Buffalo Rider (1978)

In the 1800s Jake Jones finds a buffalo about to be eaten by coyotes. He rescues the buffalo and raises it. He names the him Samson. Jones decides to break the buffalo and saddle him. He ... See full summary »

Directors:

John Fabian, Dick Robinson,

Writer:

Mollie Gregory (script)

Stars:

C. Lindsay Workman, Rick Guinn, John Freeman

Cast

Cast overview:
C. Lindsay Workman	...	Narrator (voice)
Rick Guinn	...	Buffalo Jones
John Freeman	...	Frank Nesbitt
Rich Scheeland	...	Ralph Pierce
George Sager	...	Ted Clayborn
Priscilla Lauris	...	Mrs. Robinson
Dick Robinson	...	Sam Robinson
Hal Smith	...	Old Buffalo Hunter's Voice (voice)

Storyline

In the 1800s Jake Jones finds a buffalo about to be eaten by coyotes. He rescues the buffalo and raises it. He names the him Samson. Jones decides to break the buffalo and saddle him. He then becomes the guy ON A buffalo.

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Plot Keywords:

buffalo | street shootout | pistol

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Taglines:

Charging on 2000 pounds of revenge!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1978 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Narrator: In desperation, and to satisfy his greed, Nesbitt decided to let Ted shoot.

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Connections

Featured in Guy on a Buffalo: Bears, Indians, and Such (2011)

User Reviews

Buffalo Rider has changed my life!

I recently managed to get ahold of the unrated of this film. This version is the director's cut. From watching over 75 hours of bonus features, I found that Paul Verehoeven actually directed this under a pseudonym. To put it simply, Buffalo Rider is a gritty psychological thriller about a cop named Jake Jones, whose rookie partner is killed by a gang at a bar one fateful night. Jake, driven to revenge, goes out and decides to saddle (no pun intended) his trusty buffalo he had rescued many years ago and raised. Jake goes out on his buffalo and tramples those who killed his partner, officially becoming "the guy ON a buffalo".

The explicit sexuality in this film really adds to the film's overall greatness, causing more tension than I have ever seen in a film in my long life. If you find a copy, pick it up immediately, I can assure you that it will change your life, as it did mine. Not only did I have to choose between forty six women breaking down my door, but it has also depicted the old west so realistically, it has given me a new lease on life, as well as a successful and rewarding career as an old western writer.

Signed, Louis L'amour.