Sidekicks (1974 film)

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Sidekicks
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Genre Comedy
Western
Written by William Bowers
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Starring Larry Hagman
Louis Gossett Jr.
Blythe Danner
Jack Elam
Harry Morgan
Music by David Shire
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer James Garner
Producer Burt Kennedy
Cinematography Robert B. Hauser
EditorMichael Pozen
Running time73 minutes
Production companiesCherokee Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMarch 21, 1974 (1974-03-21)
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Skin Game

Sidekicks is a 1974 American made-for-television comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Larry Hagman and Louis Gossett Jr. The film was a pilot for a proposed television show [1] as a continuation of the 1971 theatrical release Skin Game , with James Garner and Gossett. [2]

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Plot

Quince and Jason (played by Larry Hagman and Louis Gossett Jr.), two grifters traveling the Old West, are arrested by Prudy Jenkins (Blythe Danner), the zealous, rifle-wielding daughter of a small-town sheriff (Harry Morgan). The charge: They look like typical criminals. She delivers her quarry to the sheriff, but he orders her to release them. Later, though, the sheriff witnesses the two in a gunfight outside a saloon. This time, he locks them up. Then he makes his first blunder. He leaves Prudy in charge of the prisoners while he goes on an errand. Sure enough, two outlaws, Sam and Ed (Gene Evans and Dick Peabody), break into the jail, tie up Prudy, and abscond with Quince and Jason, mistaking them for two suspected bank robbers.

The quartet ride out of town where they meet Sam and Ed's boss (Jack Elam). As one would never suspect, his name is Boss, and he does what most bosses do. He has a temper tantrum. He then lays into Sam and Ed for breaking the wrong criminals out of jail. Later, Prudy stumbles upon the gang's encampment. Boss has another tantrum. This time, he's so mad he decides to rob the town's bank. But the gang arrives too late as they witness the "right" criminals pulling off the job. Boss has another tantrum. He then orders his gang to overtake the bandits and their loot—which they do. Then the sheriff and his posse wander onto the scene. In the resulting confusion, all criminals are arrested, Quince and Jason are kicked out of the county, and Prudy is saved from a fate worse than sanity.

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