“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“
??? ???
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!
“SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT” (1977), “DEAD ALIVE” (1992), “BULWORTH” (1998), “THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN” (1976)
… … …
(Q#14)
What Are Your Favorite SCI-FI/FANTASY Films?
(A#14)
“KRULL” (1983), “THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER” (1982), “STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN” (1982), “SERENITY” (2005)
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(Q#15)
What Is Your Favorite Film WESTERN?
(A#15)
“ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST” (1968) Is By Far My Favorite Western.
… … …
(Q#16)
TWO-PART Question: WHO Is Your Favorite BATMAN And Which Is Your Favorite BATMAN Film??
(A#16)
MICHAEL KEATON Is My Favorite BATMAN, And “BATMAN RETURNS” (1992) Is Still My Favorite BATMAN Film, Hands Down.
… … …
(Q#17)
What Is Your Favorite Film SCORE?
(A#17)
Actually, It’s The Score From “STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE” (1979)
… … …
(Q#18)
What Is Your Favorite TITLE-SONG/THEME?
(A#18)
“A VIEW TO A KILL” By DURAN DURAN, From The 1985 JAMES BOND Flick Of The Same Name.
… … …
(Q#19)
What Is Your Favorite Film QUOTE?
(A#19)
It’s From The Movie “NIXON” (1995):
“Always Remember, Others May Hate You. But Those Who Hate You Don’t Win Unless You Hate Them. And Then You Destroy Yourself.”
… … …
(Q#20)
What Is Your Favorite Thing About Films In General?
(A#20)
Actually, It’s The Escape Factor. Things Can Get A Bit Crazy In Real Life, And I’m Often In The Need Of A Mental Break-In-The-Action, So To Speak. My Love Of Film Has Always Provided The Best (legal) Escape. Period. That, And It’s About The Only Time You Can EVER Get Me To Focus On Anything For 2-Hours (bad bad ADHD hehehe)!