Into the Badlands (film)

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Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands Promo Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Based on
Written by
  • Dick Beebe
  • Marjorie David
  • Gordon Dawson
Directed by Sam Pillsbury
Starring
Music by John Debney
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Ogiens
  • Josh Kane
ProducerHarvey Frand
Cinematography Johnny E. Jensen
Editors
  • Stanford C. Allen
  • John A. Barton
Running time89 minutes
Production companyOgiens/Kane Company
Original release
Network USA Network
ReleaseJuly 24, 1991 (1991-07-24)

Into the Badlands is a 1991 American Western horror television film directed by Sam Pillsbury, and written by Dick Beebe, Marjorie David and Gordon Dawson. It stars Bruce Dern, Mariel Hemingway and Helen Hunt. [1] The film was nominated for a 1992 Primetime Emmy in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special (Johnny E. Jensen). [2]

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Plot

Three seemingly disconnected stories are joined together by a mystery Man in Black (T.L. Barston, played by Bruce Dern). This bounty hunter searches the Old West for Red Roundtree, a wanted outlaw.

Cast

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References

  1. Into the Badlands (TV Movie 1991) ⭐ 5.2 | Horror, Western . Retrieved December 8, 2024 via m.imdb.com.
  2. "Emmy Website: Into the Badlands" . Retrieved December 25, 2011.