# Recommend Some Westerns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 24, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173 "2005-09-24T04:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/21 "2005-09-24T17:37:57Z")
> [@mambocrow](#): > > To those listed already, I’d add: > > **They Call Me Trinity** (1971), and **Trinity Is Still My Name** (1972) Comedic, entertaining westerns both. Was one of these the one where the hero rides around on an easy chair, strapped to his horse, and a mean big guy who looks like and grunts/grumbles like Bluto? ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/22 "2005-09-24T23:59:01Z")
Off the point,but anyone ever see “Blindman”? Ringo Starr as a mexican bandit ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/23 "2005-09-25T00:13:33Z")
Two of my favourites haven’t been mentioned thus far… [The Long Riders](http://imdb.com/title/tt0081071/) - The story of the James Gang featuring the Keach, Carradine and Quaid brothers as the James, Younger and Miller brothers. Great soundtrack by Ry Cooder too. [Dead Man](http://imdb.com/title/tt0112817/) - Jim Jarmusch’s take on the genre starring Johnny Depp, and Robert Mitchum in his last role. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/24 "2005-09-25T00:17:22Z")
Another good Eastwood Western: _Hang 'Em High_. Seemed to me to show a believable picture of a lawman operating in a Western territory; when Eastwood is forced to shoot a man he’s trying to arrest (who drew a gun on him), he gets witnesses on the scene to write statements of what they saw. Pat Hingle, a great character actor, plays the territorial judge who doesn’t really like hanging men (some of them hardly more than boys), but is determined to maintain law and order in the territory so that they can achieve statehood. Oh, and there’s Bruce Dern as – you won’t believe this – a smartass lowlife creep! _The Professionals_ is a good “late period” Western (mostly taking place in rural Mexico, which was still pretty “wild” while the U.S. West was settling down). And I’d highly recommend John Ford’s U.S. Cavalry movies, especially _Fort Apaceh_ and _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_. Note that for their time, they were pretty enlightened in depicting American Indians. Another good comedy Western is _Cat Ballou_. (At least, I remember laughing as a child. I know Lee Marvin was funny.) And one more John Wayne movie: _Hondo_. Good, lean story from a Louis L’Amour novel. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/25 "2005-09-25T00:18:23Z")
That was, of course, _Fort Apache_, not _Fort Apaceh_. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/26 "2005-09-25T00:24:12Z")
Definitely _Lonesome Dove_ , and _Deadwood, Season 1_. And I’d recommend all of the Ford-Wayne “Cavalry Trilogy”, assuming they’re on DVD: _Fort Apache_, _Rio Grande_, and _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/27 "2005-09-25T00:30:06Z")
“Tom Horn”…Steve McQueens, 2nd to the last movie before he died. “Open Range”…Recent Kevin Costner Western, w/Robert Duvall “China 9 Liberty 37” Obscure Western, probably not out on DVD. “Junior Bonner”…Steve McQueen Rodeo movie (Sam Peckinpaugh) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/28 "2005-09-25T01:42:58Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I strongly disagree here, even if you’re just limiting it to that series. _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_ was head and shoulders above the other spaghetti westerns, imo. Head and shoulders over most movies period, actually. I thought _For a Few Dollars More_ was the best of the trilogy. I also liked a couple of Sinatra’s westerns–_Johnny Concho_ and the funny _Dirty Dingus Magee_. John Ford’s \*Wagonmaster \*is kind of overlooked. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/29 "2005-09-25T02:39:13Z")
The Frisco Kid Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder Wilder is a Rabbi from Poland travelling to T/O/C San Fransico; Along the way he meets up and travels with bank robber Ford. Hilarity Ensues It’s a B+ movie - nice but simple plot, “everyone’s my brother” theme, well acted, happy ending ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/30 "2005-09-25T03:44:01Z")
**She Wore A Yellow Ribbon Ride The High Country Red River The Searchers McClintock! Tombstone Chisum The Undefeated Rustler’s Rhapsody The Wild Bunch Ulee’s Gold** ---
**Author:** ![mambocrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mambocrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mambocrow)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/31 "2005-09-25T03:46:56Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Was one of these the one where the hero rides around on an easy chair, strapped to his horse, and a mean big guy who looks like and grunts/grumbles like Bluto? That’s the one (first of the two). ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/32 "2005-09-25T07:38:33Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > I thought _For a Few Dollars More_ was the best of the trilogy. All three are great, and I’ve thought Few Dollars and TGTBATU were the best at various times in my life. I’ve gone back to Fistfull as my favorite. It moves quickly, it’s original, and improves with each viewing. And i kinda like it’s low budget look and bad dubbing. That movie has great lines. “The Rojos on one side, the Baxters on the other, and me in the middle. That crazy bell ringer was right… there’s alot of money to be made in this town.” ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/33 "2005-09-25T07:46:24Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I strongly disagree here, even if you’re just limiting it to that series. _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_ was head and shoulders above the other spaghetti westerns, imo. Head and shoulders over most movies period, actually. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a great movie. Eli Wallach is expecially great. My only conplaint is that it’s about 30 minutes too long. The long Civil War battle/ bridge demolition scene near the end of the film was completely unecessary. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/34 "2005-09-25T07:52:17Z")
And we still haven’t mentioned my favourite - _Hombre_ starring Paul Newman from the novel by Elmore Leonard. One of the coolest characters in movie history. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/35 "2005-09-25T08:29:18Z")
> [@Soylent Gene](#): > > All three are great, and I’ve thought Few Dollars and TGTBATU were the best at various times in my life. I’ve gone back to Fistfull as my favorite. It moves quickly, it’s original, and improves with each viewing. And i kinda like it’s low budget look and bad dubbing. That movie has great lines. > > “The Rojos on one side, the Baxters on the other, and me in the middle. That crazy bell ringer was right… there’s alot of money to be made in this town.” “My mistake–\*four \* coffins.” ---
**Author:** ![Vintage\_1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f04885/32.png) [@Vintage\_1957](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vintage_1957)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/36 "2005-09-25T08:44:40Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > And we still haven’t mentioned my favourite - _Hombre_ starring Paul Newman from the novel by Elmore Leonard. One of the coolest characters in movie history. Richard Boone makes a terrific bad guy, doesn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/37 "2005-09-25T14:08:18Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Another good comedy Western is _Cat Ballou_. (At least, I remember laughing as a child. I know Lee Marvin was funny.) Just funny? Lee Marvin was great! ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/38 "2005-09-25T15:02:32Z")
One of my early, misplaced, and hugely unpopular threads betrays my gush level for [Lonesome Dove](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=178587). I just rented it and watched it again the weekend before last. Yep, it is still awesome. ---
**Author:** ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/39 "2005-09-25T15:40:58Z")
What about [Greaser’s Palace?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068659/) ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173/40 "2005-09-25T16:23:50Z")
> [@Soylent Gene](#): > > The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a great movie. Eli Wallach is expecially great. My only conplaint is that it’s about 30 minutes too long. The long Civil War battle/ bridge demolition scene near the end of the film was completely unecessary. You’re right about that. I love that whole sequence, but I think it belongs in a different movie. It’s still probably one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time, though. “When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-westerns/323173.md?page=3)