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*Rooster*
Rooster
Genre	Drama
Written by	Glen A. Larson; Paul Williams
Directed by	Russ Mayberry
Starring	Paul Williams; Pat McCormick; J. D. Cannon; Ed Lauter; Jill St. John; Kathrine Baumann;
Music by	Stu Phillips
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Glen A. Larson
Cinematography	Chuck Arnold (as Charles G. Arnold)
Editor	David Howe
Running time	85 minutes
Production companies	20th Century Fox Television; Glen A. Larson Productions; Tugboat Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	August 19, 1982

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Rooster is a 1982 made-for-television film starring Paul Williams and Pat McCormick who were reunited after their pairing in the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Rooster is an unsold television pilot written and produced by Glen A. Larson for 20th Century Fox Television and broadcast as a two-hour movie on ABC on August 19, 1982 and was rebroadcast on July 24, 1983.

Plot summary

A physically small police psychologist (Paul Williams) and a physically large insurance detective (Pat McCormick) team up on an arson case.

Cast

Paul Williams as Rooster Steele
Pat McCormick as Sweets McBride
J. D. Cannon as Chief Willard T. Coburn
Ed Lauter as Jack Claggert
Jill St. John as Joanna Van Eegan
Delta Burke as Laura DeVega
Kathrine Baumann as Amy Hammond
Charlie Callas as Francis A. Melville
Henry Darrow as Dr. Sanchez
Pamela Hensley as Bunny Richter
Lara Parker as Janet
William Daniels as Dr. DeVega
John Saxon as Jerome Brademan
Eddie Albert as Rev. Harlan Barnum
Marie Osmond as Sister Mae Davis
Dan Pastorini as Himself
Dusty Baker as Himself
Jerry Reuss as Himself
Mike Scioscia as Himself

Follow-ons

Rooster Steele and Sweets McBride, played by Paul Williams and Pat McCormick, would reappear in "How Do I Kill Thee...Let Me Count the Ways" episode of The Fall Guy in 1983.

External links

Rooster at IMDb

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+{{Short description|1982 television film directed by Russ Mayberry}}
-{{Infobox Film
+{{about|the 1982 telemovie|other uses|Rooster (disambiguation)}}
-| name = Rooster
+{{Infobox television
-| image =
+| image              =
-| caption =
+| caption            =
-| writer = Glen A. Larson <br>[[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]
+| genre              = Drama
-| starring = [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]<br>[[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]]<br>[[J. D. Cannon]]<br>[[Ed Lauter]]<br>[[Jill St. John]]<br>[[Kathrine Baumann]]<br>[[Amy Botwinick]]
+| writer             = [[Glen A. Larson]]<br />[[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]
-| director = [[Russ Mayberry]]
+| starring           = [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]<br />[[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]]<br />[[J. D. Cannon]]<br />[[Ed Lauter]]<br />[[Jill St. John]]<br />[[Kathrine Baumann]]<br />
-| producer = [[Glen A. Larson]] (executive producer)<br>[[Keith Pierce]] (associate producer)<br>[[Harker Wade]] (supervising producer)
+| director           = [[Russ Mayberry]]
-| music = [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Phillips]]
+| executive_producer = Glen A. Larson
-| cinematography = [[Chuck Arnold]] (as Charles G. Arnold)
+| music              = [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Phillips]]
-| editing = [[David Howe]]
+| cinematography     = [[Chuck Arnold]] (as Charles G. Arnold)
-| released = August 19, 1982
+| editor             = [[David Howe (film editor)|David Howe]]
-| studio = [[20th Century Fox Television]]<br>[[Glen A. Larson Productions]]<br>[[Tugboat Productions]]
+| released           = {{Start date|1982|08|19}}
-| distributor = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
+| company            = [[20th Century Fox Television]]<br />[[Glen A. Larson Productions]]<br />[[Tugboat Productions]]
-| runtime = 85 min.
+| network            = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
-| country = {{Film US}}
+| runtime            = 85 minutes
-| language = English
+| country            = United States
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+| language           = English
-| followed_by =
 }}
-'''Rooster''' is a 1982 [[made-for-TV]] film, starring [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] and [[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]]. Rooster is an unsold television pilot written and produced by Glen Larson for 20th Century Fox Television and broadcast as a two hour movie on the ABC Television Network in 1982.
+'''''Rooster''''' is a 1982 [[television film|made-for-television film]] starring [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] and [[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]] who were reunited after their pairing in the ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' movies. ''Rooster'' is an unsold television pilot written and produced by [[Glen A. Larson]] for [[20th Century Fox Television]] and broadcast as a two-hour movie on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on August 19, 1982 and was rebroadcast on July 24, 1983.
-==Plot Summary==
+==Plot summary==
-A small police psychologist (Paul Williams) and a large insurance detective (Pat McCormick) team up on an arson case.
+A physically small police psychologist (Paul Williams) and a physically large insurance detective (Pat McCormick) team up on an arson case.
 ==Cast==
+{{div col}}
-*[[Paul Williams (songwriter)| Paul Williams]] as Rooster Steele
-*[[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]] as Sweets McBride
+* [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] as Rooster Steele
+* [[Pat McCormick (actor)|Pat McCormick]] as Sweets McBride
-*[[J. D. Cannon]] as Chief Willard T. Coburn
-*[[Ed Lauter]] as Jack Claggert
+* [[J. D. Cannon]] as Chief Willard T. Coburn
-*[[Jill St. John]] as Joanna Van Eegan
+* [[Ed Lauter]] as Jack Claggert
-*[[Kathrine Baumann]] as Amy Hammond
+* [[Jill St. John]] as Joanna Van Eegan
-*[[Amy Botwinick]] as B.B.
+* [[Delta Burke]] as Laura DeVega
+* [[Kathrine Baumann]] as Amy Hammond
-*[[Robert Henry Bryant]] as Fire Chief (as Robert Bryant)
-*[[Delta Burke]] as Laura DeVega
+* [[Charlie Callas]] as Francis A. Melville
-*[[Charlie Callas]] as Francis A. Melville
+* [[Henry Darrow]] as Dr. Sanchez
-*[[Henry Darrow]] as Dr. Sanchez
+* [[Pamela Hensley]] as Bunny Richter
-*[[Pamela Hensley]] as Bunny Richter
+* [[Lara Parker]] as Janet
-*[[Lara Parker]] as Janet
+* [[William Daniels]] as Dr. DeVega
-*[[William Daniels]] as Dr. DeVega
+* [[John Saxon]] as Jerome Brademan
+* [[Eddie Albert]] as Rev. Harlan Barnum
-*[[John Saxon (actor)|John Saxon]] as Jerome Brademan
-*[[Eddie Albert]] as Rev. Harlan Barnum
+* [[Marie Osmond]] as Sister Mae Davis
-*[[Marie Osmond]] as Sister Mae Davis
+* [[Dan Pastorini]] as Himself
-*[[Dan Pastorini]] as Himself
+* [[Dusty Baker]] as Himself
-*[[Dusty Baker]] as Himself
+* [[Jerry Reuss]] as Himself
-*[[Jerry Reuss]] as Himself
+* [[Mike Scioscia]] as Himself
+{{div col end}}
-*[[Mike Scioscia]] as Himself
-*[[Severn Darden]] as Conway
+==Follow-ons==
-*[[Ken Lynch]] as Poker Player
+Rooster Steele and Sweets McBride, played by Paul Williams and Pat McCormick, would reappear in [[List of The Fall Guy episodes|"How Do I Kill Thee...Let Me Count the Ways"]] episode of ''The Fall Guy'' in 1983.
-*[[Michele Carey]] as Policewoman
-*[[Betty A. Bridges]] as Nurse (as Betty Bridges)
-*[[Darien Dash]] as Billy
-*[[Larry Levine]] as Levine
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:1982 films]]
 [[Category:1982 television films]]
-[[Category:American television films]]
+[[Category:Television films as pilots]]
+[[Category:Television pilots not picked up as a series]]
+[[Category:20th Century Fox Television films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Stu Phillips]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Russ Mayberry]]
+{{US-tv-drama-film-stub}}