The Desperate Trail
Brief Synopsis
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Sarah, a tough, gutsy heroine, is being escorted by a crusty marshall to the nearest town, where she'll be hung for murdering a young man who forced himself upon her sexually. In the course of a bungled stagecoach robbery, Sarah manages to hijack the money, but is in turn robbed by another passenger, an attractive dandy. The latter promptly flees to a nearby town, with both Sarah and the sheriff in hot pursuit.
Cast & Crew
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P.j. Pesce
Director
Sam Elliott
Marshall Bill Speakes
Linda Fiorentino
Sarah O'Rourke
Craig Sheffer
Jack Cooper
Frank Whaley
Walter Cooper
John Furlong
Zeb Hollister
Film Details
Also Known As
Desperate Trail
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Drama
Western
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Fotokem Film & Video; Magic Films & Video Works; Motion Picture Corporation of America; TNT; Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Sarah, a tough, gutsy heroine, is being escorted by a crusty marshall to the nearest town, where she'll be hung for murdering a young man who forced himself upon her sexually. In the course of a bungled stagecoach robbery, Sarah manages to hijack the money, but is in turn robbed by another passenger, an attractive dandy. The latter promptly flees to a nearby town, with both Sarah and the sheriff in hot pursuit.
Cast
Sam Elliott
Marshall Bill Speakes
Linda Fiorentino
Sarah O'Rourke
Craig Sheffer
Jack Cooper
Frank Whaley
Walter Cooper
John Furlong
Zeb Hollister
Robin Westphal
Mamie Hollister
Boots Southerland
Scar Face Leader
Joey Hamlin
Laughlin Boy Killer
Danny O'haco
Happy
Michael Huddleston
Clyde
Bradley Whitford
Tommy Donnelly
Jill Scott Momaday
Janie
R L Tolbert
Lean Poker Player
P.j. Pesce
Scared Mustachioed Cowbow
Rocknne Tarkington
Packo
Peter Gregory
Dry Goods Clerk
George Cook
Swedish Farmer
Elliot Tolbert
Michael
Andrea Camarena Lindsay
Katrin
Jerry Gardner
Sheriff Whitaker
Sam Gauny
Wells Fargo Clerk
Wally Welch
Sanchez
Tom Berto
Stage Driver
Ramon Frank
Shotgun
Jeff O'haco
Frenchy
Tom Abrams
Red
Jon Maldonado
Marvin
Malissa Feruzzi
Kate Jessie
Cecile Krevoy
Con Woman
Gretchen Becker
Con Woman
Jeremy Cassells
Lead Man
Crew
Tom Abrams
Screenwriter
Mark Allen
Sound Effects Editor
Rebecca Alling
Makeup
Rebecca Alling
Hair
Shimit Amin
Dialogue Editor
Scott Anderson
Driver
Jane Archambault
Editing
Diana Austin
Production Accountant
Carol Baldwin
Scenic Artist
Chris Barnes
Post-Production Assistant
Heather Baumann
Set Production Assistant
Jean Bell
Animal Wrangler
Michael Benson
Assistant Editor
Christopher Bergschneider
Special Effects Coordinator
Juan Bernardez
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lynette Bernay
Costume Designer
Tom Berto
Wrangler
Denise Blalack
Assistant
Jane Boegel
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Bonvillain
Director Of Photography
Harry C Box
Electrician
Lynda E Brotherton
Production Coordinator
Christine Brueggman
Assistant
Michael Allan Burnette
Transportation Coordinator
Tom Byrd
Animal Wrangler
John T Cannon
Accountant
Jonathan Carlson
Production Designer
Gene Carr
Transportation Coordinator
Tim W Carroll
Other
L Rene Carter
Animal Wrangler
Jeremy Cassells
Art Director
Carol T Cellucci
Costumes
Peter Charles
Gaffer
Loren Chun
Sound Department
Pam Cleavenger
Adr Editor
Jackie Cole
Editing
Syd Cole
Editing
Arionna Crawford
Stand-In
Duke Crawford
Production
Eli Crowe
Stand-In
Sean Crowell
Dolly Grip
John Davies
Facilities Supervisor
John Davies
Facilities Supervisor
Susan Degus
Set Decorator
Jodie Derrien
Post-Production Accountant
Marie-helene Desbiens
Editing
John T Dilg
Transportation Coordinator
Chris Ann Downs
Accounting Assistant
Virginia Durden
Assistant Property Master
Elaine Dysinger
Line Producer
Gregg Edler
Production Coordinator
Chris Edmonds
Assistant Director
Michelle Edmonds
Assistant Director
Stephen Endelman
Music
Mark Ettal
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas C Ford
Special Effects Coordinator
Lois Freeman-fox
Editing
Cormac Funge
Sound Effects Editor
Penton Furrer
Grip
George Gale
Post-Production Supervisor
Jorge A Gallego
Post-Production Assistant
John A Gallegos
Grip
Nan Garcia-wood
Medic
Sean M Garthwaite
Carpenter
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Recordist
Jon Goldberger
Other
Patrick M Griffith
Sound Editor
Sylvie Lee Griffith
Sound Department
Daniel Groval
Grip
Lisa Hannan
Sound Effects Editor
Hank Herrera
Grip
Ralph Herscu
Sound Editor
Ethan Holzman
Dialogue Editor
Karen Howell
Script Supervisor
Angela Huff
Sound Editor
Jonathan Hufnagel
Editing
Alvin Hurd
Transportation Coordinator
Bill Jackson
Key Grip
Kirk Jeffries
Sound Editor
Kate Jesse
Boom Operator
Lainey Johns
Sound Department
Bill Johnson
Editor
Elizabeth Karsner
Sound Department
Rene Dashiell Kerby
Makeup
Rene Dashiell Kerby
Hair
Jeff King
Sound Effects Editor
Christian Klump
Scenic Artist
Sarah C Koeppe
Casting Director
Brad Kraus
Art Department Coordinator
Brad Kraus
Location Manager
Todd Kraus
Set Production Assistant
Brad Krevoy
Producer
Richard Lange
Costumes
Timothy S Lasquade
Hair
Deborah Lipman
Assistant Camera Operator
Jyette Lokvig
Costumes
Ashley R Lomery
Unit Manager Assistant
Kyle Macdowell
Special Effects
Jean M Maninger
Production Coordinator
Jeff Mar
Dialogue Editor
Larry Michalski
Senior Account Executive
Susan Mickelberg
Post-Production Assistant
Jane Katherine Mills
Assistant
Danielle Miranda
Makeup
Danielle Miranda
Hair
R J Murillo
Assistant
Evan Nesbitt
Assistant Camera Operator
William A O'drobinak
Camera
Chad Oman
Co-Producer
Frank D Ortiz
Animal Wrangler
Barbara Palmer
Costume Designer
Hal Patterson
Set Production Assistant
P.j. Pesce
Screenwriter
Jesse Pomeroy
Dialogue Editor
Nicholas S Radell
Carpenter
Renato Raposo
Swing Gang
Joanna L Rees Jones
Other
Cliff L Reisig
Set Production Assistant
Jamie Ridgor
Craft Service
Maria Rivarola
Office Assistant
Stephen P Robinson
Adr Editor
David W Roden
Art Department Coordinator
Tessa Rodriuez
Other
Jason K Rosette
Production Assistant
Robert W Russ
Office Assistant
Douglas Salkin
Post-Production Audio
Loretta Sanchez
Medic
Teofilo Sanchez
Medic
Greg Schorer
Sound Effects Editor
Nick Goodwin Self
Assistant Director
Dean Shapiro
Other
Jim Sheldon
Photography
Jeffrey L Simpson
Assistant
Adam Sklena
Assistant Director
Alison Slater
Accounting Assistant
Richard Slaughter
Animal Wrangler
Cathy A Smith
Costumes
Jim Smith
Projectionist
David H Solomon
Property Master
Barbara Solorio
Editing
Steve Stabler
Producer
Gary Stakjer
Production
James M Sterba
Assistant Camera Operator
Robin Sullivan
Costumes
Robin Sullivan
Casting Assistant
Perry Suppa
Other
Frank Tapia
Grip
Jayne-ann Tenggren
Script Supervisor
Roland N Thai
Sound Effects Editor
Amanda B Thornton
Office Assistant
R L Tolbert
Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Trujillo
On-Set Dresser
Robert P Trujillo
On-Set Dresser
Stan Van Pelt
Special Effects
Carlos Vasquez
Office Assistant
Chia Vitello
Office Assistant
James M Vogel
Carpenter
Rick Waddiell
Sound Mixer
Rick Waddiell
Sound Department
David Walsh
Adr
Marta E. Weiss
Set Production Assistant
Jim Williams
Color Timer
Mark D Wray
Medic
Tom Yatsko
Camera Operator
Sabrina Youdim
Assistant
Dave Young
Special Effects
Rebecca Young
Wardrobe Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Desperate Trail
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Drama
Western
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Fotokem Film & Video; Magic Films & Video Works; Motion Picture Corporation of America; TNT; Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States July 9, 1995
Aired in United States October 1994
Released in United States on Video December 28, 1994
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.
Began shooting November 17, 1993.
Completed shooting December 16, 1993.
