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The Defiant Ones (1986 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Defiant Ones' is a 1986 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by David Lowell Rich starring Robert Urich and Carl Weathers. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.
Synopsis
Cullen Monroe and Johnny "Joker" Johnson are prisoners who hate each other and get into a fistfight, causing them to be transported to a different jailhouse by car. During transport they come to blows again, causing an accident. They escape the car but remain chained to each other while the sheriff hunts them.
Cast
* Robert Urich - Johnny "Joker" Johnson
* Carl Weathers - Cullen Monroe
* Ed Lauter - Sheriff Leroy Doyle
* Barry Corbin - Floyd Carpenter
* Laurie O'Brien - Pauline
* Thalmus Rasulala - Fred
* William Sanderson - Mason
* Ritch Brinkley - Lonny
* Ebbe Roe Smith - Deputy Miller
* Wil Wheaton - Clyde
* Charles Bartlett - Jeffcoat
* Richard Fullerton - First Guard
* Bob Harris - Driver
Production and broadcast
The film is a remake of 'The Defiant Ones', the 1958 film that inspired Carl Weathers to become an actor. It premiered on ABC at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, 1986.
Reception
In comparing the film to the original version, Walter Goodman of 'The New York Times' wrote that "1986 is not 1958" and joked that the remake is "nothing if not moving. The two keep moving from the opening credits to the close." He further opined that the film contained "enough running music to score the New York Marathon."
References
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