The Defiant Ones (1986 film)

The Defiant Ones
Written by James Lee Barrett
Harold Jacob Smith (story)
Nedrick Young (story)
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Starring Robert Urich
Carl Weathers
Music by Steve Dorff
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Robert Lovenheim
Robert Urich
Carl Weathers
Production location(s) Denver
Cinematography Rexford L. Metz
Editor(s) Richard Bracken
Running time 100 minutes
Production company(s) MGM Television
Stormy Weathers Production
Urich Productions
Distributor ABC
Release
Original network ABC
Original release January 5, 1986

The Defiant Ones is a 1986 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by David Lowell Rich starring Robert Urich and Carl Weathers. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.

Synopsis

Carl Monroe and Johnny "Joker" Johnson are prisoners who hate each other and get into a fistfight, causing them to be transported to a different jailhouse by car. During transport they come to blows again, causing an accident. They escape the car but remain chained to each other while the sheriff hunts them.

Cast

Production and broadcast

The film is a remake of The Defiant Ones, the 1958 film that inspired Carl Weathers to become an actor.[1][2] It premiered on ABC at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, 1986.[3]

Reception

In comparing the film to the original version, Walter Goodman of The New York Times wrote that "1986 is not 1958" and joked that the remake is "nothing if not moving. The two keep moving from the opening credits to the close." He further opined that the film contained "enough running music to score the New York Marathon."[3]

References

  1. ↑ GENDEL, MORGAN (9 February 1986). "A Bad Dude Does Good" – via LA Times.
  2. ↑ King, Susan King, By Susan. "Carl Weathers of 'Rocky' still a hit with fans". latimes.com.
  3. 1 2 Goodman, Walter. "TV WEEKEND; 'THE DEFIANT ONES' IN A TV VERSION".
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