Purgatory (1999) (TV)

Director:

Uli Edel

Writer (WGA):

Gordon T. Dawson (written by)

Release Date:

10 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Western

Plot:

An outlaw band rides into a town that is actually Purgatory, between Heaven and Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Hell | Bank Robbery | Small Town | Heaven

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

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
JD 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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Les Lannom	...	Bartender
Michael Shaner	...	Jacinto
Phil Hawn	...	Inhabitant of Refuge (uncredited)

Directed by
Uli Edel

Writing credits (WGA)
Gordon T. Dawson		(written by) (as Gordon Dawson)

Produced by
Gordon T. Dawson	....	co-producer (as Gordon Dawson)
Walton Dornisch	....	associate producer
David A. Rosemont	....	executive producer
Daniel Schneider	....	producer

Original Music by
Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by
William Wages

Film Editing by
Mark Conte

Casting by
Lisa Freiberger

Production Design by
Stephen Marsh

Art Direction by
Beala Neel		(as Beala B. Neel)

Set Decoration by
Peg Cummings

Costume Design by
Natasha Landau

Makeup Department
Kelly M. Beatty	....	makeup artist
Patricia Gundlach	....	hair stylist
Jori Jenae	....	key makeup artist
Lori Madrigal	....	key makeup artist
Vicky Phillips	....	key hair stylist
Gerald Riley	....	hair stylist
Linda Vallejo	....	makeup artist
Michael White	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Daniel Schneider	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Suzanne Bornstein-Saltz	....	second second assistant director (as Suzanne Bornstein)
Dirk Craft	....	additional assistant director
Ruth A. Redfern	....	key second assistant director
Kent Tsurumaru	....	dga trainee
Craig West	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Shannon Curfman	....	on-set dresser
Oliver Dear	....	storyboard artist
Miguel A. Garcia	....	set dresser
Steve George	....	assistant property master (as Steven H. George)
David E. Harshbarger	....	property master
Gerard Jordan	....	set dresser
John Kersey	....	construction coordinator
Larry McGuire	....	leadman
William J. Newmon II	....	set designer
Mark Sakamoto	....	set dresser
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer foreman

Sound Department
Suzanne Angel	....	supervising adr editor
Bill Bell	....	sound editor
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer
Boom Bob	....	boom operator
William C. Carruth	....	adr editor (as Bill Carruth)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor
Mark Friedgen	....	sound supervisor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	co-supervising sound editor
Robert L. Harman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Javier M. Hernández	....	second boom operator
Anton Holden	....	sound editor
Michael Lyle	....	sound editor (as Mike Lyle)
Gary Macheel	....	sound editor
Adriane Marfiak	....	sound editor
Jill Schachne	....	foley artist
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Terusa	....	sound editor
Lou Thomas	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
David Gallion	....	special effects technician
Timothy B. Graham	....	special effects foreman
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects coordinator
Tom Seymour	....	special effects crew
Christy Sumner	....	key special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Chris DeCristo	....	digital compositor
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects supervisor
Niel Wray	....	visual effects

Stunts
Thomas E. Bentley	....	stunts
Thomas E. Bentley	....	utility stunts
Tony Lee Boggs	....	stunts
Chris Branham	....	stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Gary Combs	....	stunts
Ritchie Copenhaver	....	stunts
Jeff Danoff	....	stunts
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunts
Ramon Frank	....	stunts
Joey Hamlin	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Shawn Howell	....	stunts
Daniel H. Jauregui	....	stunts
Shawn Patrick Nash	....	stunts
Jeff O'Haco	....	stunts
Clayton Price	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Gordon A. Spencer	....	stunts (as Gordon Spencer)
Gwynn Turnbull	....	stunts
Art Watson	....	stunts
Georgia L. Wells	....	stunts
Jeff Wheelis	....	stunts
David S. Winn III	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Chartier	....	dolly grip
Alexander 'Lex' Crow	....	set lighting
Richard Fezzey	....	key grip
Ross Judd	....	Steadicam operator
Ross Judd	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tully McCulloch	....	gaffer
Nicholas S. McLean	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Nick McLean)
Thomas Murphey	....	best boy electric
Paul Postelnicu	....	second assistant camera
Michael C. Stailey	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Stailey)
Vincent Torres	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	background casting
Natalie Mink	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gina Lombardino	....	assistant costume designer
Patty Malkin	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Frederick Wardell	....	assistant editor (as Fred Wardell)

Music Department
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator
Allan K. Rosen	....	music editor

Transportation Department
George Bolton	....	transportation co-captain
'Wild Bill' Laczko	....	transportation
Mario Simon	....	transportation coordinator (as Mario A. Simon)

Other crew
Melody Beam	....	set production assistant
Mark Brooks	....	wrangler
Edward Cass	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert L. Coppini	....	assistant: Mr. Rosemont
Robert G. Endara II	....	production coordinator
David A. Foster	....	location manager
Kristen Gaines	....	assistant: Mr. Rosemont
Don Gilbert	....	set production assistant
Matthew C. Lovil	....	office production assistant
Lea Ann Lynch	....	assistant location manager
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor
Leslie Plumlee	....	first assistant auditor
Thell Reed	....	weapons specialist
Lori Sanders	....	office production assistant
Cheryl Adele Smith	....	stand-in
Jon Zelazny	....	assistant: Mr. Edel
Robert Zimiga	....	production assistant
James Wilberger	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rosemont Productions

Distributors

• Turner Network Television (TNT) (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Turner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables

Also Known As:

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Barstow, California, USA

Company:

Rosemont Productions

Trivia:

All of the Purgatory residents' assumed names are nature-based: Forest, Glen, Ivy, Rose, Woods, Lamb.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Doc Holliday was indeed a dentist and not a physician. In the Old West, however, remote towns often had to use what they had for medical care. Physicians were scarce, so if a town did not have a doctor they would go to the dentist, veterinarian, or even barber for care. Also sometimes physicians would be called upon to care for sick animals if needed. It is therefore not that far of a reach that a dentist would serve as the town doctor.

Quotes:

Blackjack Britton:You're still our sixteen to your four. The odds are against you.
[Doc shows up, shoots a man, grabs a drink]
Doc Holliday:The odds are getting better!

Welcome to Refuge

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.