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Cat Ballou (1965) -- A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

Overview

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Director:
Elliot Silverstein
Writers:
Roy Chanslor (novel)
Walter Newman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 June 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western more
Tagline:
A gen-u-ine movie first! A way-out whopper! A funny movie? YOU BET IT IS...! more
Plot:
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 12 nominations more
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(4 articles)
Happy Birthday, Lee Marvin!
 (From CinemaRetro. 19 February 2009, 7:16 AM, PST)

John Wayne Rules, Sure, but Who's the Toughest Gal in the West?
 (From amctv.com - Future of Classic: Westerns. 26 December 2008, 9:07 PM, PST)

User Comments:
A funny sad romp through the not-so-old West!!! more

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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
This film inspired NBC to make two different pilots which aired on consecutive days in 1971. One pilot starred Lesley Ann Warren, and the other, Forrest Tucker. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Catherine is on the train at the beginning, she addresses her teacher as "Mrs. Parker", but when talking to Jed a minute later she refers to her as "Miss Parker". more
Quotes:
Jackson Two-Bears: Kid, Kid, what a time to fall off the wagon. Look at your eyes.
Kid Sheleen: What's wrong with my eyes?
Jackson Two-Bears: Well they're red, bloodshot.
Kid Sheleen: You ought to see 'em from my side.
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Referenced in "Everybody Loves Raymond: Working Girl (#3.22)" (1999) more

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A funny sad romp through the not-so-old West!!!, 21 September 1999

This HAS to be one of Jane Fonda's favorite movies: she gets to be both shy naive ingenue and rip roaring Western leader of an outlaw gang. Her outlawing is beautifully justified as the evil town members plot to take over her father's spread and finally have him killed. All are in on the plot/take, including the sheriff, a ne'er do well planted in the job. There are many similarities to 'Silverado', an equally well acted ensemble tour de force. Whoever did Lee Marvin's drunken riding, mostly out of the saddle, close to the ground, did a superior riding job. And if it was Lee himself, more credit to him. He got the Oscar and justifiably so. Under the comedy was the message concerning the sheep-like behavior of 'respectable, middle-class people', the wicked townfolk, bankrolled by the Wolf Company (love these names). Katherine Ballou, the respectable lovely schoolmistress, goes bad as the 'nice' people show themselves to be worse than the outlaws. Hole-in-the-Wall outlaws are allowed to live there undisturbed because the scion of the Wolfe company (who is responsible for having Jane's father shot and whom Jane shoots) lets them alone. They existed safely 'under the radar', but they want to put Jane et al out, because her gang's actions make them visible. Reminds me of many Massachusetts politicians, as well as Whitey Bulger.

The 'Indian's' comments are hilarious, expecially about Custer, spoken as he is surrounded by neatly dressed town thugs. It's an up-to-date funny tale with a social morale. You get the lesson without the moralizing. I loved it, and so glad I bought it.

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