Big Bad John is a 1990 American Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Ned Beatty and Jimmy Dean, the latter of whom wrote and performed the song the film is based upon. Plot
Cast Ned Beatty as Charlie Mitchelle Jimmy Dean as Cletus Morgan Jack Elam as Jake Calhoun Doug English as John "Big Bad John" Tyler Bo Hopkins as Lester Romy Windsor as Marie Mitchelle Jeff Osterhage as Alvin Mahoney Ned Vaughn as Billy Mahoney Buck Taylor as Bob Simmons Amzie Strickland as Nellie Jerry Potter as Blany Red Steagall as Monahan Dan Kamin as Jacque (credited as Dan Kamin) Anne Lockhart as Lady Police Officer
Production The film was shot in Marshall, Texas.
Reception Leonard Maltin described the film as a " Dumb movie based on the long-ago hit song" while Veva Vonler found it was "a good-ol '- boy movie". References
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