Directed by Wim Wenders, Don't Come Knocking stars Sam Shepard as down-on-his-luck Western star Howard Spence who walks away from Hollywood in an effort to turn his life around. His first stop is Elko NV, where his mother (Eva Marie Saint) informs him that he may have a grown son from a long-forgotten relationship. Howard finds his son (Gabriel Mann) as well as his lost love (Jessica Lange). However, his efforts to forge a relationship with them is hampered by a private detective (Tim Roth) who has been sent to track him down.