Ran-Dolph Scott!!!!?????
OK, but can you really count El Dorado and Rio Bravo as seperate movies? Let's face it, James Caan was not as good as Ricky Nelson and Dean Martin......
It was Walter Brennan's character "Stumpy" that made all the difference between the two movies
It was Walter Brennan's character "Stumpy" that made all the difference between the two movies
Can't argue with that either!!! Dagblast it!!
Dean Martin did a decent cowboy, and Ricky Nelson was good as Colorado though.
And don't forget Angie Dickinson!!!!
Jeremiah Johnson is one of the greatest cinematic achievements in history. I've seen it so many times that I could write the script from memory with very few errors. Last time I turned it off because I was saying every line before it was said on screen.; have to give it a year or so before I watch it again.
The cinematography alone is amazing, and couple that with the dialogue (or lack thereof) and man, what a powerful film. The only film I can put with JJ in the "silence says more than words" game is Five Easy Pieces, for the way the emotions of Nicholson's character are revealed to the viewer in scenes where he's not speaking. There's not an extraneous or unnecessary word in Jeremiah Johnson. Every line is is huge.
"Would you happen to know what month of the year it is?"
"I've been to a town, Del"
"Same place you are, Jeremiah. Hell, in the end."
"You've come far pilgrim"..."Feels like far"....."Were it worth the trouble?"....."Heh? What trouble?"
Other than JJ, I'm a Leone/Eastwood guy. The Dollars Triology is just too good for words, and should be required study in American high schools.
I have the day off...going to drag my ol man to the range later...in the mean time i think ill go home and watch The Shootist!
JB, I saw Outlaw Jose Wales the other night too. I get a kick out of Chief Dan George. "Guess I am not so old after all"!
