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Gordon T. Dawson (written by)
Release Date:
10 January 1999 (USA) more
Plot:
An outlaw band rides into a town that is actually Purgatory, between Heaven and Hell. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
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Talkin' Westerns with A.C. Lyles
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 May 2009, 4:29 PM, PDT)
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Welcome to Refuge more (50 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sam Shepard | ... | Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Blackjack Britton | |
| Randy Quaid | ... | Doc Woods / Doc Holliday | |
| Peter Stormare | ... | Cavin Guthrie | |
| Brad Rowe | ... | Leo 'Sonny' Dillard | |
| Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Deputy Glen / Billy The Kid | |
| J.D. Souther | ... | Brooks / Jesse James (as John David Souther) | |
| Amelia Heinle | ... | Rose / Betty McCullough | |
| Shannon Kenny | ... | Dolly Sloan / Ivy | |
| John Dennis Johnston | ... | Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade | |
| Saginaw Grant | ... | Gatekeeper | |
| Richard Edson | ... | Euripides | |
| Gregory Scott Cummins | ... | Knox | |
| John Diehl | ... | Badger | |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | Coachman |
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Purgatory West of the Pecos (USA) (working title)
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94 min
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Final film of R.G. Armstrong. more
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Plot holes: In Purgatory, the people must live in peace for 10 years before being accepted into heaven. However, Wild Bill Hickok died in 1876 and Doc Holliday died in 1887, 11 years later. According to the movie's plot, they could not have been in purgatory together. more
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Brooks: I was hoping I could hold out until my brother got here, but the old buzzard refuses to die. more
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Outlaws heading for Mexico stumble across a small town called Refuge, where no one carries a weapon and everyone welcomes strangers with open arms. Problem is, these outlaws aren't having any of it, and decide to burn down the place. Refuge, as we quickly discover, is actually the Purgatory of the Bible, and is populated by such western stalwarts as Wild Bill Hicock and Doc Holliday. For these familiar figures, there is a vexsome problem: if they take to violence, they will get shipped off to Hell post-haste. What's a man to do? A wonderful TV western, fanciful and dramatic at the same time. Several familiar actors including Sam Shepherd (erroneously listed as Sam Elliott on some electronic TV guides), Eric Roberts and Randy Quaid keeps things hopping.