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ERA
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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Jack Bull
"All men want justice. Few are willing to pay the price."
1999 1h 56m EN
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★6.4TMDB · 104
WesternTV Movie
Synopsis
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When the law fails to punish a fellow rancher that has abused his horses, a Wyoming horse trader sacrifices it all in a quest for justice.
“All men want justice. Few are willing to pay the price.”
Cast
John Cusack
Myrl Redding
John Goodman
Judge Tolliver
L.Q. Jones
Henry Ballard
Miranda Otto
Cora Redding
John Savage
Slater
Rex Linn
Shelby Dykes
John C. McGinley
Woody
Kurt Fuller
Conrad
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Badham
- Writers
- Dick Cusack
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by John Badham, shot by Gale Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lennie Niehaus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Frank Morriss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Cusack and John Goodman and L.Q. Jones carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "All men want justice. Few are willing to pay the price.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0171410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Badham directs. Gale Tattersall behind the camera. Lennie Niehaus scores. Frank Morriss cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by John Badham, shot by Gale Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Lennie Niehaus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Frank Morriss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5John Cusack and John Goodman and L.Q. Jones carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "All men want justice. Few are willing to pay the price.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0171410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gale Tattersall
- Original score
- Lennie Niehaus
- Editing
- Frank Morriss
- Production design
- Rick Roberts
- Makeup / hair
- Iloe Flewelling
- Stunt coordinator
- Tom Glass
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
John Badham
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
New Crime Productions
US
- RI
River One Films
Key crew
- NovelHeinrich von Kleist
- Executive ProducerJohn C. McGinley
- Associate ProducerD.C. Mitchell
- CastingStuart Aikins
- Set DresserJames A. Hosick
- Associate ProducerCammie Crier
- ProducerKevin Reidy
- Co-ProducerD.V. DeVincentis
- Line ProducerGrace Gilroy
- Associate ProducerWilliam E. Githens
- Associate ProducerDoug Dearth
- Key Hair StylistIloe Flewelling
- Key Scenic ArtistGary Clayton Ripley
- EditorFrank Morriss
- Sound Effects EditorNancy MacLeod
- Scoring MixerCasey Stone
- Sound MixerNerses Gezalyan
- Supervising Music EditorDominick Certo
- Production DesignRick Roberts
- Supervising Sound EditorPaul Timothy Carden
- CostumerChristine Thomson
- Executive ProducerSteve Pink
- Art DirectionTracey Baryski
- Supervising Sound EditorJoe Milner
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- wyoming, usa
- justice
- horse trader
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1999-04-17R· HBO
Also known as
International titles
- Sin piedadES
- WyomingDE
- La Traque sauvageFR
