Young Loretta Lynn, separated from her new husband Doolittle, sees him with another woman in Butcher Holler just after she's left the doctor's office. Loretta has news: "I'm gonna have a baby." Filmed on location in Kentucky, with cinematography by Ralf D. Bode; screenplay by Tom Rickman,, based on Loretta Lynn's autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, written with George Vecsey.
Spacek virtually swept the Best Actress awards for 1980: New York, Los Angeles, National Society of Film Critics, National Board of Review, Golden Globes (comedy/musical) and the Academy Award.
