| Big Bad John | |
| Director: | Burt Kennedy |
| Producer: | Red Steagall |
| Based On: | "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean |
| Starring: | Jimmy Dean Ned Beatty Jack Elam Romy Windsor Bo Hopkins |
| Music: | Ken Sutherland |
| Cinematography: | Ken Lamkin |
| Editing: | John W. Wheeler |
| Studio: | Thunderhead Productions |
| Distributor: | Red River Films |
| Runtime: | 92 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Big Bad John is a 1990 American Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Ned Beatty and Jimmy Dean, the latter of whom wrote and performed the song the film is based upon.[1]
The film was shot in New Mexico.[2] The film was only the second feature directed by Kennedy in 12 years.[3]
Leonard Maltin described the film as a " Dumb movie based on the long-ago hit song"[4] while Veva Vonler found it was "a good-ol '- boy movie".