Sidekicks (1974 film)

Sidekicks
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Genre	Comedy Western
Written by	William Bowers
Directed by	Burt Kennedy
Starring	Larry Hagman Louis Gossett Jr. Blythe Danner Jack Elam Harry Morgan
Music by	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	James Garner
Producer	Burt Kennedy
Cinematography	Robert B. Hauser
Editor	Michael Pozen
Running time	73 minutes
Production companies	Cherokee Productions Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	March 21, 1974 (1974-03-21)
Chronology
Preceded by	Skin Game

Sidekicks is a 1974 American made-for-television comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Larry Hagman and Louis Gossett Jr.. The film was a pilot for a proposed television show^[1] as a continuation of the 1971 theatrical release Skin Game, with James Garner and Gossett.^[2]

Plot[]

Quince and Jason (played by Larry Hagman and Louis Gossett Jr.), two grifters on the make in the Old West, are arrested by Prudy Jenkins (Blythe Danner), the zealous, rifle-wielding daughter of a small-town sheriff. The charge: They look like typical criminals. But as soon as she delivers her quarry to Sheriff Jenkins (Harry Morgan), he orders her to release them. Later, though, the sheriff witnesses the two in a gunfight outside a saloon. This time, the sheriff locks them up. Then the lawman makes his first blunder. He leaves Prudy in charge of the prisoners while he goes on an errand. Sure enough, two outlaws, Sam and Ed (Gene Evans and Dick Peabody), break into the jail, tie up Prudy, and abscond with Quince and Jason, mistaking them for two suspected bank robbers.

The quartet ride out of town where they meet Sam and Ed's boss (Jack Elam). As one would never suspect, his name is Boss, and he does what most bosses do. He has a temper tantrum. He then lays into Sam and Ed for breaking the wrong criminals out of jail. Later, Prudy stumbles upon the gang's encampment. Boss has another tantrum. This time, he is so mad he decides to rob the town's bank. But the gang arrives a split second late as they witness the "right" criminals carrying out the job. Naturally Boss has another tantrum. He then organizes his gang to catch up with the bandits and their loot -- which they do. Then Sheriff Jenkins and his posse wander onto the scene. In the confusion that results, the criminals are all arrested, Quince and Jason are kicked out of the county, and Prudy is saved from a fate worse than sanity.

Cast[]

• Larry Hagman as Quince Drew
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Jason O'Rourke
• Blythe Danner as Prudy Jenkins
• Jack Elam as Boss
• Harry Morgan as Sheriff Jenkins
• Hal Williams as Max
• Gene Evans as Sam
• Noah Beery Jr. as Tom
• Dick Peabody as Ed
• Denver Pyle as Drunk
• John Beck as Luke
• Dick Haynes as Man
• Bill Shannon as Carl (as Billy Shannon)
• Tyler McVey as Jones

References[]

External links[]

• Sidekicks at IMDb

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