Henry Thomas (E.T.: The Extraterrestrial) plays Father Mike, a pastor in the West Texas town of Alpine.

Credit: Courtesy Photo / Cineverse Since the Lone Star State has some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws, the West Texas town of Alpine made a compelling setting for the drama Due West.

In the film, actor and San Antonio native Henry Thomas (E.T.: The Extraterrestrial) plays Father Mike, a small-town Texas pastor whose deeply held beliefs are challenged when a woman he knows must confront a pregnancy crisis.