End of the Line

1987

End of the Line (1987)

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60%

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Two Southern railroad workers drive a train engine to Chicago to protest the closing of the station in Clifford, Arkansas. Will Haney (Wilford Brimley) and his friend Leo Pickett (Levon Helm) steal the engine and hope to confront the company president to prevent the shutdown. The duo gathers encouragement at every hamlet along the way as entire towns come out to lend support for the cause. The company tries to use the rural rubes to their promotional advantage, but Haney and Pickett take a stand and win an audience with aging company figurehead Thomas Clinton (Henderson Forsythe). Clinton takes a liking to the two activists and agrees to let himself be kidnapped back to Clifford. Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Bacon, and Barbara Barrie co-star in this routine but entertaining moral melodrama.

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Cast

Wilford Brimley
as Will Haney
Levon Helm
as Leo Pickett
Mary Steenburgen
as Rose
Barbara Barrie
as Jean
Kevin Bacon
as Everett
Henderson Forsythe
as Clinton
Bob Balaban
as Gerber
Holly Hunter
as Charlotte
Michael Beach
as Alvin
Trey Fancher
as Tommy
Trey Wilson
as Sheriff Maxie Howell
Caroll Dee Bland
as Chester
Clint Howard
as Les Sullivan
Rita Jenrette
as Sharon
Lillian Grimes
as Lucy
Dan DeMott
as Travers
Howard Morris
as Hobo
Armando Garza
as Gonzalez
Velva Walthall
as Bartender
Clay Crosby
as Gas-Station Attendant
Missy Platt
as Jeannie
Carroll Dee Bland
as Chester
Bruce McGill
as Billy Haney
Don Hood
as Benny Spear
Steve Wilkerson
as State Trooper
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Critic Reviews for End of the Line

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more heart than expertise but a fine family film

Mar 27, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Brims with respect for the fighting spirit of displaced workers.

Aug 28, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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