Movie Information
Overall Rank: 2322
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 24
Theatrical Release Date: 05/13/1970
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Actors: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens, Peter Whitney
Plot: Left for dead in the desert, Hogue stumbles upon a spring that not only saves his life, but proves lucrative as it is the perfect way station for local stagecoaches. A local whore moves in with him and all seems well... until the advent of the automobile changes everything. -- Chris Kavan
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Rating of
2/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 12/02/2022
This is very different from Sam Peckinpah's other westerns. It's pretty much a comedy-drama with very little action or violence. Almost a buddy film if you will between Jason Robards and David Warner. Stella Stevens is mostly there for fanservice (and a welcome one at that!) but she has her funny moments. It's not a bad film but it does just kind of leisurely stroll from scene to scene.
Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 09/30/2010
Underrated, masterful Western. The way Peckinpah mixes elements of macabre humor and traditional Western action is brilliant. Plus, this film is knee-deep in classic panoramic beautiful Old West photography.
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