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Ambush at Dark Canyon

Original title: Dark Canyon
  • 2012
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
535
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Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
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U.S. Marshall Duke Donovan is imprisoned, accused of being an accomplice in a bank robbery. After discovering that his partner is planning to kill his wife, he must escape prison in time to ... Read allU.S. Marshall Duke Donovan is imprisoned, accused of being an accomplice in a bank robbery. After discovering that his partner is planning to kill his wife, he must escape prison in time to save his wife and clear his name.U.S. Marshall Duke Donovan is imprisoned, accused of being an accomplice in a bank robbery. After discovering that his partner is planning to kill his wife, he must escape prison in time to save his wife and clear his name.

  • Director
    • Dustin Rikert
  • Writers
    • Dustin Rikert
    • William Shockley
    • Philip Tiboni
  • Stars
    • Abraham Benrubi
    • Sydney Penny
    • Ernie Hudson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    535
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dustin Rikert
    • Writers
      • Dustin Rikert
      • William Shockley
      • Philip Tiboni
    • Stars
      • Abraham Benrubi
      • Sydney Penny
      • Ernie Hudson
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Abraham Benrubi
    Abraham Benrubi
    • Garrett Kain
    Sydney Penny
    Sydney Penny
    • Madeleine Donovan
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Cyrus Parker
    Courtney Gains
    Courtney Gains
    • Sheriff Hurley
    Andrew W. Walker
    Andrew W. Walker
    • Jesse Helms
    Don Swayze
    Don Swayze
    • Chale Lord
    Timothy V. Murphy
    Timothy V. Murphy
    • Warden Cullen Logan
    Jennifer Blanc-Biehn
    Jennifer Blanc-Biehn
    • Fanny Kelly
    • (as Jennifer Blanc)
    Brent Briscoe
    Brent Briscoe
    • Morgan Heinz
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Seymour Redfield
    William Shockley
    William Shockley
    • Cage Dalton
    Ronnie Gene Blevins
    Ronnie Gene Blevins
    • Tom Sullivan
    Randy Houser
    Randy Houser
    • Cad Skinner
    Kix Brooks
    Kix Brooks
    • Duke Donovan
    Luke Massy
    Luke Massy
    • Levi Hardin
    Newell Alexander
    Newell Alexander
    • Judge Backhaus
    Nicole Herold
    Nicole Herold
    • Maxie Plumb
    Paul McCarthy-Boyington
    Paul McCarthy-Boyington
    • Will Penny
    • Director
      • Dustin Rikert
    • Writers
      • Dustin Rikert
      • William Shockley
      • Philip Tiboni
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews18

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    8thecorsair-00203

    ambushed by a good movie

    Thought it was a gaga spaghetti job but it was better than that and held interest all the way through. Good stuff.
    3kosmasp

    Hateful Ambush

    How do you make a movie marketable? Well ask the Germans (distributions)! They always think of something, mostly connected to something that is popular at the time. Renaming this movie into "Hateful Ambush at ..." you immediately think, you have heard this somewhere before. Which you'd have at the end of 2015 and early 2016, because of Quentin Tarantinos eighth movie (Hateful Eight).

    So the German distribution is looking for the quick money they can make, not considering, what the viewer or consumer might think. Not many will be happy let me tell you. But apart from that fact and it's impact on German viewers, what does the movie have to offer? Not that much action unfortunately and not too much quality either. While it does try to be different and a slow burner, it doesn't really achieve that either
    4xring-51632

    My wife bought the dvd by mistake

    Since she bought it, we forced ourselves to watch. The film was full of mistakes. Lucky for me I watched it while more time was spent doing a crossword puzzle.
    2bsns-85121

    Coulda been an ok movie

    But who was the genius who cast Kix Brooks in the lead role of Duke Donovan?

    Whoever it was needs a clue: Kix Brooks is a terrible actor. I have no training but am pretty sure I could do better. I mean please, it was painful.
    6Jima-36-585491

    Where is she

    The only reason I wanted to watch this movie was to see Sydney Penny. But she had only about five minutes in the whole thing. Disappointed.

    This last sentence is to fill out the minimum character requirement.

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    • Trivia
      Close to the end of the movie, three of the characters enter the sheriffs office. The American flag in the background has 50 stars. It is very noticeable.
    • Goofs
      Jesse Helms stops to interview Seymour Redfield and looks at a pistol sitting on a bureau. Redfield tells Hellms the pistol is a Cold Peacemaker 45 Long Colt cartridge revolver. The pistol is clearly either a Remington New Model Navy .36 caliber or a New Model Army .44 caliber muzzle loading revolver. The Remington revolver preceded the Colt revolver by about ten years.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jesse Helms: Can I ask you one more thing? Why'd you tell me everything?

      Seymour Redfield: Well, I figure the sand in my hourglass is running a little low, and somebody ought to know the truth about what really happened. Just keep it under your sombrero, will ya, until after I'm gone?

      Jesse Helms: Thank you.

      [shakes hands]

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hateful Ambush at Dark Canyon
    • Filming locations
      • Triangle T Guest Ranch - 4190 Dragoon Road, Dragoon, Arizona, USA(last 2 scenes)
    • Production company
      • Team 2 Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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