The Far Side of Jericho (2006)

Jericho. In the 1880's. Three women of the wild West, widows of an outlawed gang of brothers recently hanged, find themselves running for their lives from a corrupt posse of vigilantes, ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Hunter

Writers:

Rob Sullivan, James Crumley

Stars:

Suzanne Andrews, Judith Burnett, Lissa Negrin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Suzanne Andrews	...	Maxine Thornton
Judith Burnett	...	Claire Thornton
Lissa Negrin	...	Bridget Thornton
Patrick Bergin	...	Jake
Lawrence Pressman	...	Van Damm
James Gammon	...	The Preacher
John Diehl	...	Cash Thornton
C. Thomas Howell	...	Little Jemmy Thornton
Jason Connery	...	John
Bill Doyle	...	David
Zachary Ray Sherman	...	The Kid
Tim DeKay	...	The Stranger
Constance Forslund	...	Madame de Boks
Vanessa Zima	...	Greta Van Dam
John Ericson	...	Charlie

Storyline

Jericho. In the 1880's. Three women of the wild West, widows of an outlawed gang of brothers recently hanged, find themselves running for their lives from a corrupt posse of vigilantes, mystical Indians and a hornet's nest of villains - all are convinced that our mismatched widows hold the key to the whereabouts of their husbands' missing bank loot and a mysterious treasure. Along the way, the women must find the courage to trust, care and kill for one another, blazing the trail to their destiny. A destiny buried on The Far Side of Jericho.

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Plot Keywords:

posse | rattlesnake | rape | bound and gagged | whipping | 

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Taglines:

Three women. One treasure. Lots of bad guys.

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Genres:

Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including a rape, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Todesritt nach Jericho

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Further Productions, Mountainair Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Con trails seen in the sky several times during the movie.

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Quotes

[as the dead bank robbers are rolled away from the scaffold]
Van Damm: Those sons of bitches stole all the money in town!
Jake: They ain't givin' it back now.

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Soundtracks

"Belle Starr"
Music and Lyrics by Jack Gadberry
Performed by Jack Gadberry

User Reviews

Wow. I didn't know it could get this bad.

Between the horrible acting, with apparent symptoms of low-grade voice-immodulation, and an extremely lacking story line, this film goes nowhere pretty quickly.

I have to say that I was surprised that the acting could seem so unnatural. The lines were delivered as if they were read by a monotone second grader off of a hard-to-read cue card. The action was anything but. The musical score was non-existent. The make-up was done by someone trying to imitate Adam Ant. They should have hired Adam Ant instead, as the video for Stand and Deliver at least had intentional humor.

I doubt anyone will read this review before renting, and thus this will merely be preaching to a choir for people visiting this page. Hopefully, someone will read the back of the DVD before renting. I didn't. It contains this gem: "the woman must find the courage to trust, care, and kill for one another". When there are only two sentences, you would think someone could take the time to check the grammar. Maybe the person writing the description was trying to warn us in a stealthy fashion not to rent this.