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The Jack Bull

  • TV Movie
  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.9K
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The Jack Bull (1999)
DramaWestern
After being wrongfully denied justice, a horse trader seeks his own justice on a treacherous rancher.After being wrongfully denied justice, a horse trader seeks his own justice on a treacherous rancher.After being wrongfully denied justice, a horse trader seeks his own justice on a treacherous rancher.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.9K
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    • John Badham
    • Heinrich von Kleist(book "Michael Kohlhass")
    • Dick Cusack
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • John Goodman
    • L.Q. Jones
    • John Badham
    • Heinrich von Kleist(book "Michael Kohlhass")
    • Dick Cusack
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • John Goodman
    • L.Q. Jones
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    • 68User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Myrl Redding
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Judge Tolliver
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Henry Ballard
    Miranda Otto
    Miranda Otto
    • Cora Redding
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Woody
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Slater
    Rodney A. Grant
    Rodney A. Grant
    • Billy
    Kurt Fuller
    Kurt Fuller
    • Conrad
    Rex Linn
    Rex Linn
    • Shelby Dykes
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
    Drake Bell
    Drake Bell
    • Cage Redding
    Nick Gillie
    Nick Gillie
    • Ollie
    • (as Nicholas E. Gillie)
    Duncan Fraser
    Duncan Fraser
    • Edsel Fraser
    Ken Pogue
    Ken Pogue
    • Judge Wilkins
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Col. Jeffries
    • (as Glen Morshower)
    Ned Bellamy
    Ned Bellamy
    • Kermit Dover
    Brent Briscoe
    Brent Briscoe
    • Sheriff Felton
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Governor
      • John Badham
      • Heinrich von Kleist(book "Michael Kohlhass")
      • Dick Cusack
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    • Trivia
      The title is derived from the names of two dog breeds - Jack Russell and Bulldog. Myrl Redding (John Cusack) is said to have the tenacity of a Jack Russell and the strength of a bulldog when angered.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie, the statehood congregation parades through town with flags containing 50 stars. The proper flag for the period would have been the 43 star flag.
    • Quotes

      Judge Tolliver: Well, I worry about you and me, Judge Wilkins. I swear to God I do, 'cause if this country gets ruined... it'll be ruined by people *like* you and me. This is a territory of unimportant people; most folks around here...

      [laughs softly]

      Judge Tolliver: can't even write their name. You and me... we're the important people. Trouble is, there's not enough of us important people to go around - we're spread thin, so sometimes, important things get ignored or don't get said. Like... take care of the little feller; see to it that he don't get ignored or cheated or insulted; make sure that his dignity does not get trampled on. Now you're feelin' bad right now, and by God, you ought to... seein' as what just happened to a decent man. Myrl Redding did *not* fail the law...the law failed Myrl.

    • Connections
      Version of Michael Kohlhaas (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      Ring them Bells
      Written by Bob Dylan

      Performed by Bob Dylan

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

    User reviews68

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    9/10
    Solid film, beautiful story
    Though most likely found in the Westerns section at your local rental joint, this movie does not feel like a western. It feels like a timeless story set incidentally in the "Old West." It is, in fact, derived from another telling of the same story set in another time and another place. Regardless of that fact, "The Jack Bull" stands on its own for quality and character. All performances, from the leads to the extras, are inspired. John Cusack is in top form and earns his place in the title role. The direction, cinematography and editing are unpresumptuous but essentially flawless, as if standing aside to let the story go to your heart. And the story itself is touching and transcendent, a parable of honor, duty, pride, justice, and the price paid by those who uphold them. Neither a traditional "ride off into the sunset," nor a traditional tragedy, this film rather from beginning to end rings true and thereby sets itself apart from others like it. It comes highly recommended, and will not disappoint.
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    • Moriakul
    • Apr 24, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 1999 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • HBO Pictures
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • New Crime Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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