The Tracker (TV 1988)

After a series of vicious crimes by a renegade group of cowboys, led by "Red Jack" Stilwell, a legendary tracker, Noble Adams is pulled out of retirement to capture Stilwell, dead or alive.... See full summary »

Director:

John Guillermin

Writer:

Kevin Jarre

Stars:

Kris Kristofferson, Scott Wilson, Mark Moses

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kris Kristofferson	...	Noble Adams
Scott Wilson	...	John 'Red Jack' Stillwell
Mark Moses	...	Tom Adams
David Huddleston	...	Lane Crawford
John Quade	...	Lomax
Don Swayze	...	Brewer
Geoffrey Blake	...	Miller
Leon Rippy	...	Chub Dumont
Ernie Lively	...	Bob
Karen Kopins	...	Sarah Bolton
Celia Xavier	...	Inez
Jeff Celentano	...	Lon (as Jeff Weston)
Jennifer Snyder	...	Mary Bolton
Brynn Thayer	...	Lottie Adams
Jose Rey Toledo	...	Redondo

Storyline

After a series of vicious crimes by a renegade group of cowboys, led by "Red Jack" Stilwell, a legendary tracker, Noble Adams is pulled out of retirement to capture Stilwell, dead or alive. Reluctantly, needing more men, he allows his son, Tom to tag along, revealing to Tom a whole brutal side of ruthlessness Noble thought he left behind.

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Plot Keywords:

tracker | outlaw gang | killing spree | bounty hunter | native american | 

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Taglines:

He thought his days of violence had ended... But the battle between good and evil is never over.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dead or Alive

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Several times during the course of the movie, aircraft con trails are clearly visible in the sky. At the time this movie takes place, the Wright brothers had not yet flown their Flyer.

User Reviews

Disappointing

Reading the comments here I expected a better movie.

The plot is predictable as is the character "development", in particular the father-son relationship. For me, for example, it seems inappropriate that the father denies his son respect after he has beaten up a tough bounty-hunter, but is filled with pride after his offspring has hustled a horse on emeter upon an ascending hill-slope.

The dialogues are flat, the action is mostly unconvincing. Kristofferson and Wilson do a good job, but they do not really throw themselves into this movie.

All in all, I found the movie boring and, at some points, even ridiculous.

Can anyone tell why a Philadelphia-bred lawyer has a punch worthy of a box champion (well, it is mentioned he learned that from his professor, an academic, not a boxer himself, I presume). Well, even if we let that pass, why then can Adams Junior ride a horse like a prairie "indian", sharp-shoot in full gallop, and even draw faster than a die-hard criminal. Well, maybe I wasted my time on the wrong university ...

I know this a TV movie, not a big cinema production. Anyway, only 4 stars out of 10.