What’s On Now Now NOW?! Ted Post’s “HANG ‘EM HIGH” (1968) Starring Clint Eastwood!!!

As It’s Said In The Film…

All Right, Now That Makes Three Mistakes We’ve Made. The Money. We Hung An Innocent Man. And We Didn’t Finish The Job. We Can’t Undo The First Two. But We Can Still Finish The Job.

That Really Does Sum Up This Classic Western.

HANG ‘EM HIGH

…Stars…

CLINT EASTWOOD

ED BEGLEY

PAT HINGLE

BEN JOHNSON

BRUCE DERN

ALAN HALE Jr.

DENNIS HOPPER

L.Q. JONES

…And…

INGER STEVENS

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Talk About Your Ensemble Cast, Eh!!!

Granted, This Is Well Before Some Of Them Were Actually Known By Anyone…

…But Think About Doing A Movie Today With As Many Stars As This Flick Boasts!!

Yeah.

It Would Sure Cost The Studio A Pretty Penny, That’s A BIG FO SHO!!!

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HANG ‘EM HIGH

…Is One Of THE Most Fun Westerns You’re Likely To Ever Find…

…And I’m Sure There Are Plenty Of You Out There Who Could Back Me Up On That Statement.

Am I Right, Or Am I Right?!

Yeah.

Exactly.

I’m Right.

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The Actors Are Spot On.

The Production Is Damn Near Spotless.

The Score Is Pulse-Poundingly-Perfect.

This Is Film-Making At Its Finest, So Far As Westerns Are Considered.

You See…

…The Director…

TED POST

…Had Some Hella Experience In The Western Genera.

Have Y’all Ever Heard Of Shows Like…

GUNSMOKE

…Or…

RAWHIDE

…Or…

THE RIFLEMAN

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Well…

…As It So Happens, Mr. POST Did Episodes For Each Of Those Series…

…Plus A Bundle More Episodes For A Bundle Of Other Shows!

The Man KNOWS Westerns.

Period.

And That Is Perfectly Evident Here, With…

HANG ‘EM HIGH

!!! !!!

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CLINT EASTWOOD

…Is…

“JED COOPER”

…And Our Hang’ee.

ED BEGLEY And His Crew Are The Hang’ers.

They Leave Our Man COOPER Strung-Up By The Neck In A Tree.

Along Comes A Marshall (BEN JOHNSON) And He Discovers COOPER Swinging From A Noose.

Except For One Thing…

…COOPER AIN’T DEAD!

(*QUE THE AWESOME MUSIC*)

Yeah.

Now Ole COOPER Is Set Upon Avenging Himself!

SO WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN?!?!?!

Well…

…I’d Suggest Watching It If You REALLY WANNA KNOW!!!

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Like I Said, My Peeps…

HANG ‘EM HIGH

…Is Exceptionally Fun!

And YES, It’s Totally Worth The (almost) 2-Hours You’ll Spend Watching It!

ENJOY, Kiddies!!

ENJOY, INDEED!!!

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What’s On Now?! JOHN WAYNE and KIRK DOUGLAS in “THE WAR WAGON” (1967)

OH YEAH!

What A Way To Kick-Off The Day!

Since I’m Not Feeling So Great This Morning…

…I Decided To Try Perking Myself Up With A Classic Favorite Flick!

THE WAR WAGON

(1967)

…Stars…

JOHN WAYNE

…And…

KIRK DOUGLAS

…Two Of My FAVE-FAVES Of ALL-TIME!

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In Short…

THE WAR WAGON

…Is Just A Helluva Lot Of Fun.

It’s A Western Specifically Made For Western Flick Fans.

It’s Loaded With Action Action Action…

…A Simple Plot-Line…

…Some Wonderful Supporting Actors…

(i.e. BRUCE DERN, HOWARD KEEL, ROBERT WALKER, and KEENAN WYNN!)

…And It’s Totally A Grand Adventure!

If You LOVE Flicks Made Simply For The Fun Of Making Them…

THE WAR WAGON

…May Just Be Right Up Your Proverbial Alley.

JOHN WAYNE Is “TAW JACKSON”…

…A Former Rancher Just Released From Prison…

…And Who Is Dead-Set On Robbing “THE WAR WAGON“…

…An Iron-Clad Stagecoach, Owned By The Man Who Got “TAW” Sent To Prison, Protected By A Small Army Of Men, And Loaded With Lots And Lots Of GOLD!

BUT…

…”TAW” Needs Some Help To Make His Plan Work.

So…

…He Enlists The Help Of Β KIRK DOUGLAS‘ Character, “LOMAX”!

Together, They Recruit A Motley-Mix Of MenΒ Brave Enough To Help Them Take-Down The Un-Take-Down-Able Stagecoach…

…All For A Shot At Striking It Rich On The Gold Contained Within!

You Can Totally Tell…

JOHN WAYNE

…And…

KIRK DOUGLAS

…Are Enjoying The Hell Out Of These Roles.

It’s A Fun Flick…

…Made With Love And Care For Those Fans Whom Can Appreciate Fun, Action Packed Yarns.

Is It The Greatest Western Of All-Time?

No.

Is It The Best Western From Either JOHN WAYNE Or KIRK DOUGLAS?

No.

Is It (likely) The Most Fun Western Made By Either JOHN WAYNE Or KIRK DOUGLAS?

Honestly…

…Yes!

THE WAR WAGON

…Is A Nifty Little Piece Of Cinematic Excitement.

If You Like Westerns…

…And Action…

…And Adventure…

…And Fun Fun FUN…

THE WAR WAGON

…Might Very Well Be The Flick For You!!!

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Happy Movie Watching, My Peeps!!!

Take Care AND Be Good!!!

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“THE DRIVER” (1978) Is Superior To “DRIVE” (2011). Period.

Alright, My Peeps…

…How Many Of Y’all Honestly Knew This Flick…

THE DRIVER

…Even Existed?!

One.

Two.

Three.

Hmm.

Not Too Many Of Y’all.

M’Kay.

That’s What I Figured.

So I’m Guessing It (likely) Doesn’t Shock You That The Same Flick Was Made 30+ Years Prior To The 2011 Fan-Fave…

…Only Made BETTER?!

Well…

…Ya Know…

…That’s Why I’m Here.

I’m Here To Educate, My Peeps.

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THE DRIVER

…Stars…

RYAN O’NEAL

(in the best on-screen role of his career, without question)

…As…

THE DRIVER

…And…

BRUCE DERN

(in one of his best roles, also)

…As…

THE DETECTIVE

…AND…

…It Was Written And Directed By…

WALTER HILL

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Now, I’ll Be Blunt, My Peeps…

…We Are Talkin’…

…BALLZ To Da WALLZ…

…HIGH-OCTANE…

…SUPER-DUPER-FAST…

…WHITE-KNUCKLE…

…ACTION-ACTION-ACTION.

Period.

You Think You’ve Seen Amazing Car-Chases?!

You Haven’t Seen Anything, My Peeps!!

THE DRIVER

…Makes…

DRIVE

…Look Like…

…Well…

DRIVE

…Only…

THE DRIVER

…Is BETTER!!!

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THE DRIVER

…Is…

AMAZINGLY AWESOME AWESOME!!!

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I Love A Good Crime-Drama…

…Especially 1970s Crime-Dramas…

…And…

THE DRIVER

…Is One Of The Very VERY Best!!!

Tough.

Gritty.

Relentless.

It’s A Helluva Fun Flick All The Way Around!

So What’s Gonna Happen?

Will “THE DRIVER” Make His Getaway?!

…Or…

Will “THE DETECTIVE” Nab His Criminal?!

I’m Afraid You’re Just Going To Have To Watch And See, My Peeps!!

What I Will Tell You Is This…

…Either Way It Goes…

…You’ll Have Plenty Of Fun Finding Out!!!

Fo SHO, My Peeps!!!

Fo SHO, INDEED!!!

I’d Tell You More…

…I Mean…

…I’d Like To…

…But I’m Trying To Watch It As We Speak!!!

Guess You Could Say I Needed A Quick Pick-Me-Up…

…Ya Know…

…A Regular Jolt Of Energy.

THE DRIVER

…Does Exactly That!!!

I’ll Holla At Y’all More After It’s Over.

Of That, You Can Feel Assured.

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