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48% Critic Match
The Desperate Trail
“No one escapes from Marshal Bill Speakes.”
4.8 / 10• 1994• 1h 36m•R• English
WesternActionDramaCrime
Storyline
Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.
Cast & Crew
Sam Elliott
Marshall Bill Speakes
Lead
Craig Sheffer
Jack Cooper
Linda Fiorentino
Sarah O'Rourke
Frank Whaley
Walter Cooper
John Furlong
Zeb Hollister
Bradley Whitford
Tommy Donnelly
Gretchen Becker
Con Woman in Saloon
RW
Robin Westphal
Mamie Hollister
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. P.J. Pesce's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Desperate Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
