husbands kinda movie!!!!!
Added 7/31/2009
this is one of my husbands favs.now that he has it ,he'll sit in his chair even longer.
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A Movie For Classic Films Buffs To Check Out
Added 5/2/2009
This was a very entertaining movie, far better than the similar "Support Your Local Gunfighter," although the two seem to be companion pieces.
This film sure didn't start out with a bang, but once it picks up, it's excellent.There are tons of character actors from this late '60s era, all of whom are fun to watch, guys like Jack Elam and Harry Morgan and much more. James Garner is excellent as the cock-sure Maverick-type sheriff.
The bad guys, led by veterans Walter Brennan and Bruce Dern, provide, I think, the best humor in the film.
As the story goes on, classic film buffs will enjoy all the parodies of past westerns such as Rio Bravo and High Noon. Yup, this turned out to be a real jewel, especially for classic movie fans.
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Great movie!
Added 3/2/2009
The DVD arrived before the expected date. Show plays well. It's fun to see a movie from my teenage years on a widescreen TV! Thanks!
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A funny, affectionate spoof of classic Westerns
Added 10/27/2008
By 1969, revolution was in the air in the United States. All kinds of institutions were under question or attack. So it was a perfect time for the funniest spoof ever of the heroic Western. James Garner stars in "Support Your Local Sheriff" as Jason McCullough, who rides into the frontier town of Calendar. Calendar was a sleepy little outpost until the discovery of gold a short time before McCullough's arrival. Then all h--- broke loose. He's soon persuaded to take up the sheriff's badge, which is vacant (and dented) since all the previous sheriffs have been killed or fled. He insists he's really on his way to Australia, but doesn't seem to be in any real hurry to get there. Garner's charm, timing and delivery, as ever, are magnificent, and he's surrounded by a first-rate supporting cast.
There's a love interest, of course, played delightfully by Joan Hackett, whose father, the town Mayor, is portrayed by Harry Morgan. Of course there's an outlaw family, the Danbys, headed by flinty Walter Brennan. Jack Elam, who was the town character and had been shoveling out the stable, finds himself pressed into service as McCullough's deputy, and Bruce Dern is Joe Danby, whose arrest for murder and clan's promise to free him at any cost provokes the inevitable showdown. There isn't a weak link the cast or a slow moment in the script. This is laugh-out-loud funny from beginning to end, and it's G rated, so the entire family can enjoy it. I haven't tired of it, despite repeated viewings. Don't miss it!--William C. Hall
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What a Great Comedy Western
Added 9/6/2008
This is one excellent classic film starring James Garner. this is one funny and outrageous western for whole family to enjoy. i thought i was going to bust a gut i was laughing so hard at the anticks of bruce dern's stupid but loveable outlaw character and the way jim handles him and the others in the town. quite funny.
Highly Recommended.
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husbands kinda movie!!!!!
Added 7/31/2009
this is one of my husbands favs.now that he has it ,he'll sit in his chair even longer.
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A Movie For Classic Films Buffs To Check Out
Added 5/2/2009
This was a very entertaining movie, far better than the similar "Support Your Local Gunfighter," although the two seem to be companion pieces.
This film sure didn't start out with a bang, but once it picks up, it's excellent.There are tons of character actors from this late '60s era, all of whom are fun to watch, guys like Jack Elam and Harry Morgan and much more. James Garner is excellent as the cock-sure Maverick-type sheriff.
The bad guys, led by veterans Walter Brennan and Bruce Dern, provide, I think, the best humor in the film.
As the story goes on, classic film buffs will enjoy all the parodies of past westerns such as Rio Bravo and High Noon. Yup, this turned out to be a real jewel, especially for classic movie fans.
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Great movie!
Added 3/2/2009
The DVD arrived before the expected date. Show plays well. It's fun to see a movie from my teenage years on a widescreen TV! Thanks!
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