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Purgatory (1999) (TV) More at IMDbPro »

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven...or screw up and go to Hell. The residents must either defend themselves against the outlaws and risk eternal damnation... or die a second time. Written by <crow_steve@hotmail.com>

The bank robbery of a town goes well for the gang led by Blackjack. Well to Blackjack is that they got the money from the bank even though innocent bystanders, townspeople and part of his gang were killed. With the town posse hot on their trail, they lose the bank money and head into a dust storm to evade the posse. When they come out, they find themselves entering the town of Refuge, whose people are friendly, helpful and unarmed. Being a gang of murderous desperadoes, except for the youngest member, they soon decide that they can do what they want. But Sonny sees a different view of the town and soon finds the truth about the townspeople and the town. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>

The Old West meets the Twilight Zone as a band of desperadoes led by Blackjack Britton, on the run after a failed robbery, ride into the town of Refuge. It is immediately noticeable that something is different as the town marshal doesn't carry a gun and the gang is offered free room, food, and drink but are cautioned not to swear. Slowly, the youngest member of the gang realizes that all of the townspeople are Wild Bill Hickok, Doc Holiday, and other dead gun-fighters that he has read about in his dime novels. He also meets a young woman, whom he learns was hung, that he falls in love with. This pits him and the now non-violent gun-fighters against the gang who decide that they can destroy the whole town. However they learn that there may be greater powers involved than their own Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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