Big Bad John 34 years old

From one hell of a legend comes one hell of a motion picture.

Jimmy Dean's popular 1950 song is translated into a feature length movie about a young couple who elopes to escape the girl's evil stepfather.

Credits

Name	Character
Bo Hopkins He was 47, now 82 years old	as Lester
Ned Beatty He was 52, now 86 years old	as Charlie Mitchelle
Romy Windsor She was 26, now 60 years old	as Marie Mitchelle
Jack Elam He was 69, 82 years old when he died	as Jake Calhoun
Ned Vaughn He was 25, now 59 years old	as Billy Mahoney
Buck Taylor He was 51, now 85 years old	as Bob Simmons
Jeff Osterhage He was 36, now 71 years old	as Alvin Mahoney
Jimmy Dean He was 61, 81 years old when he died	as Cletus Morgan

Name	Department
Burt Kennedy as Director. He was 67 (78) years old when He died	Directing
Burt Kennedy as Screenplay. He was 67 (78) years old when He died	Writing

From one hell of a legend comes one hell of a motion picture.