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The Dippy-Doo-Dads Go West (1923)
This 12 minute short tells the story of a dissipated youth who heads West to seek his fortune. A standard western with a great chase scene... except the actors are all monkeys! It's good!
The Dippy-Doo-Dads Go West (1923)
This 12 minute short tells the story of a dissipated youth who heads West to seek his fortune. A standard western with a great chase scene... except the actors are all monkeys! It's good!
Zachariah (1971)
You wanna see a homoerotic rock and roll stoner western with Don Johnson? Look no further! Better than most "head" movies, especially if you want drum solos after quick-draw challenges.
Zachariah (1971)
You wanna see a homoerotic rock and roll stoner western with Don Johnson? Look no further! Better than most "head" movies, especially if you want drum solos after quick-draw challenges.
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Possibly *the* film for which "cult film" was coined. Not the first western to feature strong women, this may have perfected it. Subversive, surreal, queer-coded, with a ton of melodrama. You kinda have to see it to get it.
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Possibly *the* film for which "cult film" was coined. Not the first western to feature strong women, this may have perfected it. Subversive, surreal, queer-coded, with a ton of melodrama. You kinda have to see it to get it.
Bang Bang Kid (1967)
In this comedic spaghetti western, Tom Bosley (!) plays a gunslinger robot, years before Westworld. It's very silly.
Bang Bang Kid (1967)
In this comedic spaghetti western, Tom Bosley (!) plays a gunslinger robot, years before Westworld. It's very silly.
El Topo (1970)
Jodorowsky's surreal existential western is loaded with eastern religious symbolism, sex and violence, and is not easy to synopsize. [I know some of you were waiting to see if this would be on the thread]
El Topo (1970)
Jodorowsky's surreal existential western is loaded with eastern religious symbolism, sex and violence, and is not easy to synopsize. [I know some of you were waiting to see if this would be on the thread]
The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
There were a handful of westerns among "race films" with an all-black cast, 3 with Herb Jeffries; this is the best. Six singing cowboys rescue a pretty girl's brother who was kidnapped in a land grab. Talking animals (Ventriloquist) supply humor.
The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
There were a handful of westerns among "race films" with an all-black cast, 3 with Herb Jeffries; this is the best. Six singing cowboys rescue a pretty girl's brother who was kidnapped in a land grab. Talking animals (Ventriloquist) supply humor.
The Outlaw (1943)
Directed by Howard Hughes (and uncredited Howard Hawks), who also patented a cantilever bra Jane Russell wears. Censors hated the implied rape. It's weirdly (unintentionally?) homoerotic.
The Outlaw (1943)
Directed by Howard Hughes (and uncredited Howard Hawks), who also patented a cantilever bra Jane Russell wears. Censors hated the implied rape. It's weirdly (unintentionally?) homoerotic.
The Phantom Empire (1935)
Singing radio cowboy Gene Autry discovers an ancient civilization with robots and ray guns in caves below his ranch, but radium miners disrupt them. 12 part, 4 hour serial (beware shortened versions) is a campy treasure.
The Phantom Empire (1935)
Singing radio cowboy Gene Autry discovers an ancient civilization with robots and ray guns in caves below his ranch, but radium miners disrupt them. 12 part, 4 hour serial (beware shortened versions) is a campy treasure.
Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)
Long before Black Sheep, there was this evil mutant sheep movie. Very low budget, but competent and entertaining, I really like this one.
Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)
Long before Black Sheep, there was this evil mutant sheep movie. Very low budget, but competent and entertaining, I really like this one.
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Douglas Sirk directed Rock Hudson in florid drawing room melodramas... and this, where he plays an Apache. In 3-D, no less. So wrong-headed it's fascinating.
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Douglas Sirk directed Rock Hudson in florid drawing room melodramas... and this, where he plays an Apache. In 3-D, no less. So wrong-headed it's fascinating.
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
Easy to dismiss as a gimmick film, a one-armed gunslinger duels with a harpoonist (yes, gun vs harpoon). It's a really good film though, with a script by Dalton Trumbo.
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
Easy to dismiss as a gimmick film, a one-armed gunslinger duels with a harpoonist (yes, gun vs harpoon). It's a really good film though, with a script by Dalton Trumbo.
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
Sure, Elvis made a few westerns, but Roy Orbison did one where he shoots people with his guitar (I swear I am not making this up).
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
Sure, Elvis made a few westerns, but Roy Orbison did one where he shoots people with his guitar (I swear I am not making this up).
White Comanche (1968)
William Shatner plays identical twins, only one of which is Native American (again, I'm not making this up) and takes peyote which causes him to attack a town. Can Bill stop himself?
White Comanche (1968)
William Shatner plays identical twins, only one of which is Native American (again, I'm not making this up) and takes peyote which causes him to attack a town. Can Bill stop himself?
The Villain (1979)
Essentially a live-action cartoon (see also Evil Roy Slade, which I skipped) that lassoed an audience with its cast and left them hogtied, staring in disbelief.
The Villain (1979)
Essentially a live-action cartoon (see also Evil Roy Slade, which I skipped) that lassoed an audience with its cast and left them hogtied, staring in disbelief.
King of the Bullwhip (1950)
Lash Larue made a ton of westerns, starring in many; he was known for his (very real) uncanny accuracy with a whip. This one, recently restored, has his best duel, with another whip specialist.
King of the Bullwhip (1950)
Lash Larue made a ton of westerns, starring in many; he was known for his (very real) uncanny accuracy with a whip. This one, recently restored, has his best duel, with another whip specialist.
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973)
A martial arts fish-out-of-water western, but not "Red Sun," nor "Kung Fu," this has Klaus Kinski as a scalphunter. The plot is hard to follow but there's a gory climactic battle.
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973)
A martial arts fish-out-of-water western, but not "Red Sun," nor "Kung Fu," this has Klaus Kinski as a scalphunter. The plot is hard to follow but there's a gory climactic battle.
The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
Musical comedy western with an all little person cast! Watch them ride Shetlands, walk under swinging saloon doors... it's an OK creaky B western. Hero Billy Curtis was also in High Plains Drifter 35 years later.
The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
Musical comedy western with an all little person cast! Watch them ride Shetlands, walk under swinging saloon doors... it's an OK creaky B western. Hero Billy Curtis was also in High Plains Drifter 35 years later.
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
Two western horror films directed by William Beaudine. They're awful; John Carradine eats scenery as Dracula.
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
Two western horror films directed by William Beaudine. They're awful; John Carradine eats scenery as Dracula.
Greaser's Palace (1972)
Robert Downey Sr.'s chaotic infantile acid western riff on Christianity is a string of non-sequitur bad jokes, but absurdism has its charms.
Greaser's Palace (1972)
Robert Downey Sr.'s chaotic infantile acid western riff on Christianity is a string of non-sequitur bad jokes, but absurdism has its charms.