People always rave about "Unforgiven" as Clint's best western. Don't get me wrong because it is a fine movie.....but I always have enjoyed "The Outlaw Josey Wales" so much more.
John Fuentes Unforgiven‘s a great Western swan song for Eastwood because it was his last one and he went out on a high note with that movie. However The Outlaw Josey Wales was made while he was still young and in his prime. It depends on how you look at where he was at during those two movies.
John F: I agree with you. I have never been a huge fan of Unforgiven. But that is my problem. I understand and recognize that tons of other people have raved about it. And frankly .... wait. I will make a separate comment about MY favorite Clint western ...
As a Cub Scout in the late 60s I was absolutely blown away to meet the legendary Chief Dan George at a Scout Jamboree near Dallas. We were completely hypnotized by his stories. One of the kindest wisest humans I've ever met. He could paint pictures in your mind. It changed my life. What an honor.
You Lucky lucky Man .. i feel he touched you from another world you never knew .. How Beautiful is that !!! I hope & wish your life is full & well ?? My sister says to me'' if I aint Native in this life, You might be in the next........... Does the Great Spirit work like that ?? Any how Josey was the best in the West'' & I know he won't like it because No one in the world is the BEST. Let's not blow ourselves UP OK .
Ah, we now live in a world without great story tellers. I really agree with you, Bryan. What's funny is when I read your comment, my first thought was how cool it would be to sit with you and hear the story of meeting Dan George. Good story tellers are passed from father or mother to child. I promise you, Dan George had a great grandfather who told beautiful stories of brave warriors and the sweet young wičhíŋčala who awaited their return.
As a new EMT I used to transport a native woman 125 miles three times a week to dialysis treatments. Very nice lady. She kind of adopted me into her family and home. She told me stories about notable mountain views and streams that had importance to her tribe. I'll never forget her. I loved those stories, and to this day they are important to me too.
The scene with Josey and Ten Bears is the most powerful scene in any movie I've ever watched. The straight forward talk, honesty and respect between these two men is memorable and deeply moving. I always thought that if people would live by the words and the code they displayed, war and conflict would cease to exist.
I too was moved by this riviting scene. I was hoping to see it again, but I guess I will just have to watch this movie again, but that's ok. Like two other movies, Stagecoach (John Wayne) and The Treasure of Sierra Madre, I never get tired of watching them.
@@marksisto900 "Dyin ain`t hard for men like us, It`s livin thats hard" I aint promisin you nuthin, and you don`t have to promise me. I am just sayin that men can live together without butcherin each other"
Agreed. The whole cast was great, but Will Sampson as Ten Bears was on another level. You literally don't know if everyone's going to make peace, start killing each other, or what. The tension is palpable, even after Ten Bears says "It shall be life."
My father was a man who never liked going to the movies, but for some reason he decided that he, myself, and my two brothers were going to see this movie together. My sister and mom were not invited. I didn't want to go because I thought the movie was going to be lame, but my father gave me no choice, so we all went together. Needless to say, I fell in love with the movie as did my brothers. My father passed away many years ago, but my brothers and I still quote this movie to each other all the time, and remember my father and the bonding we had that day. One of my most enduring and endearing memories of my youth.
My dad and I used to quote this movie back and forth. His favorite line was " Thats a nice horse ya got there mister, ya wanna sell it? When he got sick we watched this movie together the day before he passed.
Josie: "Whenever I get to liking someone they ain't around long." Chief: "I noticed when you get to disliking someone they ain't around for long neither."
So many great quotes from this film. One of my favorites: "When I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long." "Well I noticed when you get to dislikin' someone, they ain't around long neither.".... Epic.
my favorite quote is towards the end... at the bar...when the guy says "well a man's got to make a living"...and Jose Wales says "dying aint' much of a living"....
John B Truly a great line. For me what made it so great was that the character never surrendered his self respect or his dignity. And that line brought to mind something my Japenese step mother told me. She and her family were in prison camps during WWII. The conscious mindset she had then and through her life was, "I shall not be defeated". Pretty powerful considering her family was not happy with her not marrying a Japenese man and she endured a lot of issues, from many directions, being in a mixed marriage. Never the victim and she love her Lakers. Sorry folks for getting slightly off topic.
vinyltapelover My dad was civilian POW in Japanese POW slave labor camps in Shanghai and Osaka. He was a wise man. He said the Japanese soldiers did what their government ordered them to do. Just like me. My government ordered me to go to Wake Island and I was captured. Dad ate 1 cup of rice a day for 4 years. We all suffer.
The Outlaw Josey Wales and Jeremiah Johnson are two films that should be on every fathers movie list to bring his children to see. Both of these films bring visions of wonderment to children of all ages.
So funny you should mention fathers in connection with these two movies. I saw both movies with my family and my father was a die hard western fan. I always think of my father whenever I see either of these titles mentioned.
I think OLJW is Not only A Great Western, it's ICONIC. I lost our DAD in May 19th 2022 this year. But his love of westerns never changed his Love of Life. R.I.P. Josey & My Pa
Saw this movie in a theater in the summer of '76 when I was 14. Theaters back then weren't multiplexes, they had big screens and made everything seem larger than life and so left lasting impressions. This movie is just great storytelling and stands up to the test of time. "I guess we all died a little in that damn war."
I just loved Dan George .. I loved the line about he did not surrender but his horse surrendering and pulling a cart in Kansas somewhere. Over all just another great Eastwood movie...
I was a kid during these times and it was a good time. I liked my country much better then. A time that is lost and someday will be forgotten. Breaks my heart.
Amazing to see how Mr Eastwood directed and acted at the same time, such responsibility to get the job done. He had to know everyone elses lines along with is own. Great behind the scenes coverage. Clint Eastwood is a true larger than life movie legend. The early spaghetti westerns are some of my favorites, lots of foreign talent from on screen, directing and music. Truly fantastic trade craft. Current Hollyweirds/China money have destroyed the Hollyweird movie brand.
Greatest western ever. One of the best movies ever made. There just aren’t any bad things about this movie. The characters are classic, the actors were perfect, the story is excellent. The style, the score, everything gels and works. So many classic lines delivered perfectly. This is one of those rare movies that if you are changing channels and its on...you are done for the night. Stops you every time. Thank you Clint for making such a great movie, casting such great natural actors and bring to life a rugged time in this country’s history. Love the Native Americans and their realness. Finally, thanks for going with your gut and not following other studios who said the western was dead. Far from it. It is still alive and well today!!
so much was so good and so right,,some majors flaws though..like sharp shooting with a gattling gun,,hitting soldiers but not horses.... Too many very dark, as in lighting, scenes,, but all in all great fun. Open Range , much better.
@@DenkyManner, I would suggest that slavery didn't have anything to do with Wales. It's not like these men were fighting for the confederacy when their families were murdered. Poor farmers didn't own slaves...
@@DenkyManner and it didn't address a woman's right to control her body...and it didn't show respect to men who want to be women or women who want to be men or teaching 6 yr olds about gender or changing gender...or men wanting to use women's bathrooms....or...or...or a lot of other social justice! You have totally changed my mind on this movie....lol
The Outlaw Josey Wales is still one of my favourite movies of all time, I'm 51, I watch it at least once a year still, along with Pale Rider and The Unforgiven. Oh, and, "Yeah, I Reckon", thanks for the line, I've been using that line for 30 years, still, probably ten times a week, three short words that pretty much says it all, in many situations.
The behind the scenes footage, particularly Clint directing, in his prime, is priceless. Each moment, each piece of the film puzzle coming together, the peering behind the movie-making magic curtain of a film classic like this that is so iconic, is a historical document of not only the creative process, but one of cinema's greatest revisionist westerns put to celluloid. I can't tell you what a kick it is to see Clint's directing style. I've read about his casual, low key approach for decades in print and imagined it, but now here it is in living color, we can see what that actually looks like in real time at the moment a cinema classic was being birthed. He cracked the code on the directing style that would best suit his needs and I love his no bullsh*t approach to filmmaking. Two takes at the most and moving on. The fact there was a personal change at the highest, most crucial behind the scenes position: the director and the STAR of your movie takes over, seems a fools errand and impossible task, and yet, he made it seem seemless, effortless and what is insanely difficult to pull off look easy. That's a gift. And remember, they were days behind in the production schedule when filming halted to address the monumentious director change and by the end when filming wrapped, they came in 8 days early. That is unheard of in Hollywood which is just par the course for Mr.Eastwood. What a pro.
Josey Wales was horribly, horribly directed. The massacre scene might just be the worst 'action' scene ever directed. It looks exactly like it was cut together from random shots of people firing guns and characters falling down with screams dubbed in. There's no geography. The camera is set low so that the clumsiness and incoherence of it all is less evident. Simply awful.
Clint Eastwood paid attention to director Sergio Leone during the making of the "Man with No Name" trilogy. And, I seem to recall - in a different interview that Clint has credited Leone with providing a guiding example in some of his directing techniques. Likewise, I would guess that some of those that Eastwood has directed, went on to use some of those techniques as well. film making legacy......
Pablo, good comment! Clint Eastwood was certainly doing the lion's share of the acting, the directing, the coaching of the actors, watching the dailies and the planning for the next day of shooting. That is a lot of hats to wear and responsibility to shoulder.
Definitely one of the greatest westerns ever made. I think Chief Dan George was the key to this movie being so great. He was just natural and his comedic timing was spot on…
Not just him, but it's because one neat character, good or bad, is introduced after another as the story moves on. Some of my favorite characters in it are Vernon and McKinney's characters and even the one politician or whatever that says 'go get him'. Meaty, well cast actors.
In my estimation “The Outlaw Josey Wales” is BY FAR the best work Clint Eastwood directed or appeared in as an actor. This movie has it all. Josey’s final words with the slow reprise of “Rose of Alabama” as the accompanying score is a moment that is unmatched in American cinema. That’s my view of it.
I don't think that the "powers that be" wants us to see movies like this. It gives people a certain nobility; a path to heroism that does not go along with their plans.
My favorite movie of all time. Besides being entertaining, it has many examples of morality and the fight between good and evil. "Whenever I like someone they don't live long." "Whenever you don't like someone they don't live long either."
One of my absolute favorite movies of all time. Filled with some of the greatest quotes of all time. We used to sit around the campfire and quote this movie over and over again. Great Job!!
The only better quote movie is tombstone. But the speech about the iron must come from men is so damn powerful in its delivery....." the iron must come from men." Every viewing i get goosebumps.
Thank you Mr. Clint Eastwood. In my humble opinion, you have made some of the best films that Hollywood has ever had in its entire dark history. Fare thee well.
Listening to John Vernon speak glowingly about Clint's direction style really shows the respect and camaraderie that is exchanged by these true professionals. They support, encourage and respect each other; it's not a competition or a pissing contest. These guys surely are a different breed and the way they live and work shows their real humanity.
If you ever want to smile...first, watch this movie (if you are one of the twelve people who haven't seen it) and then watch this video. I'd bet a dollar to donuts you are smiling when it ends...great job Mr. Eastwood. Thank you for all the movie moments you have brought to our lives.
Clint Eastwood just has to be one of the most talented actor/director and most understanding script reader there has been this century ! Hope he stays with us for many more years .. let’s face it Clint’s got to make the 100 + 🙏
Clint no one has even come close to doing it like you. A great talent who knows life so well. I knew back in the Rawhide days that you were destined for greatness and you exceeded my vision.
@@dennisyoung7363 SMH...LOL...And he could have spelled his name , Josie....Crazy thought , but still funny ; even as much as I love and respect this movie as my favorite of all time.
Any western with Clint Eastwood is classic. My all time favorite cowboy on silver screen. His later westerns felt real, gritty, raw. They portrayed the hardships and brutality of the old west. Whether the land, elements, other individuals or situations, Eastwoods westerns presented an outlook of reality.
This many years later, me and my friends are still throwing lines from the movie at each other. Always a good measure of how good a movie is, at least most of the time. :-)
Josey Wales never wanted to go to war but war came to him and started something it couldn't finish . This movie has so much depth and emotion it draws you into the scenes, it's not only an epic western and action film but also a drama and comedy. Just like Odysseus and Achilles names remembered for thousands of years maybe one day in the distant future a father will tell his son the story of the outlaw Josey Wales.
Forrest Carter visited me at my home in Dallas several times back in 1979 after this film was so magnificently made. Many have criticized him for things, but I found him to be a humble man who was trying to change his earlier reputation. He was so masterful in writing and I think one of the best in America. He drew a crowd no matter where we went. At the time, I knew very little about him, but he became a friend. He said Clint was the best moviemaker this country ever produced. He loved the film and so do I.
I love how at the end, despite all of the danger he has faced and overcome, he is defeated by an old lady's look of warning ... he swallows the chaw spit. Take it from one who knows, that in itself is an heroic act. You really, really, _REALLY_ don't want to swallow chaw spit.
There are many songs you can hear over and over and never get tired of them but not as many movies ....Like Casablanca, Trains Planes and Automobiles and Josie they are like sacred rituals once a year to reconnect with that something...can be different for everybody...that triggers in you what might be never spoken of but speaks to you....Thanks Clint.😎
My favourite Eastwood story; After filming a scene, the Director called 'Cut' and said to him, 'Clint, that was perfect, We'll just do another take.' Clint replied, 'Perfect is as good as I get.' and walked off the set.
Clint Eastwood.. a true classic man. Many always think of him as an actor, not a behind the screens man But he was so talented there as well. Worked so well, taught many.
A college student when this movie was released, I saw it in a theater, and was so impressed that I returned the next night to watch it again. It remains my favorite Eastwood film , and one of my favorite films ever.
What’s the best western ever? Who’s to say.. So many greats. Searchers, Liberty Vance, even Unforgiven. For my money, Josey Wales outshines them all. Always a pleasure to watch!
Mr Eastwood was my childhood movie hero and he's still my hero and the only actor I would really like to meet and thank for all the entertaining he's provided throughout my life, I hope he lives to be at least 200 and keeps making and starring in movies.
One of my favorite westerns and today I see the total resemblance of Clint's son in his movies of today's times. Clint broke Hollywood so many times making HIS stories and I have loved him forever even as his health is in jeopardy today he will live on in history as one of the GOODGUYS.
My favorite movie of all time , I am 64. This movie is historical story telling. Mr Eastwood's master piece. His craftsmanship is at his Zenith in this film.
The absolute best western ever made.... From a true icon of acting, film making , and story telling .I must've seen it 30 times and there will be a 31st I'm sure...thanx Clint
Saw it when it came out. 40 years later still one of my favorite movies ever. Unforgiven is fabulous, too. Clint has gotten better and better with each movie
Pale Rider deserves a place besides Josey Wales and Unforgiven as a top western. The archetypal jungian hero in the Far West. I know, the film faced both the pros and cons of being a remake of sorts of the outstanding, classical Shane. Passed the test with flying colors. The hurdle was very high.
I've learned , over the years...to FORCE myself to FOCUS on OTHER parts of the movie , instead of the usual focal points and what they most likely intended everybody to focus on. There is SO MUCH MORE actually going on than people ever realize. Ya GOTTA watch a movie like this multiple times to get it's full effect.
First time I've seen this making of Josey Wales... Incredible! Fell in love with it all over again! One of the greatest westerns ever! Saw it when I was a kid and watched it a few times since! Enjoy it like the first time every time! GodSpeed Clint! So nice to see you in your own laid back way!
Well Done Mr Clint Eastwood.....I was only 15 but Dad loved westerns.... He went to see Magnificent 7. 36 times in a row. My son loved ya spitting on the dawg & had to watch it several times in cackles . Thankyou & all the crew must of been a great event in the making. Love JBXX
Biggest iconic movie star Legend,he has had such a longevity,last man still standing in Hollywood of his era,never be another Clint Eastwood, like the saying never be another Elvis.
Chief Dan George, the Indian girl & Ten Bears were remarkable. Clint & the young man gutshot singing the Rose of Alabama were unforgettable - "I ain't your Pa," classic line. The salesman plying his trade with a gob of spit on his jacket and the toll operator singing to the North & south while the old lady smoking on the porch added to the realism. Granny, with her cockyness looking for her son in the bar with her grandaughter & a cast of bar characters who joined the Mr. Wilson family. The redlegs got their just rewards as fellow southerner put to rest all notions of Josey on this side of the border. Great film, never tire of seeing it.
I saw it the day after I arrived in British Columbia. I'd lived my whole life near Toronto, and was starting fresh. What an inspiring movie! Never get tired of it.
We are most fortunate that the production was also captured, that this documentary of the movie could be seen, so we could understand the many people behind it all. So rich. I have grown to appreciate Mr. Eastwood's character rolls as well as writer/director/producer. He is a most remarkable human and given much for all of us to contemplate of how we approach the nuances of living and dealing with our fellow mankind.
Has anyone else realized after all these years, what his spitting on the dog meant? He confirms it in this documentary. People always remember those scenes. It symbolizes a man who has lost so much, and the dog is man's best friend. Symbolizing attachment, and his refusal of the loss that comes with it. Absolutely incredible how Eastwood hid this meaning in this film with those few scenes. Everyone remembers it. Complete subtle genius.
I picked up the book Gone to Texas in my school library in about 1975. I loved it! Then suddenly a year or two later I saw the advertisement on tv for the outlaw Josey Wales and was stunned to see it was now a movie starring no less than Clint Eastwood, I told all my friends that this was the book that I had told them about! None of them believed me so I told them the story and after they saw the movie I showed them how I had mastered the “Kentucky Roll” that Josey had done in the movie. I have a lot of great memories surrounding that movie.
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1 of the greatest westerns of all time, Academy award should have been given
People always rave about "Unforgiven" as Clint's best western. Don't get me wrong because it is a fine movie.....but I always have enjoyed "The Outlaw Josey Wales" so much more.
John Fuentes Unforgiven‘s a great Western swan song for Eastwood because it was his last one and he went out on a high note with that movie. However The Outlaw Josey Wales was made while he was still young and in his prime. It depends on how you look at where he was at during those two movies.
Unforgiven is an amazing movie, but only because Josey Wales set the stage first.
John F: I agree with you. I have never been a huge fan of Unforgiven. But that is my problem. I understand and recognize that tons of other people have raved about it. And frankly .... wait. I will make a separate comment about MY favorite Clint western ...
imo,, "PALERIDER" was his best western, along with "high plains drifter"
@@sam-sy8jy Preacher!!!
As a Cub Scout in the late 60s I was absolutely blown away to meet the legendary Chief Dan George at a Scout Jamboree near Dallas. We were completely hypnotized by his stories. One of the kindest wisest humans I've ever met. He could paint pictures in your mind. It changed my life. What an honor.
You Lucky lucky Man .. i feel he touched you from another world you never knew .. How Beautiful is that !!! I hope & wish your life is full & well ?? My sister says to me'' if I aint Native in this life, You might be in the next........... Does the Great Spirit work like that ?? Any how Josey was the best in the West'' & I know he won't like it because No one in the world is the BEST. Let's not blow ourselves UP OK .
Ah, we now live in a world without great story tellers. I really agree with you, Bryan. What's funny is when I read your comment, my first thought was how cool it would be to sit with you and hear the story of meeting Dan George. Good story tellers are passed from father or mother to child. I promise you, Dan George had a great grandfather who told beautiful stories of brave warriors and the sweet young wičhíŋčala who awaited their return.
As a new EMT I used to transport a native woman 125 miles three times a week to dialysis treatments. Very nice lady. She kind of adopted me into her family and home. She told me stories about notable mountain views and streams that had importance to her tribe. I'll never forget her. I loved those stories, and to this day they are important to me too.
You are Blessed to have met Chief Dan George. I'm envious, BIG TIME!
Worth Ranch?
My father took us to see this in 1976, the same year he died. I'm 56 now I have always viewed this a perfect movie. Eastwood is the best!
So very young to lose a father. God bless.
The scene with Josey and Ten Bears is the most powerful scene in any movie I've ever watched. The straight forward talk, honesty and respect between these two men is memorable and deeply moving. I always thought that if people would live by the words and the code they displayed, war and conflict would cease to exist.
I too was moved by this riviting scene. I was hoping to see it again, but I guess I will just have to watch this movie again, but that's ok. Like two other movies, Stagecoach (John Wayne) and The Treasure of Sierra Madre, I never get tired of watching them.
Best scene in the Best movie
Epic....."I came here to die with you"..... "there is iron in your words "
@@marksisto900 "Dyin ain`t hard for men like us, It`s livin thats hard" I aint promisin you nuthin, and you don`t have to promise me. I am just sayin that men can live together without butcherin each other"
Agreed. The whole cast was great, but Will Sampson as Ten Bears was on another level. You literally don't know if everyone's going to make peace, start killing each other, or what. The tension is palpable, even after Ten Bears says "It shall be life."
My father was a man who never liked going to the movies, but for some reason he decided that he, myself, and my two brothers were going to see this movie together. My sister and mom were not invited. I didn't want to go because I thought the movie was going to be lame, but my father gave me no choice, so we all went together. Needless to say, I fell in love with the movie as did my brothers. My father passed away many years ago, but my brothers and I still quote this movie to each other all the time, and remember my father and the bonding we had that day. One of my most enduring and endearing memories of my youth.
My dad and I used to quote this movie back and forth. His favorite line was " Thats a nice horse ya got there mister, ya wanna sell it? When he got sick we watched this movie together the day before he passed.
I bet your dad read the book it was based on.
How awesome! What a treat I bet that was, not just the day of the movie, but the years after and the bonding it created. Simply wonderful.
SO MANY GREAT QUOTES in this movie.
This movie & "the jerk"
I remember me and my father watching 'Lawman' with Burt Lancaster, so l know what youre talking about.
Clint Eastwood is a legend..has delivered so many classics. The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favourite western movie
Mine too along with The Treasure of Sierra Madre, and the secene where Bogart gets a haircut, and I love Stagecoach with John Wayne.
Mine too
Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms
Josie: "Whenever I get to liking someone they ain't around long." Chief: "I noticed when you get to disliking someone they ain't around for long neither."
I reckon so.
Lol... great line 🔥
So thats why he was spitting on everything including the dog that wanted to go with him! He just didnt want him to die.
Bwhahahaaaaaaaaaaaa !
That movie is nothing but one incredible line after another.
One of those movies that I will never get tired of watching.
So many great quotes from this film. One of my favorites: "When I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long." "Well I noticed when you get to dislikin' someone, they ain't around long neither.".... Epic.
Hahaha
I like east woods quote at 11:50 “a movie can be like a family or a bunch of people in conflict with each other.”
Same difference to many of us.
my favorite quote is towards the end... at the bar...when the guy says "well a man's got to make a living"...and Jose Wales says "dying aint' much of a living"....
"I didn't surrender neither...but they took my horse, and made _him_ surrender...." LOL Perfectly delivered
One of my favorite movie lines ever.
@@mikegoodwin2386 And mine! So 'throw away' - but so significant...
John B Truly a great line. For me what made it so great was that the character never surrendered his self respect or his dignity. And that line brought to mind something my Japenese step mother told me. She and her family were in prison camps during WWII. The conscious mindset she had then and through her life was, "I shall not be defeated". Pretty powerful considering her family was not happy with her not marrying a Japenese man and she endured a lot of issues, from many directions, being in a mixed marriage. Never the victim and she love her Lakers. Sorry folks for getting slightly off topic.
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My dad was civilian POW in Japanese POW slave labor camps in Shanghai and Osaka. He was a wise man. He said the Japanese soldiers did what their government ordered them to do. Just like me. My government ordered me to go to Wake Island and I was captured. Dad ate 1 cup of rice a day for 4 years. We all suffer.
@@tigerpisces5506 There are no winners in war and you are so right, "We all suffer". Thanks for sharing.
Josey Wales is an iconic western and one of Clint's best
For me this was the best Clint Eastwood movie I've watched this movie so many times and always enjoyed it
The Outlaw Josey Wales and Jeremiah Johnson are two films that should be on every fathers movie list to bring his children to see. Both of these films bring visions of wonderment to children of all ages.
So funny you should mention fathers in connection with these two movies. I saw both movies with my family and my father was a die hard western fan. I always think of my father whenever I see either of these titles mentioned.
Along with the original stories.
Crow Killer and Bushwhacking Bill
Damn Skippity
Kelly's Heroes
I met the man that made all the tomahawks and bowies for Jeremiah Johnson he taught my grandfather how to make knives In the early 70's
The Outlaw Josey Wales & Jeremiah Johnson my two favourite westerns of all times watched both many times they never get old.
This is his absolutely best film... he does have so many that are great and some of the best movies ever... Thank you Clint for all of them ...
I think OLJW is Not only A Great Western, it's ICONIC. I lost our DAD in May 19th 2022 this year. But his love of westerns never changed his Love of Life. R.I.P. Josey & My Pa
This movie is the absolute KING of one-liners. And not just Josey, but everyone has good ones. Excellent film.
Saw this movie in a theater in the summer of '76 when I was 14. Theaters back then weren't multiplexes, they had big screens and made everything seem larger than life and so left lasting impressions. This movie is just great storytelling and stands up to the test of time. "I guess we all died a little in that damn war."
I just loved Dan George .. I loved the line about he did not surrender but his horse surrendering and pulling a cart in Kansas somewhere. Over all just another great Eastwood movie...
'Endeavor to persevere'.
I was a kid during these times and it was a good time. I liked my country much better then. A time that is lost and someday will be forgotten. Breaks my heart.
I feel the same, i used to be proud to be a american. Now im not my country is embarrassing.
Same here in the UK. KIND REGARDS
Amazing to see how Mr Eastwood directed and acted at the same time, such responsibility to get the job done. He had to know everyone elses lines along with is own. Great behind the scenes coverage. Clint Eastwood is a true larger than life movie legend. The early spaghetti westerns are some of my favorites, lots of foreign talent from on screen, directing and music. Truly fantastic trade craft. Current Hollyweirds/China money have destroyed the Hollyweird movie brand.
"Well...you gonna pull those pistols, or....whistle dixie?" One of the greatest lines ever uttered on film.
my ass
The film has a lot of fantastic lines--and this might be the best one.
tried to replicate this line in Dirty Harry, but didnt quite get there
Well ... PUNK!
dying aint much of a living is a great line
Greatest western ever. One of the best movies ever made. There just aren’t any bad things about this movie. The characters are classic, the actors were perfect, the story is excellent. The style, the score, everything gels and works. So many classic lines delivered perfectly. This is one of those rare movies that if you are changing channels and its on...you are done for the night. Stops you every time. Thank you Clint for making such a great movie, casting such great natural actors and bring to life a rugged time in this country’s history. Love the Native Americans and their realness. Finally, thanks for going with your gut and not following other studios who said the western was dead. Far from it. It is still alive and well today!!
Completely ignoring slavery is one issue with it.
Agreed!!!!
so much was so good and so right,,some majors flaws though..like sharp shooting with a gattling gun,,hitting soldiers but not horses.... Too many very dark, as in lighting, scenes,, but all in all great fun. Open Range , much better.
@@DenkyManner, I would suggest that slavery didn't have anything to do with Wales. It's not like these men were fighting for the confederacy when their families were murdered. Poor farmers didn't own slaves...
@@DenkyManner and it didn't address a woman's right to control her body...and it didn't show respect to men who want to be women or women who want to be men or teaching 6 yr olds about gender or changing gender...or men wanting to use women's bathrooms....or...or...or a lot of other social justice!
You have totally changed my mind on this movie....lol
The Outlaw Josey Wales is still one of my favourite movies of all time, I'm 51, I watch it at least once a year still, along with Pale Rider and The Unforgiven. Oh, and, "Yeah, I Reckon", thanks for the line, I've been using that line for 30 years, still, probably ten times a week, three short words that pretty much says it all, in many situations.
You know your watching a masterpiece when you forget your watching a movie! Loved the respect he showed to Native Americans!
I Love Clint. Be it westerns, Dirty Harry, Any Which Way movies or Gran Turino. The guy is class and coolness personified. A true true legend.
Absolutely, brother.
indeed, im vary happy he turned out NOT to be a total cunt like so many other 'cool' actors. deniro is a total cunt
Mr. America (how it used to be)
The behind the scenes footage, particularly Clint directing, in his prime, is priceless. Each moment, each piece of the film puzzle coming together, the peering behind the movie-making magic curtain of a film classic like this that is so iconic, is a historical document of not only the creative process, but one of cinema's greatest revisionist westerns put to celluloid. I can't tell you what a kick it is to see Clint's directing style. I've read about his casual, low key approach for decades in print and imagined it, but now here it is in living color, we can see what that actually looks like in real time at the moment a cinema classic was being birthed. He cracked the code on the directing style that would best suit his needs and I love his no bullsh*t approach to filmmaking. Two takes at the most and moving on. The fact there was a personal change at the highest, most crucial behind the scenes position: the director and the STAR of your movie takes over, seems a fools errand and impossible task, and yet, he made it seem seemless, effortless and what is insanely difficult to pull off look easy. That's a gift. And remember, they were days behind in the production schedule when filming halted to address the monumentious director change and by the end when filming wrapped, they came in 8 days early. That is unheard of in Hollywood which is just par the course for Mr.Eastwood. What a pro.
Josey Wales was horribly, horribly directed. The massacre scene might just be the worst 'action' scene ever directed. It looks exactly like it was cut together from random shots of people firing guns and characters falling down with screams dubbed in. There's no geography. The camera is set low so that the clumsiness and incoherence of it all is less evident. Simply awful.
Clint Eastwood paid attention to director Sergio Leone during the making of the "Man with No Name" trilogy. And, I seem to recall - in a
different interview that Clint has credited Leone with providing a guiding example in some of his directing techniques. Likewise, I would
guess that some of those that Eastwood has directed, went on to use some of those techniques as well. film making legacy......
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What movie success's do you have...?
Pablo, good comment! Clint Eastwood was certainly doing the lion's share of the acting, the directing, the coaching of the actors, watching the dailies and the planning for the next day of shooting. That is a lot of hats to wear and responsibility to shoulder.
Very well stated.
“The Outlaw Josey Wales” is my all-time favorite movie. With “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” being my second favorite.
You're on the money, PM. Those two are the greatest ever, with the "Westerner" coming in at number three. "Big Jake" gets number 4!
Same here.
This and Stagecoach with John Wayne and the Treasure of Sierra Modre and my three favorite movies, and I watch about once a year.
After all these years, this is still one of my favorites. That scene where Josie settles things with Ten Bears is just epic, still as powerful today.
Definitely one of the greatest westerns ever made. I think Chief Dan George was the key to this movie being so great. He was just natural and his comedic timing was spot on…
He definitely played a key part in the movie's impact.
Not just him, but it's because one neat character, good or bad, is introduced after another as the story moves on. Some of my favorite characters in it are Vernon and McKinney's characters and even the one politician or whatever that says 'go get him'. Meaty, well cast actors.
In my estimation “The Outlaw Josey Wales” is BY FAR the best work Clint Eastwood directed or appeared in as an actor. This movie has it all. Josey’s final words with the slow reprise of “Rose of Alabama” as the accompanying score is a moment that is unmatched in American cinema. That’s my view of it.
I don't think that the "powers that be" wants us to see movies like this. It gives people a certain nobility; a path to heroism that does not go along with their plans.
In my opinion, this is the greatest western ever made. I've seen it dozens of times and it never gets old.
And the GOOD, BAD and the UGLY...coin toss
Should have won an Oscar.
My favorite movie of all time. Besides being entertaining, it has many examples of morality and the fight between good and evil. "Whenever I like someone they don't live long." "Whenever you don't like someone they don't live long either."
Not only watched but enjoyed what a movie,loved every minute.
One of my absolute favorite movies of all time. Filled with some of the greatest quotes of all time. We used to sit around the campfire and quote this movie over and over again. Great Job!!
it's my favorite movie of all time the quotes are timeless like Missouri boat ride and dying ain't much of a living boy Clint Eastwood is the Man
Yep.... This one and Blazing Saddles are the two most movies I quote.
@@jrsmith1008 Screw them fellas.... Buzzards gotta eat....same as the worms.
Did Clint Eastwood ever make a bad movie??
The only better quote movie is tombstone. But the speech about the iron must come from men is so damn powerful in its delivery....." the iron must come from men." Every viewing i get goosebumps.
Thank you Mr. Clint Eastwood. In my humble opinion, you have made some of the best films that Hollywood has ever had in its entire dark history. Fare thee well.
Listening to John Vernon speak glowingly about Clint's direction style really shows the respect and camaraderie that is exchanged by these true professionals. They support, encourage and respect each other; it's not a competition or a pissing contest. These guys surely are a different breed and the way they live and work shows their real humanity.
Burt Lancaster, although a very fine actor, was extremely self-promoting at the cost of everyone around him.
@@bassmangotdbluz3547So he was perfect to play the Birdman of Alcatraz. A man whose story also significantly differs from the public perception.
If you ever want to smile...first, watch this movie (if you are one of the twelve people who haven't seen it) and then watch this video. I'd bet a dollar to donuts you are smiling when it ends...great job Mr. Eastwood. Thank you for all the movie moments you have brought to our lives.
Clint Eastwood just has to be one of the most talented actor/director and most understanding script reader there has been this century ! Hope he stays with us for many more years .. let’s face it Clint’s got to make the 100 + 🙏
Clint no one has even come close to doing it like you. A great talent who knows life so well. I knew back in the Rawhide days that you were destined for greatness and you exceeded my vision.
For me this is the best Western movie of all time..strong story, magnificent scenery and top rate actors....
He should have won an Oscar for this.
He would've won an Oscar if Josey was a transgender.
@@dennisyoung7363 SMH...LOL...And he could have spelled his name , Josie....Crazy thought , but still funny ; even as much as I love and respect this movie as my favorite of all time.
@@dennisyoung7363 in the 70s?
@@hugefart440 No, not back then. We were men and women in the old days.
My favorite movie of all time. I've seen it time and time again and it never gets old. It's also so fun quote!
Any western with Clint Eastwood is classic. My all time favorite cowboy on silver screen. His later westerns felt real, gritty, raw. They portrayed the hardships and brutality of the old west. Whether the land, elements, other individuals or situations, Eastwoods westerns presented an outlook of reality.
This many years later, me and my friends are still throwing lines from the movie at each other. Always a good measure of how good a movie is, at least most of the time. :-)
Josey Wales never wanted to go to war but war came to him and started something it couldn't finish . This movie has so much depth and emotion it draws you into the scenes, it's not only an epic western and action film but also a drama and comedy. Just like Odysseus and Achilles names remembered for thousands of years maybe one day in the distant future a father will tell his son the story of the outlaw Josey Wales.
Forrest Carter visited me at my home in Dallas several times back in 1979 after this film was so magnificently made. Many have criticized him for things, but I found him to be a humble man who was trying to change his earlier reputation. He was so masterful in writing and I think one of the best in America. He drew a crowd no matter where we went. At the time, I knew very little about him, but he became a friend. He said Clint was the best moviemaker this country ever produced. He loved the film and so do I.
I love how at the end, despite all of the danger he has faced and overcome, he is defeated by an old lady's look of warning ... he swallows the chaw spit. Take it from one who knows, that in itself is an heroic act. You really, really, _REALLY_ don't want to swallow chaw spit.
😂 I remember swallowing spit from nicotine gum. That was pretty bad. Never chaw though.
Always been my favorite Eastwood movie
There are many songs you can hear over and over and never get tired of them but not as many movies ....Like Casablanca, Trains Planes and Automobiles and Josie they are like sacred rituals once a year to reconnect with that something...can be different for everybody...that triggers in you what might be never spoken of but speaks to you....Thanks Clint.😎
My dad loved this movie.. I can still hear him laughing at the funny parts. Hell of a movie. Ahead of it's time.
a superb movie,above average cowboy movie when i was younger,a multi-layered piece of great wit and subtlety as i get older
My favourite Eastwood story; After filming a scene, the Director called 'Cut' and said to him, 'Clint, that was perfect, We'll just do another take.' Clint replied, 'Perfect is as good as I get.' and walked off the set.
Clint Eastwood.. a true classic man. Many always think of him as an actor, not a behind the screens man But he was so talented there as well. Worked so well, taught many.
A college student when this movie was released, I saw it in a theater, and was so impressed that I returned the next night to watch it again. It remains my favorite Eastwood film , and one of my favorite films ever.
Chief Dan George made this movie, he was a riot one of my favorite characters.
My number one favorite western ever. Seen it hundreds of times and still enjoy it every time.
So many great lines from this movie. My favorite:
"Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."
This has always been my favorite Clint Eastwood movie. In fact it's in my top ten all time favorite movies.
What’s the best western ever? Who’s to say..
So many greats. Searchers, Liberty Vance, even Unforgiven.
For my money, Josey Wales outshines them all.
Always a pleasure to watch!
Mr Eastwood was my childhood movie hero and he's still my hero and the only actor I would really like to meet and thank for all the entertaining he's provided throughout my life, I hope he lives to be at least 200 and keeps making and starring in movies.
One of my favorite westerns and today I see the total resemblance of Clint's son in his movies of today's times. Clint broke Hollywood so many times making HIS stories and I have loved him forever even as his health is in jeopardy today he will live on in history as one of the GOODGUYS.
An Absolute Classic !! I have watched it hundreds of times over and continue till this very day. Ranks As one of the Best Westerns of ALL TIME !
My favorite movie of all time , I am 64. This movie is historical story telling. Mr Eastwood's master piece. His craftsmanship is at his Zenith in this film.
I have seen this movie probably 150 times lol it plays on tv all the time and i watch it pretty much everytime its on.... such a great show
The quality of the behind the scenes stuff is so good you'd never think it was as old as the movie itself.
"Endeavor to persevere" one of my favorite movie scenes/ lines ever. Along with "How's it work on stains?"
Great monologue in a great scene, for sure.
Absolutely my favorite Eastwood movie ever. Clint is truly committed to his craft!
I absolutely loved this movie, it was wonderful.
The absolute best western ever made.... From a true icon of acting, film making , and story telling .I must've seen it 30 times and there will be a 31st I'm sure...thanx Clint
It's always been my favorite western.
Saw it when it came out. 40 years later still one of my favorite movies ever. Unforgiven is fabulous, too. Clint has gotten better and better with each movie
Pale Rider deserves a place besides Josey Wales and Unforgiven as a top western. The archetypal jungian hero in the Far West. I know, the film faced both the pros and cons of being a remake of sorts of the outstanding, classical Shane. Passed the test with flying colors. The hurdle was very high.
I watch it once a year. Every time, I notice some other great thing about this wonderful film. Thanks Clint!
I love seeing Clint Eastwood behind the scenes, it's such a treat to see him being himself
" This boy grew up in a time of death and dyin, never turned his back on his folks or his kind, I rode with em, I got no complaints. " Josey
Great line😓
@@dowdallerno1 "I reckon so"
@@ezeztztz Dont ya just wish we used that word a lot more than we do nowadays? Lol
Ten Bears looks like someone not to be trifled with. Perfect character.
Will Sampson was also one of the loonies in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
@@andyharman3022 he die too too young...Always liked him...
Indeed!
This was definitely my favorite western. It couldn't be better.
This is still my favorite movie of all time. I'm sure I've watched it over 100+ times. It gets better each time I see it.
I've learned , over the years...to FORCE myself to FOCUS on OTHER parts of the movie , instead of the usual focal points and what they most likely intended everybody to focus on. There is SO MUCH MORE actually going on than people ever realize. Ya GOTTA watch a movie like this multiple times to get it's full effect.
Love the heartache of the film...life is not always fair.
First time I've seen this making of Josey Wales... Incredible! Fell in love with it all over again! One of the greatest westerns ever! Saw it when I was a kid and watched it a few times since! Enjoy it like the first time every time! GodSpeed Clint! So nice to see you in your own laid back way!
I was 5 when this movie was made, saw it the first time maybe around 11. I could watch it once a year and never get sick of it!!
This was quite good, thank you. Watched this movie countless times with my father.
One of the best Westernmovies ever!
Well Done Mr Clint Eastwood.....I was only 15 but Dad loved westerns.... He went to see Magnificent 7. 36 times in a row. My son loved ya spitting on the dawg & had to watch it several times in cackles . Thankyou & all the crew must of been a great event in the making. Love JBXX
Biggest iconic movie star Legend,he has had such a longevity,last man still standing in Hollywood of his era,never be another Clint Eastwood, like the saying never be another Elvis.
Chief Dan George, the Indian girl & Ten Bears were remarkable. Clint & the young man gutshot singing the Rose of Alabama were unforgettable - "I ain't your Pa," classic line. The salesman plying his trade with a gob of spit on his jacket and the toll operator singing to the North & south while the old lady smoking on the porch added to the realism. Granny, with her cockyness looking for her son in the bar with her grandaughter & a cast of bar characters who joined the Mr. Wilson family. The redlegs got their just rewards as fellow southerner put to rest all notions of Josey on this side of the border. Great film, never tire of seeing it.
I saw it the day after I arrived in British Columbia. I'd lived my whole life near Toronto, and was starting fresh. What an inspiring movie! Never get tired of it.
Wow. What a great piece of film history and insight 👏👏
Clint is a living legend
Brilliant script and timing of character’s makes one my most watched repeatable films ever, Eastwood Master Craftsman
This and High Plains Drifter are my 2 favorite Eastwood westerns.
We are most fortunate that the production was also captured, that this documentary of the movie could be seen, so we could understand the many people behind it all.
So rich.
I have grown to appreciate Mr. Eastwood's character rolls as well as writer/director/producer.
He is a most remarkable human and given much for all of us to contemplate of how we approach the nuances of living and dealing with our fellow mankind.
Has anyone else realized after all these years, what his spitting on the dog meant? He confirms it in this documentary. People always remember those scenes. It symbolizes a man who has lost so much, and the dog is man's best friend. Symbolizing attachment, and his refusal of the loss that comes with it. Absolutely incredible how Eastwood hid this meaning in this film with those few scenes. Everyone remembers it. Complete subtle genius.
That is brilliant. Never thought of that, but distinctly remember that scene. I thought he just didn’t like the dog.
This reads like made up gibberish.
This is MY favorite movie, when ever it comes on I have to watch it.
I picked up the book Gone to Texas in my school library in about 1975. I loved it! Then suddenly a year or two later I saw the advertisement on tv for the outlaw Josey Wales and was stunned to see it was now a movie starring no less than Clint Eastwood, I told all my friends that this was the book that I had told them about! None of them believed me so I told them the story and after they saw the movie I showed them how I had mastered the “Kentucky Roll” that Josey had done in the movie.
I have a lot of great memories surrounding that movie.
This is by far my favorite Clint Eastwood western. Every well done...and I seem to watch this every year at least once.
One of my favorite movies . Rare gem
"Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy"
One of the greatest lines ever.
Yep....LOVED that line..!!
Top of the tree, along with:
"He had it comin'."
"We all got it comin'"
"I had to come back."
"I know."
(Great minimal dialogue that conveys everything)