Il mio West (1998)

The idealistic lifestyle of an old West farmer, his Indian wife and half-breed son, who narrates the tale, is disrupted when his grandfather, an old gunslinger, shows up on the farm. ... See full summary »

Director:

Giovanni Veronesi

Writers:

Vincenzo Pardini (novel), Giovanni Veronesi (story),

Stars:

Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo Pieraccioni	...	Doc Lowen
Harvey Keitel	...	Johnny Lowen
David Bowie	...	Jack Sikora
Sandrine Holt	...	Pearl
Alessia Marcuzzi	...	Mary
Jim van der Woude	...	Joshua
Yudii Mercredi	...	Jeremiah
Michelle Gomez	...	Leather girl
Kwame Kwei-Armah	...	Rastafarian
Stephen Jenn	...	Albino
Rosalind Knight	...	Mrs. Willow
Jimmy Gardner	...	Sam Comet
Jean Heywood	...	Mrs. Comet
Jessica James
Lorenzo Wilde	...	Lieutenant

Storyline

The idealistic lifestyle of an old West farmer, his Indian wife and half-breed son, who narrates the tale, is disrupted when his grandfather, an old gunslinger, shows up on the farm. Although looking to retire, the family is not happy with his return, given his past lifestyle and mistreatment of his family. Things get worse when another gunfighter shows up and terrorizes the town, trying to force the father into a gun fight.

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Plot Keywords:

gunfight | shootout | bar shootout | saloon | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

The Gunfighters Who Rocked The West.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for western violence, some sexual content and nudity

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

18 December 1998 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Gunslinger's Revenge

Filming Locations:

Campocatino, Vagli, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Pacific Pictures (I), Tiger Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Villain Jack Sikora (David Bowie) is referred to as "a psychopath". Describing violent antisocial behaviour in this way only became prevalent after 1950.

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Soundtracks

"Everyone Wants to Be ..."
by David Marley and Stephen Marley

User Reviews

Good subtle humor and still real.

If you would enjoy seeing some of the formula characters and scenes in a western presented in new ways, you might like this. Some of these formulas are treated with quietly humorous disrespect, be warned, if you take westerns seriously. Think of a good "Gunsmoke" episode made as a movie for the level of plot depth. People were real, involved, and creatively presented. The dialog limps at times, but Keitel's personal presence compensates for some of the limitations. Scenes weren't always smoothly connected, some had a "plot requirement" feel but I do wonder what ended up on the cutting room floor. People wore dirty clothes, gunshots produced blood, town citizens were parochial and short-sighted, the basics I need to stay involved. Bowie is appropriately evil, and does sensible evil things to achieve his goals!