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DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 7, 1999
• R2: 7 Jun 2004
MPAA Rating
Rated R for some Western violence.
Running Time
2 hours, 0 minutes
Country USA
Studio New Crime Productions, River One Films
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Other Titles
• The Jack Bull
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Genre: Western, Revenge, Law
Plot: At a time in the West when colonies dreamt of statehood and men forged their own laws with power and pride, a honest rancher is forced to face the injustices of a power-hungry neighbor. John Cusack stars as Myrl Redding, a just and forthright horse trader who becomes the brutal victim of his wealthy neighbor, Henry Ballard (L.Q. Jones), when he disagrees with him about political issues. After Ballard sets up a toll gate on his property, Redding is forced to leave two of his prized horses with Ballard's men in lieu of payment. When Redding returns he find his horses near death he demands justice. Ballard refuses to restore the horses to good health and denies any wrong-doing, infuriating Redding, who enacts an elaborate plan of revenge. A feud erupts that quickly becomes a deadly manhunt with an army of cowboys fighting for justice. John Goodman portrays the ethical judge who must make a decision in condemning or excusing Redding's actions. Director John Badham's finely crafted western harkens back to classics of the western genre, with Cusack as a modern-day John Wayne or Clint Eastwood.
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| Directed by |
John Badham
WarGames, Saturday Night Fever, Short Circuit |
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| Written by |
| Dick Cusack
While You Were Sleeping, Return to Me, Class |
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| Cast |
John Cusack
Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity, Stand by Me |
 | John Goodman
The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Monsters, Inc. |
 | Miranda Otto
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, War of the Worlds |
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 | Kurt Fuller
Anger Management, Wayne's World, Ghostbusters II |
 | Rex Linn
Rush Hour, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight |
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| Music By |
Lennie Niehaus
Unforgiven, Space Cowboys, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
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