Drama
TV Movie
Fact-based story about a woman's fight to get her rodeo star husband freed from a false murder conviction.
Directors
Lisa Hartman
Ponder Favor
Clint Black
Cadillac Jack Favor
Bill Bolender
Lenny
Joe Stevens
Vernon Kelly
Sean Hennigan
D.A. Earl Wiggins
Todd Terry
Chester Anderson
Dan Hewitt Owens
Juror
Brandon Smith
Warden
Alex Morris
Guidry
Mac Davis
Clayton
Rodger Boyce
Leon Halsey
More like this
User reviews1
Review
Featured review
***Unbelievable real-life case of Southern injustice***
Released to TV in 1998, “Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack” (1998) is a crime drama based on the true story of Texas Rodeo star Jack Favor (Clint Black), who is framed for a double murder in 1967 and wrongly imprisoned in Angola prison, Louisiana. His wife (Lisa Hartman) works to apprehend justice while, on the inside, Jack uses his talents to inspire his fellow inmates.
The tone is a meshing of “The Onion Field” (1979) and “Brubaker” (1980), but of course with a different story and less polished production values due to the TV budget. Nevertheless, the drama is compelling enough and even moving in the second half.
I found both Clint and Lisa convincing and don’t see where people say Clint’s a lousy actor. He may not be Robert Redford, but he ain’t bad. Yet he wasn’t the best physical fit for Cadillac Jack since Clint is 5’9” while the rodeo star was 6’2”. Then again, the same thing was done with Joaquin Phoenix playing Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line” (2005) so I guess it’s not a big deal.
The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes and was shot in northeast Texas (Farmersville, McKinney & Cleburne).
GRADE: B/B-
Wuchak06 Dec, 2018
Top picks
TV shows and movies just for you
Box office
Budget
$0Gross worldwide
$0






























