Elmore Leonard Adaptations
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- CreatorGraham YostStarsTimothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle CarterEnforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.
- CreatorDavey HolmesStarsChris O'DowdRay RomanoSean BridgersThe adventures of a mobster-turned-movie producer in Hollywood. TV show based on Elmore Leonard's novel and subsequent film.
- CreatorAlex GansaStarsBeau BridgesLiz VasseySam RobardsA "Twin Peaks"-like series. "Maximum Bob" is an ultra right-wing conservative judge in Florida who has a psychic ex-marine show mermaid for a wife. The sheriff is a widower who ballroom dances. The public defender is a spitfire from Miami. And somehow, there is a family of truly odd individuals, all with the same type of glasses. The jury's out on the sanity level, but it is based on Elmore Leonard, after all.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsRussell CroweChristian BaleBen FosterA small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsGlenn FordVan HeflinFelicia FarrBroke small-time rancher Dan Evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put big-time captured outlaw leader Ben Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma but Wade's gang tries to free him.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsPam GrierSamuel L. JacksonRobert ForsterA flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
- DirectorMartin RittStarsPaul NewmanFredric MarchRichard BooneJohn Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Native Americans, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
- DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsAlex McArthurRobert FoxworthMarcy WalkerThis second entry in the "Desperado" film series again follows Duell McCall, a wandering cowboy who's been framed for murder. He hides in a small town run by black folk who are trying to protect themselves from a greedy landowner.
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRandolph ScottRichard BooneMaureen O'SullivanAn independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws.
- DirectorVirgil W. VogelStarsAlex McArthurDavid WarnerYaphet KottoCowboy Duell McCall wants to quickly deliver a herd of cattle to town, get paid and move on but romance with local girl Nora gets him involved in a feud between the town boss and Nora's dad.
- CreatorJason SmilovicStarsCarla GuginoBill DukeRobert ForsterThe adventures of U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco in Miami.
- DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsAlex McArthurJohn Rhys-DaviesJames SikkingFramed cowboy drifter Duell McCall poses as sheriff in a town run by corrupt businessmen.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsTom SelleckSuzy AmisRachel DuncanAfter the Civil War, a returning Confederate veteran must reclaim his Arizona land and homestead from the Yankee carpetbaggers who illegally occupy it.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyJennifer LopezVing RhamesA career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.
- DirectorRichard ComptonStarsAlex McArthurHoyt AxtonAlice AdairA deputy catches Duell and is bringing him in and some men who want the reward try to get Duell from the deputy. There's a gunfight and Duell's the only one left alive. He then assumes the deputy's identity and goes to the nearest town and claims the deputy to be Duell McCall. He gets the reward was about to leave the town when his ruse is discovered and he is arrested. He's about to be hanged when Nora comes and spends some time with him. He's about to be hanged when the daughter of the wealthiest man in town is abducted. He then offers to help Duell escape if he brings her back. Duell goes and finds her but she tells him why the man wants her back. Duell hesitates to turn her over to the man, so holds Nora captive till Duell brings her back.
- DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsAlex McArthurRichard FarnsworthJames RemarDuell McCall visits his old girlfriend, Nora, and learns that she gave birth to his child. He wants to stay but he is still a wanted man. So, Sheriff Campbell suggests that if he brings in this notorious criminal, who's been plaguing the territory, he might be able to get a pardon.
- DirectorDaniel BarberStarsCharlotte AspreyFrancesco QuinnRichard BrakeA white woman is kidnapped from her home by Apache Indians who then trade her to the Mojave Indians. She lives as a squaw for 11 years until she is found by her husband. Considering her unfit for society, he keeps her in a shack in the desert. Her solitary existence is transformed by the arrival of a Mexican who befriends her, reignites her self-worth, and increases her confidence. He re-introduces her to her husband, then leaves, but as he is leaving town he is ambushed by her husband's men and there is a gun battle. Who survives?
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsGene HackmanRene RussoDanny DeVitoA mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
- DirectorEdwin SherinStarsBurt LancasterSusan ClarkFrank SilveraA Mexican-American sheriff (Burt Lancaster) must resort to violence against a powerful rancher (Frank Tanner, played by Jon Cypher) in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsCharles BronsonLinda CristalAl LettieriA melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsClint EastwoodRobert DuvallJohn SaxonAn ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRoy ScheiderAnn-MargretVanityA secret fling between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.
- DirectorCharles MatthauStarsBilly BurkeChristian SlaterCrispin GloverSet in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsThomas JaneDiane LaneMickey RourkeBeautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPatrick McGoohanRichard WidmarkAlan AldaA federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.
- DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsWard BondLane BradfordAngie DickinsonWhen a $20-a-month ranch hand elopes with the daughter of a cattle baron, the father gets his dander up and figures the young man is after his money.
- DirectorJim McBrideStarsPeter FalkGlenne HeadlyJames Le GrosHarry Arno is a Miami Beach bookie who finds himself in trouble with his mob bosses for reasons he can't quite figure out. When an assailant attempts to kill him, he decides that it's time to retire, so he gives Raylan the slip and relocates to Greece. He gets lonely and so he invites his girlfriend Doris to join him. He's afraid that his enemies might follow her to him, and he's right. The story then shifts to Raylan, who does his earnest best to get to the bottom of the story.
- DirectorFred WaltonStarsDonald SutherlandCharles DurningBelinda BauerA priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
- DirectorDaniel SchechterStarsJennifer AnistonYasiin BeyIsla FisherTwo common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
- DirectorBurt ReynoldsStarsBurt ReynoldsCandice BergenGeorge SegalReleased from prison, Stick meets up with a friend and joins him on a job delivering a bag. His friend gets killed in the setup. Stick gets away and is ready to forget all and see his daughter, but they won't forget.
- DirectorPeter WellerStarsDavid CarusoBarry PrimusMarg HelgenbergerKaren's married to Frank, a millionaire who has no morals and a hypocrite. it's alright for him to fool around but not for her. So when she has an affair and brags to him about it, he vows to get back at her. When he dies after having one of his trysts, he leaves her millions of dollars but in trust, and also he has left instructions that if his wife gets involved with someone that they should be warned off. Maguire's a man who did a job for Frank but was not paid for it so he goes to Karen hoping to collect what Frank owes him. When they meet there's an attraction. And they also have to deal with Roland the man who's been assigned to keep all men away from Karen but when he learns what she has, he tries to capitalize on it.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanDwayne JohnsonDisenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive on the way.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsBridget FondaChristopher WalkenSkeet UlrichAt the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsBryan GreenbergMichelle LaBretStephanie SigmanA Colombian woman moves to Miami to marry an ambitious politician, in an attempt to leave her troubled past behind.
- DirectorAlex MarchStarsRyan O'NealLeigh Taylor-YoungVan HeflinA Vietnam veteran and ex-con is persuaded by a shady woman to rob a $50,000 payroll account on a California produce farm. But who is playing who?
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsRobert MitchumEllen BurstynRock HudsonAn American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsLee MajorsDavid CarradineJ.A. PrestonFormer Marshal Will Kane returns to Hadleyville a year after he resigned and finds the town in the grip of a tyrannical Marshal who abuses his power.
- DirectorSandor SternStarsJimmy SmitsMarkie PostJohn DiehlVincent Marra is a Miami cop on medical leave in Puerto Rico, where he's being stalked by a sex offender he testified against. Vincent's girlfriend leaves him for a job as a "hostess" in an Atlantic City casino, then turns up dead. In Puerto Rico, a cabbie is also found dead. It's up to Vincent to travel to Atlantic City to see if there is a connection.
- DirectorSheldon LarryStarsGregory HarrisonRobert CollinsRebecca JenkinsA journalist knows more about a grisly murder than is good for her. All her evidence points toward a mysterious millionaire but no one will believe her.
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsPeter WellerKelly McGillisCharles DurningA Miami hotel owner finds danger when he becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed general from the Dominican Republic where he fought many years back.
- DirectorGeorge ArmitageStarsOwen WilsonMorgan FreemanGary SiniseA small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischevious, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.
- DirectorChris McIntyreStarsMichael ForestCody GlennMichael HorseYoung rancher Kirby Frye is appointed deputy in a small town tyrannized by ruthless Phil Sundeen, the son of one of the founders of the town.