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Burt Reynolds in a Western? This 2003 TV movie is chaotic camp you didn't know you needed.
TMDB
49
IMDb
55
Rotten Tomatoes
43
Audience Score
43
Google
80

Hard Ground (2003)

TV movie energyaging legend coreSunday afternoon Western

Overview

TV MovieWestern

Billy Bucklin escapes while being transported to Yuma prison and plans to form an army of desperadoes to control the Mexican border...

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father-son redemptionfrontier justiceobsolescence of the gunslinger

Standout Aspects

Acting

Burt Reynolds' final Western performance, gloriously weathered

Practical Effects

Old-school stunts with actual horses, blessedly pre-CGI

Best for:Background: Perfect for folding laundry while half-watching·Rewatch: Irony appreciation only on second viewing
Heads up:Violence: Mild TV-14 Western violence, mostly bloodless
F

Director

Frank Q. Dobbs

ReleasedJul 12, 2003
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

John 'Chill' McKay

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson

Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson

Elizabeth Kennedy

Seth Peterson

Seth Peterson

Joshua

David Figlioli

David Figlioli

Billy Bucklin

Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Floyd

Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

Toothless

Michael Shamus Wiles

Michael Shamus Wiles

Mundo

Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson

Junior Gunn

Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

General Jesus Navarro

Randy Stripling

Randy Stripling

McMordy

David Atkinson

David Atkinson

Deputy Dunlap

Edward Faulkner

Edward Faulkner

Warden

David S. Cass Sr.

David S. Cass Sr.

Pike

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Burt Reynolds' final Western role, closing a career that included Gunsmoke and Navajo Joe.

Insight

Director Frank Q. Dobbs was a Texas native who spent decades documenting real cowboy culture before making this fictional tale.

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