Rancho Deluxe (1975)Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana. Director:Frank PerryWriter:Thomas McGuane |
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Rancho Deluxe (1975)Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana. Director:Frank PerryWriter:Thomas McGuane |
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| Jeff Bridges | ... |
Jack McKee
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| Sam Waterston | ... |
Cecil Colson
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| Elizabeth Ashley | ... |
Cora Brown
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| Clifton James | ... |
John Brown
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| Slim Pickens | ... |
Henry Beige
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Charlene Dallas | ... |
Laura Beige
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| Harry Dean Stanton | ... |
Curt
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Richard Bright | ... |
Burt
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| Patti D'Arbanville | ... |
Betty Fargo
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Maggie Wellman | ... |
Mary Fargo
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Joe Spinell | ... |
Mr. Colson
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Bert Conway | ... |
Wilbur Fargo
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Anthony Palmer | ... |
Karl
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Richard McMurray | ... |
Mr. McKee
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Danna Hansen | ... |
Mrs. McKee
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Jack McKee and Cecil Colson are bumbling drifters who make a living by rustling cattle in the wilds of Montana. Jack left his wealthy parents because he resented their posh lives. Cecil is of Caucasian and Native American descent seeking his own path in life away from his father. Both hustle and rustle their way in the world by targeting cattle owned by wealthy ranch-owner John Brown. Frustrated that someone is killing his cattle, John hires a pair of ranch hands, Burt and Curt, to find the rustlers. When Brown realizes he cannot trust his two inept ranch hands, he turns to the grizzled former rustler Henry Beige to find the cattle thieves. Jack and Cecil always stay a step ahead of their pursuers, not realizing that their luck must run out sometime. Written by Matt Patay
There are three edit-versions I've seen of this. Best is the uncut. Another removes a small sex bit with Patti D'Arbanville topless but it's fine anyway. Another takes out many funny parts for "moral transgressions", loses the whole movie, and shouldn't be seen at all. I won't name those cable stations that show it. This is an important movie. Sam ("Killing Fields") Waterston and Jeff Bridges both really got their careers rolling in this. Slim Pickens climaxed his great body of work. Harry Dean Stanton revived his career. Director Frank ("The Swimmer") Perry got it right, grainy and relaxed like a home movie. Most laid back and brilliant, wit abounds, the scenery stuns, and it makes you feel good. A delight, at least for us of the Baby Boomer generation.