Overview
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowboy skills of his own, he signs on a speedy gunslinger and a no-nonsense cowboy to help. Now, Smith may just have a chance at capturing his man: the merciless bandit El Diablo.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by William Olvis
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ronald Víctor García
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John CarpenterWriter
- Tommy Lee WallaceWriter
- Bill PhillipsWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 22, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Anthony EdwardsBilly Ray Smith
Louis Gossett Jr.Van Leek
John GloverThe Preacher
Joe PantolianoKid Durango
Robert BeltranEl Diablo
M.C. GaineyBebe
Miguel SandovalZamudio
Sarah TriggerNettie Tuleen
Branscombe RichmondDancing Bear
Jim BeaverSpivey Irick
Geno SilvaChak Mol- David DunardPitchfork Napier
Don CollierJake
Nick YoungDeputy
Luis ContrerasPestoso- Jesse DoranEl Triste
- Kathleen EricksonMrs. Tuleen
- Todd FitzpatrickLon
- Jean FowlerWoman #2
- Wilfredo HernándezEl Matador
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