As nearly as I can remember (which is all too well), the repeated pronunciation of the noun "Jackass," and its occasional use as an adjective, represent the comedic high point of the Kennedy directorial style. G (131) Adventures In The Red Desert (Lost In The Desert) (1972/G/#22533/Columbia Pictures Industries) At The Edge Of The Arctic Ice (1972/G/#23291/National General) The Ballad Of Billie Blue (1972/G/#23125/B.E. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 8, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Link to The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of March 2023. That evening, Latigo scares Ames's men away from the mine gate by saying that Swifty is now working for Taylor. Hes jumped off the train to Denver to get away from his dance hall madam/fianc, Goldie, and he seems to be in the clear. Region Code: DVD: 0/All (Region Free/Worldwide) Genre: Comedy, Westerns. Directed by Burt Kennedy. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Follow up to 1969's Support Your Local Sheriff. Latigo attracts the attention of Patience Barton, the hot-tempered daughter of Taylor (the townsfolk call her "The Sidewinder"), who desperately wants to escape her frontier existence, attend "Miss Hunter's College on the Hudson River, New York, for Young Ladies of Good Families", and live a life of refinement in New York City. Comment moderation is enabled. When Taylor sees Latigo sneaking off the train, he assumes that he is Swifty Morgan, an infamous gunman he believes Ames has hired to prevent Taylor's miners from working the claim. At the saloon, Latigo orders sarsaparilla and, when he sees the roulette wheel, bitterly describes to Jug how the house always controls the wheel so that winning is unlikely. (1971) A con man (James Garner) and his partner (Jack Elam) profit from mistaken identity in the mining town of Purgatory. . "Support Your Local Gunfighter" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies and Vudu and to stream on Tubi. Later, after a man, thinking Latigo is Swifty, challenges him to a shootout, Latigo knocks him unconscious from behind and breaks the fingers of his gun hand. The Worst Person in the World: Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) August 4, 2022. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. James Garner Latigo Support Your Local Gunfighter on Pluto TV | Classics | 1hr 32 min | James Garner is back in the saddle again as hustler Latigo Smith whose latest con is passing off cowhand Jug (Jack Elam) as the dreaded gunman Swifty Morgan. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Claiming that money is the least of his worries, Latigo gives Jug five hundred dollars. ), and it's just as charming and funny as its companion. December 1975: In ABC TV movie The Young Pioneers. Penniless, he starts romancing local saloon keeper Miss Jenny. Filmed in the United Artists movie "Support Your Local Gunfighter" starring James Garner and Chuck Connors. Before scoring as the wisecracking wife on The Bob Newhart Show, Suzanne Pleshette played the rough-and-tumble cowgirl who dreams of finishing school and the big city. Swifty calls Latigo's bluff, but he is startled by the next mine explosion and accidentally shoots himself. Together they travel the San Fernando valley in search of fights, but when Philo encounters a singer who captures his heart, he . Patience begs Latigo to hide from Swifty, so that she is not reduced to marrying someone else if he is killed, but Latigo feels responsible for Jug's predicament and so stays in town. Once again there are a few good laughs for genre stalwarts, but nothing to make the film really stand out. Support Your Local Sheriff. Coming Soon. There are just two major problems: Bartons wacky, gun-happy daughter Patience (Suzanne Pleshette) and the pending arrival of the real Swifty Morgan (Chuck Connors). But I imagine you could learn a lot about camera movement by watching how Burt Kennedy DOESN'T get his effects. More. James Garner is a nothing short of a delight in this western spoof. From the back of a train taking Latigo and Patience to Denver to get married, Jug narrates the outcomes: Patience never does go to Miss Hunter's College, but her seven daughters do; and Jug goes on to become a big star in Italian Westerns. Copyright Fandango. After Swifty challenges Latigo to a gunfight, Latigo meets Swifty on the street astride a mule with sticks of dynamite wrapped around him, hoping that Swifty will not risk shooting the dynamite and blowing himself up as well as the town. Click on a playlink to watch it now! Privacy Policy Rating: G. 4.7(3 Reviews) $13.99. Support Your Local Gunfighter marked the last film of Grant, who began his career as a news reporter in Chicago. He would return to television after Support Your Local Gunfighter, first in another western comedy Nichols (1971-72), then as the ultimate small-time private eye in The Rockford Files (1974). A con man is mistaken for a famous gunslinger in Purgatory after skipping out on his fiance. Cinematography: Harry Stradling, Jr. In CBS Production Gunsmoke. His performances in Support Your Local Sheriff and Support Your Local Gunfighter revealed a comic side he would later exploit in such films as The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) and The Cannonball Run (1981), along with the TV series The Texas Wheelers (1974) and Easy Street (1986). Music: Jack Elliott, Allyn Ferguson Nothing really memorable here. After the success of Support Your Local Sheriff, actor James Garner and producer/director Burt Kennedy followed that movie with another Western comedy, 1971's Support Your Local Gunfighter.It is not a sequel, though in addition to Garner it does carry over a few cast members from the former movie, notably Harry Morgan and Jack Elam. Support Your Local Gunfighter: Directed by Burt Kennedy. Learn more about the full cast of Support Your Local Gunfighter with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide Those are traits that he plays really well. Jack Elam Jug May James Garner is Latigo, a smooth-talking gambler on the run from a woman with marital intentions. By using our free services and local expertise for locations and production resources in Southwest Colorado and the Four Corners region, you can speed the process, reduce costs . Where did they film Support Your Local Sheriff? Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town. Art Direction: Phil Barber Dick Curtis Bud Barton Never mind that Jug cant shoot to save his life, or that Latigo just plans to stick around long enough to win his money back and get his tattoo removed. That includes the handsome gambler/ gunfighter when he shows up in Purgatory. Later, Patience poses as a dance hall girl and enters Latigo's hotel room. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Coming Soon. C-93m. See production, box office & company info, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado, USA. Although broke, Latigo again refuses Taylor's job offer before giving him a chance to explain what it is. Chuck Connors Swifty Morgan All rights reserved. Nor is it a film taking a look at how the other half lives in the wild west of Hollywood. Letterboxed. Learn more. Cinemark Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town. But it should only take competence and an elementary sense of timing to make routine comedy. Cast: James Garner (Latigo Smith), Suzanne Pleshette (Patience Barton), Jack Elam (Jug May), Joan Blondell (Jenny), Harry Morgan (Taylor Barton), Marie Windsor (Goldie), Henry Jones (Ez), Chuck Connors (Swifty Morgan), Dub Taylor (Doc Schultz), Kathleen Freeman (Mrs. Perkins), Ellen Corby (Abigail), John Dehner (Colonel Ames), Grady Sutton (storekeeper). One or two good character actors, yes. some funny moments but doesn't have the heart the first team up had, funny at times but definitely a step down compared to support your local sherriff. He had recently appeared in Duel at Diablo with Sidney Poitier, played a Formula One driver in John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix, played Wyatt Earp in John Sturges' Hour of the Gun and tackled a comedy, How Sweet It Is, with Debbie Reynolds and Paul Lynde. So they made one, only it wasn't Almost all of the cast from the SHERIFF appear in GUNFIGHTER but they all play completely different characters. by Frank Miller. He winds up sneaking off a train in the town of Purgatory, then looks up the local doc to get rid of his other problem. He discovers that two mining companies, run by bitter rivals Taylor Barton and Colonel Ames, are vying to find a "mother lode" of gold buried somewhere nearby. After tracking down Doc Schultz at a saloon, Latigo offers him five hundred dollars to remove a tattoo on his chest that glorifies Goldie, but Doc says he must "read up" on the subject and tells him to return in a couple days. Always looking for a way to turn a quick buck, Latigo figures to cash in on the confusion. Ellen Corby Abigail But the dusty little town of Purgatory seems to have its own set of plans for him. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Sequel to "Support Your Local Sheriff" (1969) directed by Burt Kennedy. Dynamite blasts periodically rock the town to its foundations. Ames, still amused, tells Latigo that he never really hired Swifty and purposely tricked Taylor into thinking he did, but has telegraphed the gunman to inform him that an imposter is using his name. But the real news in both Support films was character actor Jack Elam, both times as Garner's sidekick. Jack Elam's Jug May character stands out as a simple philosopher that knows when he has it good. Chuck Connors Sweet Talker - Bryan Brown DVD Kennedy passed away earlier this year. The screenplay was written by James Edward Grant. Patience: Im a rotten shot, and Im gettin awful tired of missin you., Taylor Burnett to hotel owner Martha Perkins after shes launched into a tirade about gunmen: Martha, for the love of God, unhinge your mouth and depart., Latigo: Like I said, a man should spread happiness as he walks through life. Music: Jack Elliott, Allyn Ferguson There's Jack Elam, the illiterate slob. C-93m. Start Shopping. I like them. Modern sources add John Daheim, Jim Nolan, Guy Way and Eugene Jackson to the cast. Julia Misbehaves - Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon DVD $ 12.75 Add to cart. Here he plays the opposite of the character he played in Sheriff. Marie (The Body) Windsor, also a whore with a heart of gold. Free shipping for many products! The mule bucks and gallops into Jenny's saloon, where Latigo's dynamite explodes, revealing the mother lode, which Taylor is later able to claim. Remove Ads. The train in the opening credits and closing scene is Colorado's Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which was then the Denver and Rio Grande Western. Support Your Local Gunfighter is not a sequel to Support Your Local Sheriff. This movie, while funny in many places, pales in comparison to the earlier Support Your Local Sheriff. By using this site, you agree to our updated, When a con man (James Garner) sneaks off a train, he's mistaken for a gunman in. Harry Morgan, snarling just like on Dragnet. Colors are strong and saturated, although maybe a little less life-like (a lot of orange complexions, it seems), and the many night scenes are highlighted by strong blacks with . 1972: In the movie Joe Kidd, starring Clint Eastwood. My favorite film of his The Americanization of Emily is all about those traits. It actually parodies Yojimbo and its remake A Fistful of Dollars, using the basic storyline of a stranger who wanders into a feuding town and pretends to work as an enforcer for both sides. Harry Morgan, snarling just like on Dragnet. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Latigo Smith, a gambler and confidence man, is traveling by train in frontier-era Colorado with the rich and powerful Goldie. 1971, Brigade Productions, Inc.; Cherokee Productions, Disney Ranch, California, United States; Newhall--Disney"s Golden Oak Ranch, California, United States; Newhall--Disney's Golden Oak Ranch, California, United States; Newhall--Golden Oak Ranch, California, United States, James Garner capped his years of big-screen stardom with the warm-hearted western satire Support Your Local Sheriff. Angry at Latigo, they inadvertently cause a bar brawl, in which Latigo is knocked unconscious. I don't have anything against character actors. Directed byBurt Kennedy. Recruiting the shifty Jug May (Jack Elam) to pose as a notorious gunfighter, Smith sets his scheme in motion, while also taking time to romance the lovely Patience Barton (Suzanne Pleshette). They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Producer/Director: Burt Kennedy Who wrote the script for Support Your Local Sheriff? Just confirm how you got your ticket. Rent $3.99. By splitting the money and promising that he will not have to shoot, Latigo convinces Jug to impersonate Swifty. Coming Soon, Regal An August 1970 Daily Variety article reported that, except for one day at Golden Oak Ranch in Newhall, CA, which was owned by Walt Disney Studios, the film was shot entirely on the western street of the Studio City lot of CBS Studio Center, which was also known as Cinema Center Films and formerly, was the Republic Studios lot. Hes instantly mistaken for a notorious gunman, and rifle-toting Patience Barton aims to shoot him on sight. [3], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Support_Your_Local_Gunfighter&oldid=1142383780, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 02:49. Unfortunately the part is small and she loses most of her spunk when she falls under the main man's spell (as happens to all too many women in older movies). Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town. And two factions one led by Taylor Barton and one by Col. Ames are rushing to see who gets to the bonanza first. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. , which was also directed by Burt Kennedy and starred James Garner, and used many of the same cast and crew members. Opening and closing onscreen cast credits differ slightly in order. Brand: NTSC. They would find neither until the mid 1980s. The picture shares many cast and crew members and plot elements with the earlier Support Your Local Sheriff! According to the Variety review, the film was based on an old script by the late James Edward Grant, who died in 1966. Closed captioning. Go to the bottom of each blog and youll find a ratings widget. Before scoring as the wisecracking wife on The Bob Newhart Show, Suzanne Pleshette played the rough-and-tumble cowgirl who dreams of finishing school and the big city. Doc says he can remove the tattoo, but now Latigo has no money with which to pay him. Why not? Anyone who knows enough about a joke to put the punch line at the end could direct a funnier movie than this one. When Taylor and his two directors approach Latigo about working for them, Latigo claims that Jug is really Swifty and that he handles all his business transactions. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town. It takes genius to make great comedy. I knew I wasn't going to like this nearly as much as the first one when the dog lifted it's leg on James Garner. Since money is the least of Latigos problems, he gives Jug $500 for the silver spurs. Softened by his romantic story, she takes him in. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. What train was used in Support Your Local Gunfighter? But instead of pretending to be Swifty, he passes off a new acquaintance, the hard-drinking Jug May (Jack Elam) as the gunman. But her father, Taylor Barton, has other ideas. Just then, a mining explosion startles Swifty into accidentally shooting himself. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. While dodging both Patience's bullets and the mining explosions that rattle the town, Latigo searches for a doctor. He thinks Latigo is actually Swifty Morgan, a gunman hired by rival mine owner Colonel Ames, and he wants to hire him away from his enemy. but is not a sequel. In the close-up, Latigo's lying face-up with his head on the leg of another unconscious cowboy. 1971 By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Garners gambler is haunted by roulette and the number 23. After Taylor pays him, Latigo searches for Doc to remove his tattoo but finds him too drunk to operate. Garner later wrote that the film was, "not as good as Support Your Local Sheriff".[2]. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town. Luckily, along the way, he meets neer do well Jug May. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Joan Blondell, the whore with the heart of gold. Who played Martha Perkins in Support Your Local Gunfighter? Call Me Bwana - Bob Hope DVD $ 12.75 Add to cart. 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