The Desperate Trail
Seen it?1994 | 96 min | Western, Action, Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Hell or High Water or High Plains Drifter, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by P.J. Pesce
- Sam ElliottMarshall Bill Speakes
- Craig ShefferJack Cooper
- Linda FiorentinoSarah O'Rourke
- Frank WhaleyWalter Cooper
- John FurlongZeb Hollister
- Bradley WhitfordTommy Donnelly
- Gretchen BeckerCon Woman in Saloon
- Robin WestphalMamie Hollister
- Cecile KrevoyCon Woman in Saloon
- Andrea Camarena-LindsayKatrin