Adam Rifkin Films

LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE

A Western about book loving Cecil and gun slinging Dooley, two opposites who form an uncommon bond.

In 1986 my mother, Michele Rifkin, wrote a beautiful screenplay called LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE, which won PBS’, “Great American Western Screenplay Competition”. Set in the Old West, LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE is about CECIL PEACHTREE, a British school teacher who’s traveling across the new frontier to the tiny town of Fortune where he will begin a new job as headmaster of the local schoolhouse. When CECIL misses the last train, he's left stranded in the middle of nowhere. To make matters worse, he’s held up by an outlaw named DOOLEY. Desperate, CECIL makes the desperado a deal; If DOOLEY agrees to escort him to Fortune by horseback, he can have CECIL’S entire teacher’s stipend, which is awaiting him upon his arrival. DOOLEY agrees to take CECIL on the two day journey and what unfolds is a heartfelt tale about the clash of two cultures: CECIL, an educated, Englishman who’s only lived his life’s experiences through books, and DOOLEY, an illiterate criminal who’s lived real adventures as an outlaw. After their harrowing adventures, CECIL and DOOLEY form an unbreakable bond.

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Adam Rifkin is a director, screenwriter, actor and producer with an eclectic career that has spanned 30+ years’.

Rifkin’s most recent film is THE LAST MOVIE STAR for A24, featuring screen icon Burt Reynolds in his final starring performance.

He’s the screenwriter responsible for family-friendly movies like Underdog for Walt Disney Studios, Zoom, starring Tim Allen and two films for DreamWorks: MouseHunt and Small Soldiers.

Adam also directed a slew of cult classics including The Dark Backward, Detroit Rock City featuring KISS, The Chase starring Charlie Sheen, the award winning drama LOOK and the shocking Shooting The Warwicks.