Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- wry
- rugged
- adventurous
- classic western night
- retro television movie viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rooster Cogburn battles injustice as a U.S. marshal while relying on his own unorthodox approach.
Teenage Mattie Ross is determined to reform the aging Rooster Cogburn.
The plot keywords identify a gold mine and stolen gold amid murder and frontier justice.
The Paramount Television production and 93-minute TV movie format frame the film as a compact western adventure.
Films like True Grit: A Further Adventure, and why
True Grit
shared western setting, lawman protagonist, frontier justice, and comic adventure tone
Rooster Cogburn
shared aging lawman, unconventional justice, frontier action, and wry character drama
The Sons of Katie Elder
shared western mystery involving murder, stolen wealth, and a determined young companion
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard T. Heffron
- Release Date
- 1978-05-19
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Warren Oates
- Lisa Pelikan
- Lee Meriwether
- James Stephens
- Jeff Osterhage
- Lee Montgomery
- Ramon Bieri
- Jack Fletcher
- Parley Baer
- Lee de Broux
Common questions
- What is True Grit: A Further Adventure about?
- An unorthodox U.S. marshal and a reform-minded teenager confront murder, injustice, and stolen gold in the Wyoming frontier.
- What is True Grit: A Further Adventure like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of True Grit: A Further Adventure as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is True Grit: A Further Adventure violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in True Grit: A Further Adventure as moderate.
- Which films are like True Grit: A Further Adventure?
- Films with a similar feel include True Grit, Rooster Cogburn, and The Sons of Katie Elder.
- How long is True Grit: A Further Adventure?
- True Grit: A Further Adventure runs 93 minutes.
