Photo courtesy of Tracy Byrd.

At least three years after shooting began, the independent movie that gave Lee Ann Womack and Tracy Byrd their first significant acting roles debuts this weekend in a limited number of public theaters.

It premieres Friday , KBMT-TV reported, in Beaumont, Texas, where much of the film was shot. It was featured earlier this year in the Nashville Film Festival and has also screened at the Austin Film Festival.

Announced in the summer of 2006 by Beaumont officials, the picture took some difficult twists and turns. Two different hurricanes delayed production, and filming finally wrapped last fall just before Hurricane Gustav landed ashore.

Clay Walker produced the soundtrack, and it’s set to release concurrent with the movie. Clay contributes “Double Shot Of John Wayne” to the album alongside tracks by fellow Beaumont artists Tracy Byrd and Mark Chesnutt, plus Blaine Larsen, Pam Tillis, Tracy Lawrence, Dobie Gray, Lane Turner, Zona Jones and “American Idol” alum Bo Bice.

Performances on the soundtrack include:

• Bo Bice, “Old Spanish Trail”
• Tracy Byrd, “Take Me Fishin’”
• Tracy Byrd & Zona Jones, “A Lotta Good Beer”
• Mark Chesnutt, “Fool Around”
• Mark Chesnutt, “Middle Man”
• The Drew Davis Band, “Remember The Days”
• Brock Goodwin, “Noble Things”
• Dobie Gray, “Bring Me Down Town”
• Blaine Larsen, “Summertime Moonshine”
• Tracy Lawrence, “Time Heals All Wounds”
• The Rachels, “I Can’t Complain”
• Pam Tillis, “Leave It All Behind”
• Lane Turner, “Boys Are Gonna Be Boys”
• Clay Walker, “Double Shot Of John Wayne”
• Nikki Williams, “Dead Men Tell No Tales”