DramaTV Movie

Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack

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Fact-based story about a woman's fight to get her rodeo star husband freed from a false murder conviction.

Release Date : 1998-04-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

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Cast

Lisa Hartman

Character Name : Ponder Favor

Original Name : Lisa Hartman

Gender : Female

Clint Black

Character Name : Cadillac Jack Favor

Original Name : Clint Black

Gender : Male

Bill Bolender

Character Name : Lenny

Original Name : Bill Bolender

Gender : Male

Joe Stevens

Character Name : Vernon Kelly

Original Name : Joe Stevens

Gender : Male

Sean Hennigan

Character Name : D.A. Earl Wiggins

Original Name : Sean Hennigan

Gender : Male

Todd Terry

Character Name : Chester Anderson

Original Name : Todd Terry

Gender : Male

Dan Hewitt Owens

Character Name : Juror

Original Name : Dan Hewitt Owens

Gender : Male

Brandon Smith

Character Name : Warden

Original Name : Brandon Smith

Gender : Male

Alex Morris

Character Name : Guidry

Original Name : Alex Morris

Gender : Male

Mac Davis

Character Name : Clayton

Original Name : Mac Davis

Gender : Male

Rodger Boyce

Character Name : Leon Halsey

Original Name : Rodger Boyce

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Unbelievable real-life case of Southern injustice*** Released to TV in 1998, “Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack” (1998) is a crime drama based on the true story of Texas Rodeo star Jack Favor (Clint Black), who is framed for a double murder in 1967 and wrongly imprisoned in Angola prison, Louisiana. His wife (Lisa Hartman) works to apprehend justice while, on the inside, Jack uses his talents to inspire his fellow inmates. The tone is a meshing of “The Onion Field” (1979) and “Brubaker” (1980), but of course with a different story and less polished production values due to the TV budget. Nevertheless, the drama is compelling enough and even moving in the second half. I found both Clint and Lisa convincing and don’t see where people say Clint’s a lousy actor. He may not be Robert Redford, but he ain’t bad. Yet he wasn’t the best physical fit for Cadillac Jack since Clint is 5’9” while the rodeo star was 6’2”. Then again, the same thing was done with Joaquin Phoenix playing Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line” (2005) so I guess it’s not a big deal. The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes and was shot in northeast Texas (Farmersville, McKinney & Cleburne). GRADE: B/B-