Hard Ground

Hard Ground is a 2003 western television film directed by Frank Q. Dobbs, and starring Burt Reynolds and Bruce Dern.^[1] It was the final film directed by Dobbs.^[2] The cinematography was made by Maximo Munzi.^[3]

Hard Ground
Directed by	Frank Q. Dobbs
Written by	Frank Q. Dobbs David S. Cass Sr.
Produced by	H. Daniel Gross Robert Halmi Jr. Lincoln Lageson Larry Levinson Nick Lombardo Michael Moran Randy Pope Steven Squillante
Starring	Burt Reynolds Bruce Dern Seth Peterson Amy Jo Johnson
Cinematography	Maximo Munzi
Edited by	Jennifer Jean Cacavas
Music by	Joe Kraemer
Production companies	Hallmark Entertainment Alpine Medien Productions Larry Levinson Productions MAT IV
Distributed by	Hallmark Entertainment The Hallmark Channel GoodTimes Entertainment RTL Entertainment
Release date	July 12, 2003 (2003-07-12)
Running time	120 min
Country	United States

Cast

• Burt Reynolds as John "Chill" McKay
• Bruce Dern as Sheriff Hutch Hutchinson
• Amy Jo Johnson as Elizabeth Kennedy
• Seth Peterson as Joshua
• David Figlioli as Billy Bucklin
• Martin Kove as Floyd
• Larry Hankin as Toothless
• Michael Shamus Wiles as Mundo
• Bill Henderson as Junior Gunn
• Sergio Calderón as General Jesus Navarro
• Randy Stripling as McMordy
• David Atkinson as Deputy Dunlap
• Edward Faulkner as Warden
• David S. Cass Sr. as Pike
• Frank Sharp as Tall man
• Shawn Patrick Nash as Outlaw
• Steve Cobbs as Prison guard
• Dennis Fitzgerald as Escort corporal
• Brad Heiner as Gunman
• Lance W. Lanfear as Mexican rebel
• Robert A. Nowotny as Cowpoke in cantina
• William Rick Young as Gunman

Reception

The Movie Scene said the film "does come up very short and at times the forced story elements makes it almost laughable."^[4]