The Baron and the Kid (TV 1984)

Director:

Gary Nelson

Stars:

Claude Akins, Dan Albright, Harvey Andrews

Cast

Credited cast:
Claude Akins	...	Harley
Dan Albright	...	Barney
Harvey Andrews	...	Railbird
Bill Ash	...	Paunehy
Earl Poole Ball	...	Dr. Pockett
Ron Baskin	...	Referee
Jere Beery	...	Jim
Tracey Bise	...	Inga
Ned Bridges	...	Arnie
June Carter Cash	...	Dee Dee Stanley
Johnny Cash	...	The Baron / Will
Bill Crabb	...	No-Neck
Dean DuBois	...	Trooper Thompson
Bill Eudaly	...	Railbird #2
Marc Gowan	...	Railbird

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

gum | fishing | drunk | ball | tv movie | 

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Taglines:

nothing to lose ... everything to win

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Barão E O Garoto

Filming Locations:

Cedartown, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telecom Entertainment Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Baron"
by Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill and Jerry Taylor
Performed by Johnny Cash
Courtesy of CBS Records

User Reviews

johnny cash (ex pool hustler), tries to unite with lost son he never knew he had

I found this to be a great movie. Being a huge pool fan I always find myself very upset with pool movies today. Not even a fan of the hustler, or color of money, which I did enjoy "The Baltimore Bullet" for it's fun.

Anyway.

This movie, though not being a big budget film and something actually from a Johnny Cash song (I'm not sure which come first the song or the movie). Is a really decent movie. It follows the lives of ex pool hustler played by Johnny Cash and a young pool hustler he finds out to be his son. It has a lot of drama that you could relate to Cash's real life, and has some of the most realistic pool games played out for a movie you will probably come by. The acting is decent and the writing is pretty much cookie cutter. But I give it an 8 for just being the best pool movie i've seen for realism on the pool table, and for the devotion the actors seemed to have for the part. They might not be the best, but at least they tried, and weren't there just trying to make more money than thou.

In a nut shell, if you're a Johnny Cash fan or a pool fan. Check this movie out, you won't be disappointed. Everyone else just expect a movie that isn't very good, and isn't very bad. Probably a forgettable movie for everyone else.