The Cherokee Kid (TV 1996)

When greedy land-grabber, Bloomington, destroys his family, Isaiah, knows nothing about the world, but vows to someday get revenge. He learns about good and evil by being forced to rob a ... See full summary »

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers:

Tim Kazurinsky, Denise DeClue

Stars:

Sinbad, James Coburn, Gregory Hines

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

When greedy land-grabber, Bloomington, destroys his family, Isaiah, knows nothing about the world, but vows to someday get revenge. He learns about good and evil by being forced to rob a bank and then capturing the gang. He learns how to live off the land from Otter Bob, the "Best Mountain Man in Texas". He learns about friendship and loyalty after saving the life of Cortina, the "Hero of the Mexican People". He learns how to shoot from Nat Love. He learns about love from Stagecoach Mary. It finally comes down to a showdown with the notorious Undertaker, who's working for Bloomington. But, there's something about The Undertaker that makes this worse since there's a rumor the he killed Isaiah's brother, Jedediah.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | street shootout

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A cherokee kölyök

Filming Locations:

Laramie Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Afros & Bellbottoms Productions, Home Box Office (HBO), Spring Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

When the Cherokee kid and Nat Love are sitting in jail, first Nat is leaning against the wall by the cell door, then in the next shot he is leaning against the back wall.

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Quotes

The Undertaker: A word of advice - don't mistake stupidity for courage.

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Connections

Referenced in Pi (1998)

User Reviews

Who's Bad? Sinbad.

Decent but dull and recycled film about The Cherokee Kid (Sinbad) and his many idiotic adventures. I don't remember much of this movie, but there is one thing I do remember: never, ever give SinBAD his own movie ever again.