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Once Upon a Texas Train

1988 · 96 min

A gentle, amiable ride with creaky old-timers trading jokes and gunfire, more nostalgic comedy than tense showdown.

Tagline
Some men took money ... Some men took lives ... These men took both.
Overview
Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Twenty years later, upon his release, Henry is older but unrepentant. Within six hours after leaving his jail cell, he evens the score with Hayes by holding up the Bank of Texas for $20,000 in gold. Hayes, in his fury, gets himself out of retirement to take up the chase once more.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • friendship
  • revenge
  • redemption
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, western, tv movie
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Written by
Burt Kennedy
Starring
Willie Nelson, Shaun Cassidy, Chuck Connors, Stuart Whitman, Jeb Stuart Adams, Hank Worden, Ken Curtis, Royal Dano
Music
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Cinematography
Ken Lamkin
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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