Johnny Guitar was one of Joan Crawford's finest performances. Glad that got a mention. Mercedes McCambridge was great too, and Sterling Hayden, another classic on his résumé.
@famouspeople63 Definitely, Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge hated each other due to Joan dating Mercedes' husband previously, and this feud actually worked perfectly for the movie considering the story! Sterling Hayden found it hard to work as well, saying he was "at war with Joan Crawford during the day and then my second wife at night." Despite all that, they all ended up making a great film. Kudos to Nicholas Ray for getting through it and adding his Auteur vision to the film.
Ride the High Country is so good with two of the greatest Western stars, a good script and good direction. Quigley Down Under, can't say enough good about that or Simon Wincer's direction. Blazing Saddles I've seen so many times, I basically know the lines by heart -- and still laugh. Shane, if it's on, I'm watching it. The Wild Bunch is a movie at a whole different level. On the next one, Wrangler.
Blazing Saddles was NOT an unsuccessful film when it was released in 1974. It did ten times its budget on its first run, and did the same five years later, when re-released. Audiences loved it. The only ones who had any problem with it, were the film critics who gave it mixed reviews.
Some great films here! IMO Young Frankenstein is Brooks' best film. It's less uneven than Blazing Saddles, likely due to Gene Wilder co-scripting it with Brooks. Have a not-so-secret pleasure in Quigley Down Under. Many cases of memorable, even funny dialogue in incongruous situations. Example: after Matthew and Cora survive a torturous, near death experience, 'crazy' Cora smiles up at Matthew and says, "Don't worry, on a new job it's quite common for things not to go well at first."
I have trouble seeing "Shane" and "Unforgiven" as cult. I think it's the massive mainstream popularity of both, whereas "Ravenous," "Dead Man," and to a lesser extent, "Ride the High County" are still not widely seen by anyone not really seeking them out. I think "Wild Bunch" may even be actively avoided due to its reputation for violence.
It is for me very difficult now to have a film be a cult film. One of the reasons being the death, or limitation of repretory cinema. With videos, and of course DVD's coming, adn streaming, it is very difficult to have a cult film. But I can see somewhat Shane, mainly because for me, it is Brandon Da Wilde. Hiis final line is made more poignant because of his early death.
Thought I would mention that Scott Brady, seen dancing with Mercedes McCambridge in Johnny Guitar was Lawrence Tierney's younger brother. They were two very tough men on and off the screen. There is a younger brother Edward Tierney also an actor. Lawrence Tierney can be seen as Elaine's father in the Seinfeld Episode that Jerry Ruins his suede leather jacket.
El Tops, a film that I have not seen, should be in this list of Cult film. I had planed to go, and did go to the theater, but the theater had cancelled it due I think the film having not arrived, or some other issue. But at the time, with movie theaters being more in vogue of seeing films that might not be seen on TV, and the people who would go see this film at midnight showings, definitely make it a cult film.
Your mentioning Dorothy M Johnson made me think that a future topic could be films made from a specific author's stories. Like for Zane Grey with the Union Pacific and Vanishing American or Louis L'Amour with Hondo and The Quick and the Dead.
Blazing Saddles, Shane, Unforgiven, and The Wild Bunch are the opposite of cult movies. They are among the most celebrated and well-known movies ever made. In addition, your description of Shane missed entirely the point of the movie.
Both Jeremiah Johnson and Little Big Man may reveal the world to attentive minds.
Unforgiven is probably one of the best western movies ever.
Certainly Eastwood's best.
Johnny Guitar was one of Joan Crawford's finest performances. Glad that got a mention. Mercedes McCambridge was great too, and Sterling Hayden, another classic on his résumé.
But quite the sh-t show behind the scenes apparently. I heard the director would throw up every time on his way to the set.
@famouspeople63 Definitely, Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge hated each other due to Joan dating Mercedes' husband previously, and this feud actually worked perfectly for the movie considering the story! Sterling Hayden found it hard to work as well, saying he was "at war with Joan Crawford during the day and then my second wife at night." Despite all that, they all ended up making a great film. Kudos to Nicholas Ray for getting through it and adding his Auteur vision to the film.
Ride the High Country is so good with two of the greatest Western stars, a good script and good direction. Quigley Down Under, can't say enough good about that or Simon Wincer's direction. Blazing Saddles I've seen so many times, I basically know the lines by heart -- and still laugh. Shane, if it's on, I'm watching it. The Wild Bunch is a movie at a whole different level. On the next one, Wrangler.
Even the "authentic frontier gibberish";)?
@@silverjohn6037 "Oh, yeah, dagnabbit, the sheriff's a nearer."
Missing The Professionals
Lee Marvin Burt Lancaster
But other then that great list
The Wild Bunch is freaking great.
Blazing Saddles was NOT an unsuccessful film when it was released in 1974. It did ten times its budget on its first run, and did the same five years later, when re-released. Audiences loved it. The only ones who had any problem with it, were the film critics who gave it mixed reviews.
A cultish Western that came out in 2015 is "Bone Tomahawk"
." Maybe it's too recent to have a cult status, but it deserves one.
Cult. "You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means".
Yep. Four of those movies were successful and famous in their initial release. Being famous alone, does not make them a cult.
Some great films here!
IMO Young Frankenstein is Brooks' best film. It's less uneven than Blazing Saddles, likely due to Gene Wilder co-scripting it with Brooks.
Have a not-so-secret pleasure in Quigley Down Under. Many cases of memorable, even funny dialogue in incongruous situations. Example: after Matthew and Cora survive a torturous, near death experience, 'crazy' Cora smiles up at Matthew and says, "Don't worry, on a new job it's quite common for things not to go well at first."
Selleck was always good at the one liners, Eastwood was another.
@@famouspeople63 Laconic FTW :)
I love watching your videos of the westerns movies ❤❤❤
Thanks so much.
Just a small correction; it's Gary Farmer not Gary Ford in "Dead Man". Love that film.
Ravenous is fantastic 🎥👍
Agreed!
I have trouble seeing "Shane" and "Unforgiven" as cult. I think it's the massive mainstream popularity of both, whereas "Ravenous," "Dead Man," and to a lesser extent, "Ride the High County" are still not widely seen by anyone not really seeking them out. I think "Wild Bunch" may even be actively avoided due to its reputation for violence.
It is for me very difficult now to have a film be a cult film. One of the reasons being the death, or limitation of repretory cinema. With videos, and of course DVD's coming, adn streaming, it is very difficult to have a cult film. But I can see somewhat Shane, mainly because for me, it is Brandon Da Wilde. Hiis final line is made more poignant because of his early death.
Thought I would mention that Scott Brady, seen dancing with Mercedes McCambridge in Johnny Guitar was Lawrence Tierney's younger brother. They were two very tough men on and off the screen. There is a younger brother Edward Tierney also an actor. Lawrence Tierney can be seen as Elaine's father in the Seinfeld Episode that Jerry Ruins his suede leather jacket.
El Tops, a film that I have not seen, should be in this list of Cult film. I had planed to go, and did go to the theater, but the theater had cancelled it due I think the film having not arrived, or some other issue. But at the time, with movie theaters being more in vogue of seeing films that might not be seen on TV, and the people who would go see this film at midnight showings, definitely make it a cult film.
your first two right off the top great movies, then a great Mel Brooks epic western, Wild Bunch a Peckenpaugh's masterpiece the rest were OK.
Thanks
Your mentioning Dorothy M Johnson made me think that a future topic could be films made from a specific author's stories. Like for Zane Grey with the Union Pacific and Vanishing American or Louis L'Amour with Hondo and The Quick and the Dead.
I did a video based on western books, take a look in the channel.
I’ll never get that time back from Deadman
Thats Dead Time now :)
I respect the depth of your knowledge but the way some mainstream staples of the genre have been shoehorned into the catagory of "cult" is irksome.
Appreciate the comment, thanks
Blazing Saddles, Shane, Unforgiven, and The Wild Bunch are the opposite of cult movies. They are among the most celebrated and well-known movies ever made. In addition, your description of Shane missed entirely the point of the movie.