Legend (1995)★ 7.6/10
- Comedy
- Western
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Charles Correll, Michael Vejar, William Gereghty, Bob Balaban, Michael Caffey
Written by: Bill Dial, Michael Piller, John Considine, Timothy Burns, Carol Caldwell
In the waning days of the 19th century, dime novelist Ernest Pratt assumes the persona of his noble literary hero, Nicodemus Legend, and roams the Old West with his scientist friend Dr. Janos Bartok.
- Original title
- Legend
- Storyline
- Ernest Pratt, a dime-store novelist in the old west, lives with his scientist friend Professor Janos Bartok in the small town of Sheridan, Colorado. The people of Sheridan mistakenly believe that Pratt, a drinker, gambler, and womanizer, is the audacious and pure hero of his novels, Nicodemus Legend. Bartok and his associate, Ramos, convince Pratt to assume the Legend persona while supplying him with Legend-like futuristic gadgets that they invent. Together, Bartok and the reluctant Pratt (as Legend), adventure throughout the west solving mysteries, capturing wrong-doers, and even making scientific discoveries.
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 427
- Companies
- Gekko Film Corp., Mike and Bill Productions, Paramount Television, T.L. Productions, United Paramount Network (UPN)
- Release dates
- US April 18, 1995