(Red State)—Hollywood star Neal McDonough opened up about the “brutal” struggles he went through in his life, finding faith and eventual redemption as the inspiration behind his latest movie with Angel Studios, “The Last Rodeo.”
In a wide-ranging interview with RedState, the 59-year-old actor admitted the parallels between his life and his character, retired rodeo legend Joe Wainwright, in his movie from the studio responsible for the sleeper hit “The Sound of Freedom.”
“To save his grandson, a retired rodeo star [Wainwright] enters a high-stakes bull-riding competition,” a description about the movie reads. “Along the way, he confronts his past, discovers faith, and proves that true courage lies in family.”
McDonough said God gave him the idea for the film, and he “didn’t want to let him down.”
He said he was driving home from the set of “The Warrant” in 2020 when the emotional idea of what he would do if he lost his wife, Ruve, came into his head, like a gut punch.
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