Sunday, February 28, 2010

Rancho Deluxe ...

Here's my last movie recommendation, at least for a little while. Rancho Deluxe is a weird little black comedy written by Tom McGuane and released in 1975. It stars Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston as a pair of hapless drifters who take up cattle rustling (with a chainsaw!) down in the Paradise Valley. The film didn't get great reviews, and it's definitely a little uneven ... but it's a fun period piece with lots of Montana scenery.

And it's got a Jimmy Buffett soundtrack, to boot! That's worth the price of admission by itself.

4 comments:

  1. And to think how famous and respected Waterston and Bridges are in the new century...pretty cool too. Rancho Deluxe didn't hurt any of the principals...

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  2. It didn't, indeed! And it's definitely a fun little movie ... but you appreciate it you have to like Montana, and you have to not take your movies too seriously. :)

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  3. Livingston Saturday Night! Woohoo!!!

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