''Desolation Canyon'' is a 2006 American

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television film starring

Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. He has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictiona ...

and

Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas'', where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (pla ...

. The film was written by

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, directed by

David S. Cass Sr. David Stanley Cass Sr. (March 21, 1942 – August 28, 2020) was a film director and stuntman. He directed '' Hard Time: The Premonition'', '' Avenging Angel'', ''Desolation Canyon'', and '' Thicker than Water''. Cass began his film career as an e ...

and premiered on

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on July 1, 2006.

Plot

After a

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, the responsible gang stops by the home of one of their band's estranged wife to abduct his own young son. The town's old sheriff (

) calls for the help of a retired gunfighter (

), who is also the abducted boy's grandfather. Hot on the trail of the fugitives, they discover that two bounty hunters are already in pursuit of the gang for crimes committed in

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Cast

as Samuel Kendrick *

as Sheriff Tomas 'Swede' Lundstrom * Kenneth Johnson as Press Reynolds *

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as Alejandra Kendrick *

Kelly Overton Kelly Overton is an American actress. She is known for portraying Vanessa Van Helsing in the 2016 Syfy fantasy drama series ''Van Helsing''. Early life Overton grew up in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and studied at the American Academy of Drama ...

as Olivia Kendrick *

David Rees Snell David Rees Snell (born August 20, 1966) is an American actor known for his roles as Detective Ronnie Gardocki on the crime drama ''The Shield'', Detective John Burrows in ''S.W.A.T.'' (2018–present), and Paul in '' The Beacon'' (2009). Career ...

as Edwin *

Courtney Gains Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie '' Children of the Corn''. Career Gains achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in films su ...

as Jack * Victor Browne as Johnny Kendrick *

A Martinez Adolfo Larrue Martínez III (born September 27, 1948) is an American actor and singer with roles in the daytime soap operas '' Santa Barbara'', ''General Hospital'', ''One Life to Live'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', and ''Days of Our Lives' ...

as Arturo Zetta * Cubbie Kile as Molly Kendrick *

Michael Patrick McGill Michael Patrick McGill (born July 2, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. He is most known for playing Tommy on '' Shameless''. Slim on Desolation Canyon Filmography Film Television References Exte ...

as Cecil 'Slim' Moldin * Franc Ross as Cleon Winters * Drake Johnston as Abe Kendrick *

Tom Kiesche Tom Kiesche (born October 2, 1967) is an American film, television and stage actor, and novelist. In the AMC series '' Breaking Bad'', he played the role of Clovis in seasons 2 and 3. Television Kiesche has had recurring roles in ''Monk'', ' ...

as Billy McAllister

Reception

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's critic gave the film a C+ rating. However, the film achieved some success; it achieved 2.4 HH (household) ratings, and it was the highest-rated ad-supported cable movie of the day, with nearly 1.8 million homes.

References

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