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Overview

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7.1/10   3,435 votes
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Director:
Walter Hill
Writers:
Bill Bryden (written by) &
Steven Smith (written by) ...
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Release Date:
16 May 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
"All the world likes an outlaw. For some damn reason they remember 'em." - Jesse James
Plot:
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(8 articles)
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)

David Carradine Funeral Details
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A Very Different Western more (56 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Swedish | English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Edward Bunker who plays Chadwell in the Northfield bank robbery was actually, among many other things, a convicted bank robber. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Modern day power lines visible in the scenes shot in Georgia. more
Quotes:
[Rixley is trying to get Ed Miller to inform on the James/Younger gang]
Ed Miller: Let me tell you one damn thing. I turn 'em in and I'm gonna get killed by one of their relatives sure as hell. Now I got six months to go here for bustin' up a place drunk, so I'll just take my chances, all right? Besides, Jesse just might change his mind, and he pays better wages than you do, Pinkerton Man.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Kill Bill: Volume 2' (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Jack of Diamonds more

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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
A Very Different Western, 5 December 2004
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In the Missouri, after the civil war, the James & Younger gang steals banks and trains, and are chased by the Pinkertons. This movie is a very different western, showing the outlaws as human beings, having families, raising children. Walter Hill uses the Carredine, Quaid and Keach brothers in real life to perform the former bandits and it is a great attraction in this film. The music, arranged and composed by Ry Cooder, fits perfectly to the story. However, the characters are not well developed, maybe because of the quantity of lead actors versus the running time, and the story loses the explanation of the motives for the behavior of the bandits, being cruel while robbing and very close to their families, being good sons, husbands and friends. Anyway, the performance of the cast is excellent and the movie does not disappoint. My vote is seven.

Title ('Brazil'): 'Cavalgada dos Proscritos' (Ride of the Proscribes')

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