A multifaceted entertainment professional, Dean Zanetos of Burbank, California, has produced, directed, and written multi-million-dollar film and television projects over the course of his career. Currently a producer and director for New Show Media, Inc., he also serves as chairman of Broadcast 3TV, Inc., a developer of low-cost, flawless, “no glasses,” 3D technology useable on smart phones, tablets, and computers. Dean Zanetos’ production credits include the made-for-TV film The Legend of the Golden Gun, a Western.
Distributed by NBC and Columbia TriStar Television in 1979, The Legend of the Golden Gun told the story of a farmer and a runaway slave (played by Jeff Osterhage and Carl Franklin), who teamed up to find and bring to justice a Confederate guerrilla (Robert Davi). During their travels, they met a legendary gunfighter (Hal Holbrook), who taught them how to draw and shoot and gave them a special revolver holding seven rounds instead of the usual six.
The Legend of the Golden Gun was one of several TV-movie Westerns popular in the late 1970s, a time when Westerns rarely enjoyed box-office success. The Legend, however, was unique in that it included a fantasy element. Television-film critics have also compared the plot line to that of Star Wars, a film partially influenced by The Searchers and other popular Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s.
Distributed by NBC and Columbia TriStar Television in 1979, The Legend of the Golden Gun told the story of a farmer and a runaway slave (played by Jeff Osterhage and Carl Franklin), who teamed up to find and bring to justice a Confederate guerrilla (Robert Davi). During their travels, they met a legendary gunfighter (Hal Holbrook), who taught them how to draw and shoot and gave them a special revolver holding seven rounds instead of the usual six.
The Legend of the Golden Gun was one of several TV-movie Westerns popular in the late 1970s, a time when Westerns rarely enjoyed box-office success. The Legend, however, was unique in that it included a fantasy element. Television-film critics have also compared the plot line to that of Star Wars, a film partially influenced by The Searchers and other popular Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s.