![]() He is a writer and director, known for Kramer vs Kramer (1979), Nadine (1987), Billy Bathgate (1991), Nobody's Fool (1994), Twilight (1998), The human stain (2003), Feast of Love (2007) and wrote Superman (1978) and Bonnie y Clyde (1967). This Sleeper Western was well produced by Stanley R Jaffe and stunningly directed by Robert Benton, recreating compellingly this thrilling story being debut of Benton and whose most popular movie resulted to be ¨Kramer vs Kramer¨. Evocative and atmospheric musical score composed by means of piano played by Harvey Schmidt. Cool cinematographer Gordon Willis prowls his camera splendidly through some wonderfully seedy, deserted landscapes. Secondary cast is extraordinary such as John Savage, David Huddleston, Jerry Houser, Jim Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, Jean Allison, Ed Lauter, John Quade and Charles Tyner. According to Jeff Bridges the gunfight in the forest had to be completely re shot after the film was ruined in the lab. Sympathetic Jeff Bridges as gang leader, he steals the show as likable as well as two-fisted young gunslinger. He was especially known for Daisy Miller (1974), Piranha (1978) and this Bad company (1972). The young starring player Barry Brown is very good, his role as an ingenuous and cultured young is top-notch, he performed similar character as a naive cowboy in other films however, he virtually disappeared without much trace until his suicide, as he shot himself to death. Filmmaker gets to remain the Western emotion, moving scenes and suspense until the ending. Gorgeous outdoors with decent production design by Paul Sylbert. ![]() The picture belongs to Western sub-genre of the seventies about juvenile people, starred by teens or little boys such as ¨The Spikes gang¨, ¨Marshal Cahill¨, ¨The cowboys¨ and ¨The Culpepper Cattle Co¨. The screenplay, by David Newman, Robert Benton, is plain and simple but intelligent, with a conventional plot, but ultimately gets overcome. This exciting film packs good feeling as friendship, faithfulness, companionship and violence as well as touching scenes on the final. It's a wonderful adventure film format "western" itinerant, filled with entertaining events, danger and life lessons. ![]() Formidable as well as intriguing Western full of action, fascinating drama, crossfire and fabulous performances. As the dangerous journey that turns out to be worst than expected, suffering attacks, hard-working activities, robbing, gun-play and many other things. Soon after, though, the drifter young finds out existence on the West is neither what he expected nor what he's been wishing. Both of them have wildly differing temperaments. It deals with a god-fearing Ohio boy called Drew Dixon (Barry Brown) dodging the Civil War draft arrives in Jefferson City where he joins up with a hardscrabble group of like runaways heading west, being led by Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges), a street-wise rebel. It's a sympathetic western, with a beautiful cinematography, attractive scenery from meadows and great soundtrack by piano. This is a nice flick containing a little bit of charming humor about naively juvenile, friendship, violence and sense of comradeship among people. It contains a magnificent main cast as Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown facing off bandits (David Huddleston, Geoffey Lewis, Ed Lauer, among others) a tough sheriff(Jim Davis) and deputies in addition, a top-drawer support cast. This exciting film packs Western action, go riding, thrills, emotion, shoot-outs and results to be quite entertaining. Good and enjoyable western with a great casting and two sensational starring, a very young Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown in a coming-of-age story. This first-rate Western draws its riveting tale and power from the interaction of finely drawn roles as well as adventure and action. Thrilling story about a group of young people who join forces to be robbers, as they rob their way west but with unexpected consequences.
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