The Cherokee Kid (1996) (TV)

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
Gary Carlos Cervantes	...	Cletus (as Carlos Cervantes)
Roy Fegan	...	Seth
Troy Garity	...	Bartender
Walton Goggins	...	Jim Bob, Carver Gang
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant	...	Proud Eagle
Martin Grey	...	Martin
DeJuan Guy	...	Young Jedediah
Alaina Reed-Hall	...	Ma Holsopple
Edward B. Hicks	...	Toothless Eddie
Charles Hyman	...	Pecos Reserve Bank Teller
Herb Jeffries	...	Herb Jeffries
Michael Kagan	...	El Paso Sheriff
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Gaudy Hawker
James Lashly	...	Outlaw Jake Carver
Nancy Lenehan	...	Sister Faith, Love Gang
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	...	Nat Cowboy #2, Love Gang (as Jim Lewis Jr.)
June Kyoto Lu	...	Ma Lee
Angela Means	...	Harriet
Bob Minor	...	Cowboy Otis (as Robert L. Minor)
Christopher Liam Moore	...	Pinedale Teller
Ivory Ocean	...	Pa Holsopple
Jeff O'Haco	...	Nat Cowboy #3, Love Gang
Roxanne Reese	...	Ma Henderson
Jack Rubens	...	Bank President
Tim Sampson	...	Scar-Faced Goon
Arnetia Walker	...	Jenny
Jim Cody Williams	...	Billy Ray
Spice Williams-Crosby	...	Miss Marjorie (as Spice Williams)
Hattie Winston	...	Mrs. Elizabeth Peel
Kareem R. Woods	...	Young Isaiah
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michelle Nicholson
Frank G. Turner	...	Old Gunfighter (uncredited)

Directed by
Paris Barclay

Writing credits (WGA)
Tim Kazurinsky		(written by) &
Denise DeClue		(written by)

Produced by
Dorothea Adkins	....	associate producer
Denise DeClue	....	co-producer
Robin Forman	....	producer
Michael Halpern	....	co-executive producer
Tim Kazurinsky	....	co-producer
Sinbad	....	executive producer
Paula Weinstein	....	executive producer
Gordon Wolf	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stanley Clarke

Cinematography by
Jack Conroy

Film Editing by
Earl Watson

Casting by
Eileen Mack Knight

Production Design by
Guy Barnes

Set Decoration by
Charles Korian		(as Chuck Korian)

Costume Design by
Dan Moore

Makeup Department
David Dittmar	....	assistant makeup artist
Sheila Evers	....	makeup artist
Alvechia Ewing	....	key makeup artist
Carol McCoo	....	key hair stylist
Brian McManus	....	makeup artist
Alfreda Joan Phillips	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Juanita F. Diana	....	post-production supervisor
Gordon Wolf	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Ascher	....	second second assistant director
W. Alexander Ellis	....	second assistant director
Sam Martin	....	assistant director
Christine A. Tope	....	second second assistant director
Steven Tramz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Patrik Alven	....	swing gang
Lee Lee Baird	....	on-set dresser
Chuck Courrieu	....	swing gang
Al Eisenmann	....	property master
Brent David Mannon	....	swing gang
Wendy Ozols-Barnes	....	lead person
Chip Radaelli	....	construction coordinator
Shawn Thomas	....	art department production assistant

Sound Department
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
Veda Campbell	....	production sound mixer
Joan Chamberlain	....	adr recordist
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Evans	....	dialogue editor
Paul Farmer	....	sound utility
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Gray	....	dialogue editor
David Hankins	....	supervising sound editor
James Hebenstreit	....	adr editor
James Hebenstreit	....	foley editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Jennings	....	boom operator
Laura Laird	....	adr editor
Laura Laird	....	foley editor
John A. Merten	....	sound recordist
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Myron Nettinga	....	sound effects editor
Eric A. Norris	....	sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Brian Ruberg	....	adr mixer
Douglas Shamburger	....	sound utility
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects coordinator
Bruce Knechtges	....	special effects
Bruce Mattox	....	key special effects
Virgil Sanchez	....	special effects

Stunts
Tony Lee Boggs	....	stunts
Tony Lee Boggs	....	utility stunts
Barry Brandt	....	stunt actor
Chris Branham	....	stunts
James Brooks	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunt coordinator
H.D. Burton	....	stunts
John Cade	....	stunts
Hank Calia	....	stunts
Chris Carter	....	stunts
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Ritchie Copenhaver	....	stunts
Anthony De Longis	....	stunts
Jeffrey Eith	....	stunts
George Fisher	....	stunts
Todd Forsberg	....	stunts
Lynn Hart	....	stunts
Johnny Hock	....	stunts (as John Hock)
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Shawn Howell	....	stunts
Robert Jauregui	....	stunts
Erin Javis	....	stunts
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	....	stunts (as Jim Lewis Jr.)
Clint Lilley	....	stunts
Eddie Matthews	....	stunts
Rusty McClennon	....	stunt double: Sinbad
Mike H. McGaughy	....	stunts
Scott Miller	....	stunts
Royce L. Minor	....	stunts
Wayne Orme	....	stunts
James Pratt	....	stunts
Carlton Lee Russell	....	stunts
Kermit Samples	....	stunts
Ray Saniger	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts
Paul Sherrod	....	stunts
Dain Terner	....	stunts
R.L. Tolbert	....	stunts
Mike Watson	....	stunts (as George Michael Watson)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto 'Tito' Blasini	....	first assistant camera
Brent Bye	....	electrician
Daniel Coscia	....	key grip
Adam Crocker	....	grip
Scott Froschauer	....	grip
Paul Gonsoulin	....	film loader
Bob Greene	....	still photographer
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Brett Laumann	....	gaffer
Mark R. Leins	....	second assistant camera
Todd Liggitt	....	grip
Mark Marchetti	....	electrician
Kelsey Shaw McNeal	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Linda Morgenstern	....	assistant camera
Michael Murray	....	best boy electric
Dale Myrand	....	first assistant camera
Tony Olivieri	....	second assistant camera
Wally Pfister	....	camera operator
Tonia Kay Robinson	....	best boy grip
Victor A. Shelehov	....	dolly grip
Penny Sprague	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
James Stiritz	....	grip
Ross Warren	....	electrician

Casting Department
Meredith Behrend	....	casting associate
Chris Gray	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Gina Merrill	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marian Ceo	....	costume supervisor
Yvette Correa	....	set costumer
Paulette E. Holmon	....	personal wardrobe stylist
Jack Spangler	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Russell A. Bowlds	....	post-production assistant
Robaire W. Estel	....	assistant editor
Rick Greenhead	....	colorist
Alex Hepburn	....	assistant film editor
Keith Parrish	....	color timer
Julian Scott Urena	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Audrey DeRoche	....	music coordinator
Christine H. Luethje	....	assistant music editor
Dean Richard Marino	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Christian G. Ervin	....	driver: set dressing
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Gene Hubert	....	driver
Glenn Knowlton	....	transportation captain
Tim May	....	watertruck driver
William R. Peck	....	driver
Ben Pezzillo	....	driver: cast
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver
Paul Sarni	....	driver: cast
Leo Stefanos	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Rod Bacote	....	assistant location manager
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	caterer
Wenden K. Baldwin	....	title designer
Chris Beal	....	production assistant
Melody Beam	....	set production assistant
Richard Bronskill	....	auricle operator
Terri Carsley	....	production assistant
Jean Costello	....	assistant production coordinator
Tino H. Diggs	....	set production assistant
Ava Dupree	....	set production assistant
Richard Gonzales	....	set production assistant
Monica Hall	....	assistant: Sinbad
Yvonne Hobbelink	....	assistant production coordinator
Russell Jones	....	production intern
Tamara S. Kcehowski	....	set production assistant
Billy Lang	....	armorer
Billy Lang	....	gun coach
Monica Lee	....	assistant: Sinbad (as Monica Dotten)
René Lee	....	assistant to cast
Larissa Michieli	....	set production assistant
Wayne Middleton	....	location manager
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Julie Rasmussen	....	production assistant
Charlie E. Scott Jr.	....	craft service
Yvonne Styles	....	assistant to executive producer
Elpe Villard	....	production coordinator
James P. Warren	....	animal trainer
Eric Ashby	....	horse rider (uncredited)
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Production Companies

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

Distributors

• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

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

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: The first night Isaiah was with the Spaniard, several crew members can be seen around their bodies.

Quotes:

The Cherokee Kid:Now I know you don't want to go to heaven sober... so here's one for the road.

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.