The Return of Josey Wales

The Return of Josey Wales is a 1986 American Western film directed by and starring Michael Parks.^[2][3] It is a sequel to Clint Eastwood's 1976 film The Outlaw Josey Wales and was adapted from The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales, the second novel featuring the Josey Wales character, by Asa Earl Carter. The novel was published under Carter's pen name Forrest Carter, which he used to present a false persona involving a claim of Cherokee ancestry.^[4]

The Return of Josey Wales
Directed by	Michael Parks
Written by	Asa Earl Carter (publishing as Forrest Carter)[1] R.O. Taylot (special scenes)
Based on	The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales by Asa Earl Carter
Produced by	Mickey Grant[1]
Starring	Michael Parks Rafael Campos Everett Sifuentes Suzie Humphreys John William Galt Charles McCoy Mary Ellen Averett
Cinematography	Brant A. Hughes
Edited by	Ivan L. Bigley
Music by	Rusty Thornhill
Distributed by	Magnum Entertainmento
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Eastwood film had been based on the author's 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.^[4] Eastwood had planned to adapt The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales himself as a sequel to his original film, but his project was eventually cancelled.^[5]

Synopsis

Friends of veteran gunfighter Josey Wales are killed in Mexico by supporters of the executed Mexican Emperor Maximilian. Another friend, Pablo, rides to the ranch where Josey, thought to be dead by the United States government after the events of The Outlaw Josey Wales, lives quietly with his wife Laura Lee, their baby son Jamie, her grandmother Sarah, and Lone Wolf and his wife and son. After learning of his friends' deaths, Wales travels to Mexico to confront corrupt lawman Captain Jesus Escabedo and get another friend, TenSpot, out of jail.

Cast

• Michael Parks as Josey Wales
• Rafael Campos as Chato
• Everett Sifuentes as Capt. Jesus Escabedo
• Suzie Humphreys as Rose
• John Galt as Kelly
• Charles McCoy as Charlie
• Joe Kurtzo as Nacole
• Paco Vela as Paco
• Bob Magruder as Tenspot
• Benita Faulkner as Enloe
• Mary Ellen Averett as Laura Lee Turner Wales