The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)

Director:

George McCowan

Writer:

Arthur Rowe (written by)

Release Date:

1 August 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

A Brand New Seven -- Doing Their Number! They put their lives on the line and let it ride!

Plot:

Marshal Chris Adams turns down a friend's request to help stop the depredations of a gang of Mexican bandits...

Plot Keywords:

Bandit | Tied Up | Number 7 In Title | Jail | Bank Robbery

Cast

Lee Van Cleef	...	Marshal Chris Adams
Stefanie Powers	...	Mrs. Laurie Gunn
Michael Callan	...	Noah Forbes
Mariette Hartley	...	Arilla Adams
Luke Askew	...	Mark Skinner
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Pepe Carral (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
Ralph Waite	...	Jim Mackay
Melissa Murphy	...	Madge Buchanan
William Lucking	...	Walt Drummond
James Sikking	...	Captain Andy Hayes
Ed Lauter	...	Scott Elliot
Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Mrs. Donavan
Gary Busey	...	Hank Allan
Robert Jaffe	...	Bob Allan
Darrell Larson	...	Shelly

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Joshua Tree, California, USA

Company:

Mirisch Production Company, The

Trivia:

The last in the original series of four "Magnificent Seven" movies.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie takes place in Mexico, but throughout the movie, Joshua trees are shown in the background as well as the main scene. Joshua trees are indigenous to the Mohave desert areas of Calif, Nevada and Arizona only, there are none in Mexico.

Quotes:

Noah Forbes, Writer: There sure has been a lot of killing since I met you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)

Superior rubbish.

This film is a cash in. A cash in reliant on a rousing theme tune created for an earlier classic. Yul Brynner has long since jumped ship and so have most of the production values. Lee Van Cleef takes over the lead role of Chris. I can't think of any actor who looks less like Brynner than Van Cleef. Hey, he could have at least shaved off his hair and lost the moustache, just for the sake of continuity. Some correctional centres show this movie in order to punish offenders. One step out of line and The Magnificent Seven Ride! is brought to the fore and wielded. They didn't even bother trying to make this movie not look like a TV movie! Abysmal.