Rancho Deluxe (1975)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Frank Perry

Writer:

Thomas McGuane (writer)

Release Date:

14 March 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

Oh, give me a home, with a low interest loan. A cowgirl and two pickup trucks. A color TV, all the beer should be free. And that, man, is Rancho Deluxe.

Plot:

Two drifters, of wildly different backgrounds, become cattle rustlers in modern-day Montana.

Plot Keywords:

Rustler | Montana | Native American | Telescopic Rifle | Landlady

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Jack McKee
Sam Waterston	...	Cecil Colson
Elizabeth Ashley	...	Cora Brown
Clifton James	...	John Brown
Slim Pickens	...	Henry Beige
Charlene Dallas	...	Laura Beige
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Curt
Richard Bright	...	Burt
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Betty Fargo
Maggie Wellman	...	Mary Fargo
Joe Spinell	...	Mr. Colson (as Joseph Spinell)
Bert Conway	...	Wilbur Fargo
Anthony Palmer	...	Karl
Richard McMurray	...	Mr. McKee
Danna Hansen	...	Mrs. McKee
Doria Cook-Nelson	...	Anna (as Doria Cook)
Helen Craig	...	Mrs. Castle
Richard Cavanaugh	...	Livestock judge
Patti Jerome	...	The madam
Arnold Huppert	...	Policeman
Esther Black	...	Grandma Hooper
Ronda Copland	...	Dee
Jimmy Buffett	...	Himself
Dwight Riley	...	The Orchestra
Jim Melin	...	The Orchestra
Tim Schaeffer	...	The Orchestra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oneida Broderick	...	Another lady (uncredited)
Paula Jermunson	...	Lady foreman (uncredited)
Sandy Kenyon	...	Skinny Face (uncredited)
Kostas	...	Jimmy Buffett - Band member (uncredited)
Angela Kramer	...	Ranch lady (uncredited)
Ben Mar Jr.	...	Cook (uncredited)
Pat Noteboom	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Warren Oates	...	Harmonica player in bar (uncredited)
John Quade	...	Circular Face (uncredited)
Wilma Riley	...	Mrs. Colson (uncredited)
John Rodgers	...	Clerk (uncredited)
Joseph Sullivan	...	Dizzy (uncredited)
Bob Wetzel	...	Truck driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Perry

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Thomas McGuane		writer

Produced by
Elliott Kastner	....	producer

Original Music by
Jimmy Buffett

Cinematography by
William A. Fraker

Film Editing by
Sidney Katz

Production Design by
Santo Loquasto

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Okun	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Al Gramaglia	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Kirchberger	....	assistant sound editor
Dan Sable	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Roy L. Downey	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert Werden	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Elliott Kastner Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1978) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Livingston, Montana, USA

Company:

Elliott Kastner Productions

Trivia:

'Jeff Bridges' met his wife, Susan Geston, during filming. She was working as a maid on a dude ranch.

Quotes:

Wilbur Fargo: [throwing open the doors to Jack and Cecil's place] Come in, Grandma, and see the floozies and the whore-mongers! Filth and evil are one subject I am slow to tolerate!
Jack McKee: Uh, that's two subjects.
Wilbur Fargo: You are in a dangerous country, boy...
[Jack fires a bullet into the wall above Wilbur's head]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Can't Remember When I Slept Last

A solid "Top Ten Desert Island Flick"

My favorite "modern" western with a great cast, solid story line and plenty of laughs. Music in the background by Jimmy Buffet is a delight. Not a serious, complicated story but one that is interesting enough to make you stick around and enjoy the performances of Bridges, Waterston, Ashley, Dallas and Pickins. Slim's line after he cuts out the slug that downed a steer out on the cold Montana range, (he identifies the bullet as coming from a 50 caliber Sharps rifle) "This is startin' to git downright romantic!" is a hoot. Sexy Charlene Dallas playing her role as the innocent niece made me want to see more of her. To top it all are the great wide open spaces of Montana as backdrop to the film. The ideal movie to view on a weekend afternoon with lots of popcorn and a cold glass, or hot cup of your favorite beverage.