Rio Diablo (TV 1993)

Director:

Rod Hardy

Writers:

Frank Q. Dobbs, David S. Cass Sr.,

Stars:

Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, Naomi Judd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kenny Rogers	...	Quentin Leech
Travis Tritt	...	Benjamin Taber
Naomi Judd	...	Flora Mae Pepper
Brion James	...	Jake Walker
Bruce Greenwood	...	Jervis Walker
Laura Harring	...	Maria Benjamin
Mike Hagerty	...	Dyke Holland (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Luis Contreras	...	Pedro Almenzar
Casey Sander	...	Rosco Binder
Stacy Keach	...	Kansas
Kelly Junkerman	...	Carson (as Kelly Junkermann)
Marc Alaimo	...	Jud Everly
Tommy Townsend	...	Sheriff Wells
Arnold Johnson	...	Abner
David S. Cass Sr.	...	Winslow (as David Cass)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy hat | repeating rifle | hotel fight | colt .45 | tough guy | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1993 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kenny Rogers Productions, RHI Entertainment, World International Network (WIN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Ben leaves the posse and crosses the river, he is seen riding hard across the desert. His horse first shows no breast collar, then shows a collar, and then no collar again.

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Connections

Referenced in The Late Shift (1996)

User Reviews

Could've Been a Great One

Except for a couple of fatal errors, "Rio Diablo" could have been a great spaghetti western. Kenny Rogers is outstanding as the bounty killer so ruthless he makes "the man with no name" seem like a sissy. Travis Tritt is pretty good, too. Unfortunately, Tritt fails to develop the kind of buddy chemistry with Rogers that's needed for this story (1st mistake). Naomi Judd, on the other hand, is embarrassingly bad as the madam. She's too classy looking and refined, and her line readings are terrible. If Rogers really insisted on casting a country star, he should have considered Dolly Parton or Barbara Mandrell (2nd mistake). Stacey Keach is convincingly slimy in his small, surprise role. However, he resembles one of the main baddies too much,creating unnecessary confusion.

In spite of its flaws, "Rio Diablo" is considerably better than another 90s spaghetti knockoff, "The Quick and the Dead." I give "Rio Diablo" a "6".