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J W Coop

  • 1971
  • PG-13
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
559
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J W Coop (1971)
DramaWestern

After losing 9 years 9 months and thirteen days to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up for the lost 'pri... Read allAfter losing 9 years 9 months and thirteen days to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up for the lost 'prime' years of his career, he doggedly goes forward, and learns that not only has the busine... Read allAfter losing 9 years 9 months and thirteen days to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up for the lost 'prime' years of his career, he doggedly goes forward, and learns that not only has the business of rodeo changed during his incarceration but society as a whole has made dramatic chan... Read all

  • Director
    • Cliff Robertson
  • Writers
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Gary Cartwright
    • Bud Shrake
  • Stars
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Geraldine Page
    • Cristina Ferrare
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    559
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cliff Robertson
    • Writers
      • Cliff Robertson
      • Gary Cartwright
      • Bud Shrake
    • Stars
      • Cliff Robertson
      • Geraldine Page
      • Cristina Ferrare
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Cliff Robertson
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    Geraldine Page
    Geraldine Page
    • Mama
    Cristina Ferrare
    Cristina Ferrare
    • Bean
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Jim Sawyer
    R.L. Armstrong
    • Tooter Watson
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Rancher
    Wade Crosby
    Wade Crosby
    • Billy Sol Gibbs
    Marjorie Durant
    Marjorie Durant
    • Big Marge
    • (as Marjorie Durant Dye)
    Paul Harper
    • Warden Morgan
    Son Hooker
    • Motorcycle Cop
    Richard Kennedy
    Richard Kennedy
    • Sheriff
    Bruce Kirby
    Bruce Kirby
    • Diesel Tanker Driver
    Larry Mahan
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    Mary-Robin Redd
    Mary-Robin Redd
    • Bonnie May
    • (as Mary Robin Redd)
    Dennis Reiners
    • Billy Hawkins
    John Ashby
    • Johnny
    Kathy Beaudine
    • Nymphet Fan
    Robert Christensen
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    • Director
      • Cliff Robertson
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      • Gary Cartwright
      • Bud Shrake
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    • Trivia
      During the National Finals Rodeo sequence when the rodeo announcer is talking, the man with a cowboy hat and blue sport coat on and a blue scarf tie is Clem McSpadden. He was a nephew of Will Rogers and was a longtime Oklahoma State Senator. He was from Claremore, as was Will Rogers. He was also a famed rodeo announcer professionally.
    • Goofs
      When JW is sitting on a bull, he is introduced to "Hot Pistol" whomever, and Larry Mahan; he asks for tips on riding the bull, and is told something about "marking him out"; there is no mark out rule in bull riding.
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      Referenced in 'Obsession' Revisited (2001)

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    10/10
    A minor masterpiece...
    Cliff Robertson has always been one of the hugely underrated actors of stage, TV & film. Anyone who saw his original performance in Days of Wine & Roses on Playhouse 90(with Piper Laurie) or saw him doing Tennessee Williams on Broadway knows that this is someone who for whatever reasons missed out on the major stardom that was his natural due. J.W. Coop is one more surprise from Mr. Robertson. This movie is the closest approximation I've ever seen on the screen to a Hemingway story. It's full of the rich true details of place and incident, and the aching pain of the fighter/cowboy/soldier/man rubbing up against life, trying to make some kind of mark, some kind of sense, before his end comes, & it always comes too soon for these guys.
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    • May 28, 2000

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • J.W. Coop
    • Filming locations
      • McAlester, Oklahoma, USA(uncredited McAlester, Oklahoma)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Robertson and Associates
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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