The Only Thrill

{{Infobox film | name = The Only Thrill | image = The Only Thrill.jpeg | caption = | director = Peter Masterson | writer = Larry Ketron, based on his 1981 play ''The Trading Post'' | starring = Diane Keaton | music = Peter Rodgers Melnick | cinematography = | editing = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1997}} | runtime = 103 mins. | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Only Thrill''''' is a 1997 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-only-thrill-v155028|title = The Only Thrill (1997) - Peter Masterson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}</ref>

==Plot== 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. Ten years later, when the Fritzsimmons women return, both men and women must cope with their lifelong regrets.

==Cast== *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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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0119837}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes|the_only_thrill}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Only Thrill, The}} Category:1997 films Category:Films directed by Peter Masterson Category:1997 romantic drama films Category:1997 English-language films Category:Films scored by Peter Rodgers Melnick Category:English-language romantic drama films