| Baja Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Drama Music Romance |
| Written by | Dan Jenkins (novel) and (teleplay) Bobby Roth |
| Directed by | Bobby Roth |
| Starring | Willie Nelson Lesley Ann Warren Peter Coyote Swoosie Kurtz Julia Roberts |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Fred Baron (associate producer) |
| Production location | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Production companies | HBO Pictures Rastar Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | February 20, 1988 |
Baja Oklahoma is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy-drama film by HBO Original Film starring Lesley Ann Warren. Written by director Bobby Roth and novelist Dan Jenkins, based on Jenkins's 1982 novel with the same title,[1] it also stars Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, and Julia Roberts. The title song was written by Jenkins and Willie Nelson, who appears as himself near the end of the film to sing it with Warren.[2]
Juanita Hutchins has dreams of becoming a country-western music songwriter, but she works at a bar in the meantime.
