This two-part TV movie was originally titled Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues. A follow-up to Rogers' phenomenally successful 1980 made-for-TV
The Gambler, the film charts the further adventures of frontier "plunger" Brady Hawkes (played by
Rogers, of course). Also making a return appearance is
Bruce Boxleitner as Brady's bucolic protégé Billy Montana. This time around,
Linda Evans guest-stars as sexy bounty hunter Kate Muldoon, who helps Brady rescue his kidnapped son. When this second
Gambler film was first telecast on November 28 and 29, 1983, it proved to be even more popular than the first, leading to still more sequels. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide