Clint said in an interview once that in the book this was based on, it was the marshal's brother that came back for revenge. He said he intentionally blurred it a little to give it that supernatural vibe.
@@0PsychosisMedia0 Pale Rider & High Plains Drifter both the same character the angel of death One disappears in a heat wave shimmer the other in the icy mountain glare.
The premise of the film was the revenge of marshal Jim Duncan who was played by Clint Eastwood. He was the vengeful ghost that caught up with his murderers.
Script is pretty straight forward, in fact it happens somewhere every other week: the mine was in federal land, the mine company guys killed the marshall who could tell them out, the men of the city did nothing to prevent the marshalls murder, the marshall ghost came back to exact revenge.
@@4thlinemaniac356 Yeah, I've heard some comment about the Drifter being a avenging angel, but the line at the end of the movie kinda of gives up that that is the marshalls ghost.
The point of this movie is revenge. Not only is it my favorite Eastwood movie, it's a top alltime movie for me. First saw it when I was around 9ish back in the 80's and I've loved it ever since. It's a masterpiece that makes me smile.
He r-pes her because she was part of the conspiracy to cover up the death of the sheriff. Notice how the street was nearly empty and she purposely bumped into him. Not saying I agree with what he did but he did have a reason. She was the girlfriend of one of the three killers originally but she switches to which ever side benefits her.
Yes, she reveals a woman's real nature. She provoked the situation with him, for her own ends. And she Did like it! Then she got mad and tried to kill him, just because she was left alone afterwards. Then she shifted all blame onto him, avoiding all accountability on her part. Modern females also sidestep her accountability, and always blame the guy. She was entirely venal, and went after him by starting things in the street just because he was the new top dog in town. Then later on she was really eager to lay down and be "readier" for him. She enjoyed getting dressed up and chomping on a chicken leg. She was no more than a cheap slut.
@Swordsfor200Alex A ghost capable of sex. Hope I'm as fortunate. I see him more as an avenging angel over the Marshall's death, rather than his actual ghost.
This is his first movie with Geoffrey Lewis and John Quaide, who are both in the any which way but loose series. The Outlaw Josey Wales is Clint Eastwood's best western.
A few more of his westerns are definitely worth watching, like 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', 'Pale Rider', 'Hang 'Em High', and 'Unforgiven'. Not forgetting 'Escape From Alcatraz', 'Gran Torino', 'Million Dollar Baby', 'In the Line of Fire', 'Play Misty for Me', and I hope that you watch more Dirty Harry movies in the future too. There's certainly a lot of Clint out there😄
21:51 - GEOFFREY LEWIS (RIP) appeared in seven movies with Clint Eastwood including Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can. His daughter is actress Juliette Lewis.
They were breaking the law and profiting from an illegal mine, and the Marshall was going to report them and get it shut down. So they hired men to kill him, then they framed them and sent them to jail. The townspeople where worse than the killers themselves and deserved everything they got, and he was the spirit of vengeance sent to punish them. I absolutely love this movie.
@@bigkmoviesandgames Rape was common in the Old West, and it was rarely reported or prosecuted. The original poster was referring to a good schtupping.
The fat guy that he threatened with the knife was in Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can as the leader of the Black Widow motorcycle gang.
2:45 It’s not sand, I can tell you that much. As the horse gallops, it kicks up puffs of “dirt”. Sand doesn’t behave that way because it’s too heavy and the granules too large.
Several people in this became regulars in future Eastwood movies. The barber, the bullwhacker, Stacy, maybe a couple others. Even in non westerns like the every which way but loose movies
You may know the boot shop guy - he played "Howard Johnson" in Blazin' Saddles. He also played "Higgins" in the original Magnum P.I. with Tom Selleck. I don't think this is part of the 3 movies that you mentioned. We do learn his name in the end
"is that Ben from Lost"? No its Geoffrey Lewis who went on to be in both of Clint's bare knuckle fighter movies "Any ,which way you can" and "Any which way but loose"
"R. Ape". 🙄 (I'm speaking to everyone. Not to anyone in particular) The collective "euphemistic phase" that American culture, (once again) finds itself in really troubles me (once again). Since EVERYONE understands precisely what we mean, (even though we don't say or spell it directly) exactly WHO, (other than ourselves) do we think we're fooling? And WHO, (exactly) do we believe we're protecting? And, from WHAT?!? 🤷♀️ To me, it seems that we're creating such a timid, brittle, easily broken class of citizenry--that they will crumble the first time that they have to face any situation that they weren't prepared for. This is truly sad. But..we're doing it to our collective selves.
Geoffrey Lewis: We had three horses when we got here. Jailer: What do you think you’ve been eating the last 3 months? One of the funniest throwaway lines in an otherwise very dark movie.
IMO that was the avenging angel/devil of sheriff Jim Duncan because when you go back and replay the first time he's being whipped to death you can here him curse the men and towns folk of Lago to hell...he comes out of the desert from nowhere riding on a pale horse and after he avenges his own death he rides back out into the desert and disappears into it again. The haunting voice along with the music also tells us its the spirit of death coming to call on the towns people of Logo.
The sad part about the R scene coming right at the beginning is the audience doesn't know how everybody in the town except Mordecai and Sarah had it all coming, even Callie who is shown calmly watching Duncan get whipped to death.
Actually, Mrs. The Movies, there is a BIG difference between knowing how to pull a trigger and actually knowing how to gunfight. Most people, even in a life-or-death situation, will hesitate to pull the trigger or intentionally miss. Studies have been done of soldiers in war firing on the enemy, an enemy who is DEFINITELY trying to kill them, but most soldiers will intentionally miss their shots nevertheless. Because, believe it or not, most human beings _aren't_ cold-blooded killers. Most just don't possess that instinct.
@@Mulder-Scully Movies, gun/war themed video games, frequent news of police or criminal shootings, mass public shootings, gangs, war, people fear mongering, hate mongering, people telling themselves they have to be the hero or anti hero, if you don't like someone or their culture..just exercise your 2A rights to solve the "problem". Perhaps modern violence is a lot more normalized.
Fun trivia fact, the name of this movie for Spain was (translated literally) 'Cowards' Hell' ('Infierno de Cobardes'). Which I guess gives out a bit of the actual twist, but it's still quite the impressive name, I feel :D
I always thought he was the Marshall. The last shot, when he is finishing the marker he says i never knew your name. He anawers yes you do, as they pull back to show Duncan on the headstone 🪦
That phrase is fascinating, as a film never “ages”. It’s the same film every time we watch it (unless George Lucas gets his hands on it….😆). We are the ones aging, and our reaction to an older film can change quite a bit over time. I used to love this film when I was young. Not anymore.
It ages perfectly. The avenging Clint character isn't a hero. He's wrath personified. He's not entering a town that he's going to do vengeance on to deliver poseys and give "me too" lectures. Grow up people!
1:13 -- RE: First film Clint directed; He also used one of his long-time stunt doubles to great effect in this film, casting him into a role of his own.
This was a supernatural western. A lot of people totally miss that Eastwood was an avenging angel come back. He was Jim Duncan and it wasn't just those who killed him that he wanted revenge on. It was the whole town. That's why it was destroyed in the end. The ending scene is beautifully shot as Eastwood rides off it's like he's riding back into the sky.
That's the problem with people today, you can't even show stuff in a movie that's bad or questionable in the world to tell a fictional story without people getting upset. Everyone is so sensitive, it's a movie and it's trying to tell a narrative, right, wrong, or uncertain, it's a STORY and NOT real ! It's not promoting depredation or violence, it's trying to tell a STORY! Sit back, watch, enjoy, or not, and don't take it personal.
@@Mulder-Scully no one is upset. She’s just not sure she likes the guy because of that. Confuses her when you think you want to cheer for him as the hero. That’s all.
That was bad Warner Brothers Home Video marketing on the back of the box, as he’s simply nameless. It’s my second favorite favorite Clint Eastwood western, as it was a combination ghost story and vengeance story. The music clued you in to the supernatural nature in the very beginning when he first appeared. Clint learned a lot from Don Siegel, who took him under his wing on Dirty Harry when he mentioned that he was interested in directing. You should check out Clint’s first film, Play Misty for Me to see how Clint always had a darker side!
The scene at the beginning of him riding into town tells you who he is, if you know The Book of Revelations. He is representing what is revealed when the fourth seal is broken. "When the fourth seal was broken the fourth living creature said "Come!" and I looked and behold a pale horse and its rider's name was Death and Hades followed with him". Great reaction to a great movie. Keep up the good work.
(Mordecai is finishing carving 'Jim Duncan' into the grave marker) "I'm just about done here. I never did know your name." " Yes, you do. Take care." "Yes, sir, captain."
The location of the town was alongside Mono Lake in California's Owens Valley. I wonder if the bartender was the same actor as the gunshop owner in "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"
The shopkeeper in GBU was an Italian actor named Enzo Petito and he died a year after GBU came out. The bartender in HPD is Paul Brinegar, who also played Wishbone on "Rawhide."
Well, if you go in expecting one thing and you get something else, you're going to be disappointed, I guess. This will always be a classic Clint Eastwood western as far as I'm concerned.
When you were slurping from your bottle I didn't realize it at the time, I thought it was the movie. I was like what the hell is wrong with that horse? Is he sick or something lol
FYI: The most popular interpretation of "High Plains Drifter" is that Eastwood is the ghost of Jim Duncan who has returned to exact vengeance on the town. This is the interpretation favored by Eastwood. "High Plains Drifter" is awesome. It's one of Eastwood's very best films. I would even rank this film better than "A Fistful of Dollars."
Preacher was the late, great Robert Donner-Exidor on Mork & Mindy. 22:06 And that's Geoffrey Owens, co-star with Clint in one of the funniest movies of all time "Every Which Way But Loose". Wildly funny. Do that one, why don't 'cha?
You do not understand this movie at all. And The first western movie with a ghost! This is all about the guilt and punishment. Very ambitious approach ( mind the date of release) to a western scheme later developed into Unforgiven. This is on another level than Sergio Leone Trilogy,
Great western, something I noticed about the cast was it had some future Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can cast members, both hilarious movies and highly recommended.
2 things- “apple dumpling gang in the boots with the fur.” Second - the barber, the knife in the ass guy, and Stacy were in Clint’s “every which way but loose” and “any which way you can”
You really should try just watching the movie to see where things are going and why they happen if you are going to be review/reacting to suggestions; instead of allowing a single scene to pull you out of the movie to where you completely missed the moral of the story and the point of the whole film. It literally let you know Clint was a restless vengeful spirit for being laid to rest in an unmarked grave. It also literally said that was a town full of cowards who let an innocent man get led to his death by your innocent rape victim and at the wishes of the greedy town/mine owners. Cowards don't shoot straight if they shoot at all. The only good people in the town was the man returned as spirit, and mordecai who wept at being helpless to stop the murder, and the woman who finally leaves the town at the end who also lacked the strength to force cowards to fight for duncans life. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE UNLIKEABLE.
RE: "The Role of The Man With No Name"; I think this was never meant to be understood as being the Same Man in every film. It's an archetype, not a specific person. This was deconstructed a little in spaghetti westerns too, like "My Name Is Nobody" starring Terrence Hill.
Really love this movie. Some other Clint Eastwood movies to watch: Outlaw Josey Wales, Hang Em High, Pale Rider, and Joe Kidd. All them a lot of fun watches
The subject of "is Clint's certain western characters really supposed to be ghosts?" has always been debatable, except for Pale Rider. IMO, no one survives the amount of bullets that is reveled "the Preacher" has taken, when they show us the number of bullet wound scars in his back. Definitely a ghost. And a bit of old trivia: if one remembers, in a scene from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Max is introduced as "...the man with no name." 😄
Absolutely the ghost of Jim Duncan. He knew who was guilty and who was innocent. Like whatshername mentioned, a ghost can't rest in an unmarked grave, which is why Jim Duncan came back; at the end Mordecai was giving him a marked grave and he could go to his rest. It all adds up.
Clint said in an interview once that in the book this was based on, it was the marshal's brother that came back for revenge. He said he intentionally blurred it a little to give it that supernatural vibe.
The ghost scenario is much better, especially with the way the Stranger entered and exited the story.
@@Stogie2112 I agree. I think Clint made the right call.
Title should give You a clue @ Revelation 6:8 he is the Angel of death.
It's related to Pale Rider...not the Man With No Name.
@@0PsychosisMedia0 Pale Rider & High Plains Drifter both the same character the angel of death One disappears in a heat wave shimmer the other in the icy mountain glare.
The premise of the film was the revenge of marshal Jim Duncan who was played by Clint Eastwood. He was the vengeful ghost that caught up with his murderers.
Script is pretty straight forward, in fact it happens somewhere every other week: the mine was in federal land, the mine company guys killed the marshall who could tell them out, the men of the city did nothing to prevent the marshalls murder, the marshall ghost came back to exact revenge.
Not the marshal's ghost The angel of death from @Revelation 6:8 upon a Pale horse and hades followed.
Just your basic script for an episode of Knight Rider
@@4thlinemaniac356 Yeah, I've heard some comment about the Drifter being a avenging angel, but the line at the end of the movie kinda of gives up that that is the marshalls ghost.
@@mustavogaia2655 As in Meet Joe Black the Angel of Death needed a body ie a vessel for his journey.
@@mustavogaia2655 As in Pale Rider both times he appears then vanishes in a heat wave glare or high upon a mountain top glare.
'He's a ghost" She does understand.
never understood how some people don't get that
He is the Angel of death from Revelation 6:8 on the Pale horse.
Yup she didn't get it, waaaay to sensitive as well, it's a damn movie for peat sake.......Sigh
@@Mulder-ScullyHe raped the prostitute the exact opposite of paying her As the angel of death He was making a point to her.
@@Mulder-Scully "Modern audience" as the current imbeciles running hollywood like to say before they ruin another project with weakness and stupidity.
The point of this movie is revenge.
Not only is it my favorite Eastwood movie, it's a top alltime movie for me. First saw it when I was around 9ish back in the 80's and I've loved it ever since. It's a masterpiece that makes me smile.
@Revelation 6:8 is about the angel of death.....and his revenge.
All your ideas are good Mr. John Locke.
"What about after we do it? What do we do then?"
"Then you live with it."
He r-pes her because she was part of the conspiracy to cover up the death of the sheriff. Notice how the street was nearly empty and she purposely bumped into him. Not saying I agree with what he did but he did have a reason. She was the girlfriend of one of the three killers originally but she switches to which ever side benefits her.
Herpes ? Is that what she gave him in the barn ? 😅
Well, that's a reach.
@@Col_FraggHow so?
@@Col_Fragg plot points miss you often huh?
One of my favorite Clint Eastwood's Westerns.
I had a feeling she wouldn't like this movie, although its one of my favorite Eastwood movies.
That was her punishment. You may have preferred he just shot her, but she definitely wouldn't have.
Yes, she reveals a woman's real nature. She provoked the situation with him, for her own ends.
And she Did like it!
Then she got mad and tried to kill him, just because she was left alone afterwards.
Then she shifted all blame onto him, avoiding all accountability on her part.
Modern females also sidestep her accountability, and always blame the guy.
She was entirely venal, and went after him by starting things in the street just because he was the new top dog in town.
Then later on she was really eager to lay down and be "readier" for him.
She enjoyed getting dressed up and chomping on a chicken leg.
She was no more than a cheap slut.
Well he took a shot in her at least.....
Nobody knew this was a ghost story until the very end. Hence, the expression on Mordecai's face at the end.
This was the first "Sixth Sense" sort of - he knew he was the ghost - no one else did
@Swordsfor200Alex A ghost capable of sex. Hope I'm as fortunate. I see him more as an avenging angel over the Marshall's death, rather than his actual ghost.
Every single person in this movie had everything that happened to them coming, except Jim Duncan.
"Flirting" had a whole different definition in the 1800's. 😄
I find it kind of charming with these old movies that every gun shot that misses its mark has a ricochet sound.
This is his first movie with Geoffrey Lewis and John Quaide, who are both in the any which way but loose series. The Outlaw Josey Wales is Clint Eastwood's best western.
1:23 “One of Clint’s Best Westerns”
Me: Didnt know he owned any hotels
"The Outlaw Josey Wales" is my favorite of his westerns. Tons of memorable scenes and lines.
A few more of his westerns are definitely worth watching, like 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', 'Pale Rider', 'Hang 'Em High', and 'Unforgiven'. Not forgetting 'Escape From Alcatraz', 'Gran Torino', 'Million Dollar Baby', 'In the Line of Fire', 'Play Misty for Me', and I hope that you watch more Dirty Harry movies in the future too. There's certainly a lot of Clint out there😄
Pale Rider and Unforgiven along with this one makes up the triad
Really need to leave Unforgiven until you have seen everything else, it's such a great last movie.
you left out Joe Kidd
"Hang 'Em High"? You might as well throw in "Paint Your Wagon", if you're going to include that piece of fluff!
@@blueboy4244This character is not Will from "The Unforgiven"...
Yeah, you guys missed when he appeared out of the haze in the beginning. Just like he disappeared into the haze at the end.
I don’t think they missed it. They just didn’t include it in the final edit.
And again in Pale Rider when he returns as Revelations 6:8 the Angel of Death.
21:51 - GEOFFREY LEWIS (RIP) appeared in seven movies with Clint Eastwood including Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can. His daughter is actress Juliette Lewis.
They were breaking the law and profiting from an illegal mine, and the Marshall was going to report them and get it shut down.
So they hired men to kill him, then they framed them and sent them to jail.
The townspeople where worse than the killers themselves and deserved everything they got, and he was the spirit of vengeance sent to punish them.
I absolutely love this movie.
Clint showed up at the town and gave the women what they been missing
Assault?
@@bigkmoviesandgames There's always one dip shit in the comment section.
@@bigkmoviesandgames Rape was common in the Old West, and it was rarely reported or prosecuted. The original poster was referring to a good schtupping.
He's the spirit of vengeance. Geoffrey Lewis played Stacy Bridges and was in a few of Eastwood's films.
He's also the father, i believe, of Juliette Lewis.
@@teksnotdead902Yup.
@@teksnotdead902 what? all this time, i've never known... cool.
The fat guy that he threatened with the knife was in Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can as the leader of the Black Widow motorcycle gang.
@@Falcun21 The late John Quade.
2:45
It’s not sand, I can tell you that much. As the horse gallops, it kicks up puffs of “dirt”. Sand doesn’t behave that way because it’s too heavy and the granules too large.
43:50
Exactly -- this is a awesome ghost story.
I really like this movie as it combines an element of horror/ghost story to a western.
Not a ghost the exact same character he plays in Pale Rider from Revelation 6:8 the Angel of death.
Several people in this became regulars in future Eastwood movies. The barber, the bullwhacker, Stacy, maybe a couple others. Even in non westerns like the every which way but loose movies
A lot of them played members of The Black Widows in Every Which Way But Loose,and of course Geoffrey Lewis as Orville.
@@huck944Wasn't the Bartender Wishbone from Rawhide
@fd009597 well spotted. I'll have to watch some episodes now.
@huck944 rawhide is on every weekday at 9am on H&I network if you have it..I use a Digital Rabbit ear antenna 😂
You may know the boot shop guy - he played "Howard Johnson" in Blazin' Saddles. He also played "Higgins" in the original Magnum P.I. with Tom Selleck. I don't think this is part of the 3 movies that you mentioned. We do learn his name in the end
"is that Ben from Lost"? No its Geoffrey Lewis who went on to be in both of Clint's bare knuckle fighter movies "Any ,which way you can" and "Any which way but loose"
R. Ape scene:
“Does she know him?”
My reply, “she does now!”
There's a robotic ape?
My thought also.
💀 😂
@@DLites151 no, a rapid ape. He's very quick, you probably missed him.
"R. Ape". 🙄
(I'm speaking to everyone.
Not to anyone in particular)
The collective "euphemistic phase" that American culture, (once again) finds itself in really troubles me (once again).
Since EVERYONE understands precisely what we mean, (even though we don't say or spell it directly) exactly WHO, (other than ourselves) do we think we're fooling?
And WHO, (exactly) do we believe we're protecting?
And, from WHAT?!? 🤷♀️
To me, it seems that we're creating such a timid, brittle, easily broken class of citizenry--that they will crumble the first time that they have to face any situation that they weren't prepared for.
This is truly sad.
But..we're doing it to our collective selves.
My favourite western, and probably my favourite Eastwood film. It's so dark and unnerving. Unlike any other western.
Eastwood has said that he wants the audience to decide if his character is the ghost of Marshal Duncan or an avenging brother.
But definitely not the Man With No Name. That Blu-ray is 100% wrong.
Wrong the Title gives it away @ Revelation 6:8 on the Pale horse.
Wrong the Title gives it away @ Revelation 6:8.
Second movie titled Pale Rider with the same character emerging from a mountain glare shimmering exactly the same as on the sand.
Geoffrey Lewis @21:51
His daughter is Juliet Lewis who was in Natural Born Killers, From Dusk till Dawn.
That's back when "no" usually meant probably, but I need to put up a fight so I don't look easy.
Geoffrey Lewis: We had three horses when we got here.
Jailer: What do you think you’ve been eating the last 3 months?
One of the funniest throwaway lines in an otherwise very dark movie.
IMO that was the avenging angel/devil of sheriff Jim Duncan because when you go back and replay the first time he's being whipped to death you can here him curse the men and towns folk of Lago to hell...he comes out of the desert from nowhere riding on a pale horse and after he avenges his own death he rides back out into the desert and disappears into it again. The haunting voice along with the music also tells us its the spirit of death coming to call on the towns people of Logo.
This is definitely one of my top five Clint Eastwood films. It's perhaps one of his darkest movies, and I love the hell out of it
Masterpiece ever. Greatness
Wishbone! The bartender in this film played a character named Wishbone on the tv show Rawhide. Clint also played on Rawhide as Rowdy Yates.
The actor you asked about is Geoffrey Lewis. The hotel lady is the lovely Verna Bloom.
The sad part about the R scene coming right at the beginning is the audience doesn't know how everybody in the town except Mordecai and Sarah had it all coming, even Callie who is shown calmly watching Duncan get whipped to death.
That combover was even more impressive a few years later when he did Every Which Way But Loose.
Yes, he is the ghost of Duncan!
He was getting payback for them killing him by the whips!
Try Two Mules for Sister Sara for a little light relief! Or Hang Em High for more of the dark. 🙂
Actually, Mrs. The Movies, there is a BIG difference between knowing how to pull a trigger and actually knowing how to gunfight. Most people, even in a life-or-death situation, will hesitate to pull the trigger or intentionally miss. Studies have been done of soldiers in war firing on the enemy, an enemy who is DEFINITELY trying to kill them, but most soldiers will intentionally miss their shots nevertheless. Because, believe it or not, most human beings _aren't_ cold-blooded killers. Most just don't possess that instinct.
Well reading the news lately it seems there's a lot more out there that do possess the instinct ?
That applies to the other side aswell, they are just as likely to miss intentionally, so is the enemy DEFINITELY trying to kill them?
@@Mulder-Scully Movies, gun/war themed video games, frequent news of police or criminal shootings, mass public shootings, gangs, war, people fear mongering, hate mongering, people telling themselves they have to be the hero or anti hero, if you don't like someone or their culture..just exercise your 2A rights to solve the "problem". Perhaps modern violence is a lot more normalized.
The woman that was assaulted is Ron Howard's mom.
Fun trivia fact, the name of this movie for Spain was (translated literally) 'Cowards' Hell' ('Infierno de Cobardes'). Which I guess gives out a bit of the actual twist, but it's still quite the impressive name, I feel :D
The Outlaw Josie Wells is my favorite Western.
This is one of the few times when that clique "You couldn't do that today" is actually true.
18:48 Holy Balls!! The guy tallying up his tab is Howard Johnson, a citizen of Rock Ridge, from Blazing Saddles!!!
I always thought he was the Marshall. The last shot, when he is finishing the marker he says i never knew your name. He anawers yes you do, as they pull back to show Duncan on the headstone 🪦
"That didn't age well". Why would a film made in 1973, set in the 1880s, have the social norms of the 2020s?
That phrase is fascinating, as a film never “ages”. It’s the same film every time we watch it (unless George Lucas gets his hands on it….😆).
We are the ones aging, and our reaction to an older film can change quite a bit over time.
I used to love this film when I was young. Not anymore.
It ages perfectly. The avenging Clint character isn't a hero. He's wrath personified. He's not entering a town that he's going to do vengeance on to deliver poseys and give "me too" lectures. Grow up people!
42:07 Serious stunt man work!
1:13 -- RE: First film Clint directed; He also used one of his long-time stunt doubles to great effect in this film, casting him into a role of his own.
I now applaud and wave when one of the kids shows up…..😂
This was a supernatural western. A lot of people totally miss that Eastwood was an avenging angel come back. He was Jim Duncan and it wasn't just those who killed him that he wanted revenge on. It was the whole town. That's why it was destroyed in the end. The ending scene is beautifully shot as Eastwood rides off it's like he's riding back into the sky.
Sarah Belding (hotel lady) was played by Verna Bloom. She was also Dean Wormer's wife in Animal House.
R.I.P Lee Scratch Perry greatest music producer ever, he loved these movies
One of my fav. Clint westerns. Pretty dark but just badassed Clint Eastwood
That's the problem with people today, you can't even show stuff in a movie that's bad or questionable in the world to tell a fictional story without people getting upset. Everyone is so sensitive, it's a movie and it's trying to tell a narrative, right, wrong, or uncertain, it's a STORY and NOT real ! It's not promoting depredation or violence, it's trying to tell a STORY! Sit back, watch, enjoy, or not, and don't take it personal.
@@Mulder-Scully no one is upset. She’s just not sure she likes the guy because of that. Confuses her when you think you want to cheer for him as the hero. That’s all.
But the way, this movie absolutely AGES WELL. 😅
That was bad Warner Brothers Home Video marketing on the back of the box, as he’s simply nameless. It’s my second favorite favorite Clint Eastwood western, as it was a combination ghost story and vengeance story. The music clued you in to the supernatural nature in the very beginning when he first appeared. Clint learned a lot from Don Siegel, who took him under his wing on Dirty Harry when he mentioned that he was interested in directing. You should check out Clint’s first film, Play Misty for Me to see how Clint always had a darker side!
Universal distributed this, not Warner Bros. But your point is spot on.
In this and in Pale Rider Clint plays the Angel of Death from Revelation 6:8
This is my all time favorite of not only Clints westerns but of all westerns. Can't wait for this reaction.
For me it’s between this and Josey Whale
Defo Josey Wales 1976.
Pale Rider.
@@effinjamieTT that's a close one.
@@mr.brenman2132 🤘🏻
The scene at the beginning of him riding into town tells you who he is, if you know The Book of Revelations. He is representing what is revealed when the fourth seal is broken. "When the fourth seal was broken the fourth living creature said "Come!" and I looked and behold a pale horse and its rider's name was Death and Hades followed with him". Great reaction to a great movie. Keep up the good work.
The old lady got triggered.
Must be the stick up her but.
Geoffrey Lewis was his name, shows up in other Clint movies. Daughter is Juliette Lewis. "Any Which Way You Can" has both again amongst others
Geoffrey Lewis is so good.
I’ve watched this movie many, many times, and I had never noticed that fake gun handle that you pointed out, brilliant!
Wonder if that was part of the TV edit. Removed the fake gun.
(Mordecai is finishing carving 'Jim Duncan' into the grave marker)
"I'm just about done here.
I never did know your name."
" Yes, you do. Take care."
"Yes, sir, captain."
For Spain this film was titled ‘Infierno de cobardes’ (Hell of Cowards). I guess you understand why
The location of the town was alongside Mono Lake in California's Owens Valley.
I wonder if the bartender was the same actor as the gunshop owner in "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"
I think yes, and one of the townsmen was howard johnson from blazing saddles
The shopkeeper in GBU was an Italian actor named Enzo Petito and he died a year after GBU came out. The bartender in HPD is Paul Brinegar, who also played Wishbone on "Rawhide."
Well, if you go in expecting one thing and you get something else, you're going to be disappointed, I guess. This will always be a classic Clint Eastwood western as far as I'm concerned.
When you were slurping from your bottle I didn't realize it at the time, I thought it was the movie. I was like what the hell is wrong with that horse? Is he sick or something lol
And she complains about horse noises, while annoying us with her's.
You made me snort and in my book that’s worth a like 👍
Check out _A Gunfight_ (1971). Not highly rated, but worth seeing for who's in it.
The Outlaw Josey Wales needs to be done soon!!!!!
FYI: The most popular interpretation of "High Plains Drifter" is that Eastwood is the ghost of Jim Duncan who has returned to exact vengeance on the town. This is the interpretation favored by Eastwood. "High Plains Drifter" is awesome. It's one of Eastwood's very best films. I would even rank this film better than "A Fistful of Dollars."
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I think he read her just fine
Preacher was the late, great Robert Donner-Exidor on Mork & Mindy. 22:06 And that's Geoffrey Owens, co-star with Clint in one of the funniest movies of all time "Every Which Way But Loose". Wildly funny. Do that one, why don't 'cha?
The Outlaw Josey Wales and Unforgiven are Clint classics
Person getting whipped was Clint's stunt double
Best one,THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES
The man that got whipped to death was the Strangers brother in early versions of the script, he was also played by Eastwood's stunt double.
Romance was different back in the old west.
42:48 I was this old when I learned the origin of the word "troubleshoot."
You do not understand this movie at all. And The first western movie with a ghost! This is all about the guilt and punishment. Very ambitious approach ( mind the date of release) to a western scheme later developed into Unforgiven. This is on another level than Sergio Leone Trilogy,
The guy actually getting whipped was Buddy Joe Hooker, the Stunt coordinator on the movie. But he was supposed to be Clint.
Great western, something I noticed about the cast was it had some future Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can cast members, both hilarious movies and highly recommended.
That filming location is at Mono Lake, in eastern-central California at the edge of the state boundary near the border with Nevada.
Jeffery Lewis was Mike Reardon in Salems’ Lot. He was the vampire in the rocking chair in Ava’s boarding house
One of the 3 bad guys played Skinny the bar owner in Unforgiven.
The wife’s reaction to this great movie is grounds for a divorce. I’m just saying.
2 things- “apple dumpling gang in the boots with the fur.” Second - the barber, the knife in the ass guy, and Stacy were in Clint’s “every which way but loose” and “any which way you can”
You really should try just watching the movie to see where things are going and why they happen if you are going to be review/reacting to suggestions; instead of allowing a single scene to pull you out of the movie to where you completely missed the moral of the story and the point of the whole film. It literally let you know Clint was a restless vengeful spirit for being laid to rest in an unmarked grave. It also literally said that was a town full of cowards who let an innocent man get led to his death by your innocent rape victim and at the wishes of the greedy town/mine owners. Cowards don't shoot straight if they shoot at all. The only good people in the town was the man returned as spirit, and mordecai who wept at being helpless to stop the murder, and the woman who finally leaves the town at the end who also lacked the strength to force cowards to fight for duncans life. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE UNLIKEABLE.
Why is Caitlin Clark reviewing movies?
Geoffrey Lewis is the guy you thought was from Lost. He's also Juliette Lewis' father.
RE: "The Role of The Man With No Name"; I think this was never meant to be understood as being the Same Man in every film. It's an archetype, not a specific person. This was deconstructed a little in spaghetti westerns too, like "My Name Is Nobody" starring Terrence Hill.
Really love this movie. Some other Clint Eastwood movies to watch: Outlaw Josey Wales, Hang Em High, Pale Rider, and Joe Kidd. All them a lot of fun watches
Another helping of the beyond gorgeous Mrs. Movies. Thank you.
the trilogy you speak of from Leonne is "the good, the bad, and the ugly".... Once upon a time in the west".... and "A fist full of few dollars".
The subject of "is Clint's certain western characters really supposed to be ghosts?" has always been debatable, except for Pale Rider. IMO, no one survives the amount of bullets that is reveled "the Preacher" has taken, when they show us the number of bullet wound scars in his back. Definitely a ghost.
And a bit of old trivia: if one remembers, in a scene from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Max is introduced as "...the man with no name." 😄
Absolutely the ghost of Jim Duncan. He knew who was guilty and who was innocent. Like whatshername mentioned, a ghost can't rest in an unmarked grave, which is why Jim Duncan came back; at the end Mordecai was giving him a marked grave and he could go to his rest. It all adds up.
You 2 didn’t catch the guy supplying the 3 pair of boots was the guy ( Howard Johnson) from blazing saddles
And Higgins from the original Magnum, P.I.