Hard Ground

2003 film by Frank Q. Dobbs

Produced by
  • H. Daniel Gross
  • Robert Halmi Jr.
  • Lincoln Lageson
  • Larry Levinson
  • Nick Lombardo
  • Michael Moran
  • Randy Pope
  • Steven Squillante
Starring
  • Burt Reynolds
  • Bruce Dern
  • Seth Peterson
  • Amy Jo Johnson
CinematographyMaximo MunziEdited byJennifer Jean CacavasMusic byJoe Kraemer
Production
companies
  • Hallmark Entertainment
  • Alpine Medien Productions
  • Larry Levinson Productions
  • MAT IV
Distributed by
  • Hallmark Entertainment
  • The Hallmark Channel
  • GoodTimes Entertainment
  • RTL Entertainment
Release date
  • July 12, 2003 (2003-07-12)
Running time
120 minCountryUnited States

Hard Ground is a 2003 western television film directed by Frank Q. Dobbs, and starring Burt Reynolds and Bruce Dern.[1] It was the final film directed by Dobbs.[2] The cinematography was made by Maximo Munzi.[3]

Cast

  • Burt Reynolds as John "Chill" McKay
  • Bruce Dern as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
  • Amy Jo Johnson as Elizabeth Kennedy
  • Seth Peterson as Joshua
  • David Figlioli as Billy Bucklin
  • Martin Kove as Floyd
  • Larry Hankin as Toothless
  • Michael Shamus Wiles as Mundo
  • Bill Henderson as Junior Gunn
  • Sergio Calderón as General Jesus Navarro
  • Randy Stripling as McMordy
  • David Atkinson as Deputy Dunlap
  • Edward Faulkner as Warden
  • David S. Cass Sr. as Pike
  • Frank Sharp as Tall man
  • Shawn Patrick Nash as Outlaw
  • Steve Cobbs as Prison guard
  • Dennis Fitzgerald as Escort corporal
  • Brad Heiner as Gunman
  • Lance W. Lanfear as Mexican rebel
  • Robert A. Nowotny as Cowpoke in cantina
  • William Rick Young as Gunman

Reception

The Movie Scene said the film "does come up very short and at times the forced story elements makes it almost laughable."[4]

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780810863781.
  2. ^ Albright, Brian (October 24, 2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 9780786472277.
  3. ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (May 7, 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 9780786476664.
  4. ^ "Hard Ground (2003)". The Movie Scene. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

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