''Dakota'' (also known as ''Harley'') is a 1988 American

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starring

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (198 ...

and directed by Fred Holmes. The film was reedited and rereleased under a different title in 1991, ''Harley''.

Plot

Dakota (

) is a troubled teenager on the run who takes a job at a

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

ranch A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most often ...

to work off his debts. While Dakota restores an antique car, he becomes a

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big brother for the rancher's young son, Casey, who lost his leg to

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. Dakota also begins to fall for the rancher's daughter, Molly.

Cast

as John Dakota * DeeDee Norton as Molly Lechner *

Herta Ware Herta Ware (June 9, 1917 – August 15, 2005) was an American actress and activist. Early life Ware was born Herta Schwartz in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Helen Ware, a musician and violin teacher, and Laszlo Schwartz, an actor wh ...

as Aunt Zard * Eli Cummins as Walt Lechner * Jordan Burton as Casey Lechner * Steve Ruge as Bo Sandoval * John Hawkes as "Rooster" * Tom Campitelli as Rob Diamond * Leslie Mullin as Cynthia Diamond *

Lawrence Montaigne Lawrence Montaigne (February 26, 1931 – March 17, 2017) was an American actor, writer, dancer, and stuntman. As an actor, he was known for his appearances on many 1960s-era television shows. Life and career Born in New York, but later raised ...

as Mr. Diamond * Connie Coit as Mrs. Diamond * Susan Crippin as Alicia * Robert Lemus as Eric Dakota * Ben Jones as Mr. Dakota * Cecilia Flores as Mrs. Dakota *

Rodger Boyce Rodger Boyce is an American character actor who has appeared in more than a dozen feature films, including Best Picture Oscar winner No Country for Old Men' one of three films he has done with Tommy Lee Jones (the others includin''The Three Burial ...

as Sheriff * Kendall Thomas as Sheriff's Deputy * Helena Humann as Gym Teacher * Robert Ahola as The Mechanic * Speed Ames as Arm Wrestler #1 * David Harrod as Arm Wrestler #2 * Lujenna Moseley as Bo's Girlfriend #1 * Robin Sloan as Bo's Girlfriend #2 * Michelle McHone as Girl In High Heels

Soundtrack

An original score soundtrack for the film was released by CCM singer

Chris Christian Chris Christian (born Lon Christian Smith on February 7, 1951 is an American songwriter, record producer, and a record label executive. His songs have been recorded by Elvis Presley, Olivia Newton-John, Hall and Oates, Natalie Cole, Sheena East ...

entitled ''No Lyrics'' released in 1988 on Home Sweet Home Records.

References

External links

* * 1988 films 1988 drama films Films shot in Texas Films set in Texas American independent films Films about Christianity 1988 directorial debut films 1988 independent films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Fred Holmes 1980s American films {{indie-drama-film-stub