The Desperate Trail (1995) (V)

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers:

P.J. Pesce (writer) &
Tom Abrams (writer)

Release Date:

1995 (Finland)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Travellers. Partners. Lovers. Robbers.

Plot:

After years of suffering under her beating husband, Sarah decides to no longer take any humiliation or battery - and kills him...

Plot Keywords:

Murder Of Husband | Father In Law Daughter In Law Relationship | Escaped Prisoner | Revenge | Botched Robbery

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sam Elliott	...	Marshall Bill Speakes
Craig Sheffer	...	Jack Cooper
Linda Fiorentino	...	Sarah O'Rourke
Frank Whaley	...	Walter Cooper
John Furlong	...	Zeb Hollister
Robin Westphal	...	Mamie Hollister
Boots Southerland	...	Scar Face Leader
Joey Hamlin	...	Laughing Boy Killer
Daniel O'Haco	...	Happy (as Danny O'Haco)
Bradley Whitford	...	Tommy Donnelly
Jill Scott Momaday	...	Janie
R.L. Tolbert	...	Lean Poker Player
P.J. Pesce	...	Scared Mustachioed Cowboy
Rockne Tarkington	...	Packo
Michael Huddleston	...	Clyde
Peter Gregory	...	Dry Goods Clerk
George Cook	...	Swedish Farmer
Elliot 'Bub' Tolbert	...	Michael
Andrea Camarena-Lindsay	...	Katrin (as Andrea Camarena Lindsay)
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 in Saloon
Gretchen Becker	...	Con Woman in Saloon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Bernier	...	Rough Cowboy / Gunfighter (uncredited)

Directed by
P.J. Pesce

Writing credits
P.J. Pesce		(writer) &
Tom Abrams		(writer)

Produced by
Elaine Dysinger	....	line producer
Brad Krevoy	....	producer
Chad Oman	....	co-producer
Steven Stabler	....	producer (as Steve Stabler)

Original Music by
Stephen Endelman

Cinematography by
Michael Bonvillain		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bill Johnson

Casting by
Sarah C. Koeppe

Production Design by
Jonathan A. Carlson

Art Direction by
Jeremy Cassells		(as Jeremy A. Cassells)

Set Decoration by
Susan Degus

Costume Design by
Lynette Bernay		(as Lynn Bernay)

Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling	....	makeup artist
René Dashiell Kerby	....	hair stylist (as Rene Dashiell Kerby)
René Dashiell Kerby	....	makeup artist (as Rene Dashiell Kerby)
Timothy Lasquade	....	key hair stylist (as Timothy S. Lasquade)
Danielle Miranda	....	hair stylist
Danielle Miranda	....	makeup artist

Production Management
George Gale	....	post-production supervisor
Ashley R. Lomery	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Edmonds	....	first assistant director
Michelle Edmonds	....	second assistant director
Nick Self	....	second second assistant director (as Nick Goodwin Self)
Kim Tolbert	....	second unit director
Mark Ean	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Lincoln Myers	....	key second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Carol Baldwin	....	scenic artist
Virginia Capobianco	....	assistant property master (as Virginia Durden)
Jeremy Cassells	....	leadman
Duke Crawford	....	production illustrator
Sean M. Garthwaite	....	carpenter
Christian Klump	....	scenic artist
Brad Kraus	....	art department coordinator
Nicholas Radell	....	lead carpenter (as Nicholas S. Radell)
Renato Raposo	....	props: second unit
Renato Reposo	....	swing (as Renato Raposo)
David W. Roden	....	construction coordinator
David H. Soloman	....	property master
Andrew Trujillo	....	set dresser (as Andrew J. Trujillo)
Robert P. Trujillo	....	set dresser
James M. Vogel	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Shimit Amin	....	dialogue editor
Jane Boegel	....	sound effects editor
Loren Chun	....	sound assistant
Pam Cleavenger	....	assistant adr editor
John Davies	....	sound facilities coordinator
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cormac Funge	....	sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley recordist
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Sylvie Lee Griffith	....	sound assistant
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Ralph Herscu	....	assistant dialogue editor
Ethan Holzman	....	dialogue editor
Angela Huff	....	assistant dialogue editor
Kirk Jeffries	....	assistant dialogue editor
Kate Jesse	....	boom operator
Lainey Johns	....	sound assistant
Elizabeth Karsner	....	sound assistant
Jeff King	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Mar	....	dialogue editor
Jesse Pomeroy	....	dialogue editor
Stephen P. Robinson	....	adr editor (as Steve Robinson)
Douglas Salkin	....	post-production audio coordinator
Greg Schorer	....	sound effects editor
Roland N. Thai	....	sound effects editor
Rick Waddell	....	sound mixer (as Rick Waddiell)
Dave Walsh	....	adr recordist (as David Walsh)

Special Effects by
Christopher Bergschneider	....	special effects technician
Thomas C. Ford	....	special effects coordinator
Kyle T. MacDowell	....	special effects (as Kyle MacDowell)
Stan Van Pelt	....	special effects
David Young	....	special effects

Stunts
R.L. Tolbert	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Ahern	....	electrician (as Christopher Ahern)
Daniel Anaya	....	electrician
Harry C. Box	....	best boy electrician
Peter Charles	....	gaffer
Paul M. Crawford	....	electrician
Sean Patrick Crowell	....	best boy grip
Tom DeWitt	....	electrician (as Tom Dewitt)
Fenton Furrer	....	grip
Juan Gallegos	....	grip (as John A. Gallegos)
Dan Gorval	....	grip (as Daniel Groval)
Hank Herrera	....	grip
Frank E. Jaber	....	electrician
Bill 'Bull Moose' Jackson	....	key grip
Deborah Lipman	....	second assistant camera
Mark Miller	....	electrician
Jane Katherine Mills	....	additional second assistant camera
Evan A. Nesbitt	....	first assistant camera (as Evan Nesbitt)
Bill O'Drobinak	....	camera: second unit (as Billy O'Drobinak)
Ramon Ortega	....	electrician
Tessa Rodriguez	....	loader
Jim Sheldon	....	still photographer
Adam Sklena	....	assistant camera: second unit
James M. Sterba	....	second assistant camera
Frank Tapia	....	grip
Tom Yatsko	....	additional camera operator

Casting Department
Robin Sullivan	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol T. Cellucci	....	assistant costumer
Richard Lange	....	costumer
Jytte Lokvig	....	costumer
Barbara Palmer	....	additional costume designer
Cathy Smith	....	costumer (as Cathy A. Smith)
Robin Sullivan	....	costumer
Rebecca Young	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jane Archambault	....	negative conforming service
Christopher Barnes	....	post-production assistant
Michael Benson	....	assistant editor
Jackie Cole	....	negative conforming service
Syd Cole	....	negative conforming service
Marie Hélène Desbiens	....	negative conforming service (as Marie-Helene Desbiens)
Jonathan Emrys	....	negative conforming service (as Jonathan Hufnagel-Giba)
Lois Freeman-Fox	....	additional editing
Jorge A. Gallego	....	post-production assistant
Larry Michalski	....	senior account executive: Foto-Kem Laboratories
Barbara Solorio	....	negative conforming service
Perry Suppa	....	film scheduling: Foto-Kem Laboratories
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Music Department
Marcus Barone	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Goldberger	....	score recordist (as Jon Goldberger)

Transportation Department
Scott Anderson	....	driver: honeywagon
Ted Beckman	....	driver
Michael Burnette	....	transportation coordinator: LA
Gene Carr	....	transportation coordinator: NM
John T. Dilg	....	transportation coordinator: NM
Buff Douthitt	....	driver
Alvin Hurd	....	transportation coordinator: LA
Randolph Overton	....	driver
Stephanie Rogers	....	driver
David K. Sanchèz	....	driver (as David K. Sanchez)
Gary Stakjer	....	driver: production van
James 'JR' Pollard	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Diana Austin	....	production accountant (as Diana J. Austin)
Heather Baumann	....	set production assistant
Jean Bell	....	animal wrangler
Juan Bernandez	....	assistant production coordinator (as Juan Bernardez)
Tom Berto	....	boss wrangler
Denise Blalack	....	assistant: Mr. Krevoy
Lynda E. Brotherton	....	set production assistant
Christine Brueggman	....	assistant: Mr. Pesce
Thomas Byrd	....	animal wrangler (as Tom Byrd)
John Cannon	....	accounting services: Cannon and Company (as John T. Cannon)
Tim Carroll	....	livestock coordinator
L. Rene Carter	....	animal wrangler
Arionna Crawford	....	stand-in
Eli Crowe	....	stand-in
Jodie Derrien	....	post-production accountant
Chris Ann Downes	....	assistant accountant
Gregg Edler	....	production coordinator
Nan Garcia-Wood	....	script supervisor
Nan Garcia-Wood	....	set medic
Karen Howell	....	script supervisor: second unit
Joanna L. Rees Jones	....	distribution representative
Brad Kraus	....	location manager
Todd Kraus	....	set production assistant
Jean Maninger	....	production coordinator (as Jean M. Maninger)
Susan Mickelberg	....	set production assistant
R.J. Murillo	....	assistant: Mr. Stabler
Frank D. Ortiz	....	animal wrangler
Hal Patterson	....	set production assistant
Cliff Reisig	....	set production assistant (as Cliff L. Reisig)
Jamie Ridgor	....	craft service
Maria Rivarola	....	office production assistant
Jason Rosette	....	office production assistant (as Jason K. Rosette)
Robert W. Russ	....	office production assistant
Loretta Sanchez	....	set medic
Teofilo Sanchez	....	set medic (as Teofilo 'Chito' C. Sanchez)
Dean Shapiro	....	distribution representative
Jeffrey L. Simpson	....	assistant: Mr. Oman
Alison Slater	....	assistant accountant (as Alison 'Cat' Slater)
Richard Slaughter	....	animal wrangler
Jim Smith	....	projectionist
Jayne-Ann Tenggren	....	script supervisor
Amanda B. Thornton	....	office production assistant
Carlos Vásquez	....	office production assistant (as Carlos Vasquez)
Chia Vitello	....	office production assistant
Marta Weiss	....	set production assistant
Mark D. Wray	....	set medic
Sabrina Youdim	....	assistant: Mr. Pesce
Ralph Berge	....	production executive (uncredited)

Thanks
David Atkins	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Adam Belanoff	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Adam Bellanoff)
Albert Berger	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Simon Black	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Ernesto Carillo	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Ernesto)
Lisette Carillo	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Susan Clary	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Roger Corman	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Anthony Drazan	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Anthony Drazen)
Annabelle Gurwitch	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Annabelle Gurwich)
Glenn Hughes	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
David Kanter	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Nancy Lumsden	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
John Martin	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Rick Montgomery	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Peter Sherayko	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
R.L. Tolbert	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Rob Weiss	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Frank Whaley	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Patrick Whitesell	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Patrick Whitesel)
Bradley Whitford	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Brad Whitford)
Marie Witherspoon	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Marie Witherspoon & Family)
Ron Witherspoon	....	the filmmakers wish to thank (as Ron)
Ron Yerxa	....	the filmmakers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Turner Home Entertainment (presents)
• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) (in association with)

Distributors

• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinema Research (optical effects) (as Cinema Research Corporation)

Other Companies

• Cannon & Company  accounting services (as Cannon and Company)
• Cinema Research  titles by (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems by (as Clairmont)
• Evergreen Catering  catering by (as Evergreen Catering Company)
• Fidelity Studios  re-recording facility
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative conforming services (as Magic Film & Video Works)
• Of Sound Mind  post sound by
• Step by Step FX  foley artist
• The Equipment House Inc.  production equipment

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R (MPAA No.33277) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Turner Home Entertainment

Good for a western

I don't like westerns, and I absolutely hate Sam Elliot, beyond words. But, I actually enjoyed this. One of the few feminine westerns out there. All westerns usually seem so macho pig, with no story line, and gunfights galore. All the acting was pretty good, except for Sam Elliot, who I don't see why everyone says he's so good, and I'm not saying Frank Whaley was bad in this, but I did see hints of Swing Kids, every so often. But, overall, it's good, and worth watching even if you hate westerns.