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End of the Line

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I believe Wilford Brimley is a great actor because he seems to just be himself. He plays a brakeman on the "Southland Railroad". The railroad is being reorganized and the small town he lives in will be devastated so some rich folks in Chicago can roll in more "dough". He and another worker take a locomotive to Chicago to try and convince the "powers that be" to think twice about the reorganization. Instead the company clones try to use them in an advertising campaign to make the changes go smoother. Brimley won't have it. You watch the rest. You have the sad and inevitable conflict of young and old, rich and poor played out in the heartland. Great film.

This was a very good movie if your into train movies. Although if you know your stuff about railroads you'll find that it has a lot of Hollywood in it. It did have a lot of good railroad shots in it.

This a great "feel good" film. This film isn't often remembered, but is one that will bring a smile to your face. Wilford Brimley is terrific.

Although this movie was made in 1987, I find it really applicable to the economic condition of our country today. The movie captures the emotions of the fears people face as they see their jobs replaced by modern technology. At the conclusion you feel good because you get to see heroes rise above their circumstances and see two men fight for their families. Wilford Brimley and Levon Helm capture the spirit of drama with their acting. The movie is funny, serious, sad, happy, and just good entertainment.

People in a small town lose their Jobs,what is the Leftwinger's and Anarchist's Solution? Shut 'Em Down of Course!
If you condone Terrorism and Hijackings then this is the movie for you! I guess the Film makers wanted to Show "The Man" funny they become The Man as most leftists do anyhow, A snore of a movie,slow acting with that guy from the Diabetes commercials and Kevin Bacon. Only thing cool is the Locomotive itself, other than That it's typical "The Man" is bad Hogwash. Long Live Corporatism!

The picture quality is the worst I have seen yet on a DVD. It is worse then a fifth generation VHS. The image is so bad that I don't know why they bothered releasing the DVD.

End of the line opened in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1987 with Wilford Brimley heading an All Star cast: Kevin Bacon, Levon Helm, et. al. I can not believe that this movie was put on film. The Director, Jay Russell, was filming his first feature film. The reason this movie was made in and around Little Rock Arkansas was because of the Director and Mary Steenbergon. Both are from Arkansas. It is a horrible story, with an awesome cast. I do not know the politics of movie making, and I don't want to....this movie stinks.