Bad Company (1972): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch
Bad Company is a 1972 drama western directed by Robert Benton, starring Barry Brown as Drew Dixon, Jean Allison and Jeff Bridges. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes. Stream it on Hoopla, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Robert Benton
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Jaffilms Inc.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bad Company About?
The premise of Bad Company without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Young, desperate, and dangerous, they are far from home yet only a short distance from Hell. When upright Drew Dixon is dispatched west by his devout family to keep him from the Civil War draft, he roams the frontier alongside a loose band of other aimless youths, navigating a harsh, lawless world together.
Bad Company Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- urination
- animal thief
- man tied up
- interrupted hanging
- hanged from a horse
- hanged from a tree
- scene during opening credits
- prologue
- group
- rural setting
- north america
- betrayal
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- runaway
- narrated by protagonist
- money in sock
- barn burning
- outlaw band
- hole in a shoe
- prostitution
- chuck wagon
- posse
- lynching
- marshal
- roast chicken
- rocking chair
- farmer
- campfire
- gun shot out of hand
- shotgun
- methodist
- gold watch
- loyalty
- stagecoach
- chicken coop
- wells fargo
- draft dodger
- frog
- reference to jane eyre
- reference to abraham lincoln
- year 1863
- kicked in the butt
- child shot in the head
- chicken
- hanging
- hanged boy
- murder of a child
- shot in the head
- pie
- chewing tobacco
- pipe
Where to Watch Bad Company
Stream it on Hoopla, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Bad Company Cast & Characters
Barry Brown leads the cast as Drew Dixon, with Jean Allison as Mrs. Dixon and Jeff Bridges as Jake Rumsey. Directed by Robert Benton; 19 actors are credited in all.
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Director Robert Benton
- Barry Brown as Drew Dixon
- Jean Allison as Mrs. Dixon
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John Savage as Loney
Also Starring in Bad Company
· 15 more- Jerry Houser Arthur Simms
- Joshua Hill Lewis Boog Bookin
- Monika Henreid Min
- David Huddleston Big Joe
- Geoffrey Lewis Hobbs
- Ed Lauter Orin
- Jim Davis Marshal
- John Quade Nolan
- Raymond Guth Jackson
- Ted Gehring
- Charles Tyner
- Claudia Bryar
- Ned Wertimer Mr. Dixon
- Damon Douglas Jim Bob Logan
- Todd Martin
Bad Company Plot Summary
What happens in Bad Company from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A group of soldiers pulls up to a modest white house and goes inside. Moments later, they exit, dragging Drew Dixon, a boy in a dress who is frantically resisting them. The soldiers throw Drew Dixon in a wagon with other boys, one of whom is also dressed as a woman to avoid conscription. At the Dixon home, Mrs. Dixon protests as they search for Drew, who has already lost one son to the war. When the soldiers leave, Drew emerges from his hiding place. Mrs. Dixon and her husband Joe give Drew $100 and urge him to go West, handing him their picture and his brother’s watch as mementos.
Full summary
The whole story of Bad Company, scene by scene
Bad Company Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer Official Trailer
How Well Do You Know Bad Company?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What name does the boy who is forced to wear a dress go by?
Bad Company Also Known As
17 alternative titles, including “Vestens vilde drenge” and “Paha porukka”.
- Also known as
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- Vestens vilde drenge
- Paha porukka
- Zle towarzystwo
- Cattive compagnie
- Pistoleros en el infierno
- In schlechter Gesellschaft
- Má Companhia
- Vadnyugati kalandorok
- חברה לא טובה
- Лоша компания
- Les rebelles viennent de l’enfer
- Плохая компания
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- Mizerná banda
- 배드 컴퍼니
- Mala compañía
- 坏伙伴
- 夕陽の群盗
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Bad Company FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of Bad Company, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bad Company?
Bad Company runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Bad Company released?
Bad Company was released on October 8, 1972.
Who directed Bad Company?
Bad Company was directed by Robert Benton.
More films by Robert Benton Who is in the cast of Bad Company?
Bad Company stars Barry Brown as Drew Dixon, Jean Allison as Mrs. Dixon and Jeff Bridges as Jake Rumsey, among 19 credited actors.
Where can I watch Bad Company?
In the US, Bad Company is streaming on Hoopla and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
Does Bad Company have a post-credit scene?
No. Bad Company has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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