Den of Geek [11], This article is about the 2020 film. By the time they realize this game is more than either one of them can handle, they are embroiled in an intricate blackmail scheme with deadly results. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American made-for-television western adventure film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy.It was broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1979.. View production, box office, & company info, Memo to Distributors: Buy These 2020 Movies From TIFF and Venice, TIFF Review: Concrete Cowboy Finds Moments of Beauty Amongst a Predictable Story, Toronto International Film Festival 2020 Movie Round-Up. 23 September 2020 Concrete Cowboy is an upcoming American drama film directed by Ricky Staub, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Staub and Dan Walser, based upon the novel Ghetto Cowboy by Greg Neri.It stars Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Lorraine Toussaint, Byron Bowers and Method Man. [7][7], The film was set to have its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 6.31/10. The film is also known as Highway Action (in Finland), Nashville detective (in Italy) and Ramblin' Man, the latter under which it was released on video by a few companies, including Edde Entertainment. Check out our gallery of the nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories in real life and as the characters they so brilliantly played. Elba and Lee Daniels served as a producers on the film. The website's critics consensus reads: "Well-acted and solidly directed, Concrete Cowboy lassos old-fashioned uplift with its story of a father and son in a little-seen corner of American culture. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2020. The Film Stage ‘Concrete Cowboy’ Review: Idris Elba Plays a Tough Inner-City Horseman in Masterful Father-Son Drama Reviewed at Wilshire Screening Room, Los Angeles, Sept. 7, 2020. For the 1979 film, see, "Idris Elba, Stranger Things' 'Caleb McLaughlin To Star In 'Concrete Cowboys, "Idris Elba Sets 'Ghetto Cowboy' as Next Film", "Method Man Joins 'Waldo' and Action-Thriller 'Concrete Cowboys, "Hollywood is talking about this film shot in Philly last summer", "Idris Elba spotted training for new movie, 'Concrete Cowboys,' in Strawberry Mansion", "Check Out These Photos of Idris Elba Riding a Horse in Philly", "Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been", "Toronto Film Festival Reveals Plan For Slimline 2020 Edition With Mix Of Physical & Digital Screenings; Kate Winslet, Idris Elba & Mark Wahlberg Movies Among First Wave", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Concrete_Cowboy&oldid=979571104, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 13:56. This article is about the 1979 film. [6] Staub originally got the idea for the film when seeing a man riding a horse down a Philadelphia street, which led him to researching the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club and discovering Neri's book. Drama. Filming in Philadelphia as of now. | | After being caught in a sting card game, the two men are forced to leave town in a hurry.
For the 2020 film, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Concrete_Cowboys&oldid=978872430, Pages using infobox television with editor parameter, Pages using infobox television with nonstandard dates, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 12:32. Concrete Cowboy is a 2020 American Western drama film directed by Ricky Staub, from a screenplay by Staub and Dan Walser, based upon the novel Ghetto Cowboy by Greg Neri. [2], In August 2019, it was announced Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Lorraine Toussaint, Byron Bowers and Method Man had joined the cast of the film, with Ricky Staub directing in his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by himself and Dan Wasler, based upon the novel Ghetto Cowboy by Greg Neri. Will Eubanks (Tom Selleck) and his rowdy gambling buddy J.D. New Movies: Release Calendar for September 11, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films ... “Concrete Cowboy” premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Memo to Distributors: Buy These 2020 Movies From TIFF and Venice, 20 September 2020 13:00(MT). Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American made-for-television western adventure film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy. Concrete Cowboy (2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The film is also known as Highway Action (in Finland), Nashville detective (in Italy) and Ramblin' Man, the latter under which it was released on video by a few companies, including Edde Entertainment. "[10] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". A short-lived 1981 television series based on the film and sharing its title, with Reed reprising his role as J.D. Reed and Geoffrey Scott taking over Tom Selleck's role as Will Eubanks, was broadcast on CBS from February 7 to March 21, 1981 and cancelled after seven episodes. Music, it turns out, played a pivotal role in helping McLaughlin get in character on the set of “Concrete Cowboy,” which co-stars Idris Elba and is set to premiere at the Toronto Intl.
111 min It stars Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Lorraine Toussaint, Byron Bowers and Method Man. In Concrete Cowboy, he plays the horseback-riding father who introduces his estranged son (Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin) to a whole new side of North Philadelphia. Starring Ty Javos & Benjamin Davies. Toronto International Film Festival 2020 Movie Round-Up. Release date: 06/15/29. A teenager discovers the world of urban horseback riding when he moves … Reed (Jerry Reed) are two good-time roustabouts. It was broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1979. With Idris Elba, Method Man, Lorraine Toussaint, Caleb McLaughlin. The character was later rewritten to be a nurse instead.