The Jack Bull

From acclaimed action director John Badham comes this exciting western starring John Cusack and John Goodman set in 1890s Wyoming. Cusack plays rancher Myrl Redding who, fed up with the lawlessness in his frontier town, decides to take the law into his own hands to punish a fellow rancher who has been abusing Redding’s horses and their Native American caretaker. But, when his family and his life come under threat, Redding begins to think he may have taken his own brand of justice a step too far., John Cusack plays Myrl Redding, a horse trader who locks horns with a rancher who has callously mistreated two of his horses, as well as their handler, a Crow Indian. When the law gives Myrl no justice, he is forced to take matters into his own hands, leading to a cycle of violence and chaos. The Jack Bull was written by Cusack’s father, Dick, who also plays a small part as the jury foreman in the film., In this 19th-century tale, Wyoming horse trader Myrl Redding (John Cusack) seeks justice from a rival rancher who abuses two of Redding’s horses and their Indian caretaker. Judge Tolliver: John Goodman. Ballard: L.Q. Jones. Cora: Miranda Otto. Directed by John Badham., In this 19th-century tale, horse trader Myrl Redding seeks justice from a rival rancher who abuses two of Redding’s horses and their caretaker.