The Outsider

• Director: Randa Haines
• Genre: Western
• Movie Type: Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film, Romantic Drama
• Themes: Lone Wolves, Opposites Attract, Redemption
• Release Year: 2002
• Country: US
• Run Time: 118 minutes

Plot

The made-for-cable Western The Outsider would seem to have its roots in the classic John Wayne theatrical feature Angel and the Badman. In the Montana of the late 19th century, wounded outlaw Johnny Gault (Tim Daly) is given refuge by widowed sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder (Naomi Watts). This puts Rebecca on the outs with her own people, a pacifist Quaker sect, and also incurs the wrath of a ruthless cattle baron, who has long coveted the Quakers' land--and who also was responsible for the death of Rebecca's husband. Not surprisingly, Johnny Gault turns out to be the traditional "good bad man", capable of solving everyone's problems--except, perhaps, his own. The Outsider first aired over the Showtime cable network on November 10, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jason Clarke - Ray Childress; Tim Daly - Johnny Gault; Naomi Watts - Rebecca Yoder; David Carradine - Dr. Lucas Henry; Keith Carradine - Noah Weaver; Peter McCauley - Isaiah Miller; Grant Piro - Woodrow Warton; Thomas Curtis - Benjo; Aaron Cash - Samuel Miller; Eamon Farren - Levi Miller; Kim Knuckey - Sheriff Getts; Todd Leigh - Mose; Stuart Maybury - Ezra Fischer; Mick Roughan - Jarvis Kennedy; Brett Tucker - Ben Yoder; Simon Watts - Abram Miller; John Noble - Fergus Hunter; Kathryn Smith - Fannie Weaver

Credit

Clive Memmott - Art Director, Randa Haines - Director, Diane Sokolow - Executive Producer, Randa Haines - Executive Producer, Jeffrey Hayes - Executive Producer, Mike Medavoy - Executive Producer, Todd Boekelheide - Composer (Music Score), Ben Nott - Cinematographer, Darryl Sheen - Producer, Gina Black - Producer, Jenny Wingfield - Teleplay By

Similar Movies

Angel and the Badman; Gunfighter's Moon; High Plains Drifter; Witness; Two Mules for Sister Sara; The Beguiled; McCabe & Mrs. Miller

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