Trigger Fast (TV)

Die Geachteten – German title

Gia tin timi ton oplon – Greek title

Trigger Fast – English title

A 1994 South African television production [Lluniau Lliw/el Productions, Peakviewing Productions (Johannesburg)]

Producer: Paul Matthews, Peter Edwards

Director: David Lister

Story: “The Floating Outfit” by J.T. Edson (John Thomas Edson)

Screenplay: Paul Matthews

Cinematography: Peter Thornton [color]

Music: Stephen C. Marston, Shuki Levy

Running time: 96 minutes

Cast:

Jack Neumann – Jurgen Prochnow

Jackson Baines ‘Ole’ Devil’ Hardin – Martin Sheen (Ramon Estevez)

Brent Mallick – Corbin Bernsen

Mark Counter – Gerard Christopher (Gerard DiNome)

Mifuel Rodriguez – Todd Jensen

Freida LaSalle – Walker Brandt

Dusty Fog – Christopher Atkins (Christopher Bomann)

Trooper Stone – Marcel Van Heerden

Edd – Michael McCabe

Frank Gifford – Patrick Lyster

Sheriff – Ted LePlat

Gomez – Nicky Rabello (Nicky Rebello)

Murphy – Anthony Fridjohn

Colonel Jackson – Brian O’Shaughnessy

Lucille – Heide Lehnart (Heidi Lehart)

Melanie – Fiona Ramsey (Fiona Ramsay)

Telegraph clerk – Will Bernhard (Will Bernard)

Sam – Dick Reineke

Martha – Lynn White

Dentist – David Butler

Ranchers – Andrew Mathews, Michael Evans

Rancher’s wife – Carrie Glynn (Carrie Glyn)

Mexicans – Greg Latter, Raymond Samuel

With: James Van Helsen, Ron Smekczak, Jeremy Crutchley

Stunt coordinator: Gavin Mey

Stunts: Aslan, Arthur Bezezen (Arthur Berezin), Gavin Genlaud (Gavin Genlloud), Craig Ginsberg, Chris Olley, Bruce Ourtaeve (Bruce Ortaev), Graham Press, Raymond Sammel, Peter Spyropolous (Peter Spiropoulous),Neville Strydom, Edgar Teixeira, Paul Teixeira Danie van Rensburg (Danie Van Rensberg), Michelle Van Rensburg, Peter Warnaby

After the American Civil War a determined woman struggles to keep her ranch from being stolen by a greedy and unscrupulous land-baron named Malick. A trio of young men comes to her aid Dusty Fog, the "Kid," and Miguel. They are later joined by a fourth named Mark, who switches allegiance away from Malick, and then by the local Sheriff who's finally forced to stand up to the local tyrant.

This was a sequel to the television film ‘Guns of Honor’ written by British western novelist J.T. Edson. This made to TV western was shown on July 6, 1994. The two films were to be part of a television series based on Edson’s characters from “The Floating Outfit”. These films were shot in South Africa but the series never came to fruition even though they had several name actors on board and the production values were quite high for a TV series.

YouTube Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLONdy0BgI