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Long Riders By Marshall Fine
This terrific Walter Hill Western follows the careers of the James and
Younger brothers--and uses the nifty idea of casting actual clans of
acting siblings in the roles. Thus, the James brothers are played by James
and Stacy Keach; the Youngers by David, Keith, and Robert Carradine; the
Millers by Randy and Dennis Quaid; and the Fords by Christopher and
Nicholas Guest. Hill, working with an evocative Ry Cooder score, creates a
film that is at once breathtakingly exciting and elegiac in its treatment
of these post-Civil War outlaws. The Keaches in particular bring a
surprising dignity to the roles of Frank and Jesse James, while David
Carradine is a hoot as Cole Younger--and the Quaids mimic real life (as it
was for them then) in their battles as the Miller brothers. Bloody, to be
sure, but also bloody good.
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"I’ve never heard of such as casting. Has to be some kind of record! The director probably deserved a purple heart for having to deal with all the sibling rivalries." --Anonymous | "WOW!!!! What a visual. It nearly had the feel of a semi-documentary. It was very earthy. The 4 sets of brothers interacted with an ease that reflected in realism! The Long Riders and Peckinpaughs, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid were breakthrough westerns." --morroco | "One of the best western movies ever made, primarily due to the use of period music, such as "Jack of Diamonds."" --Anonymous |
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|  | Director: Walter Hill
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| | Stars: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest, Pamela Reed, Savannah Smith, James Whitmore Jr., Harry Carey Jr.
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| | Released: May 16, 1980
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