

Red Headed Stranger
Reverend Julian Shay (Willie Nelson) strode into the saloon, pulled out his six-shooter, and killed his adulterous wife (Morgan Fairchild) and the man she had left him for. It was the beginning of his violent transformation from God-Loving preacher to ruthless outlaw.
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- English
- sheriff
- murder
- revisionist
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- Theatrical31 Oct 1986
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Red Headed Stranger was released on 31 October 1986.
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Wuchak
3/26/2026
**_A minister moves West with his beautiful wife to pastor a church in Montana_** This is a surprisingly good Western based on the storyline of Willie Nelson’s 1975 album. I say “surprisingly” because (1) Nelson is a musician not an actor and (2) I assumed this was a TV production like Nelson’s other Westerns from the 80s, “Stagecoach” and “Once Upon a Texas Train,” not to mention Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler.” Turn…
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