Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American Western television pilot film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy. It was broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1979. It was followed in 1981 by a television series starring Reed and Geoffrey Scott with the same title.
Television pilot (film) 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" Ray Stevens – "Shriner's Convention"
Television series
A 1981 TV 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 six episodes.
Cast Jerry Reed as J.D. Reed Geoffrey Scott as Will Eubanks
Episodes
External links (Pilot, starring Tom Selleck) (series starring Geoffrey Scott) Concrete Cowboys on YouTube