The Jack Bull is a made for television western, produced for HBO, and directed by John Badham. The film is loosely based on Michael Kohlhaas, a novel by Heinrich von Kleist, with the script by Dick Cusack. Much of the movie was filmed at the CL Ranch and the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, Alberta. The Jack Bull is about a normal Horse trader Myrl Redding who cherishes the law and his rights. He lives a normal life with his son, Cage , his wife Cora and his good friends. However he clashed one day with Land Baron Henry Ballard over Wyoming's bid for statehood. If Wyoming... remains a territory Henry Ballard can continue to buy more land and eventually evict its residents, however if Wyoming becomes a state then his rights to the land will be taken. After the conflict with Ballard, Redding attempts to take his horses to a horse market in Casper. However he encounters Ballard, who has built a tollgate that blocks the road to Casper. Redding realizes going around would take too long and by the time he got there the market would've closed. Ballard says he'll allow Redding to cross with a fee of ten dollars.
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| Release date: | 1999 |
| Directed by: | John Badham |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 116 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Cusack, Steve Pink, John C. McGinley, Tom Mangan, Kevin Reidy |
| Editor: | Frank Morriss |
| Music by: | Lennie Niehaus |
| Cinematography: | Gale Tattersall |
| Screenplay by: | Dick Cusack |
| Genre: | Western |