Red Headed Stranger is a movie.
Red Headed Stranger . A concept album , Red Headed Stranger is about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover . It was ranked # 183 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and number one on CMT 's 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music . In 1986 Nelson starred as the Red Headed Stranger in a movie of the same name , based on the story of the album . Red Headed Stranger (film) . The film stars Willie Nelson and Morgan Fairchild .