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    THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER


    DIRECTED BY GEORGE MILLER
    CAMBRIDGE FILMS
    MICHAEL EDGLEY INTERNATIONAL
    SNOWY RIVER INVESTMENT PTY. LTD
    TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION


    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot
    Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin brothers who haven't spoken for years, one of whom was Jim's father's best friend and the other of whom is the father of the girl he wants to marry. A 20 year old feud re-erupts, catching Jim and Jessica in the middle of it as Jim is accused of letting a prize stallion loose.
    Written by John Vogel


    Cast
    Tom Burlinson ... Jim Craig
    Terence Donovan ... Henry Craig
    Kirk Douglas ... Harrison / Spur
    Tommy Dysart ... Mountain Man
    Bruce Kerr ... Man in Street
    David Bradshaw ... Banjo Paterson
    Sigrid Thornton ... Jessica Harrison
    Jack Thompson ... Clancy
    Tony Bonner ... Kane
    June Jago ... Mrs. Bailey
    Chris Haywood ... Curly
    Kristopher Steele ... Moss
    Gus Mercurio ... Frew
    Howard Eynon ... Short Man
    Lorraine Bayly ... Rosemary Hume
    John Nash ... Tall Man
    Jack Lovick ... Mountain Horseman
    Charlie Lovick ... Mountain Horseman
    John Lovick ... Mountain Horseman
    and many, many, many more...


    Directed
    George Miller


    Writing Credits
    A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson ... (poem)
    Cul Cullen ... (script) (as Fred Cul Cullen)
    John Dixon ... (screenplay)


    Produced
    Geoff Burrowes ... producer
    Michael Edgley ... executive producer
    Simon Wincer ... executive producer


    Music
    Bruce Rowland


    Cinematography
    Keith Wagstaff


    Trivia
    Tom Burlinson had never ridden horses much before making this movie and when he took Denny over the cliff to go after the brumbies that was a one-take shot at full gallop down the cliff face.


    Tom Burlinson performed all his own horse riding stunts in the film


    The movie contains numerous references to A.B. "Banjo" Patterson, besides being based on his poem. Patterson himself is a character in the movie, as is Clancy from the poem "Clancy of the Overflow" (Clancy also makes an appearance in the poem "The Man from Snowy River") Harrison's wife was named Matilda. Patterson wrote the song "Waltzing Matilda" and the melody can be heard at the very end of the movie.


    This picture was one of fifty Australian films selected for preservation as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Kodak / Atlab Cinema Collection Restoration Project.


    "The Man From Snowy River" is a poem, that was written by A.B. "Banjo" Patterson & published by The Bulletin Company, on Saturday, April 26th, 1890. Patterson himself, along with the words of the poem, are immortalized on the Australian $10 note.


    Burt Lancaster and Robert Mitchum were also considered for the dual role played by Kirk Douglas.


    The Biblical passage that was read under a candle, for light: starts at Genesis, Chapter 30 & verse 27, (King James Version). This Biblical verse is of cattle sheep & goats.


    Crazy Credits
    A herd of wild horses stampede over the hills after the end credits.


    Goofs
    Audio/visual unsynchronised
    At the moment Jim looks down at Jessica, who is on the ledge, his lips move as he says something, but there is no dialogue to indicate what it is.


    Continuity
    When Jessica falls off the cliff, in lightning flashes in the darkness, her landing spot appears to be smooth and flat. The next morning, however, it is rough, uneven and sloping.


    Early in the movie, Jessica is shown playing a keyboard musical instrument which resembles a clavichord or virginal and sounds somewhat like a harpsichord, as it should. A little later, she is shown playing the same instrument but now it sounds like a concert grand piano.


    When Jim leaves the note hanging on the tree that Jessica is alright and heading back home, he leaves the bag with the note on one branch and his bandanna hanging on different branch. When Frew picks up the note later the bag and bandanna are hanging together on one branch.


    When in the wild, the stallion has well groomed hoofs and horse-shoes that are clearly visible from the front view of the horse. If he had shoes on from when he was a colt then his hoofs would have out grown the shoes.


    When the men are chasing the brumbies near the end of the film, Curly reaches over and pulls Jim's horse's bridle down from its ears. Yet, a second later when they ride through the water the bridle is back up where it should be. Later the bridle is pulled back down again and Jim stops to fix it.


    Crew or equipment visible
    (at around 1h 35 mins) After the brumbies run through the snowfield, there are two men on horseback in the background.


    After Jim falls off the "thousand-pound" colt, he looks up and sees the herd of brumbies heading straight for him. Two riders are clearly seen driving the herd to the left and right of the screen.


    Incorrectly regarded as goofs
    At the end of the film when the brumbies are being driven toward a holding corral, the mare Bess and the colt are way out in front. They're domesticated, and they'd know that the ranch meant food and water, so they'd be more eager to return than the others.


    Revealing mistakes
    At the end of the movie when Jim gets Bess, the horse shown is a gelding instead of a mare.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Merrijig, Victoria, AustraliaCentral Victoria, Victoria, AustraliaMansfield, Victoria, AustraliaMelbourne Film Studios, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia




    Victoria, Australia

    Frank and Jesse (also known as Frank & Jesse) is a 1994 American biographical western film
    written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe as Jesse James
    and Bill Paxton as Frank James.
    Based on the story of Jesse James, the film focuses more on the myth of
    The James Brothers than the real history. It originally aired on HBO.



    User Review


    Really Good Western Portrayal of Jesse and Frank James
    6 February 2006 | by f-u-b-a-r-12 (United States)

    This was the second Jesse James film I ever saw. I first saw American Outlaws and realized that it wasn't very accurate. This is not a great film like Dances With Wolves or Tombstone, but is very good in my book. It shows a lot about what the former confederates had to go through after the war. The movie really shows the darker side of Jesse James and how passionate he was about what he did. Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton, and Randy Travis are great. But why do they have to change things like Bob Younger being a mute, their first bank robbery being in 1869 when it was in 1866, the fact that Jesse was shot once in the head and the second shot missed, and Bob Younger being shot by his brother Cole when he was actually captured with Cole after the North Field Raid. I believe that these things could have been changed and made a even better movie. Besides some other little things this is a fine historical movie and one of my personal favorites. If you like it see The Long Riders.

    FRANK & JESSE


    DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY
    TRIMARK PICTURES
    VIDMARK ENTERTAINMENT



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by Chicago railroad investors, the James and Younger brothers, Bob and Charlie Ford, Clell Miller and Arch Clements take to robbing banks, trains and coaches, with Pinkerton sworn to bringing them to justice.
    Written by Jeff Hole


    Cast
    Rob Lowe ... Jesse James
    Bill Paxton ... Frank James
    Randy Travis ... Cole Younger
    Dana Wheeler-Nicholson ... Annie
    Maria Pitillo ... Zee
    Luke Askew ... Lone Rider
    Sean Patrick Flanery ... Zack Murphy
    Alexis Arquette ... Charlie Ford
    Todd Field ... Bob Younger
    John Pyper-Ferguson ... Clell Miller
    Nicholas Sadler ... Arch Clements (as Nick Sadler)
    William Atherton ... Allan Pinkerton
    Tom Chick ... Detective Whitcher
    Mary Neff ... Widow Miller
    Richard Maynard ... John Sheets
    Jim Flowers ... Bob Ford
    Mari Askew ... Ma James
    William Michael Evans ... Jesse Jr.
    Lyle Armstrong ... McGuff
    Cole S. McKay ... Sheriff Baylor (as Cole McKay)
    Dennis Letts ... Railroad C.E.O.
    John Stiritz ... Ruben Samuels
    Micah Dyer ... John Younger
    Jackie Stewart ... Governor Crittendon
    Chad Linley ... Archie Samuels
    Rhed Khilling ... Stage Driver
    Jerry Saunders ... Northfield Teller
    D.C. 'Dash' Goff ... Engineer
    Robert Moniot ... Young Captain
    Norman Hawley ... Baptist Preacher
    Jeffrey Paul Johnson ... Davies Bank Teller
    Bryce Thomason ... Reporter (as Bryce Anthony Thomason)
    John Paxton ... Working Man
    Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis ... Woman on Train
    Sudie Henson ... Old Woman on Train
    and more...


    Directed
    Robert Boris


    Writing Credits
    Robert Boris


    Produced
    Mark Amin ... executive producer
    Cassian Elwes ... producer
    Bruce Wayne Gillies ... line producer
    Andrew Hersh ... co-producer
    Elliott Kastner ... producer
    Rob Lowe ... co-producer


    Music
    Mark McKenzie


    Cinematography
    Walt Lloyd


    Trivia
    Even though, in the film, Jesse's home is shown as a big two-storey house,
    the original house is in fact much smaller and was located in town.
    However, the actual house still stands, but has been moved three times to its current location,
    next to the Patee House in St. Joseph, Missouri.
    The final scene with Jesse, the chair and picture is exactly how it happened according to Bob Ford.
    In the original house, there is still a dent and blood stain on the floor where Jesse fell.


    Bill Paxton and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson both appeared in another western together, "Tombstone"



    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    During the celebration of Jesse's new house one of the gang members is clearly carrying a modern Pump Action Shotgun. The earliest type of this weapon wasn't made till nearly a decade after James' death.


    During the Northfield Minnesota Raid, Cole Younger uses a Lever Action 10-Gauge Shotgun to blast his way out of an ice house. The raid took place on September 7th, 1876 and the first models of this type of shotgun wouldn't exist until 1887, more than a decade later.


    During the Northville raid, after Cole Younger (Randy Travis) kills the man who shot him off his horse, you can see two modern-day electrical transformers on a power line pole.


    Boom mic visible
    When the wounded Jesse James falls into the arms of Frank at the fireplace a microphone is visible on the top of the screen.


    Continuity
    In the first shoot out, first Jesse's gun is in his hand, then appears in his pants.


    During the Gallatin robbery the Youngers and Miller fire more shots than their six shooters would hold without reloading.


    During the first shoot out, the railroad man is at first standing in front of his pinto, then he has moved sideways, away from his horse, then before it ends he is back in front of his horse.


    Factual errors
    Jesse would not be standing taking the oath of fidelity to the union, he was shot in the chest trying to surrender and was bedridden for months.


    The James family house was blown up by the Pinkertons in 1875,
    long after the James gang was active and wanted.
    It was blown up in a raid to find Jesse and Frank, and his mothers arm was blown off, in this version it was blown up before the James' crime spree and his mother's arm is intact afterward, but was blown off by a shotgun in a later attack on the James home.


    Archie Clement was never a member of the James gang, although it is alleged Jesse and Frank were members of his gang. Clement never stopped raiding when the war stopped, he was shot by militia shortly after occupying Lexington, Missouri on election day in 1866.


    Allan Pinkerton was never involved, himself, in shoot outs with the James-Younger gangs, nor was he robbed by them.


    The James' brothers did not wait four years to begin their crime spree, it was less than a year after the war ended and probably by February, 1866.


    Revealing mistakes
    When Annie comes to find the two James' brothers shooting up the room while bathing,
    you can clearly hear someones pager vibrating.


    The newspaper headlines about the James Gang exploits during the movie and the underlying text had nothing to do with such captions as 'James Gang Robs Train' and 'Charlie Ford Captured'.


    Spoilers
    Continuity
    Zee shoots Pinkerton's nephew from the side but the bullet hole on the corpse is in the front of his forehead.


    Factual errors
    Bob Younger did not die during the Northfield raid, he was captured along with his brothers, Cole and Jim (not portrayed in the film) and given a life sentence. He died in prison of tuberculosis.


    Revealing mistakes
    At 52 minutes into the movie, Pinkerton's nephew, who was shot by Jesse James' wife on the ferry and then rolled into the river, has been found on the riverbank and identified by Pinkerto


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Ole Main, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
    Memorial Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
    Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
    Winslow, Arkansas, USA
    Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

    The Villain is a 1979 American film. A parody blend of western films and Warner Bros.'
    Wile E. Coyote cartoon situations, it was directed by Hal Needham
    and starred Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde,
    Foster Brooks, Strother Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, and Mel Tillis.



    Its title when released in the UK and in Australia was Cactus Jack.


    Directed by Duke 'Pal', Hal Needham
    and stars 'Pals' Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margaret
    Jack Elam, Strother Martin



    User Review


    Wile E. Coyote live
    31 August 2006 | by John Slaughter (Spirit Lake, ID)


    THE VILLAIN
    aka Cactus Jack


    DIRECTED BY HAL NEEDHAM
    RASTAR PICTURES
    COLUMBIA PICTURES
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    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    "Cactus" Jack Slade (Douglas) is the meanest bad man in the west or so he thinks. When a bank robbery goes awry, he lands in jail facing a hangman's noose! When the corrupt owner of the bank offers him a job, Jack sees a chance to both stay alive and get rich in the process. All he has to do is steal a strongbox full of money the banker lent to Mr. Parody Jones who needs it to keep his mining operation going. If he defaults on the loan, our "friendly" banker takes over the mine. Ms. Charming Jones (Margret) comes to town to collect the money and take it back to her father, Parody. To ensure the money makes it back home, Parody has called in a favor from a man who owes him a life debt. Enter Handsome Stranger (Schwarzenegger). The toughest and strongest hero in the west. As tough as a steel plate but, unfortunately, just as dense. As Charming and Handsome set off on their journey, Jack sets out after them. Using his trusty "Bad Men Of The West" handbook, Jack sets one trap after ...
    Written by gorn9146


    Cast
    Kirk Douglas ... Cactus Jack
    Ann-Margret ... Charming Jones
    Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Handsome Stranger
    Paul Lynde ... Nervous Elk
    Foster Brooks ... Bank Clerk
    Ruth Buzzi ... Damsel in Distress
    Jack Elam ... Avery Simpson
    Strother Martin ... Parody Jones
    Ray Bickel ... Man
    Robert Tessier ... Mashing Finger
    Mel Tillis ... Telegraph Agent
    Laura Lizer Sommers ... Working Girl
    Jan Eddy ... Sheriff
    Mel Todd ... Conductor
    Jim Anderson ... Bartender
    Ed Little ... Little Man in Bar
    Dick Dickinson ... Man in Bar
    Richard Brewer ... Man in Bar
    Charles Haigh ... Salesman
    Ron Duffy ... Salesman
    Earl W. Smith ... Salesman
    Mike Cerre ... Salesman
    Lee Davis ... Salesman
    Dick Armstrong ... Ticket Agent
    Sheldon Rosner ... Little Man Outside Bank
    Bud Stout ... Blacksmith (as Budd Stout)
    Ott ... Whiskey
    and many more..


    Directed
    Hal Needham


    Writing Credits
    Robert G. Kane


    Produced
    Mort Engelberg ... producer
    Stuart Fleming ... associate producer (as Stu Fleming)
    Paul Maslansky ... executive producer


    Music
    Bill Justis


    Cinematography
    Bobby Byrne


    Trivia
    The sign in front of a saloon is the painting from the side of Bandit's truck
    in Smokey and the Bandit (1977), also directed by Hal Needham.


    If there are any doubts about this movie being a homage to the great American cartoon, the character name here "Avery Jones" is clearly a salute to Tex Avery and Chuck Jones, two of the geniuses behind the Warner Bros. cartoon studio.


    Cactus Jack Slade, the character played by Kirk Douglas, is a human character form of the Wily E. Coyote character from the Warner Brothers 'Looney Tunes' / 'Road Runner' cartoons. This film though does not feature a human-form equivalent of the Road Runner character.


    The scene that shows the burning 'cathouse' features a caricature of Burt Reynolds painted on the side. Apparently, a nod from the director to his pal Reynolds.


    On the French soundtrack, the horse named "Whisky" had a dubbing voice added to make it sound even funnier.


    This movie's original American title was changed from 'The Villain' to 'Cactus Jack' for release in foreign territories such as the UK and Australia after the picture failed commercially at the box-office in the USA.


    Final theatrically released American western for Kirk Douglas.


    Eight identical horses played the role of Whiskey.


    This is the last film project for Paul Lynde.


    This so-called live-action version of a Warner Brothers 'Looney Tunes' cartoon was not production of the Warner Brothers studio but one of the Columbia Pictures studio.


    Arnold Schwarzenegger's only ever western.


    The song that Kirk Douglas plays on the organ is the 'Yigdal', a popular hymn traditionally sung at the end of a Sabbath or high holiday service in a Conservative or Orthodox Jewish Synagogue.


    One of two western comedies released in 1979. The other was The Frisco Kid (1979).


    Mel Tillis, who plays stuttering Telegraph Agent character is also movie's soundtrack songs performer.


    Ironically, this live-action version of a 'Looney Tunes' animated film actually had its main original American movie poster designed as a cartoon.


    The sign over the saloon is the same as the artwork on the truck in Smokey and the Bandit. Both films were directed by Hal Needham.


    The central character in this western-spoof is Cactus Jack Slade. Similarly, there had been another western-spoof with a central character called Evil Roy Slade (1972). This was a tele-movie that had been made earlier in the decade. Both the Evil Roy Slade and Cactus Jack Slade characters are seen dressed very much alike, completely in black outfit with black hats, both sport moustaches, are villains, and share the same last name. The Slade surname in the earlier film was an acronym for "Sneaking, Lying, Arrogance, Dirtiness and Evil." Moreover, both characters in posters are seen riding atop a Western vehicle, Jack on a locomotive and Roy on a horse carriage.


    Arnold 'Handsome Stranger" Schwartzenegger (His father was named Handsome Stranger) wears an outfit identical to that of Clayton Moore's Lone Ranger, just without a mask.


    Hal Needham directed Smokey and the Bandit. The saloon is named Bandits Hangout after Burt Reynolds character from Smokey and the Bandit.


    The meaning and relevance of this movie's 'The Villain' and 'Cactus Jack' titles
    are that they both refer to the name of the film's central antagonist character of Cactus Jack Slade played by Kirk Douglas.


    Whiskey is the name of the horse in Kirk Douglas' picture "Lonely are the Brave."


    Goofs
    Continuity
    During the chase out of Indian county, the white shawl around Charming Jones' shoulders and arms disappears and reappears between shots.


    Crew or equipment visible
    In one scene where Cactus Jack is trying to get on his horse you can easily see a man moving a trampoline under the horse's belly for him to stand on (only visible in open matte TV showings).


    Loads of trampolines visible in every shot when Cactus Jack is bouncing around in the last scene of the movie while celebrating (only visible in open matte TV showings).


    Revealing mistakes
    When Whisky approaches Cactus Jack in the jail, (@15:50) the bars on the window move.


    When Cactus Jack is leaning over the cliff to watch Charming bathe, a pole can be seen holding him up as the small tree he is holding onto breaks away. (only visible in open matte TV showings).


    Horse stands available when Nervous Elk yells "charge" and all the horses race from out of the stands (only visible in open matte TV showings).


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Monument Valley, Utah, USA
    Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Monument Valley, Arizona, USA


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    The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American Western action film directed by
    Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk.


    It is a remake of the 1960 western film of the same name,
    which in turn was a reimagination of the Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.
    The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio,
    Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett and Peter Sarsgaard.-
    It is the final film of composer James Horner, who died the previous year after
    composing a part of the score; his friend Simon Franglen completed the music.


    Principal photography began on May 18, 2015, in the north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
    The Magnificent Seven premiered on September 8, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival,
    and was released in the United States on September 23, 2016, in conventional and IMAX theatres.
    The film received mixed reviews from critics, although the cast was praised,
    and grossed $162 million worldwide.



    Production
    Development
    When I first said yes, it was on my mind. Absolutely.
    But once you go in, you just go in. You just say, "OK, I'm going do it and make my version of it." My big lesson so far is that when you do that you have to respect the film's DNA and you have to respect certain elements of the film because when you respect that you're respecting the people that love the film. Sometimes when people see movies they take whatever is going on in their life into the movie theater. And if the movie affects them a certain way, if you don't give them at least that feeling again or that idea again — even if it's done in a different package — then it's difficult to satisfy them. On Magnificent Seven, I kept reminding myself of when I was a 12-year-old boy, when I was a kid watching it with my grandmother, what was the feeling I had? How much fun was it? How cool were they? For me, I always had my grandmother in my mind when making a film. Would she enjoy this film?.
    —Director Antoine Fuqua on his approach to the remake.


    Fuqua has loved Western films since he was a young boy, watching them at home with his family. He discovered the genre at the age of 12 and has said that his grandmother was a key influence and inspiration in the remake. The two of them had a penchant for Western films and would watch them together, including films such as Duel in the Sun (1946), Shane (1953) The Searchers (1956), The Magnificent Seven (1960), and The Wild Bunch (1969), and the movies of Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, James Cagney, and Humphrey Bogart. Fuqua tried to stay true to the DNA of Seven Samurai in his remake.The film was reported to be in the planning stages in 2012, with Tom Cruise starring. It was reported that Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon might join the film. In early 2014, MGM chairman Gary Barber and his cohorts approached Fuqua to read the script by Richard Wenk and Nic Pizzolatto, while Fuqua was making Southpaw.Fuqua said he wanted to remake the film because the subject of tyranny and terrorism still prevails as it did in Seven Samurai. He has said that there is therefore a strong need for people to come and serve, which is what samurai means – "to serve." Fuqua never thought of getting a chance to direct a Western film, and when MGM called him to helm the picture, he hesitated at first, recalling how amazing he thought Seven Samurai and its director, Kurosawa, were. The decision was not easy for him, citing for example of how many people are unaware that Scarface was a remake from the film of the same name released in 1932.



    Casting
    Fuqua worked to create a diverse cast by incorporating actors of color such as African-American Denzel Washington, Korean Byung-hun Lee and Mexican Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, as well as a woman (Haley Bennett). It is a decision Fuqua says reflects historical reality more than it does any conscious attempt to update the story. "There were a lot of black cowboys, a lot of Native Americans; Asians working on the railroads. The truth of the West is more modern than the movies have been." When Fuqua met studio executives to see the possible actors for the film, he found out that they were all white. He found this to be problematic and wanted instead to make the cast diverse so that the audience could identify with more of the characters. The actors were cast between December 2014 and July 2015. At one point, Jason Momoa was in talks to join the project but had had to leave because he was already booked to play Aquaman. The cast were put through cowboy training before filming commenced. They were sent to boot camps in order to hone their skills. Fuqua further brought the remake up-to-date by changing the names and occupations of the seven, casting a diverse set of actors and making sure the lead female Emma Cullen, played by Haley Bennett, did not conform to stereotypes.


    Denzel Washington plays Sam Chisolm ("the Bounty Hunter"), a duly sworn warrant officer from Wichita, Kansas who goes after bad guys. Washington's character was renamed from Chris Adams (played by Yul Brynner in the original film) to Sam Chisolm. It is Washington's first Western film.Washington did not watch Western films growing up since it was the end of the Western era in the movies. Moreover, he and his sibings were barred from going to the cinema since his father was a minister in a church. They instead grew up watching biblical films like King of Kings and The Ten Commandments. However, he has admitted seeing portions of Rawhide and Bonanza shows. He did not watch the original film in preparation for this but has watched Seven Samurai. This was an arbitrary decision of his, since he figured that watching the original film would not help him much, "[Not seeing it] allowed me to do whatever I wanted to do. Instead of trying not to do what someone else did." As with his previous films, Washington would start off the day by kneeling down and praying, asking for forgiveness for all his wrong-doings, "For me, this is more than just making movies. It is a platform." Fuqua said that Washington, whom he has twice collaborated with, was his first choice to be cast irrespective of which role. The producers were skeptical whether he would take the job since it was a Western film. Fuqua then flew to New York City to negotiate with Washington, who accepted the offer.


    Chris Pratt plays Josh Faraday ("the Gambler"). According to Pratt, Faraday is "a bit of a fox, a trickster. He's a gambler, a drinker. He loves the ladies. But he's deadly in a fire fight." Like Washington, it is also Pratt's first Western film and the first film in which the two have starred together. Pratt began watching Western films at the age of 31 while filming in London and would watch films like The Westerner (1940). He credits Gary Cooper for revitalizing his perspective towards Western films. Pratt's character was the toughest to find. Fuqua was well aware of Pratt's penchant towards Western films. He and his team then approached Pratt who called back in a few days singing "Oh Shenandoah," to which Fuqua replied, "He's it. He's Steve McQueen."


    Ethan Hawke is Goodnight Robicheaux ("the Sharpshooter"), a former Confederate soldier. Unlike the 1960 version, Hawke's version is more haunted and mature. Fuqua had one idea – to keep picturing Goodnight as if Christopher Walken's character Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich in The Deer Hunter was a Civil War veteran; just a shattered person.Hawke was the first person to come on board after the project was finalized. Like Washington, The Magnificent Seven marks the third collaboration between Hawke and Fuqua after Training Day (2001) and Brooklyn's Finest (2009). Hawke stumbled upon Fuqua and Washington during the New York premiere of The Equalizer in 2014 and, upon learning that a remake was in the works, he asked Fuqua to cast him in the film


    Manuel Garcia-Rulfo plays Vasquez ("the Outlaw"), a bandit, robber, and criminal who has been on the run for several months. He does not have anything to lose because he has no family. He describes his character as someone who loves gunfighting.


    Martin Sensmeier plays Red Harvest ("the Warrior"), a native Comanche who joins the group. Sensmeier auditioned several times in order to get the role. He stayed off social media and studied intently in order to portray his part.[ Scotty Augere, who previously worked on Dances with Wolves, taught Sensmeier how to ride a horse bareback and would ride with him two hours a day.


    Vincent d'Onofrio was cast as Jack Horn, ("the Mountain Man"), on the urging of co-stars Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke.[30] For the role, d'Onofrio developed a raw, high-pitched voice to give the impression of a man who'd lived in the wilderness for years without speaking to people, and, when he wanted to test the voice for Fuqua, the director refused to listen, instructing the actor to surprise him with it in his first scene, which resulted in a delighted Fuqua laughing so hard that he almost ruined the scene by interfering with the sound recording.


    Byung-hun Lee plays Billy Rocks, ("the Assassin") the knife wielding Asian member of the seven. Director Antoine Fuqua compared the way he handled his knives to a ballet dancer.


    Music
    James Horner was tapped to write the film's score, but he died (on June 22, 2015), before filming could commence. In July 2015 Fuqua learned that the composer had already begun working on the music before his passing. Horner's friend and score producer Simon Franglen co-composed the score afterward. It was released on September 16, 2016 by Sony Classical, and is the third Horner-score released posthumously.



    Filming
    Principal photography on the film lasted 64 days, from March 18 to August 18, 2015, in the north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Other locations include St. Francisville; Zachary, Louisiana; Ridgway, Colorado; and New Mexico. Filming in St. Francisville was completed between May 18 and May 29, 2015.


    The climactic battle between the Seven and a small army led by Bogue took three weeks to shoot; the weather was inclement. Sometimes the cast and crew would wait in the on-set saloon for storms to pass, and, at times when the storm would worsen, the trailer would rock and they would have to leave the set. Since his grandmother was the prime influence on the film, every day after filming, Fuqua would ask himself if she would have fun watching it.


    Release
    The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2016, and served as the closing-night film at the Venice Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film was originally set to be released on January 13, 2017; however in February 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment moved the release date this time from January 13, 2017, and then to September 23, 2016.


    Marketing
    Sony kicked off its campaign on April 20, 2016, by launching the first trailer, and the cast took to their social media platforms to reveal character-by-character.Television advertisement began during the summer when the trailers were paired with the NBA finals and BET Awards as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sony rounded out the campaign with a presence in live sporting events such as National Football League, NCAA Football and local Major League Baseball as well as highly anticipated fall premieres and original programming, like Empire, The Voice, American Horror Story, Fear the Walking Dead and Designated Survivor.


    Reception
    Box office
    The Magnificent Seven grossed $93.4 million in the United States Canada and $68.9 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $162.4 million, against a net production budget of $90 million. The film had a global 2D IMAX opening of $4.3 million from 606 theaters.


    North America
    In the United States and Canada, The Magnificent Seven opened alongside Storks, and was projected to open to around $30 million, with some estimates going as high as $50 million, which would make it one of the biggest September debuts of all-time. The film opened in 3,674 theaters, including having the benefit of playing in all IMAX theaters for one week and a number of premium large formats and D-Box screens. It made $1.75 million from Thursday previews and $12.7 million on its first day. The film went on to gross $35.7 million in its opening weekend of which $2.9 million came from 372 IMAX theaters and managed to top the box office and scored the third biggest Western openers (not accounting for inflation), behind Rango ($38.1 million) and Cowboys & Aliens ($36.4 million). It is also director Fuqua's second biggest opening and Washington's third biggest.


    The Magnificent Seven's robust opening in North America was partly attributed to the presence of Denzel Washington, with 61% of audiences citing him as the prime reason for seeing the film during its opening weekend.
    According to The Los Angeles Times, the film was released in theaters at a time when the Western genre had been struggling to attract wide audiences and accrue lucrative revenues, as it has shown considerable downfall in interest among patrons since the 1970s.
    The genre has had several recent box office flops such as The Lone Ranger (2013) and Cowboys & Aliens (2011), but has also found success in films like Django Unchained (2012) and True Grit (2010). Its strong debut in North America was partly attributed to the presence of Denzel Washington, who industry analysts say is one of only a handful of movie stars today who consistently draws large audiences to theaters and also to Fuqua's direction. Deadline.com pointed out that the production budget of films also plays an important role in determining a film's success. By comparison to other recent Western films, The Magnificent cost $90 million
    to make before promotion and marketing costs are included. The site pointed out that "the trick is keeping their budgets reasonable", unlike The Lone Ranger which cost a hefty $215 million to make and Cowboys & Aliens cost $163 million.
    It became a financial recoverer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after the studio lost a great deal of money with Ben-Hur the previous month and became the studio's second hit of the year following the sleeper hit Me Before You released in June this year.



    Outside North America
    The film was projected to make around $100 million with foreign box office prognosticators expecting a similar $101.6 million total of The Hateful Eight. It was released in South Korea (the first market worldwide) on September 14, 2016 and delivered an opening of $5.1 million, finishing in third place at the box office behind local film The Age of Shadows and Hollywood tent pole Ben-Hur. Internationally, it next opened in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Germany, Spain, and Russia The following weekend, the film expanded to 62 markets and grossed $19.2 million from 63 markets (including Korea). IMAX made up $1.4 million from 234 theaters.


    It opened in first place in Russia ($1.8 million) Spain ($1.1 million) and Malaysia ($560,000) and second in the United Kingdom and Ireland ($2.6 million), Germany ($1.4 million) and Brazil ($1.1 million),and had similar openings in Australia ($2.8 million) and France ($1.9 million).China is not yet determined.


    Critical response
    The Magnificent Seven received mixed reviews, with critics praising the cast but noting the film did not offer much that is original or innovative.On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63%, based on 257 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Magnificent Seven never really lives up to the superlative in its title – or the classics from which it draws inspiration – but remains a moderately diverting action thriller on its own merits." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a score of 54 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". According to CinemaScore polls, audiences gave the film an average "A–" grade, on an A+ to F scale.


    IGN critic Terri Schwartz gave the film a 6.7/10 and summarized her review with: "The Magnificent Seven ends up being a bit too predictable to reach its full potential, but the fun the cast clearly had making it allows the movie to be an enjoyable ride while it lasts. Fuqua does his best to update the Western for the modern audience, but doesn't capture what made those films great in the process. The action is big and sleek, the characters are charismatic and the film looks beautiful, but this won't be a movie that stays with you long after you leave the theater.


    Chicago Sun-Times' Richard Roeper praised the film by giving a score of 3 stars out of 4, writing: "Over all [sic], this is a rousing, albeit sometimes cheesy, action-packed Western bolstered by Denzel Washingtons baddest-of-the-baddasses lead performance, mostly fine supporting work, and yep, some of the most impressively choreographed extended shootout sequences in recent memory."


    James Berardinelli of Reelviews gave a score of 2 stars out of 4, writing: "The original The Magnificent Seven found a perfect balance between moments of grand triumph and the understated, solemn denouement. This The Magnificent Seven has the dour ending without the high points preceding it. With two better versions of this story readily available, why bother with this mediocre re-telling? 'Currently recognizable actors' hardly seems like a good justification."


    MTV's Amy Nicholson decried the film, writing: "Fuquas made two clean piles separating good and evil, and in doing so, hes thrown away the films point. Now we can trade our conscience for a bucket of popcorn. Todays The Magnificent Seven is just another superhero flick that spends half its running time assembling a band of bulletproof daredevils. Which makes sense — the original inspired The Avengers, which published its first comic three years after it was a hit."


    Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars, saying,
    "The new Seven isn't aiming for cinema immortality.
    It's two hours of hardcore, shoot-em-up pow and it's entertaining as hell."



    User Review


    The Drab Seven
    27 September 2016 | by RTTerry (United States)


    THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN


    DIRECTED BY ANTOINE FUQUA
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WALTER MIRSCH
    PIN HIGH PRODUCTIONS/LSTAR CAPITAL
    VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES/ESCAPE ARTISTS
    COLUMBIA PICTURES
    METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM)



    Plot Summary
    Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven.
    With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue,
    the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns.
    As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming,
    these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.


    Cast
    Denzel Washington ... Chisolm
    Chris Pratt ... Josh Faraday
    Ethan Hawke ... Goodnight Robicheaux
    Vincent D'Onofrio ... Jack Horne
    Byung-hun Lee ... Billy Rocks
    Manuel Garcia-Rulfo ... Vasquez
    Martin Sensmeier ... Red Harvest
    Haley Bennett ... Emma Cullen
    Peter Sarsgaard ... Bartholomew Bogue
    Luke Grimes ... Teddy Q
    Matt Bomer ... Matthew Cullen
    Jonathan Joss ... Denali
    Cam Gigandet ... McCann
    Emil Beheshti ... Maxwell
    Mark Ashworth ... Preacher
    Billy Slaughter ... Josiah
    Dodge Prince ... Anthony
    Matthew Posey ... Hank Stoner
    Carrie Lazar ... Leni Frankel
    Jody Mullins ... Caleb Frankel
    Clint James ... Fenton
    Dane Rhodes ... Sheriff Harp
    Ritchie Montgomery ... Gavin David
    Sean Bridgers ... Fanning
    William Lee Scott ... Moody
    David Kallaway ... Turner / Blacksmith
    Griff Furst ... Phillips
    Alix Angelis ... Clara Winthrop (Teacher)
    Sean Boyd ... Topper
    Rob Mello ... Mine Paymaster
    Walker Babington ... Dicky
    TThomas Blake Jr. ... Earl
    Ryan Brown ... Ken Pigeon
    Derek Lacasa ... Len Pigeon
    John Wylie ... Station Master
    Chad Randall ... Bartender / Powder Dan
    Kevin Wayne Kevin Wayne ... Monday Durant
    Wally Welch ... Sheriff
    Ed Lowry ... Stablemaster
    David Manzanares ... Referee / Eddy
    Dylan Kenin ... Cowboy
    Kevin Wiggins ... Another Cowboy
    Jackson Beals ... One Eyed Lucas
    Miles Doleac ... Faraday Card Game #2
    Heath Lemme ... Heath
    Charles Bickham ... Rose Creek Boy
    Chase Williams ... Undertaker's Assistant (as Gregory Chase Williams)
    Fionn Camp ... Rose Creek Girl
    and many, many more...


    Directed
    Antoine Fuqua


    Writing Credits
    Akira Kurosawa ... (based on the screenplay by) &
    Shinobu Hashimoto ... (based on the screenplay by) &
    Hideo Oguni ... (based on the screenplay by)
    Nic Pizzolatto ... (screenplay) and
    Richard Wenk ... (screenplay)


    Produced
    Bruce Berman ... executive producer
    Roger Birnbaum ... producer
    Todd Black ... producer
    Antoine Fuqua ... executive producer
    Walter Mirisch ... executive producer
    Kat Samick ... co-producer
    Ben Waisbren ... executive producer


    Music
    Simon Franglen
    James Horner


    Cinematography
    Mauro Fiore


    Trivia
    The horse that Chris Pratt rode in this film was the same horse in War Horse (2011).


    According to director Antoine Fuqua, one of the reasons that Martin Sensmeier was cast as Native American Red Harvest was that Sensmeier had luxuriant, almost knee-length hair when he auditioned. Not having been told that this had been a selling point, Sensemeier cut his hair shortly thereafter. Fuqua was upset, but then had the idea for Sensmeier to have his hair cut into a Mohawk, which, fortunately, also turned out to be historically accurate.


    James Horner worked on this film after he and Antoine Fuqua became close friends while making Southpaw (2015). According to Fuqua, Horner's team visited him on the film's set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one month after Horner's accidental death, to deliver the completed score. Horner had been so inspired after reading the script that he composed the entire score during pre-production.


    When Red Harvest first appears, he speaks in Comanche, the language of his character. However, when he states, "My name is Red Harvest," it is in Tlingit, the language of Martin Sensmeier's Native (Alaskan) people.


    Later in the movie, Chris Pratt uses a shortened lever-action rifle. This unique firearm (nicknamed "The Mare's Leg") was made popular by Steve McQueen in his series Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958). Pratt's character is McQueen's character from The Magnificent Seven (1960).


    The theme song from the original The Magnificent Seven (1960) plays during the end credits.


    This is one of the few Western movies where an actor's ethnicity matches their character's. Byung-hun Lee is East Asian (Korean), Martin Sensmeier is Native Alaskan (Tlingit) and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo was born in Guadalajara, Mexico.


    Almost each time there is a shot of Vasquez, the Mexican cue is heard, which is a reused cue from James Horner's earlier score for The Mask of Zorro (1998).


    Chris Pratt's character tells a story of a guy falling off a five-story building. At every floor the people hear him say, "So far, so good." This is an homage to Steve McQueen's character on the original The Magnificent Seven (1960) telling the same tale, except it was a ten-story building.


    Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt were the first two actors cast. Antoine Fuqua knew that both men had expressed interest in appearing in a western. Getting Washington was easy, but Fuqua initially was unsure in which role Pratt would fit. On the second phone call between Fuqua and Pratt, the latter started to sing "Oh, Shenandoah", which Fuqua immediately declared that "Pratt is Steve McQueen".


    The Gatling guns used in the time period of this film were chambered in .45-70 Government, which had a muzzle velocity of 1,600 feet per second, a 300-grain lead bullet, and had a range of well over a mile. In fact, the Army's standard target at the time the caliber was used was a 6x6 wooden target at 600 yards, well over the distance shown in this film, and the .45-70 round was also used to shoot buffalo in the late 1800s. So modest cover would not have saved you, and the range for the Gatling gun in the movie, was more than accurate.


    The character name of "Red Harvest" is an homage to the Dashiell Hammett story of the same name, which Akira Kurosawa borrowed for the plot of his other great samurai tale, Yojimbo (1961). Kurosawa wrote the movie Seven Samurai (1954), upon which The Magnificent Seven (1960) is based. The Red Harvest plot was also used as the model for A Fistful of Dollars (1964).


    Denzel Washington's first western.


    The characters use explosives produced by the Giant Powder Company of San Francisco. The company began operations in 1868, as the U.S.'s first manufacturer of dynamite, under exclusive license granted personally by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.


    Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke's third collaboration with Antoine Fuqua since Training Day (2001); Hawke co-starred in Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and Washington starred in The Equalizer (2014).


    Jason Momoa was originally going to appear in the film. He dropped out due to his commitment with Aquaman (2018).


    James Horner uses the same five-note French horn progression in parts of the score, notably the riding scenes, that he previously used in Avatar (2009).


    The cabin where Jack Horne lives is also featured in True Grit (2010)
    (where Cogburn kicks the Indians off the balcony), starring Jeff Bridges.


    Some areas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where filming took place, had to be re-landscaped to resemble the "Old West."


    James Horner only wrote seven pieces for the film.


    Wagner Moura was originally cast as Vasquez. The role was recast, because he was committed to film the Netflix show Narcos (2015), in which he plays Pablo Escobar.


    Haley Bennett and Denzel Washington both previously starred together in The Equalizer (2014).


    When Red Harvest said, "White man's food looks like dog food.", the line was spoken in Tlingit, but it did not match the translation. "Dleit shawáat" means "white woman".


    Walter Mirisch was one of the most successful independent film producers in Hollywood in the 1960s. He worked alongside Yul Brynner, producer Lou Morheim, director John Sturges and screenwriter Walter Newman to get Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) remade in America. Many decades after its release, Mirisch still holds The Magnificent Seven (1960) in high regard.


    Christian Bale was approached about a role.


    This is Chris Pratt's first western.


    Robert Vaughn passed away several weeks after the film's U.S. release.


    The final screenwriting credits lists Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk as the credited writers. John Lee Hancock rewrote Pazzolotto's script substantially, but was denied a writing credit by the WGA.


    Although this film is not a straight remake of The Magnificent Seven (1960) and the characters have different names, parallels can be drawn between the two Sevens. Chris (Yul Brynner) was a black clothed gun for hire and leader of the team, as is Denzel's Sam; Steve McQueen's Vin was a broke gambling drifter as is Faraday played by Chris Pratt; Lee (Robert Vaughn) was a sharp shooter suffering from PTSD similar to Ethan Hawkes' Robicheaux; James Coburn's Britt is a lethal knife fighter as is Byung Hun Lee's Billy Rocks; Vasquez is the Mexican role played by Horst Buccholz though Buccholz's Chico was far less experienced than the character played here by Manuel Garcia Rulfo. Here however things become less obvious, Charles Bronson's Irish/Mexican character Bernado O'Reilly could be considered to have a somewhat Native appearance to tally with Martin Senmeier's Red Harvest and Brad Dexter's Harry was a large imposing man much like Vincent D'Onfrio's Jack Horne. These last two similarities could however be considered subjective.


    The Battle of Antietam, where Goodnight earned the nickname "The Angel of Death," took place seventeen years before the Battle of Rose Creek.


    Chris Pratt and Vincent D'Onofrio both starred in Jurassic World (2015). Pratt played Owen and D'Onofrio played Hoskins.


    The location temperatures in Baton Rouge, Louisiana rose as high as 124 degrees Fahrenheit on some occasions.


    Walter Mirisch was the Executive Producer of both this film, and the original The Magnificent Seven (1960).


    The hairstyle sported by Red Harvest is a Mohawk, sometimes called a Mohican.
    Both these terms are misnomers as neither the Mohawk, Mahican or Mohegan people wore this style,
    they wore a roughly 3x3" square of hair at the back of the head.
    The term Mohawk became popular after the Hollywood film 'Drums Along the Mohawk' (1939).
    The more correct term is a Roach hairstyle and was worn by tribes that included the Caddo of east Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas and by the Pawnee of Nebraska and Kansas. It has been pointed out that Red Harvest's Comanche people were not known to wear this style as a rule but as the Comanche ranged a large territory which included Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma it is likely Red Harvest encountered Pawnee and Caddo on his travels and decided to adopt their aggressive looking hairstyle.


    Chris Pratt appears in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), as well as Kurt Russell, whose father, Bing Russell appeared in The Magnificent Seven (1960).


    Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio previously starred together as brothers in The Newton Boys (1998), Little New York (2009), Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and Sinister (2012).


    Chris Pratt and Vincent D'Onofrio have both appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in Daredevil (2015).


    On March 29, 2015, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer set release for January 13, 2017. In August 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment moved the release to September 23, 2016.


    As a teenager, Antoine Fuqua was inspired to be a filmmaker after watching two films, The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Scarface (1983). He once said that he would lobby to do a remake of these films if there would be a plan to do so. Fortunately, he got his chance; producer Roger Birnbaum wanted to do a remake after leaving his position as co-chairman of MGM, saying the original film and its characters underline the theme of mortality, a theme that he holds after surviving a gastrointestinal tumor.


    Tom Cruise was previously in talks to star.


    Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon were considered for parts.


    Chris Pratt's horse is named Jack, the same name as his son in real life.


    James Horner composed the soundtrack of Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a futuristic retelling of Seven Samurai (1954)/The Magnificent Seven (1960).


    Vasquez repeatedly calls Faraday 'Güero', so much so that Faraday asks what it means but receives no reply. In fact it is a Mexican racial slur meaning 'Whitey' in reference to an Anglo's pale skin. Considering the ethnic make up of the Seven in 1879 the fact that this is the only racial slur directed at any one of the Seven during the entire film is somewhat of an anachronism (the two former Confederates Faraday and Robicheaux and African American former Union man Chisholm would likely have at least some remaining animosity, and a Mountain Man who has taken "300 Comanche scalps" would certainly be an unhelpful presence to the Comanche member of the team and vice versa. As for the Asian, in 1879 every race looked down on them!) however, their mutual respect for each other as fighting men may go some way to explain this lack of racial tension.
    Ethan Hawke's second western of 2016. The first was In a Valley of Violence (2016).


    The film reunites Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, and Antoine Fuqua, from Training Day (2001).


    In the original Westworld (1973), Yul Brynner's character was modeled after his character from the film The Magnificent Seven (1960). Chris Pratt appeared in Jurassic World (2015), which was also based on a story by Michael Crichton, about an amusement park gone wrong.


    Near the end, Ethan Hawke in the bell tower says to Billy Rocks (played by Lee Byung-Hun), "let me tell you something my daddy once said", pauses and continues, "well he said so many things". This is an almost verbatim of a remark Bob Dylan made in his Grammy acceptance speech.


    In the beginning of the film, Joshua Faraday encounters a man who calls himself the "Two-Gun Kid." Faraday is played by Chris Pratt, who also portrays Peter Quill (Star-Lord) in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), based on the characters from Marvel Comics. In the comics there is also a character named Two-Gun Kid, and he was even a member of the Avengers.


    Antoine Fuqua's second PG-13 theatrical film.


    Chris Pratt and Jonathan Joss (Denali) previously starred in Parks and Recreation as Andy Dwyer and Chief Ken Hotate.


    This is Chris Pratt's second remake. His first was Delivery Man (2013).


    Out of 109 cast listed for the movie, only nine are women.


    This was Antoine Fuqua's first feature film to be rated M. His previous ones had been rated MA and R.


    This is the second time Haley Bennett appeared in a movie using The Magnificent Seven (1960) theme. The first was Hardcore Henry (2015).


    Robert Vaughn, who played Lee in The Magnificent Seven (1960), was not offered a cameo role in the film.


    Chris Pratt's earlier film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) had a similar theme, of violent but heroic misfits banding together to save helpless people from tyranny.


    Byung-hun Lee 2nd Remake of a famous western movie. First were The Good, The Bad The Weird (2008) of The Good The Bad and The Ugly (1966) and Magnificent 7 (2016) of Magnificent 7 (1960)


    The five horn progression that can be heard several times in James Horner's score is also used in Battle Beyond the Stars, also composed by Horner and a sci-fi remake of the Magnificent Seven.


    Antoine Fuqua and Haley Bennett second film together.


    Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington third film together.


    Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke second film together.


    Spoilers
    Matt Bomer (Mathew Cullen) died at the beginning of the movie, even before his name appeared in the opening credits.


    Right before the beginning of the battle day there is a short sequence where main characters are shown doing preparations while the church bell tolls. The bell tolls exactly for those who are going to die.


    Matt Bomer is listed in the opening credits, even though he dies at the beginning of the film. Cam Gigandet, who plays a larger role, is not.


    When the Magnificent Seven are heading to the village with Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) and Teddy Q (Luke Grimes) they stop to camp for a night. It is there that Josh Faraday (Chris Pratt) offers to teach Teddy Q some shooting lesson in exchange for a few drinks of Teddy's whiskey. He uses a King of Hearts playing card to teach these lesson by having Teddy try to take the card from his hand. Faraday finally lets Teddy get the card , letting Teddy for a brief moment to think he has won, only to end the lesson by pulling out his gun, pointing it at Teddy and saying "it was never about the cards". This is hinting that if you aren't paying attention or if you let your guard down you'll lose. This is foreshadowing the end of the movie! At the end of the movie when Faraday is riding towards the Gatling gun he is shot and falls off his horse right next to the men and the gun. Now unarmed and with a cigar in his mouth he tries to light it but struggles. The man in charge of the gun shows temporary mercy by giving Faraday a light and as he does you can see the King of Hearts in Faraday's pocket hinting at Faraday's lesson to Teddy. The man then plans to kill Faraday, which he doesn't do because Faraday appears to die. Just like his lesson with Teddy Q, the men at the Gatling gun, for a brief moment, think they have won and let their guard down only to find out that they have given Faraday what he needed to light the dynamite and destroy the gun. Just like his lesson, "it was never about the cards". **This is also a goof because in one shot Faraday has the cards and in the next he doesn't.


    Josh Faraday foreshadows the ending, when the gang finds explosives in a barn, and he says "I always wanted to blow something up".


    Also contains spoiler for Training Day (2001): In Antoine Fuqua's earlier film Training Day, Denzel Washington dies and Ethan Hawke lives. In this film, it's the reverse: Washington lives and Hawke dies. Both were killed by automatic gunfire in their respective films.


    Josh Faradays (Chris Pratt) last line in the film is, "I always been lucky with one eyed jacks." This could be a homage to the film One-Eyed Jacks (1961) Featuring Marlon Brando.


    Crazy Credits
    Part of the closing credits are a montage of the Magnificent Seven and their actor credits, which ends with a big red seven that contains the faces of the seven. The theme from The Magnificent Seven (1960) plays over this montage.


    As the end credits and background images scroll up, occasional bullet holes appear on screen as if there were a scrolling sheet of glass in front of the images.


    The opening credits appear as Sam Chisholm rides into town, with Denzel Washington's credit appearing just as Sam comes into view.


    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    The beautiful widow's dress is very inviting to the viewer, but a respectable woman of the 1870's would never allow her upper torso, arms, or legs to be seen in public. That was the province of prostitutes.


    As the crew ride into the mining operation to score some dynamite, a 45-starred American flag is flying on a wooden pole. That configuration flew from 1896 (admission of Utah) to 1907 (admission of Oklahoma). In 1879 the flag would have had only 38 stars.


    Both the Seven and other male characters are a remarkably liberal group for 1879. The seven represent at least five different ethnic groups, and the only overt sign of bigotry in the film is Faraday's "Oh, good! We have a Mexican." The slur "redskin" was also used only once. The racism Billy Rocks faced was implied in a story. Chisolm gets lots of push-back, but apparently not based on his race. All of this not likely in that era.


    The look of the Mohawk hairstyle which Red Harvest sports throughout the film is a modern one and not at all unique to the time period in which the film takes place. It is also very doubtful that a Native American out in the West would have facial paintings which look as clean and well-designed as his do.


    Character error
    When Faraday is telling the townspeople about Robicheaux's history, he says that he had "23 confirmed kills at Antietam." Since both men were Confederates, they would have referred to that battle as Sharpsburg, not Antietam.


    Although Red Harvest is supposed to be Comanche, he sometimes speaks in Tlingit, the Alaskan language of actor Martin Sensmeier's native people.


    When Red Harvest said, "White mans food looks like dog food" the line was spoken in Tlingit but it did not match the translation. "Dleit shawáat" means white woman.


    Red Harvest, being a Comanche would not be in the Northern California setting of the film at/around the time of its setting (1879) . By this time warfare and disease had reduced the Comanche people to slightly less than 3,000 individuals in their stronghold of West Texas, with a few hundred living with other tribes in Northern Mexico. As a people they were very nearly extinct. Additionally, the Comanche were both warlike and xenophobic which made it difficult for them to deal with other Native tribes. Red Harvest would be unlikely to be so far from or very welcome if he were.


    During an inventory of kills after the initial major shoot up, four of the seven claim 6,6,5 and 7 respectively (24). Bogue when confronted with the news in Sacramento states that 22 of his men were lost. Of course, Faraday's claim of seven kills may have been just braggadocio on his part.


    Continuity
    Despite hundreds of shots and explosions, only men's bodies are seen on the ground and no dead or wounded horses.


    In a long shot of the damaged Church bell tower the re-instated bell is seen way above head height but in a tighter shot the bell is shown much lower.


    When Bogue is in Sacramento and the Seven are helping the townspeople prepare for battle, a dedicated shot depicts them removing the Bogue banner from the outside of the mining office in town. In a subsequent scene, the banner is in place.


    When Matthew Cullen is stood outside the church with his arms round his wife, he throws his hat to the floor. The camera angle changes and its back in his hand before it flicks back to the original angle where he's not holding it again.


    When Josh Faraday retrieves a cigarette when on his knees, you can see some cards visible in his pocket. In the next shot the cards are gone.


    In the opening scene, as the gang is busy leaving, the size of the fire on the church changes between the wide shot and the close-up shot of the woman crying over her husband.


    When Billy Rocks and Sam Chisolm are entering Rose Creek for the first time, the priest is seen entering the church (from afar). Soon after, the scene changes and shows the priest closing a gate outside the church.


    Errors in geography
    The locations named in the film (Sacramento and Amador City) if assumed to be representing the actual places in California, have no scenery like what we see. (The film was shot in Arizona and New Mexico.)


    Factual errors
    The one time we see Chisolm reload his Colt Single Action Army revolver, he flips open the loading gate and spins the cylinder upside down which quickly dumps his empty shells to the ground. Spent shells would not be able to loosely fall out of the cylinder like that due to the pressure of firing the bullet causing the mouth of the cartridge to swell and basically get stuck in the cylinder. He would have needed to use the ejector rod to punch the shell out. However, it's Hollywood, and that looked way cooler than having to eject a single shell at a time.


    Like most westerns, this film depicts the characters repeatedly "fanning" their revolvers to get off multiple shots very quickly. While it appears to be effective and accurate, for all practical purposes, it is quite the opposite. For one, holding the trigger back and slapping the hammer with the opposite hand (fanning) is very hard on the action of the gun and unless they had a gunsmith custom build their guns to withstand that punishment, they would have broken within a few reloads. Second, the accuracy of fanning from the hip would be horrendous unless one spent countless hours practicing, and even then, to hit multiple targets running and on horseback and while under fire, would be quite a feat indeed.


    Miscellaneous
    The so-called "Mohawk" hairstyle, worn by Red Harvest, is most definitely not anachronistic! It was, in fact, commonplace for nineteenth century tribesmen of the Pawnee Nation to wear similar hairstyles. So, Red Harvest might have been half-Comanche/half-Pawnee (both tribes had factions resident within 19th century Kansas). Perhaps even born out of wedlock (a marriage between members of the same clan, even though of different tribes, was considered illegitimate).


    Incorrectly regarded as goofs
    Red Harvest, a Comanche (from Texas or near it) has a New York Mohawk hair style in the film. The Comanche never cut their hair in the style of a Mohawk. However, he does claim to be sort of an outcast and could have decided to cut his hair that way just because he could.


    The year is 1879 and all of the actors have perfect looking teeth which wasn't characteristic of that time period. People back then in fact had rotted or no teeth. (This is not necessarily true. While dentistry in 1879 was not on par with that of the 21st century, rotting teeth are rarely common in any area as they are a source of illness and pain and are removed when they cause problems. And while many people had missing teeth, very few had no teeth at all. As with today, most people with missing teeth lost their molars first and then later their visible teeth)


    Revealing mistakes
    In a close up shot of the shells under the Gatling gun, we can see that it is firing blanks.


    Spoilers
    Continuity
    When 'Goodnight Robicheaux' is killed, he smashes through the railing of the belfry, slides down and off the roof, and hits the ground. A few scenes later, the belfry railing is intact.


    Early in the movie when Faraday tells Chisolm "Pity. I had just ordered a drink from him." (after Chisolm shot the wanted bartender), Chisolm pushes a drink across the bar towards Faraday. The camera cuts between the two characters a few times, and after the final cut just before Chisolm exits the bar, the drink is no longer on the bar at all.


    Crew or equipment visible
    When 'Goodnight Robicheaux' is killed, he smashes through the railing of the belfry, slides down and off the roof, and hits what is obviously a stunt board on the ground, kicking up dust.


    Plot holes
    When Bogue returns from Sacramento, his mini-army numbers perhaps 70, with distinct boundaries to the lateral column of men, at least in the wide shots. In the ensuing battle at least 70 are seen being shot or blown off their horses prior to Bogue requesting "the wagon", whilst many more subsequently appear to die. This does not preclude reinforcements being bought in from off screen, but no indication is given where they all came from


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    San Francisco Peaks, Arizona, USA
    Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA
    Eaves Movie Ranch - 105 Rancho Alegre Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
    Galisteo, New Mexico, USA
    Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA
    Valles Caldera, New Mexico, USA
    Santa Fe Studios, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

    Union Pacific is a 1939 American dramatic western film directed by
    Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea.
    Based on the novel Trouble Shooter by Western fiction author Ernest Haycox,
    the film is about the building of the railroad across the American West.


    Plot
    The 1862 Pacific Railroad Act signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad westward across the wilderness toward California, but financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau. Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?



    Historical context
    Union Pacific was released in 1939 two months after John Ford's Stagecoach, which film historians consider responsible for transforming the Hollywood Western from "a mostly low budget, B film affair." Wheeler M. Dixon, for example, notes that after the appearance of these two films (Union Pacific and Stagecoach), the western was something worthy of adult attention and serious criticism, and therefore a yardstick against which all westerns have been subsequently measured.[1


    DeMille's film indeed took the genre to a new level, considering issues of national unity in an engaging and entertaining manner at a time when nationalism was an increasing public concern. Michael Coyne accordingly characterizes Union Pacific as a "technological nation-linking endeavor" in his book The Crowded Prairie: American National Identity In the Hollywood Western.The spirit of unification in the film parallels the industrial boom that brought the United States out of the Great Depression at the onset of World War II, and, although the U.S. would not become involved in the war until 1941, the films emphasis on national unity typifies the nationalistic sentiment that would become much stronger once the country was at war.


    Apart from Barbara Stanwyck, look out for Duke 'Pals'
    Brian Donlevy, Anthony Quinn, Lon Chaney Jr.,
    Ward Bond, James Flavin, Russell Hicks, Jack Pennick



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    There's nothing like hearing an engine whistle in the still night.
    16 June 2011 | by Spikeopath (United Kingdom)


    UNION PACIFIC


    DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY CECIL B. DeMILLE
    MUSIC BY VICTOR YOUNG
    PARAMOUNT PICTURES



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
    Written by Rod Crawford


    Cast
    Barbara Stanwyck ... Mollie Monahan
    Joel McCrea ... Jeff Butler
    Akim Tamiroff ... Fiesta
    Robert Preston ... Dick Allen
    Lynne Overman ... Leach Overmile
    Brian Donlevy ... Sid Campeau
    Robert Barrat ... Duke Ring
    Anthony Quinn ... Cordray
    Stanley Ridges ... General Casement
    Henry Kolker ... Asa M. Barrows
    Francis McDonald ... General Dodge
    Willard Robertson ... Oakes Ames
    Harold Goodwin ... Calvin
    Evelyn Keyes ... Mrs. Calvin
    Richard Lane ... Sam Reed
    William Haade ... Dusky Clayton
    Regis Toomey ... Paddy O'Rourke
    J.M. Kerrigan ... Monahan
    Fuzzy Knight ... Cookie
    Harry Woods ... Al Brett
    Lon Chaney Jr. ... DollarhideJoseph Crehan ...
    General Ulysses S. Grant
    Julia Faye ... Mame
    Sheila Darcy ... Rose
    Ward Bond ... Tracklayer (uncredited)
    Iron Eyes Cody ... Indian (uncredited)
    James Flavin ... Paddy (uncredited)
    Russell Hicks ... Sergeant (uncredited)
    Jack Pennick ... Harmonicist (uncredited)
    and many more...


    Directed
    Cecil B. DeMille


    Writing Credits
    Walter DeLeon ... (screen play) &
    C. Gardner Sullivan ... (screen play) and
    Jesse Lasky Jr. ... (screen play)
    Jack Cunningham ... (adaptation)
    Ernest Haycox ... (story)(novel) (uncredited)
    Frederick Hazlitt Brennan ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited).
    Jeanie Macpherson ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
    Stanley Rauh ... (uncredited)


    Produced
    Cecil B. DeMille ... producer
    William LeBaron ... executive producer
    William H. Pine ... associate producer


    Music
    Sigmund Krumgold
    John Leipold
    Gerard Carbonara ... (uncredited)
    Leo Shuken ... (uncredited)
    Victor Young ... (uncredited)


    Cinematography
    Victor Milner ... (photographed by)


    Trivia
    The gold spike used at the ceremony to mark the end of the construction was the same spike actually used in the May 10, 1869 event, on loan from Stanford University.


    According to a news item in the Hollywood Reporter, Cecil B. DeMille directed much of the film from a stretcher, because of an operation he had months earlier. However, studio records indicate DeMille collapsed from the strain of directing three units simultaneously, and used a stretcher for about two weeks.


    For the Indian attack on the train, Paramount hired 100 Navajo Indian extras.


    The world premiere in Omaha, Nebraska, was a three-day celebration that drew 250,000 people, doubling the population of the city and requiring the National Guard to help keep order. The special train en route from Hollywood to Omaha, carrying Cecil B. DeMille and stars Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, took three days and made stops along the way, drawing large crowds. The film was shown in three theaters simultaneously; President Franklin D. Roosevelt was reported to have started the premiere proceedings by pressing a button in Washington, DC, which opened the civic auditorium. An ad stated that the premiere, which involved parades, radio broadcasts and a banquet, was the biggest in motion picture history. An antique train continued on a 15-day coast-to-coast promotional tour, stopping at 30 cities around the country.


    The company had rented many local pinto horses for the filming of the Indian attack on the train. During filming, however, local cowboys had to be hired to round up the horses, as they would scatter and sometimes stampede because of the noise and confusion of these scenes--all the shooting, yelling, and yards of unfamiliar cloth on the horses, along with kettles and other implements tied to their manes and tails, made them extremely nervous and uncomfortable, and it didn't require much to make them bolt.


    In order to operate the number of trains required by the production, Paramount had to get a regulation railroad operating license from the Interstate Commerce Commission.


    One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since. It was released on DVD 23 May 2006 as one of five titles in Universal's Cecil B. De Mille Collection, and since that time, has also enjoyed occasional airings on cable TV on Turner Classic Movies.


    Dick Allen (Robert Preston) asks, "Where does he keep his 'Rule G'?", meaning a bottle of whiskey. This is a reference to Rule G: "The use of intoxicants or narcotics is prohibited", one of 12 rules in standard code adopted by the Association of American Railroads.


    One of the railroad men ticks off a list of things that had been deemed "impossible," one of them being Moses' parting of the Red Sea--a winking reference to Cecil B. DeMille's earlier film The Ten Commandments (1923).


    According to Lucius Beebe's book "Union Pacific" the gold spike was not "driven" in. Since a spike made from gold would be much too soft to drive into a railroad tie the spike was "driven" into a hole drilled in a specially prepared tie. This was done both in reality and for the movie. Following the ceremony the spike was pulled out (by hand) and a new tie was put down and an iron spike driven in.


    Nearly all the antique railroad equipment used in the film was purchased by Paramount from the Virginia & Truckee Railroad in Nevada. It was used in a number of other western films over the years, and sold off in the 1970s when the popularity of westerns dwindled. The majority of it is now preserved at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City.


    Robert Preston, who played important roles in several Cecil B. DeMille productions, not only disliked the director personally but felt he was inept at directing actors. The scene where Preston, Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea are trapped in the boxcar took two weeks to film and, according to Preston, DeMille had nothing but "Action," "Cut," and "Print" to say to the actors. He didn't seem to care about scenes that did not include action or spectacle. When Preston became a bigger star, he turned down offers to appear in other DeMille films and avoided any relationship or contact with him.


    Cecil B. DeMille claimed he discovered Robert Preston while he was a parking valet at the Santa Anita race track and that this was his first movie. In reality Preston had been in a few movies and dozens of plays.


    Lon Chaney Jr and Joel McCrea attended the same high school


    Goofs
    After the train wreck, and during all the scenes that immediately follow, Barbara Stanwyck suddenly appears with a very stylish 1939 bobbed hairstyle which we had not seen before, and which, of course, is completely inappropriate to the time period during which the story is taking place.


    All handguns shown are the Colt Single-Action Army Model of 1873. The Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Point in 1869, four years before this revolver model was made.


    Continuity
    Position of Mollie's left arm when Jeff starts to read his letter on the handcar.


    When Jeff meets Dick at his hiding place and asks for a light, the match Dick hands him is unlit, then suddenly flaming.


    Errors in geography
    The chase sequence after the train robbery is shown in mountainous terrain. The robbery supposedly takes place between Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs Wyoming (from geographic references to the train's location in the telegrapher's office). There are no mountains in this area.


    Factual errors
    The golden spike ceremony shown in the movie is not true. The golden spike was lowered into an auger hole not driven. Gold is a soft metal and striking it as they did in the movie would have severely damaged it. The original golden spike now at Stanford University shows no mallet marks on the head.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Cache, Oklahoma, USA
    Cedar City, Utah, USA (indian attack)
    Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
    Iron Spring, Cedar City, Utah, USA (replica of Cheyenne, Wyoming)
    Kanab, Utah, USA
    Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA (golden spike ceremony)
    Sierra Railroad, Jamestown, California, USA
    Sonora, California, USA
    Stockton, California, USA


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    The Gunfight at Dodge City is a 1959 color western film, set in the Kansas cattle town of Hays City.
    Directed by Joseph M. Newman, and starring Joel McCrea
    Julie Adams and John McIntire



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    No cane and derby hat here.1 December 2002 | by Mister-UHF (Virginia, USA)




    Quote from mister

    Absent from this film are Wyatt Earp, Masterson's close friend and colleague in Dodge City, and Masterson's dapper clothing, a lifelong trademark, two major flaws in the film. His avoidance of public office doesn't ring true, either. The plot itself takes considerable liberties with the truth. (The television series "Bat Masterson" was closer to the truth in spirit and sometimes in fact.)


    However, McCrea's intelligent and introspective portrayal of Masterson is on the mark. The acting of him and the rest of the cast carry the film, which is saddled with uninspired direction

    Posse is a 1975 American Western film, produced by, directed by and starring Kirk Douglas.
    The screenplay was written by Christopher Knopf and William Roberts.


    The plot centers on a U.S. marshal with political ambitions leading an elite posse
    in pursuit of a notorious bank robber to further his political career.
    The film premiered in New York City on June 4, 1975, and in June the same year in Berlin
    at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where Douglas also was nominated for the Golden Bear.



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    Acceptable western, with some interesting moments
    21 September 1999 | by Wizard-8 (Victoria, BC)


    POSSE


    DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY KIRK DOUGLAS
    CO-PRODUCED BY ANNE DOUGLAS
    MUSIC BY MAURICE JARRE
    BRYNA PRODJUCTIONS
    ZEEUWSE MAATSCHAPPIJ N.V.
    PARAMOUNT PICTURES



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious criminal. He succeeds, but instead of cheering him, the public turns against him.
    Written by frankfob2


    Cast
    Kirk Douglas ... Howard Nightingale
    Bruce Dern ... Jack Strawhorn
    Bo Hopkins ... Wesley
    James Stacy ... Harold Hellman
    Luke Askew ... Krag
    David Canary ... Pensteman
    Alfonso Arau ... Pepe
    Katherine Woodville ... Mrs. Cooper
    Mark Roberts ... Mr. Cooper
    Beth Brickell ... Carla Ross
    Dick O'Neill ... Wiley
    William H. Burton Jr. ... McCanless (as William H. Burton)
    Louie Elias ... Rains
    Gus Greymountain ... Reyno
    Allan Warnick ... Telegrapher
    Roger Behrstock ... Buwalda
    Jess Riggle ... Hunsinger
    Stephanie Steele ... Amy
    Melody Thomas Scott ... Laurie (as Melody Thomas)
    Dick Armstrong ... Shanty Principal
    Larry Finley ... Shanty Principal
    Pat Tobin ... Shanty Principal
    and many more...


    Directed
    Kirk Douglas


    Writing Credits
    Larry Cohen ... (treatment) (uncredited)
    Christopher Knopf ... (screenplay)
    Christopher Knopf ... (story)
    William Roberts ... (screenplay)


    Produced
    Kirk Douglas ... producer
    Phil Feldman ... executive producer
    Anne Douglas ... producer (uncredited)


    Music
    Maurice Jarre


    Cinematography
    Fred J. Koenekamp


    Trivia
    This movie was the first role for James Stacy following his 1973 motorcycle accident in which he was hit by a drunk driver, resulting in the loss of his left arm and left leg. Kirk Douglas created the role especially for Stacy.


    Pepe says to Strawhorn "What'd you expect...Joaquin Murrieta?" This is a reference to Joaquin Carrillo Murrieta, an infamous bandit during the 1850s California Gold Rush.


    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    US Senators were not directly elected at the time of the film's setting. They were appointed by State Legislatures until the 17th Amendment in 1913.


    Continuity
    Howard Nightingale breaks his fall with hands that are supposedly cuffed behind his back.


    When Strawhorn plans his breakout on the train, he rigs a garrote from a piece of wire taken apart from a broom and lashes Wesley tightly by the neck to the bars of the cell. Later when Wesley answers Strawhorn's call to come to his room where Nightingale is kept hostage, there isn't even the slightest hint of redness or abrasion on his neck from the event.


    Errors in geography
    Supposedly set in Texas yet the train passes many saguaro cacti which do not grow in Texas.


    Revealing mistakes
    (at around 21 mins) When an outlaw is being "crushed" by a burning wall in the opening raid, he may clearly be seen going backwards and headfirst into a hidey hole screen left.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Florence, Arizona, USA
    Empire Ranch, Sonoita, Arizona, USA
    Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Aravaipa Canyon, Arizona, USA
    Horsehead Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Four Faces West is a 1948 Western film starring Joel McCrea,
    his real-life wife Frances Dee, and Charles Bickford.
    It is based on the novel Pasó por aquí by Eugene Manlove Rhodes.
    Its plot concerns a down-on-his-luck cowboy who robs a bank.



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    Ross McEwen - Valiant Gentleman.
    5 July 2013 | by Spikeopath (United Kingdom)


    Saddle the Wind is a 1958 Western film directed by
    Robert Parrish, written by Rod Serling and produced by Armand Deutsch.
    It was filmed in Metrocolor and CinemaScope.


    According to MGM records the film made $1,005,000 in the US and Canada and $1,075,000 elsewhere,
    resulting in a loss of $308,000.



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    Modestly effective, humorless Western drama...
    21 January 2001 | by Righty-Sock(Mexico)

    Scalawag is a 1973 film directed by Kirk Douglas,
    his first of two films directed, the other being Posse.
    The film is a western re-telling of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.



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    botched effort, despite many talents involved
    30 June 2011 | by chrisart7 (New York City)

    Quote

    Director-star Kirk Douglas is all ham as 'Peg' in this surprisingly amateurish remake of "Treasure Island" in a western setting. What probably undoes this film more than anything else is the inept editing. Scenes do not transition well at all. Lesley-Anne Down is quite beautiful as Lucy-Ann, and even gets to sing a ballad (probably the film's highlight) written by John Cameron (who provided the film's score). Danny Devito turns up in perhaps his first major film role as a pirate, along with Don Stroud (the villain in "Coogan's Bluff"). Mark Lester's early '70s haircut (or lack of one) is more in keeping with then-mod fashion than with the early 19th century (he had a much shorter coif in the Dickens musical "Oliver"). Mel Blanc provides the voice of the parrot. Filmed in Yugoslavia. Odd picture. Should have been much better. Douglas is a maverick actor, but he plays this one verrrry broadly. At least he seemed to have been genuinely enjoying himself.

    SCALAWAG


    DIRECTED & CO-WRITTEN BY KIRK DOUGLAS
    PRODUCED BY ANNE DOUGLAS
    INEX FILM
    OCEANIA PRODUZIONI INTERNAZIONALI CINEMATOGRAFICHE
    THE BYNA COMPANY
    PARAMOUNT PICTURES



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A peg legged pirate is searching for treasure with the help of a young boy,
    teen girl and a parrot. They'll have to fight Natives and his former crew on the way.


    Cast
    Kirk Douglas ... Peg
    Mark Lester ... Jamie
    Neville Brand ... Brimstone / Mudhook
    George Eastman ... Don Aragon
    Don Stroud ... Velvet
    Lesley-Anne Down ... Lucy-Ann
    Danny DeVito ... Fly Speck
    Mel Blanc ... Barfly the Parrot (voice)
    Phil Brown ... Sandy
    Davor Antolic ... Rooster
    Stojan 'Stole' Arandjelovic ... Beanbelly (as Stole Arandjelovic)
    Fabijan Sovagovic ... Blackfoot
    Shaft Douglas ... Beau
    and many more..


    Directed
    Kirk Douglas
    Zoran Calic ... (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Kirk Douglas ... (contributor)
    Albert Sidney Fleischman ... (co-writer) (as Sid Fleischman)
    Albert Maltz ... (co-writer)
    Robert Louis Stevenson ... (story "Treasure Island")


    Produced
    Anne Douglas ... producer (as Anne Buydens)


    Music
    John Cameron


    Cinematography
    Jack Cardiff


    Trivia
    Danny De Vito won his role because he and Kirk's son, Michael Douglas, were best friends and had been roommates in college.


    This was the directorial debut of Kirk Douglas.


    Goofs
    Factual errors
    The hot air balloon is far too small & slender to carry even one boy.


    Revealing mistakes
    Obvious day-for-night photography, since the moon can't make a blue sky.


    Filming Locations
    Centralni Filmski Studio Kosutnjak, Belgrade, Serbia (studio)
    Yugoslavia


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    The Oklahoma Kid is a 1939 western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.
    The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon.
    Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart
    portrays his black-clad and viciously villainous nemesis.
    The film is often remembered for Cagney's character rubbing the thumb and forefinger of his hand together
    and exulting, "Feel that air!"


    The supporting cast features Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp, and Ward Bond.
    Rosemary Lane's sister Priscilla Lane also starred with Cagney and Bogart
    in The Roaring Twenties that same year.


    Look out for Duke 'Pal' Ward Bond



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    One Of My Favorite Classic Westerns
    31 October 2006 | by ccthemovieman-1 (United States)