The Desperate Trail (1994)
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.
Director: P.J. Pesce
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Sam Elliott as Marshall Bill Speakes |
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Craig Sheffer as Jack Cooper |
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Linda Fiorentino as Sarah O'Rourke |
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Frank Whaley as Walter Cooper |
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John Furlong as Zeb Hollister |
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Bradley Whitford as Tommy Donnelly |
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Gretchen Becker as Con Woman in Saloon |
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Robin Westphal as Mamie Hollister |
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Cecile Krevoy as Con Woman in Saloon |
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Andrea Camarena-Lindsay as Katrin |
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Malissa Feruzzi as Kate Jessie |
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Rockne Tarkington as Packo |
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Boots Southerland as Scar Face Leader |
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Sam Gauny as Wells Fargo Clerk |
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Jeff O'Haco as Frenchy |
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Jill Momaday as Janie |
| Directing | P.J. Pesce | Director |
| Writing | Tom Abrams | Writer |
| Camera | Michael Bonvillain | Director of Photography |
| Art | Susan Degus | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Dashiell Kerby | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Steven Stabler | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynette Bernay | Costume Design |
| Sound | Stephen Endelman | Music |
| Production | Elaine Dysinger | Line Producer |
| Production | Chad Oman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Brad Krevoy | Producer |
| Writing | P.J. Pesce | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danielle Miranda | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Robert P. Trujillo | Set Dresser |
| Crew | R.L. Tolbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Jeremy Cassells | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Alling | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Dashiell Kerby | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danielle Miranda | Hairstylist |
| Art | Andrew Trujillo | Set Dresser |
| Editing | Bill Johnson | Editor |
| Production | Sarah C. Koeppe | Casting |
| Art | Jonathan A. Carlson | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Timothy Lasquade | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Chris Edmonds | First Assistant Director |