Desolation Canyon (film)

Desolation Canyon
Written by	Dan Fitzsimons
Directed by	David S. Cass Sr.
Starring	Stacy Keach Patrick Duffy
Music by	Joe Kraemer
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Halmi Jr. Larry Levinson
Producer(s)	Brian J. Gordon Erik Olson
Cinematography	Brian Shanley
Editor(s)	Jennifer Jean Cacavas
Running time	80 minutes
Production company(s)	Hallmark Entertainment
Distributor	Hallmark Channel
Release
Original network	Hallmark Channel
Original release	July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)

Desolation Canyon is a 2006 American made-for-television western film starring Stacy Keach and Patrick Duffy. The film was written by Dan Fitzsimons, directed by David S. Cass Sr. and premiered on Hallmark Channel on July 1, 2006.

Plot

After a bank robbery, 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 (Patrick Duffy) calls for the help of a retired gunfighter (Stacy Keach), 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 Mexico.

Cast

• Stacy Keach as Samuel Kendrick
• Patrick Duffy as Sheriff Tomas 'Swede' Lundstrom
• Kenny Johnson as Press Reynolds
• Yvonne DeLaRosa as Alejandra Kendrick
• Kelly Overton as Olivia
• David Rees Snell as Edwin
• Courtney Gains as Jack

Reception

Entertainment Weekly's critic gave the film a C+ rating.^[1] However, the film achieved some success; it achieved 2.4 HH (household) ratings,^[2] and it was the highest-rated ad-supported cable movie of the day, with nearly 1.8 million homes.^[3]

References

External links

• Desolation Canyon at the Internet Movie Database
• Desolation Canyon at Hallmark Channel
• Desolation Canyon at AllMovie
• Desolation Canyon at HallmarkChannel.tv