. He hires widow Carol Fritzsimmons as a seamstress in the shop and they soon begin an affair.

Reece is unable to commit to the relationship due to the circumstances of his wife. His son, Tom, meantime, has taken up with Carol's daughter, Katherine, but Katherine has commitment issues similar to those of Tom's father.

Events transpire causing the two McHenry men to lose the women in their lives. Carol must move to Canada to be with an ill sister and cannot persuade Reece to come with her. Katherine's dream is to become an actress, and when she finally gets an opportunity, she leaves Tom to burn her oats. Thirty years later, when the Fritzsimmons women return, both men and women must cope with their lifelong regrets.

• Diane Keaton as Carol Fritzsimmons
• Sam Shepard as Reece McHenry
• Diane Lane as Katherine Fritzsimmons
• Robert Patrick as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
• Tate Donovan as Eddie
• Sharon Lawrence as Joleen Quillet
• Rick Harris as extra

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