Prison Rodeo Thriller
Prison Rodeo Thriller
NO AUDIO At Texas State Prison in Huntsville convicts ride broncos and bulls in the 35th Annual Prison Rodeo. The proceeds help to build up their educational and recreation funds. Each inmate takes pride in his ride....win, lose, or fall! MS Exterior shot of Texas State Prison in Huntsville. A large crowd of people walking around. The sidewalks are packed with people and streets are filled with car traffic. Inside the arena, which sits next to the prison building. The horses are ridden by the prisoners. CU as one cowboy checks his saddle. The stands are packed with rodeo enthusiasts sitting in the hot afternoon sun. MS Rodeo clowns walk with a banners reading "Take A Convict Home With You", "Anyone Got A Ladder" and "Would You Believe We Like Girls." MS Prisoners sit watching the festivities behind a fenced in area. The first cowboy is released from the stall and his horse promptly bucks him off after a well-intentioned ride. Another horse and another rodeo causality. A horse tosses his rider sideways for a ride before dropping him on the ground. Perhaps a boot was stuck in the reins. The packed crowds applaud. Riders now take to brahma bulls as one prisoner after another is taken for a brief twisting and turning ride. A bull nearly tramples his rider as he hops right over him. One rider lands on his feet as many others land on their backs or butts. Some start on their stomachs as they grab hold on the reins and pull themselves up on the steers and back into the pins. (The film seems to be in reverse.) MS as 10 stalls are opened at once and most manage to stay on as a few bite the dust.