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Summary

When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowboy skills of his own, he signs on a speedy gunslinger (Joe Pantoliano) and a no-nonsense cowboy (Louis Gossett Jr.) to help. Now, Smith may just have a chance at capturing his man: the merciless bandit El Diablo (Robert Beltran).

Cast

Anthony Edwards

Billy Ray Smith

Louis Gossett Jr.

Van Leek

John Glover

The Preacher

Joe Pantoliano

Kid Durango

Robert Beltran

El Diablo

M.C. Gainey

Bebe

Miguel Sandoval

Zamudio

Sarah Trigger

Nettie Tuleen

Branscombe Richmond

Dancing Bear

Jim Beaver

Spivey Irick

Geno Silva

Chak Mol

David Dunard

Pitchfork Napier

Don Collier

Jake

Nick Young

Deputy

Luis Contreras

Pestoso

Jesse Doran

El Triste

Kathleen Erickson

Mrs. Tuleen

Todd Fitzpatrick

Lon

Jean Fowler

Woman #2

Wilfredo Hernández

El Matador

Michael Francis Kelly

Bartender

Henry Kendrick

Town Fool

Frank Koppala

Snake Man

Sal Lopez

Sentry

Robert Miano

Bandit #1

Warner McKay

Local #2

Don Pendergrass

Sheriff

Craig Reay

Doc Murphy

Ann Risley

Woman #1

Debby Rosenthal

Buxom Lass

Anthony Russell

Local #1

Neal Thomas

Cowboy

Jak Castro

Bandit #2

Crew

Director

Peter Markle

Writer

John Carpenter

Writer

Tommy Lee Wallace

Writer

Bill Phillips

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

10

It seems that HBO reinvents itself every so often. I remember my dad defending it back when we first got it, saying that, "no it was not porn." Today HBO is serious political dramas and about a decade ago it was stunning original series.

Back in the late 80s and early 90s it was the comedy king. Stand up, Comic Relief, Mr. Show, and original movies that were simply hysterical.

El Diablo was made at the height of HBO's comedy agenda and it shows. The film is comedy played straight. One of the funniest Westerns that was ever released and one of the first and few released in the all to short Western Revival