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Support Your Local Gunfighter [1971]
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Brilliant western comedy!
Review date: 2006-08-17 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is the follow up to "Suport your Local Sheriff" - in case you didn't know, which is equally funny, has the same director and has largely the same cast - all playing different people.
An excellent and sharp mix of one-liners, sight gags and great acting.
One of my favourite moments is when Jug May (Jack Elam) a drunk pretending to be a gunslinger comes into the bedroom of his con man partner Latigo Smith (James Garner) - having been told by Smith on no account EVER to touch his gun in public...
Jug "Hey look, I've been practicing my fast draw."
Jug goes for his gun, but Smith has his gun out and pointed at his head before Jug has half cleared his holster.
Jug: "Yeah - but you're really fast..."
Latigo: "No - I'm really slow, it's just that you're... slower".
You need to see both of these films. They are just great fun.
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Reviews
"Have you seen Elmer?"
Review date: 2005-06-10 Rating: 10 out of 10
Latigo Smith (James Garner) barely escapes marital bliss with Goldie, to find himself in a situation with out money but a golden opportunity. The town he as escaped to (Purgatory) has rival mining companies digging for the motherload. Latigo teams up with Jug May (Jack Elam) who poses as Swifty Morgan, hired gun. Latigo is his agent and handles all the money.
The fun in this movie is the interaction of the characters much more than the story. One thing that struck me as funny is the scene where Col. Ames is stretching over in his stiff boots to see if Taylor Barton (Harry Morgan) is hiding under his sister's bead. Another is when Jug sees Latigo asking a woman for money, he says that he was brought up not to ask women for money. Latigo suggest that is because a woman raised him.
Who will get the load and who will get the shaft? Will the real Swifty show up? What about Goldie?
Hilarious!
Review date: 2005-06-06 Rating: 10 out of 10
Absolutely fantastic! The comedy of a man trying to escape his wife in a western is truly fantastic, with some hilarious one-liners and set-pieces. On several occasions, our lead man gets himself a load of money, only to blow it on roulette, number 23 being his choice at all times. I thought that this film took every part of the usual western, and used it to it's full comic potential. most of the cast are brilliant, although a couple of the minor charachters do seem a bit shaky. however, If there's one western you need to see, i have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that it should be this one.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Suzanne Pleshette
Joan Blondell
Harry Morgan
James Garner
Jack Elam
Creators:
James Garner (Primary Contributor)
Suzanne Pleshette (Primary Contributor)
Harry Stradling Jr. (Cinematographer)
Burt Kennedy (Producer)
William B. Gulick (Editor)
Bill Finnegan (Producer)
James Edward Grant (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5050070021486
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2004-07-05
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 88 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1971-06-03
Language: English (Original Language)