# Favorite "off-center" westerns... (Possible spoilers?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732 "2004-06-16T20:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/1 "2004-06-16T20:40:25Z")
I don’t love or hate Westerns all that much, but I really do like the following three titles: [ol]\* [li]Blazing Saddles[/li][li]Rustler’s Rhapsody[/li][li]The Frisco Kid[/li]\*[/ol] While each is a comedy, and the first two are parodies, just how would you classify (and sub-classify) each of these gems? What other films would you recommend to someone who liked these ones? –SSgtBaloo ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/2 "2004-06-16T21:11:14Z")
Lust in the Dust? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/3 "2004-06-16T21:19:01Z")
They’re different kinds of off center Westerns than the ones you’ve listed, and the both star Jimmy Stewart, but you might want to try: Destry Rides Again, which, in a way, I think Blazing Saddles was a parody of and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/4 "2004-06-16T21:20:12Z")
‘Lo chiamavano Trinità’ (They Call Me Trinity) …continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (Trinity is STILL My Name) and Mio nome è Nessuno, Il (My Name is Nobody) The first two star Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer as (not very good at being)outlaw brothers Trinity and Bambino who end up doing more good than bad. Nobody stars Terrence Hill with Henry Fonda. Hill plays “Nobody” a young gunfighter who worships and stalks Jack Beauregard (Fonda) who only wants to retire. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/5 "2004-06-16T21:22:21Z")
A bit closer to center but not quite there: [Silverado](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090022/combined). ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/6 "2004-06-16T21:22:23Z")
Cat Ballou. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/7 "2004-06-16T21:24:35Z")
_Dead Man, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Support Your Local Sheriff, Buchanan Rides Alone_, and _Cat Ballou_ seem to be right up your alley. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/8 "2004-06-16T21:39:23Z")
_From Noon 'Til Three_ with Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Definitely an oddball film, especially the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/9 "2004-06-16T21:40:20Z")
If you don’t mind TV: _The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr._. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/10 "2004-06-16T23:57:01Z")
_The Quick and the Dead_ with Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russel Crowe, and Leonardo Dicaprio. Kind of a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the western duel/showdown. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/11 "2004-06-17T00:18:05Z")
Have never seen it, but I’ve heard [El Topo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067866/) is a real oddball. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/12 "2004-06-17T01:14:28Z")
Some very good movies listed. May I add: _Waterhole #3_ with James Coburn and Carrol O’Conner. _The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing_ very serious and perhaps Burt Reynolds’ best film. If you want definitely out of the mold, how about _Westworld_ with Richard Benjimin, James Brolin and Yul Brenner. TV ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/13 "2004-06-17T01:19:21Z")
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, but I do remember enjoying _Along Came Jones_ with Gary Cooper. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/14 "2004-06-17T03:49:13Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > _From Noon 'Til Three_ with Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Definitely an oddball film, especially the ending. Wonderful movie–one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/15 "2004-06-17T04:34:07Z")
Definitely _Cat Ballou_ - it’s incredibly charming. ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/16 "2004-06-17T04:37:33Z")
And _Lonely are the brave_, one of the saddest movies ever, and _McClintock!_, probably the most underrated Wayne movies. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/17 "2004-06-17T05:11:53Z")
[Destry Rides Again](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0031225/combined) is the grandaddy of them all. James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich at their best. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/18 "2004-06-17T05:13:32Z")
“Cat Ballou” was a tremendous film and a well-deserved Oscar went to Lee Marvin. “Brisco County Jr” - what a whacky off-the-wall TV show that was with classic lines such as “Hey, thanks for the donut, Duncan”. Possibly the weirdest Western ever was **Zachariah**. > **[Zachariah (1971) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068011/)** > > Zachariah: Directed by George Englund. With John Rubinstein, Patricia Quinn, Don Johnson, Country Joe and the Fish. Two gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west. I never saw it but I remember seeing the trailer for it. It takes place in the Old West and yet Country Joe and the Fish appear in it with _electric guitars and amplifiers_ !! ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/19 "2004-06-17T05:15:35Z")
Oh JEEZ !!! :smack: Of all the typos to make !!! :smack: MAN - could a moderator fix that or something? Well I’m glad they brought back the smack the head icon. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732/20 "2004-06-17T05:33:21Z")
it’s alright, Wolf\_meister. At least you didn’t open a thread with a list of three things labelled 2 3 and 4. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-off-center-westerns-possible-spoilers/250732.md?page=2)