Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American Western television film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy. It was broadcast on CBS on October 17, 1979.

Concrete Cowboys
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GenreAdventure
Written byJimmy Sangster
Directed byBurt Kennedy
StarringJerry Reed
Tom Selleck
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerErnie Frankel
ProducerRichard Newton
Production locationsUnion Station, Nashville, Tennessee
CinematographyAlan Stensvold
EditorArt Seid
Running time100 minutes
Production companyFrankel Films
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 17, 1979 (1979-10-17)

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.

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Will Eubanks (Tom Selleck) and his rowdy gambling buddy J.D. Reed (Jerry Reed) are two good-time roustabouts. After being caught in a sting card game, the two men are forced to leave town in a hurry. Hopping on a freight train, they end up in Nashville and, mistaken for detectives, they are hired to locate a singer (Morgan Fairchild) who has mysteriously disappeared. 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.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Television series

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Concrete Cowboys
StarringJerry Reed
Geoffrey Scott
Opening theme"Breakin' Loose" performed by Jerry Reed
ComposerJerry Reed
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyFrankel Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseFebruary 7 (1981-02-07) –
March 21, 1981 (1981-03-21)

A 1981 TV 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.

Episode list

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Pilot"February 7, 1981 (1981-02-07)
2"Everything Is Relative"February 14, 1981 (1981-02-14)
3"On the Run"February 21, 1981 (1981-02-21)
4"The Wind Bags"February 28, 1981 (1981-02-28)
5"Running Home"March 7, 1981 (1981-03-07)
6"Two Hundred Miles from No Place"March 14, 1981 (1981-03-14)
7"A Token for Winnie"March 21, 1981 (1981-03-21)
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