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Release Date:
24 June 1965 (USA)
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A gen-u-ine movie first! A way-out whopper! A funny movie? YOU BET IT IS...! more
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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
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Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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12 nominations
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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)
(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)
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The only reason Fonda got top billing is because it was called "Cat Ballou"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jane Fonda | ... | Catherine 'Cat' Ballou |
 | Lee Marvin | ... | Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn |
 | Michael Callan | ... | Clay Boone |
 | Dwayne Hickman | ... | Jed |
| Nat 'King' Cole | ... | Shouter (as Nat King Cole) |
| Stubby Kaye | ... | Shouter |
| Tom Nardini | ... | Jackson Two-Bears |
| John Marley | ... | Frankie Ballou |
| Reginald Denny | ... | Sir Harry Percival |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | Sheriff Cardigan |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | ... | Butch Cassidy |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Sheriff Maledon |
| Burt Mustin | ... | Accuser |
| Paul Gilbert | ... | Train messenger |
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97 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Finland:K-8 |
Norway:12 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:12
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Roy Chanslor's original novel was a serious western. The comedy elements were added for the film.
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Anachronisms: Kid Shelleen mistakenly sings "Happy Birthday To You" when he sees the candles Frankie Ballou's coffin. The tune was published as a kindergarten song "Good Morning To All" in 1893 (the movie takes place in 1894), but it's doubtful the song would have spread to the wild West within a year; but, more importantly, the "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics didn't appear until 1924.
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Clay Boone:
I think we'll go to St. Louis.
Cat: St. Louis?
Clay Boone: Yeah, St. Louis! City on the Missouri, railhead of the Santa Fe, jump off for the Oregon Trail - producers of beef, beer, shoes and, ah, good times.
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Cat: St. Louis?
Clay Boone: Yeah, St. Louis! City on the Missouri, railhead of the Santa Fe, jump off for the Oregon Trail - producers of beef, beer, shoes and, ah, good times.
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Referenced in L'hôtel de la plage (1978)
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Let's face facts -- Fonda was OK in this movie, but Lee Marvin was in his glory as over-the-hill gunslinger Kid Shelleen. Add to that his second role as as the noseless Tim Strawn. Toss in the matter-of-fact way the Kid reveals that he and Tim had been brothers.
And leave us not forget my favorite scene -- the "suiting up" of the Kid prior to the ultimate showdown. It's almost like the investiture of an ancient high priest, down to the acolyte-like functioning of Jackson Two-Bears (played to perfection by Tom Nardini). Absolutely no dialogue, and set, as I recall, to music reminiscent of the Spanish corridas.
If anyone draws up a list of Lee Marvin's best films, they'd have to be nuts to not put this in the top three. His "Best Actor" Oscar for this film was well-deserved.
And equally high marks to whomever did the stunt work for Marvin. The antics on horseback during the last scenes, with a "drunken" Kid Shelleen in the saddle, have to be seen to be believed.
By all means, see this movie. Be ready to cheer for the "bad guys" as they seek revenge against the "badder guys". But do NOT, under any circumstances, think for a minute that the movie as shown on TNT is complete. The last time they aired it, they actually CUT part of the above-mentioned dressing scene -- an unforgivable sin of omission, in my book. Rent (or buy) the video or DVD instead.