Last Train to Fortune

Last Train to Fortune is a 2025 American Western film written by Michele Rifkin, directed by Adam Rifkin, and starring Malcolm McDowell, James Paxton, Mary Steenburgen, Bernadette Peters, and Laura Marano.

Last Train to Fortune
Directed by	Adam Rifkin
Written by	Michele Rifkin
Produced by	Michael P.J. Gerstein James Paxton Matt Williams Adam Rifkin Brad Wyman
Starring	Malcolm McDowell James Paxton Mary Steenburgen Bernadette Peters Laura Marano
Cinematography	Chase Bowman
Edited by	Daniel Flesher
Music by	Jack Ryan Sullivan
Production companies	Creative Media Arts Future Artists Entertainment Intention Forward Productions
Release date	November 8, 2025 (2025-11-08)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Malcolm McDowell as Cecil Peachtree^[1]
• James Paxton as Jedidiah Dooley^[1][2]
• Mary Steenburgen^[1]
• Bernadette Peters^[1]
• Laura Marano^[1]
• Mehdi Ajroudi^[1]
• Lee Arenberg^[1]
• Marshall Bell^[1]
• M. C. Gainey^[1]

Production

In April 2023, it was announced that McDowell, Steenburgen, Paxton, Peters and Marano were cast in the film.^[1][3] Lindsay Anderson was initially going to helm the film in 1994, and Bill Paxton was to have portrayed Dooley.^[1][2]

Principal photography wrapped by April 2023.^[4]

Release

The film had its world premiere on November 8, 2025 at the Ojai Playhouse, in Ojai, California, in association with the Ojai Film Festival.^[5]