The Defiant Ones poster

Feature film — 1986

The Defiant Ones (1986)

5.11h 40mTV Movie — Drama

Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each other.

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A high-signal pick with 8 votes.

Urich Productions / MGM Television / Stormy Weathers Production

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Director: David Lowell Rich

On screen

Cast & crew

Robert Urich as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

Robert Urich

Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

Carl Weathers as Cullen Monroe

Carl Weathers

Cullen Monroe

Ed Lauter as Sheriff Leroy Doyle

Ed Lauter

Sheriff Leroy Doyle

Barry Corbin as Floyd Carpenter

Barry Corbin

Floyd Carpenter

Laurie O'Brien as Pauline

Laurie O'Brien

Pauline

Thalmus Rasulala as Fred

Thalmus Rasulala

Fred

William Sanderson as Mason

William Sanderson

Mason

Ritch Brinkley as Lonny

Ritch Brinkley

Lonny

Ebbe Roe Smith as Deputy Miller

Ebbe Roe Smith

Deputy Miller

Wil Wheaton as Clyde

Wil Wheaton

Clyde

Charles Bartlett as Jeffcoat

Charles Bartlett

Jeffcoat

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