Purgatory

Jan 10, 1999

1h 34m

★ 7.2

Overview

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.

Genres

Fantasy

Western

TV Movie

Production Companies

Rosemont Productions International

Purgatory Trailers

Cast

Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock

Sam Shepard

Blackjack Britton

Eric Roberts

Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

Randy Quaid

Cavin Guthrie

Peter Stormare

Leon 'Sonny' Miller

Brad Rowe

Deputy Glen / Billy the Kid

Donnie Wahlberg

Brooks / Jesse James

JD Souther

Rose / Betty McCullough

Amelia Heinle

Dolly Sloan / Ivy

Shannon Kenny

Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade

John Dennis Johnston

Gatekeeper

Saginaw Grant

Euripides

Richard Edson

Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.

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