Big Bad John

Feb 1, 1990

1h 32m

★ 4.0

From one hell of a legend comes one hell of a motion picture.

Overview

Jimmy Dean's popular 1950 song is translated into a feature length movie about a young couple who elopes to escape the girl's evil stepfather.

Genres

Action

Western

Production Companies

Thunderhead Productions

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Cast

Cletus Morgan

Jimmy Dean

Jake Calhoun

Jack Elam

Charlie Mitchelle

Ned Beatty

Marie Mitchelle

Romy Walthall

Alvin Mahoney

Jeff Osterhage

Billy Mahoney

Ned Vaughn

Big Bad John Tyler

Doug English

Lester

Bo Hopkins

Bob Simmons

Buck Taylor

Good Ole Boy

Hank Worden

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