Desperado (TV Movie 1987)

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Alex McArthur

Duell McCall

David Warner

Ballard, Company Police Chief

Yaphet Kotto

Bede

Donald Moffat

Malloy, Nora's Dad

Stephen Davies

Calvin, Ballard's Henchman

Lise Cutter

Nora Malloy

Sydney Walsh

Sally a Hooker

Robert Vaughn

Sheriff John Whaley

Gladys Knight

Mona Lisa

Pernell Roberts

Marshal Dancey

Richard Marcus

Emmett, Deputy…

Dirk Blocker

Grady, Livery Stable

Ed Adams

Mercenary #5

Linda Almond

Hooker

William Paul Brown

Mule Skinner #1
(as William P. Brown)

Townsend Cannon

Rollie

Dan Delligatti

Hardcase #3

Bob Gottlieb

Miner #1

Director
- Virgil W. Vogel
Writer
- Elmore Leonard
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Trivia
David Warner was a late replacement for Nicol Williamson.

Quotes
Nora Malloy: Look, ah, I'm sorry.
Duell McCall: No, I am a tramp. What can I say?
Nora Malloy: Well, you know, one person's tramp is another person's free spirit.

Connections
Followed by The Return of Desperado (1988)

Soundtracks
Desperado
by Don Henley and Glenn Frey

Good Ole Shoot 'em-up-bang-bang!

Lots of action with tragedy, romance, dirty dealin' and honor. I think this and the others in the Desperado series were some of Alex McArthur's best work. When they first came out on TV, I was glued to the set... never missed an episode. Now I'm fortunate enough to have the series on DVD and am immensely enjoying them all over again! I recommend this and the subsequent sequels to anyone who enjoys a good western. If you've never seen these before, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the twists and turns in the stories. Oh, and Alex McArthur's not too hard on the eyes either, for those of you that like your western heroes to be of the eye candy variety.