The Cherokee Kid (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers (WGA):

Tim Kazurinsky (written by) &
Denise DeClue (written by)

Release Date:

14 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

In The Old West, You Had To Be Real Hard, Real Tough, Or A Little Crazy... He Was All Three.

Plot:

When greedy land-grabber, Bloomington, destroys his family, Isaiah, knows nothing about the world, but vows to someday get revenge...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Sinbad	...	The Cherokee Kid / Isaiah Turner
James Coburn	...	Cyrus B. Bloomington
Gregory Hines	...	The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
A Martinez	...	Juan Cortina
Ernie Hudson	...	Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Mark Pellegrino	...	Frank Bonner
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Abby Holsopple
Hal Williams	...	Rev. Peel
Burt Reynolds	...	Otter Bob the Mountain Man
Obba Babatundé	...	Isom Dart
Reginald T. Dorsey	...	Cowboy Graham, Love Gang
Dawnn Lewis	...	Stagecoach Mary, Love GAng
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Mama Turner
Paris Barclay	...	#1 Bad Cowboy
W. Earl Brown	...	Calloway

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for Wild West violence, language and some sex-related material.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Afros & Bellbottoms Productions

Trivia:

W. Earl Brown's character "Calloway" is named for the high school he went to, Calloway County High School in Murray, Ky.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Pickup trucks and equipment visible in stagecoach window

Quotes:

[the gang is arguing about what to "name" Isaiah]
Stagecoach Mary, Love GAng: Hey, I broke him, I'll name him!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pi (1998)

Western with a twist

The Cherokee Kid is a hoot from beginning to end with a little Burt Reynolds thrown in for good measure. A western told in flashback with narration by Jaun Cortina (A Martinez is hilarious in this over the top performance), you learn the story of Isaiah Turner from boy on the run from the land grabbing railroad tycoon (James Coburn) who murdered his mother to the man known as The Cherokee Kid, a gunfighter out for revenge and hunted by The Undertaker(Gregory Hines). He lives with Otter Bob (Burt Reynolds is almost unrecognizable but gives a great performance) learning the ways of the mountain man until he Bob is murdered by the men on Turner's trail. Isaiah then spends time in jail with Nat Love until they are sprung by Cortina and Isaiah follows Nat back to his hideout. There he learns to ride and shoot and earns the name The Cherokee Kid. He gains fame taking out Bloomington's banks and ends up getting killed in a shoot out with The Undertaker. The ending is a nice surprise with a very nicely choreographed gunfight. I enjoyed it very much and we pull it out of the collection to watch on a regular basis.