Crossfire Trail (2001)

Rafe Covington promises a dying friend that he'll watch over the man's wife and ranch after he's gone. When Rafe gets to his friend's ranch, he finds that Barkow, the local power in town, ... See full summary »

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Louis L'Amour (book), Charles Robert Carner (teleplay)

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Virginia Madsen, Wilford Brimley

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Rafe Covington
Virginia Madsen	...	Ann Rodney
Wilford Brimley	...	Joe Gill
David O'Hara	...	Rock Mullaney
Christian Kane	...	J.T. Langston
Barry Corbin	...	Sheriff Walter Moncrief
Joanna Miles	...	Melissa Thompson
Ken Pogue	...	Gene Thompson
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Mike Taggart
Rex Linn	...	Luke Taggart
William Sanderson	...	Dewey (the bartender)
Daniel Parker	...	Taggart Gang (as Daniel T. Parker)
Marshall R. Teague	...	Snake Corville (as Marshall Teague)
Brad Johnson	...	Beau Dorn
Mark Harmon	...	Bruce Barkow

Storyline

Rafe Covington promises a dying friend that he'll watch over the man's wife and ranch after he's gone. When Rafe gets to his friend's ranch, he finds that Barkow, the local power in town, wants not only the ranch but the woman, too, and hires a gang of gunfighters to make sure he gets both.

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Plot Keywords:

shoulder holster | woman with a gun | lakota indian | native american chief | long hair | 

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Taglines:

A hero is measured by the enemies he makes.

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Genres:

Action | Western

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before becoming an actor Wilford Brimley had been a blacksmith.

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Goofs

When Beau Dorn is riding out of town at sunrise to kill Rafe, he stops in the street to look at Anne Rodney, and they are both brightly lit from the side. However, the sun is only rising at Beau's back and is not above the horizon yet, the sky is still fairly dark, and there isn't enough natural sunlight to light them up that way.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charles Rodney: [laying in bunk] Rafe. Rafe. You'll do it Rafe? You gave me your word.
Rafe Covington: I'll do it.
Charles Rodney: I ain't afraid of dying. What's that you told me?
Rafe Covington: 'Tis a poor thing to fear the inevitable.
Charles Rodney: Ah, right. Who said it?
Rafe Covington: Someone who wasn't dying.
Charles Rodney: That's good advice, but hard to follow.
[expires]

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Soundtracks

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)
(uncredited)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven (uncredited)

User Reviews

An above average western with superior scenic photography.

This is an above average western drama. Although many plot elements are predictable, particularly the shoot-em-up ending, the film has many strengths. Tom Selleck and Mark Harmon give excellent performances. Selleck, unlike his Thomas Magnum character of years ago, portrays the lead as a thoughtful, reserved character with considerable depth. Harmon perfectly portrays the smarmy, conniving bad guy. Wilford Brimley, although fatter than ever, delivers a strong performance as usual.

Especially watch and enjoy the beautiful location photography. The ending credits were invisible (squashed on the screen) when I watched the film, so I'm not sure of the shooting locales - even if they were included. But the high altitude and mountain scenery is spectacular. As is often the case today the music soundtrack (though fine)is too loud, making it difficult to catch all of the dialogue in places.

Details

Official Sites:

TNT TV - Upcoming Airings

Country:

USA

Language:

English Sioux

Release Date:

21 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Louis L'Amour's 'Crossfire Trail'

Filming Locations:

CL Ranch - 45001 Township Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

TNT, Brandman Productions, TWS Productions II

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1