At Play With Western Myths
Added 12/30/2008
A would-be writer with a fervid imagination heads west to enroll in a "Famous Writers School" to further his ambition to pen Zane Grey-type westerns. The "school" is just a mailbox in a whistle-stop town, but the young writer finds himself with a suitcase of grifters' money and bumbling killers on his trail. The natural destination for this fantastical story is Hollywood, and that's where the movie smartly (and lovingly) pokes and jokes at the myths of both the Wild West and movie-making. Jeff Bridges is perfectly cast, Blythe Danner is every boy-man's dream of affection, and Andy Griffith does some serious acting. PLEASE get this into DVD.
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Very Funny Movie - One of my favorites
Added 10/28/2008
This movie should be released on DVD, as it is a minor comedy classic. It has always been one of my favorites, so felt like I should go ahead and get the VHS version before it vanishes. Jeff Bridges is great in this one, and there are many supporting roles that are filled with great character actors.
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The Wall of the Rio Cafe
Added 1/27/2006
What a pleasant surprise! Caught this little gem by lucky accident.
It's a sweet, simple story that gets almost everything right. Every character -- especially the old-timer who sidles over to the next stool at the Rio, or the old-timer who watches in mute alarm as Tater acts out a whip-Lash Larue scene -- is right-on right & memorable.
More important, every hat is right & memorable. Every Stetson here is a tip-of-the-hat tribute to Tim McCoy, William S. Hart, Bill Boyd, Hoot ... all those great guys from the days of yesteryear who never, not even once, snuggled in together for a two-dog night in a one-pup tent.
(Question: Does it seem likely that the one-building town of Titan, Nevada, would have had electricity in 1933, before REA? Don't think so. Question: Is the wall of the Rio Cafe in this 1975 film an homage to 1972's Godfather?)
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Very nice
Added 4/29/2004
I only saw some of this movie but i think it is very funny. Jeff bridges can act very good. and andy griffith plays a very good meanie. i remeber the last scent when griffith saves the day. i think it is funny movie
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Genuinely sweet, genuinely funny, and urbane cowpokes too
Added 1/21/2002
This film is full of scoundrels and opportunists and still manages to make life seem delicious. Long before Gwenyth Paltrow was famous her mother, Blythe Danner, was known by aficionados as someone that picked superb material. She's here as The Girl, savvy but still sweet enough to fall for the truly endearing and monumentally naive Jeff Bridges. Alan Arkin does a sublime high strung director of 1920s cowboy movies, and you won't believe what Andy Griffith can do. See it and feel great not in a sappy way: a truly grown up delight.
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