Most Wanted Western on DVD
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Most Wanted Western on DVD
There are just tons of great westerns waiting to see the light of day on DVD, but most of them will probably never get released.
The one, more than any other, that I want on DVD is:
WARLOCK (1959)
This one features Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, Dorothy Malone, & DeForest Kelly. It is a very mature western for that time. The script was great, the performances were very believable, and the direction was solid.
It is going to be released as a R2 DVD early in 2005, but I want an R1 release. I'm hoping that it happens.
There are several others I'd like, such as The Naked Spur, Johnny Guitar, etc - but Warlock is the one I want the most.
What is your "most wanted" Western?
The one, more than any other, that I want on DVD is:
WARLOCK (1959)
This one features Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, Dorothy Malone, & DeForest Kelly. It is a very mature western for that time. The script was great, the performances were very believable, and the direction was solid.
It is going to be released as a R2 DVD early in 2005, but I want an R1 release. I'm hoping that it happens.
There are several others I'd like, such as The Naked Spur, Johnny Guitar, etc - but Warlock is the one I want the most.
What is your "most wanted" Western?
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for Johnny Guitar
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BROKEN LANCE superb script and performances lift this far abve the average "western", which makes sense, since it's basically a remake of an "eastern" titled House of Strangers, with Spencer Tracy tackling the original Edward G.Robinson role that owes a lot to King Lear.
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BROKEN LANCE superb script and performances lift this far abve the average "western", which makes sense, since it's basically a remake of an "eastern" titled House of Strangers, with Spencer Tracy tackling the original Edward G.Robinson role that owes a lot to King Lear.
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Johnny Guitar (one of my all-time favorite films)
Robert Wise's westerns:
-Blood on the Moon (Robert Wise)
-Two Flags West
-Tribute to a Bad Man
Sam Fuller's westerns:
-Forty Guns
-I Shot Jesse James
-The Baron of Arizona
-Run of the Arrow
Fritz Lang's westerns:
-Rancho Notorious
-Western Union
-The Return of Frank James
Anthony Mann:
-Devil's Doorway
-The Furies
-The Naked Spur
-Man of the West
-Cimarron
Robert Wise's westerns:
-Blood on the Moon (Robert Wise)
-Two Flags West
-Tribute to a Bad Man
Sam Fuller's westerns:
-Forty Guns
-I Shot Jesse James
-The Baron of Arizona
-Run of the Arrow
Fritz Lang's westerns:
-Rancho Notorious
-Western Union
-The Return of Frank James
Anthony Mann:
-Devil's Doorway
-The Furies
-The Naked Spur
-Man of the West
-Cimarron
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The Gunfighter
Man of the West
Ride the High Country
The Gunfighter
Man of the West
Ride the High Country
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Great choices -- hard to disagree with any of them.
I am waiting for the Randolph Scott westerns he made with Budd Boetticher in the 1950s:
Comanche Station
Ride Lonesome
Westbound
Buchanan Rides Alone
Decision at Sundown
The Tall T
Seven Men from Now
I don't think any of these are on DVD yet, but please correct me if I'm mistaken.
I am waiting for the Randolph Scott westerns he made with Budd Boetticher in the 1950s:
Comanche Station
Ride Lonesome
Westbound
Buchanan Rides Alone
Decision at Sundown
The Tall T
Seven Men from Now
I don't think any of these are on DVD yet, but please correct me if I'm mistaken.
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Hannie Caulder - I love this movie. Raquel Welch at her hottest, the always enjoyable Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Lee & a great underrated performance by Robert Culp
Ride The Whirlwind - There is a really shitty release of this out but I want a legit release of this. Most people never heard of it, it's one of my favorite Nicholson movies he wrote it also & it's directed by the great Monte Hellman.
Ride The Whirlwind - There is a really shitty release of this out but I want a legit release of this. Most people never heard of it, it's one of my favorite Nicholson movies he wrote it also & it's directed by the great Monte Hellman.
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My three most-wanted unreleased Westerns are:
Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray/1954/Republic-->Artisan-->Paramount) *The rights revert to Paramount in the Fall of 2005
The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann/1953/MGM-->Warner)
Ride the High Country (Sam Peckinpah/1962/MGM-->Warner) *Expected in 2005
Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray/1954/Republic-->Artisan-->Paramount) *The rights revert to Paramount in the Fall of 2005
The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann/1953/MGM-->Warner)
Ride the High Country (Sam Peckinpah/1962/MGM-->Warner) *Expected in 2005
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Originally Posted by SamSpade
Great choices -- hard to disagree with any of them.
I am waiting for the Randolph Scott westerns he made with Budd Boetticher in the 1950s:
Comanche Station
Ride Lonesome
Westbound
Buchanan Rides Alone
Decision at Sundown
The Tall T
Seven Men from Now
I don't think any of these are on DVD yet, but please correct me if I'm mistaken.
I am waiting for the Randolph Scott westerns he made with Budd Boetticher in the 1950s:
Comanche Station
Ride Lonesome
Westbound
Buchanan Rides Alone
Decision at Sundown
The Tall T
Seven Men from Now
I don't think any of these are on DVD yet, but please correct me if I'm mistaken.
Seven Men from Now is part of the agreement between Paramount and John Wayne's estate (which owns the film, it was produced by Wayne's company). Paramount has said it will be released, but haven't given a timetable as far as I know.
http://www.jwaynefan.com/paramount.html
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I'm a big western movie fan and I do own alot of western movies but there are still some out there that aren't on DVD that I would like to see released like, Rio Conchos, El Condor, a remasterd High Plains Drifter & Hang'em High. 100 Rifles, the Battle at Apache Pass, i've also read that there's a couple that are supposed to come out in the near future like Broken Arrow, Major Dundee which i'm waiting for.
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
Hannie Caulder - I love this movie. Raquel Welch at her hottest, the always enjoyable Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Lee & a great underrated performance by Robert Culp
Ride The Whirlwind - There is a really shitty release of this out but I want a legit release of this. Most people never heard of it, it's one of my favorite Nicholson movies he wrote it also & it's directed by the great Monte Hellman.
Ride The Whirlwind - There is a really shitty release of this out but I want a legit release of this. Most people never heard of it, it's one of my favorite Nicholson movies he wrote it also & it's directed by the great Monte Hellman.