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Release Date: 18 May, 1999 Retail Price: $9.95 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
Shootout Reviews
"I'm so dumb. I shoulda knowed, a man's just gonna do what a
So incredibly bad, this flick could reach cult status one day if the general public ever discovers it, but that explains why I never heard of this pig before. I can't believe Henry Hathaway and Hal Wallis put their stamp of approval on this thing.
Great story becomes a victim of the creeping sensitivity of the 60's/70's in the silly tradition of geriatric sentimentality found in The Shootist, Rooster Cogburn, and that fingernails on the blackboard Raindrops scene in Butch Cassidy, but without a script. I defy anyone to name a movie with more ill conceived, outright moronic but hysterically funny dialogue and you'll be rolling on the floor as Gregory Peck, one of Hollywood's most revered actors introduces the word "punk" into the genre....4 TIMES! Dawn Lyn warms up for her role in Walking Tall, and brings the musical score from this turkey with her. And this is the first time I can ever remember seeing that sideways gansta' pistol pointing and prophetically the token Chicano outlaw "Pepe" gets taken out by this new and unexplainable technique. Hilarious!
If you don't like westerns you will probably love this thing; and if you are a fan of westerns you will laugh your majookas off. Would really make a good Mystery Science project-unintentionally very funny. And amazingly, the quality of the DVD transfer is very very good. Colors, texture, detail all there. Far beyond what you would expect from those mooks as Goodtimes because most of their work sucks. The audio is OK but you wont care because you'll be too busy bouncing off furniture and holding your sides as 3 of the stupidest outlaws of all time go on a menacing rampage with Peck as their intended target.
Laugh factor is strong, quality rating is low. A recommended rental with a 6 pack. 2 teacups
Worth Watching Just for Susan Tyrrell's Performance
I saw Shoot Out when it was first released and just watched it again a few days ago. Although the negative comments that have been posted are generally accurate, the film has several elements that make it worth watching. Imagine combining 'To Kill a Mockingbird' with 'One-Eyed Jacks' and you will have a pretty good idea of what this story is all about. Unfortunately Gregory Peck did not put Aticus Finch energy into the Clay Lomax character, and even though Dawn Lyn (Dodie from 'My Three Sons') is fine as the little girl-the idea just doesn't work. There is at least one story too many in this movie and it would take a great script to pull it together. But as someone has already mentioned this is not a great script and there are 1970's dialogue issues that periodically jar the viewer back to reality, making it impossible for this thing to ever really get going.
On the plus side Robert Lyons gives a nice 'really out there' performance as the wacko bad guy. Lyons was that era's Gary Oldham. Also the production designer did a good job on the overall feel of the film, there several absolutely great visuals (check out the shot of Dawn Lyn standing on the train station platform), and there is a very original non-formula climax. The production has excellent overall unity and someone really paid attention to continuity issues (watch how the progress of the water dripping on the cabin table is matched to the time sequence of the scene).
What stayed with me through the years and motivated me to watch this again was the first film performance of Susan Tyrrell, as the dumb but plucky saloon girl. She actually deserved a supporting actress nomination. Later that year Tyrrell played a snotty ivy-league (Cornell) coed in 'Been Down So Long It Seems Like Up to Me'. The two characters were so opposite that you would not believe it could possibly be the same actress. Then she played dumb and plucky again in 'Fat City' and actually received a Supporting Actress Nomination. At the time I was convinced that she would be the next big female star. There was a young actress talent vacuum in the 1969-78 period and hack blondes like Candice Bergen and Cybill Sheppard got a lot of work-with very painful to watch results. That many of their parts did not go to Tyrrell and to Elizabeth Hartman is an example of the Hollywood anti-meritocracy. So check out her performances and curse Hollywood for not recognizing her potential and giving her a lot more work.
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