Wild Horses (TV 1985)

An over-the-hill rodeo champion gets fired from his assembly line job in Texas. He and a buddy then decide to head to Wyoming to get a job herding mustangs. His wife gives him her his ... See full summary »

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers:

Roderick Taylor, Dan Vining

Stars:

Kenny Rogers, Pam Dawber, Ben Johnson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kenny Rogers	...	Matt Cooper
Pam Dawber	...	Daryl Reese
Ben Johnson	...	Bill Ward
David Andrews	...	Dean Ellis
Richard Masur	...	Bob Bowne
Karen Carlson	...	Ann Cooper
Richard Farnsworth	...	Chuck Reese
Richard Hamilton	...	Blue Houston
Jack Rader	...	Dick Post
Ritch Brinkley	...	Wedge Smithfield
Buck Taylor	...	Cowboy
Kelly Junkerman	...	Ted Holmes
Cathy Worthington	...	Lynda
R.W. Hampton	...	Himself
Bryan Rogers	...	Matt Cooper Jr.

Storyline

An over-the-hill rodeo champion gets fired from his assembly line job in Texas. He and a buddy then decide to head to Wyoming to get a job herding mustangs. His wife gives him her his blessing, knowing he needs to find something which satisfies his spirit. They sign up for a roundup headed by a veteran cowboy. With the job, he finds himself cross-wise of a corrupt government official, who is making big profits on the illegal sale of wild horses. He also finds himself in the affections of the daughter of an old ranch owner.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hevoskauppiaat

Filming Locations:

Sheridan, Wyoming, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telepictures Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Kenny in a modern day western ...........

In this modern day western tale, country singer Kenny Rogers departs from his normal role as the Gambler with mixed results. The cast is excellent and includes western greats Ben Johnson, Richard Farnsworth and Buck Taylor. Pam Dawber turns in a good performance as the female lead.

The storyline was interesting and the veteran actors do their best with a so-so script. As an actor, Rogers is a good singer .........

It was nice to see these actors work together on such an interesting movie premise, but unfortunately the final film seems somewhat bland........ For fans of the stars only .