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Director:
Burt Kennedy
Writers:
Edward Mann (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
October 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Everyone figures Lou Ford, a small-town, Montana, deputy sheriff, to be a normal, good-old-boy kind of regular Joe... more | add synopsis
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Keach excellent in interesting psychological drama more (7 total)

Cast

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Stacy Keach ... Lou Ford
Susan Tyrrell ... Joyce Lakeland
Tisha Sterling ... Amy Stanton
Keenan Wynn ... Chester Conway
Don Stroud ... Elmer
Charles McGraw ... Howard Hendricks
John Dehner ... Bob Maples
Pepe Serna ... Johnny Lopez
John Carradine ... Dr. Smith
Royal Dano ... Father
Julie Adams ... Mother
William Mahiger ... Charlie Adams
Jack Moore ... Hank
Jim Kennedy ... Jeff
Dewey Burns ... Dewey
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Runtime:
99 min | Belgium:90 min (video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Montana, USA
Company:
Devi more

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Keach excellent in interesting psychological drama, 6 January 2004
Author: nightpike11 from Arizona

Based on one of Jim Thompson's best novels, this sleeper went largely unnoticed in the mid-70's despite an excellent lead performance by Stacy Keach as Lou Ford, mild-mannered Montana deputy-sheriff whom everybody in the small town of Central City likes. An upcoming election, angry miners, and a hooker on the edge of town stir up trouble within the town and Keach.

The relationship between Keach and Susan Tyrrell as the hooker is one of the more intriguing cinematic couplings, made even more so in light of their recent work as a pair of drunks in Huston's "Fat City". Their actions are anything but predictable. Western-vet Burt Kennedy handles the direction chores ably, though the film is obviously constricted by a low-budget. Location work helps, and cinematographer William Fraker captures some nice "big sky" shots. However, several other scenes are poorly lit, with one straining to find the principals in the darkness and shadows. Considering the pro background of Kennedy and Fraker, I wonder if this was a comment on the characters' dark, shadowy personalities ... Another minor complaint is the music score, which seems wrong and intrusive at times.

The film has several veteran character actors, among them Royal Dano, John Carradine (in a nice scene with Keach toward the end), John Dehner, and Keenan Wynn. Best of all though is Don Stroud as Elmer, perhaps his quintessential beer-swilling, hot-headed, good ol' boy role. He balances his character's violent tendencies with a fair degree of bawdy humor (some would seem to be improvised), and would simply walk away with the picture if it were not for Keach being so strong and interesting in the lead. Certainly worth a look for the performances and subject matter.

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