Aces 'N' Eights

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Aces 'N' Eights
Genre	Action Drama Western
Written by	Dennis Shryack Ronald M. Cohen
Directed by	Craig R. Baxley
Starring	Casper Van Dien Bruce Boxleitner Ernest Borgnine
Music by	Gary Chang
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Larry Levinson Nick Lombardo Michael Moran Matt Fitzsimons
Producer	James Wilberger
Cinematography	Yaron Levy
Editor	Christine Kelley
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Larry Levinson Productions RHI Entertainment
Original release
Network	Ion
Release	March 15, 2008 (2008-03-15)

Aces 'N' Eights is a 2008 American Western television film from RHI Entertainment, starring Casper Van Dien, Bruce Boxleitner and Ernest Borgnine. It is directed by Craig R. Baxley and written by Ronald M. Cohen and Dennis Shryack. Aces 'n Eights first aired on ION on March 15, 2008 in the US and on June 5, 2008 in the UK. A DVD release of the film was released by Genius Entertainment in May 2008.

Premise

Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness suddenly find themselves being ruthlessly shot down. With no law and order to be found, justice falls onto the shoulders of an elderly rancher (played by Ernest Borgnine) and an accomplished but retired gunslinger (played by Casper Van Dien).

Cast

• Casper Van Dien as Luke Rivers
• Ernest Borgnine as Thurmond Prescott
• Bruce Boxleitner as D.C. Cracker
• Deirdre Quinn as Jo Tanner
• Jack Noseworthy as Riley
• Jake Thomas as Noah
• Jeff Kober as Tate
• William Atherton as Howard

External links

• RHI Entertainment: "Aces n' Eights"
• "Aces 'N' Eights" at IMDb
• Aces 'N' Eights at the TCM Movie Database