A life-long yellow-belly who made a deathbed promise to his father to be a pacifist seeks bloody revenge on the men who gang-raped his wife.A life-long yellow-belly who made a deathbed promise to his father to be a pacifist seeks bloody revenge on the men who gang-raped his wife.A life-long yellow-belly who made a deathbed promise to his father to be a pacifist seeks bloody revenge on the men who gang-raped his wife.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
William Schreiner
- Jimmy Joe Gatlin
- (as Bill Schreiner)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe use of the surname "Gatlin" in the song and TV movie is a tongue-in-cheek friendly poke in the eye from Kenny Rogers to his friends, Larry, Rudy, and Steve Gatlin who are fellow country music singers.
- GoofsWhen Becky goes into the drug store, and then Tommy goes in, a TV antenna with a rotor is visible on the roof. While television existed at the start of WWII, it was very rare, only in some cities, and certainly not being received in country towns with antennas on the roof. The rotor would indicate there were multiple local stations, such that the antenna had to be redirected to point to the other stations.
- Quotes
Uncle Matthew: A boy your age should be out having fun. Shooting a little pool. Chasing some of those pretty girls.
Tommy Spencer: That's not what you preach at church.
Uncle Matthew: I didn't say anything about catching them. I just said chasing them.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Squidbillies: Terminus Trouble (2006)
- SoundtracksCoward of the County
Written by Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler (as Billy Ed Wheeler)
Performed by Kenny Rogers
Courtesy of Liberty Records
Published by Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music
Featured review
Pretty good for a film based on a Kenny Rogers song!
I could sense that what you all were hoping for - but were too reticent to actively request - was a TV film based on the lyrics to a Kenny Rogers song. The story follows the lyrics very closely, while still managing to be a pretty good movie (which would have been more challenging with a film based on Islands in the Stream, so count your blessings). It's a mixture of coming-of-age and romantic-drama set during WWII. Its easy to get onside with the title character and it ends with a quality bar-room punch-up with Kenny and the coward finally going radge! The message of the movie says that pacifism is very noble but when it comes to some people the only option is to knock hell out of them. All together now 'promise me son not to do the things I've done, walk away from trouble if you can!' etc.
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- Red-Barracuda
- Sep 20, 2021
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