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| The Desperate Trail | 
| Actors: Andrea Camarena-lindsay, George Cook (ii), Sam Elliott, Linda Fiorentino, John Furlong
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 22807
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 93 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDT6766D
ISBN: 0780647300
UPC: 053939676624
EAN: 9780780647305
ASIN: B0007OY2NU
Release Date: May 17, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
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Description
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.
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Though The Desperate Trail is hardly a modern Western, this mixture of frontier adventure and con-man conniving is inflected by the plot twists that have driven the post-Tarantino era of low-budget crime thrillers, at least through the first half of the film. It opens with a stagecoach ride that becomes a thrilling runaway escape from bandits, but the passengers are not what they seem and the films spins into a game of one-upmanship between a pair of slick outlaws thrown together by fate. Craig Sheffer, a con man duded up like an Eastern hick and smiling like a chump, spars with lady outlaw Linda Fiorentino, a tough gunslinger with a gift for bluff, while she eludes driven lawman Sam Elliot, whose passion for justice is personally motivated. Through a series of schemes and ambushes (including a Wild Bunch-inspired free-for-all where the posse hits more civilians than criminals), the bickering duo slowly reveal their secrets as the posse closes in. Elliot is perfectly cast as the hate-filled marshal, whose burning dark eyes and simmering persona are unleashed in his ruthless villain with a personable drawling manner, and director P.J. Pesce stages fine action scenes. If there are no surprises in The Desperate Trail, neither are there any lulls--it's a fun ride right to the satisfying if predictable conclusion. --Sean Axmaker
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Service was great August 29, 2008
Delivery and quality was great. Movie was alright. Not a great movie but just an alright one.
 A Good Western With A Twist June 21, 2008
A woman is on the run from her father in law who blames her for killing his son, refusing to believe her tale that his son was physically abusive and she killed him in self defense. There are moments where the movie drags, but it redeems itself. I like the fact that the woman is good with a gun and knows how to take care of herself. It's not typical Sam Elliot because he plays against his usual type, but it's still a good movie with lots of good action!
A little different April 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think it's a little "different" for Sam Elliot to not be the good guy but in this one he is the not-quite-good guy. His character is obsessed, even beyond reason at times.
Regardless, it is the expected strong character Elliot plays so well and even the "bad guys" are not so bad after all.
If you're a Westerns fan, this is an excellent addtion for your collection.
 A Real Stinker January 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I should have paid more attention to the first reviewer. This is a VERY BAD movie. Not only does Sam Elliot (my reason for buying the dvd) play a totally unlikeable character, but there are no redeeming features to this film. This is a very low low budget film. Basically, just two people (who kill without a second thought) running from another group of people (who kill without a second thought). The sound track (no one could call this music) is dreadful and distracting. The person who made it must have had only 5 instrument samples with which to do the "score." Revolting, actually.
Don't buy this film if you like other Sam Elliot movies. I do recommend Conager and The Quick and the Dead.
 The Desperate Trail July 23, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As an avid Sam Elliot fan The Desperate Trail depicts the subtleness of life in the West with the thrill of the chase as Sam Elliot is determined to capture his prisoner and settle the score for her killing his son. When I learned what her husband did to her, I ended up rooting for the the prisoner. The tone of the movie depicts the harsh life living on the frontier and how the law is handled ina lose way. I recommend this movie to those who enjoy a tastle of the Old West and how we ourselves would like to have been living out there during that time.
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