| Screenplay: | Larry Brothers |
| Director: | Rod Hardy |
| Starring: | Kris Kristofferson Scott Bairstow Irene Bedard Tom Skerritt Peter Coyote Victor Rivers |
| Composer: | Lee Holdridge |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Dennis Bishop |
| Editor: | Michael D. Ornstein |
| Cinematography: | David Connell |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Company: | Bleecker Street Films |
| Network: | TNT |
Two for Texas is a 1998 American Western television film directed by Rod Hardy, written by Larry Brothers, and starring Kris Kristofferson, Scott Bairstow, Irene Bedard, Tom Skerritt, Peter Coyote, and Victor Rivers. It is based on the 1982 novel Two for Texas by James Lee Burke. The film premiered on TNT on January 18, 1998.[1] [2] [3]
In 1836, two prisoners escape from a Louisiana chain gang run by a vicious strong boss. In the process of the escape, the strong boss is killed which sets his brother, the ex-warden on a chase of the men. However, the two join up with Sam Houston's army to fight the Mexicans which also sets them free from previous charges. The ex-warden then sells guns to the Mexicans which leads to the Alamo massacre and the death of their friend, Jim Bowie. The two then lead the avenging charge at San Jacinto that settles the war.