Birth of a Legend 

In 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend,... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Correll

Writers:

Michael Piller (creator), Bill Dial (creator)

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie, Mark Adair-Rios

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Ernest Pratt / Nicodemus Legend
John de Lancie	...	Janos Bartok
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Huitzilopochtli Ramos (as Mark Adair Rios)
Bob Balaban	...	Harry Parver
Stephanie Beacham	...	Vera Slaughter
Katherine Moffat	...	Kate Sullivan
Jon Pennell	...	Silas Slaughter
Douglas Rowe	...	Sheriff Sam Motes
Jarrad Paul	...	Skeeter
Tim Thomerson	...	John Wesley Coe
Peter Schrum	...	Alidar Brull (as Pete Schrum)
Betsy Beard	...	Mrs. Brull
Stephanie Copperman	...	Viktoria Brull
Dick Bellerue	...	Geezer
Forrie J. Smith	...	Jesse James

Storyline

In 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, Pratt is enlisted by a helpless group of town folk to once again help them, against a powerful female land owner and the town's sheriff in her pocket.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to alexander graham bell | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Western

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1995 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gekko Film Corp., Paramount Television, T.L. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 92 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Bartok instructs Ramos to start the velocipede, he says "engage" and gestures forward. This references "Star Trek: The Next Generation," wherein Captain Picard makes an identical gesture when he orders the Enterprise to engage warp drive.

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Quotes

Janos Bartok: Don't worry, we'll be right behind you.
Ernest Pratt: So, logistically speaking, I'll be between you and the bullet, right?

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Soundtracks

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Saloon music

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