The Jack Bull (1999)
Overview
The Jack Bull tells the story of Myrl Redding, a Wyoming horse trader who clashes with Henry Ballard, a fellow rancher, after Ballard abuses two of Myrl's horses and their Crow Indian caretaker, Billy. When Judge Wilkins throws out Myrl's complaint, the war he wages to force Ballard to nurse the emaciated animals back to health escalates into a vigilante manhunt, murder and the possible defeat of Wyoming's bid for statehood.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.823 |
Directed By
John Badham
Crew
Dick Cusack
John Badham
Thomas J. Mangan IV
William E. Githens
D.V. DeVincentis
Cammie Crier
Grace Gilroy
Doug Dearth
Kevin Reidy
Steve Pink
D.C. Mitchell
John C. McGinley
Heinrich von Kleist
John Cusack
Scott Stofer
Casey Stone
Rick Roberts
Gail Kennedy
Nerses Gezalyan
Stuart Aikins
Carol Lewis
Paul Timothy Carden
Edward Irastorza
Frank Morriss
Ha Nguyen
Evyen Klean
Iloe Flewelling
James A. Hosick
Gary Clayton Ripley
Michael Tinger
Nancy MacLeod
Chris Harrison-Glimsdale
Tom Glass
Matthew Evan Walsh
Nancy Joy McDonald
Lennie Niehaus
Garrell Clark
Joe Milner
Anisa Lalani
Louise Middleton
Grace Gilroy
Alan Oldfield
Dominick Certo
Gale Tattersall
Tracey Baryski
Christine Thomson
TOP CAST
John Cusack
Myrl Redding
John Goodman
Judge Tolliver
L.Q. Jones
Henry Ballard
Miranda Otto
Cora Redding
John Savage
Slater
Rex Linn
Shelby Dykes
John C. McGinley
Woody
Kurt Fuller
Conrad
Drake Bell
Cage Redding
Glenn Morshower
Col. Jeffries
Ned Bellamy
Kermit Dover
Jay O. Sanders
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
Nick Gillie
Ollie
Brent Briscoe
Sheriff Felton
Scott Wilson
Governor
Nathaniel DeVeaux
Dewey Austin
Campbell Lane
Clay Williams
Rodney A. Grant
Billy
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