From Hollywood to Deadwood

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From Hollywood to Deadwood
Directed by Rex Pickett
Written byRex Pickett
Starring Scott Paulin
Jim Haynie
Barbara Schock
Production
company
Nightfilm
Distributed by Island Pictures
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
102 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

From Hollywood to Deadwood is a 1988 American crime mystery film written and directed by Rex Pickett and starring Scott Paulin, Jim Haynie and Barbara Schock.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

TV Guide gave the film a mixed review: "Unfortunately, writer-director Rex Pickett (making his feature debut) lets the story drag in spots, and the perfunctory development of the relationship between Shock and Paulin's characters is one of several shaky stretches in the narrative. What does work in From Hollywood to Deadwood is the unique rapport between Paulin and Haynie's characters, detectives who turn out to be a would-be novelist and a crass but sympathetic ex-actor." [1]

Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, describing it as "merely scrambled" and "wildly miscast". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "From Hollywood to Deadwood Reviews". TV Guide. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. Willman, Chris (October 13, 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : Twice the Dead Weight Needed in Old Formula for 'Deadwood'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2023.