Mcarthur acts as a tough, silent type, who is quick and. The return of desperado 1988 0215 1988 us western, tv movie 1h 35m user score. This second entry in the desperado film series again follows duell mccall, a wandering cowboy whos been framed for murder. Captured by the law and coerced into helping rescue the daughter of the evil local land baron, he finds himself drawn into an everdeepening web of lies. This second entry in the desperado film series again follows. Alex mcarthur born march 6, 1957 is an american actor he was born in telford, pennsylvania, the son of bruce, a contractor, and dolores mcarthur. And generally, they were better than the average tv movie western fare being served up at the time.
Duell mccall is in new mexico running afoul of local land baron. It looks like we dont have any goofs for this title yet. A ruthless preacher, parson josiah galt, leads a band of southern marauders during the civil war that includes his sons, david, adam and jacob. Another 1989 desperado film with mcarthur is desperado. The return of desperado february 15, 1988 the second film centered on mccall dealing with a crooked sheriff committing crimes and blaming others. Summary movies duell mccall is in new mexico running afoul of local land baron. After the second film broadcast, nbc sought to implement a series after all, but by that time, the contract obligating mcarthur for a weekly series had expired. Runtime 95 mins western release date 15february 1988. You can also check other movies in the same genres by click at genre name. Overview of return of desperado, the, 1988, directed by e w swackhamer, with hal havins, robert foxworth, vanessa bell calloway, at turner classic movies. Find similar and related movies for the return of desperado 1988 e.
Watch the return of desperado 1988 summary movies at. The reel cowboys of hollywood present desperado with. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. Billy dee williams, alex mcarthur, robert foxworth, victor love, marcy walker, e. This second entry in the \ desperado \ film series again follows duell mccall, a wandering cowboy whos been framed for murder. It was produced by john waters, robert shaye and rachel talalay and was directed by waters. The return of desperado tv movie 1988 plot summary imdb. Mcarthur has become quite adept at his portrayal of a western hero by now and i felt this made for tv movie was one of the more enjoyable westerns i have seen for quite a while. Cowboy duell mccall wants to quickly deliver a herd of cattle to town, get paid and move on but romance with local girl nora gets him involved in a feud between the town boss and noras dad.
As a result of the surprise ratings success of the first desperado tv movie in april of 1987, plans were hastily drawn up to release additional desperado adventures over the next three years. The return of desperado 1988 once upon a time in a western. Rod steiger makes a good impact as silas slaten who demands our lead find his daughter or else. The parson has turned vengeful and sadistic since the death of his wife. See what information about this film we collected at our service. Return of desperado was the first such followup to be telecast, though in fact it was filmed after the official sequel, desperado. Tv western movie, part of the desperado series of films featuring alex mcarthur. The return of desperado 1988 cast and crew moviefone. This video contains content from umpg publishing, who has blocked it. You can also check other movies with the same cas or with the same writer and director. The return of desperado 1988 the return of desperado 1988 posted by mark franklin on jan 8, 2018 alex mcarthur is duell mccall, a desperado searching for the one man who can clear his name.
It stars antonio banderas as the mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover. The desperados is a 1969 technicolor western film directed by henry levin and starring vince edwards and jack palance. With john barks, vivian bonnell, charles boswell, greg brinkley. This video contains content from umpg publishing, who has blocked it in your country. The return of desperado 1988 cast and crew fugitive cowboy duell mccall alex mcarthur thwarts a racist town boss robert foxworth bent on driving out a homesteader billy dee williams. Mar 18, 20 the return of desperado 1988, is the second of five made for television movies starring alex mcarthur as duell mccall.
He hides in a small town run by black folk who are trying to protect themselves from a greedy landowner. The return of desperado the return of desperado 1988. The return of desperado was a tv movie intended to provide a continuation to the popular western series that aired in 1988, starring alex. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the goofs submission guide. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. With alex mcarthur, david warner, yaphet kotto, donald moffat. The return of desperado tv movie 1988 quotes on imdb. Mccall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader who is being. R filmed in new mexico libguides at the public library. The reel cowboys of hollywood present desperado with alex mcarthur. After the second film broadcast, nbc sought to implement a series after all, but by that time, the contract obligating mcarthur for a. Mccall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader who is being victimized by the diabolical foxworth. Duell mccall is an outlaw on the run for a crime he didnt commit.
The return of desperado was a tv movie intended to provide a continuation to the popular western series that aired in 1988, starring alex mcarthur and featuring guest stars robert foxworth, charles boswell, billy dee williams, and more. Desperado tv movie collection the movie database tmdb. I bought a used copy which because of age was difficult to watch, but it was still worth watching. The film was screened out of competition at the 1995 cannes film festival. As a result of the surprise ratings success of the first desperado tv movie in april of 1987, plans were hastily drawn up to release additional desperado. The return of desperado 1988 fugitive cowboy duell mccall alex mcarthur thwarts a racist town boss robert foxworth bent on driving out a homesteader billy dee williams.
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