Grim Prairie Tales
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Image Entertainment | |
Release date | September 24, 1990 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Grim Prairie Tales is a 1990 American independent horror Western film, written and directed by Wayne Coe, and starring an ensemble cast including James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare, Marc McClure, William Atherton, and Lisa Eichhorn.
An anthology film composed of four separate stories, it is told by two travellers around a prairie campfire. Morrison (Jones) is a grizzled bounty hunter carrying a body, while Farley Deeds (Dourif) is a clerk on the way to a romantic reunion with his wife.
Synopsis
The first story, told by Morrison, is about an
Cast
- James Earl Jones as Morrison
- Brad Dourif as Farley Deeds
- Will Hare as Lee
- Michelle Joyner as Jenny
- Marc McClure as Tom
- William Atherton as Arthur
- Lisa Eichhorn as Maureen
- Wendy J. Cooke as Eva
- Scott Paulin as Martin
- Tom Simcox as Horn
- Bruce M. Fischer as Colochez
Production
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The film was the sole directorial outing from Coe, a
Atherton appeared in the lead role in the 1978 NBC television western miniseries Centennial. Tom Simcox appeared in Grim Prairie Tales as the wealthy rancher Horn. In an acting career from 1962–1991, he appeared in eight Gunsmoke episodes and in other television Westerns.
Reception
At the time of its cinema and subsequent video release it was marketed as a straight horror,[1] and reviews of the time consequently focused on its lack of scares.
Actors on set and audiences Coe subsequently encountered consistently viewed the film as a feminist western rather than a horror, and it has a cult following based on that interpretation.[1]
In the UK its reputation as a cult classic was cemented by its inclusion, in 1993, in the Moviedrome TV strand, where it was introduced by Alex Cox.[4]
References
- ^ a b Reesman, Bryan (August 23, 2017). "Observer: Analog Gems". observer.com. observer. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (September 14, 1990). "Review/Film; Ghost Tales in Cowboy Lands – The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "'Grim Prairie Tales'". Washington Post.com. Hal Hinson. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Moviedromer: Grim prairie tales". tumblr.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
External links
- Grim Prairie Tales at IMDb
- Grim Prairie Tales at Rotten Tomatoes
