Concrete Cowboys (1979 film)
Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American made-for-television western adventure film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy. It was broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1979.
| Concrete Cowboys | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Directed by | Burt Kennedy |
| Starring | Jerry Reed Tom Selleck |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ernie Frankel |
| Producer(s) | Richard Newton |
| Production location(s) | Union Station, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Cinematography | Alan Stensvold |
| Editor(s) | Art Seid |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Frankel Films |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | October 17, 1979 |
The film is also known as Highway Action (in Finland), Nashville detective (in Italy) and Ramblin' Man, the latter under which it was released on video by a few companies, including Edde Entertainment.
Plot
Will Eubanks (Tom Selleck) and his rowdy gambling buddy J.D. Reed (Jerry Reed) are two good-time roustabouts. After being caught in a sting card game, the two men are forced to leave town in a hurry. Hopping on a freight train, they end up in Nashville and, mistaken for detectives, they are hired to locate a singer (Morgan Fairchild) who has mysteriously disappeared. By the time they realize this game is more than either one of them can handle, they are embroiled in an intricate blackmail scheme with deadly results.
Cast
- Jerry Reed as J.D. Reed
- Tom Selleck as Will Eubanks
- Morgan Fairchild as Kate / Carla
- Claude Akins as Woody Stone
- Roy Acuff as Himself
- Barbara Mandrell as Herself
- Ray Stevens as Himself
- Lucille Benson as Peg the Madam
- Gene Evans as Lt. Blocker
- Randy Powell as Lonnie Grimes
- Red West as Sheriff
- Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Barnaby
- Bob Hannah as Mr. Barnaby (Wax Museum)
- Joseph Burke as Hatcheck, Casino owner
- Seidina Reed as Singer on Cumberland Queen
Soundtrack
- Jerry Reed – "Breakin' Loose"
Television series
| Concrete Cowboys | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Jerry Reed Geoffrey Scott |
| Opening theme | "Breakin' Loose" performed by Jerry Reed |
| Composer(s) | Jerry Reed |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Frankel Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 7 – March 21, 1981 |
A short-lived 1981 television series based on the film and sharing its title, with Reed reprising his role as J.D. Reed and Geoffrey Scott taking over Tom Selleck's role as Will Eubanks, was broadcast on CBS from February 7 to March 21, 1981 and cancelled after seven episodes.
Episode list
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | February 7, 1981 |
| 2 | "Everything Is Relative" | February 14, 1981 |
| 3 | "On the Run" | February 21, 1981 |
| 4 | "The Wind Bags" | February 28, 1981 |
| 5 | "Running Home" | March 7, 1981 |
| 6 | "Two Hundred Miles from No Place" | March 14, 1981 |
| 7 | "A Token for Winnie" | March 21, 1981 |
External links
- Concrete Cowboys on IMDb
- Concrete Cowboys on YouTube
- Concrete Cowboys is available for free download at the Internet Archive