Hard Ground
{{short description|2003 film by Frank Q. Dobbs}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Hard Ground
| director = Frank Q. Dobbs
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Frank Q. Dobbs
- David S. Cass Sr.
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| starring = {{plainlist|
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| producer = {{plainlist|
- H. Daniel Gross
- Robert Halmi Jr.
- Lincoln Lageson
- Larry Levinson
- Nick Lombardo
- Michael Moran
- Randy Pope
- Steven Squillante
}}
| music = Joe Kraemer
| cinematography = Maximo Munzi
| editing = Jennifer Jean Cacavas
| released = {{Film date|2003|07|12}}
| runtime = 120 min
| country = United States
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Hallmark Entertainment
- Alpine Medien Productions
- Larry Levinson Productions
- MAT IV
}}
| distributor = {{plainlist|
- Hallmark Entertainment
- The Hallmark Channel
- GoodTimes Entertainment
- RTL Entertainment
}}
}}
Hard Ground is a 2003 western television film directed by Frank Q. Dobbs, and starring Burt Reynolds and Bruce Dern.{{cite book |first=Jerry |last=Roberts |title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA134 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |date=5 June 2009 |page=134 |isbn=9780810863781}} It was the final film directed by Dobbs.{{cite book |first=Brian |last=Albright |title=Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSH25LXGOksC&pg=PA301 |publisher=McFarland Publishing |date=24 October 2012 |page=301 |isbn=9780786472277}} The cinematography was made by Maximo Munzi.{{cite book |first=Harris M. |last=Lentz III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11diCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA251 |publisher=McFarland Publishing |date=7 May 2015 |page=251 |isbn=9780786476664}}
Cast
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- Burt Reynolds as John "Chill" McKay
- Bruce Dern as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
- Amy Jo Johnson as Elizabeth Kennedy
- Seth Peterson as Joshua
- David Figlioli as Billy Bucklin
- Martin Kove as Floyd
- Larry Hankin as Toothless
- Michael Shamus Wiles as Mundo
- Bill Henderson as Junior Gunn
- Sergio Calderón as General Jesus Navarro
- Randy Stripling as McMordy
- David Atkinson as Deputy Dunlap
- Edward Faulkner as Warden
- David S. Cass Sr. as Pike
- Frank Sharp as Tall man
- Shawn Patrick Nash as Outlaw
- Steve Cobbs as Prison guard
- Dennis Fitzgerald as Escort corporal
- Brad Heiner as Gunman
- Lance W. Lanfear as Mexican rebel
- Robert A. Nowotny as Cowpoke in cantina
- William Rick Young as Gunman
}}
Reception
The Movie Scene said the film "does come up very short and at times the forced story elements makes it almost laughable."{{cite web |title=Hard Ground (2003) |url=https://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/hard-ground/hard-ground.html |website=The Movie Scene |access-date=11 January 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0349529}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|hard_ground}}
- {{TCM title|535992}}
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Frank Q. Dobbs
Category:Films scored by Joe Kraemer
Category:Sonar Entertainment films
Category:Larry Levinson Productions
Category:Hallmark Channel original films
Category:GoodTimes Entertainment