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Red Headed Stranger

5.6(14)19861h 45m1

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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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical31 Oct 1986

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Red Headed Stranger was released on 31 October 1986.

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    Wuchak

    3/26/2026

    8/10

    **_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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