The Outlaw Josey Wales1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
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Critic Consensus: Recreating the essence of his iconic Man With No Name in a post-Civil War Western, director Clint Eastwood delivered the first of his great revisionist works of the genre.
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Cast
as Josey Wales
as Lone Watie
as Laura Lee
as Terrill
as Fletcher
as Grandma Sarah
as Jamie
as Jamie
as Little Moonlight
as Carpetbagger
as Rose
as Travis Cobb
as Ten Spot
as Kelly
as Chato
as Ten Bears
as Sim Carstairs
as Comancho Leader
as Shopkeeper
as Abe
as Bloody Bill Anderson
as Zukie Limmer
as Lige
as Al
as Josey's Wife
as Yoke
as First Texas Ranger
as Second Texas Ranger
as Union Army Sergeant
as Lemuel
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Critic Reviews for The Outlaw Josey Wales
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Wales also possesses a touching emotional vulnerability that marks another significant step away from Eastwood's often-overcriticized "macho" image.
The screenplay is another one of those violence revues, with carnage production numbers slotted every so often.
[Eastwood] gets to the heart of the matter briskly, orchestrates his confrontations intelligently and gets off without lingering unduly over the resultant ugliness.
Demonstrated Eastwood's ability to recreate his first starring role, as the mythic Man with No Name of the Italian Westerns, and to subtly undercut it through comedy and mockery.
Eastwood is such a taciturn and action-oriented performer that it's easy to overlook the fact that he directs many of his movies - and many of the best, most intelligent ones.
A soggy attempt at a post-Civil War western epic.
Audience Reviews for The Outlaw Josey Wales
One of the best westerns of all time. Another Eastwood Classic. Clint Eastwood is excellent, he delivers a thrilling performance and even more thrilling directional feature. A stunning and well-crafted western that delivers plenty of sensational shoot-ours and great humor. A fun and exhilarating action-packed adventure. A great cast in some wonderful supporting roles just add more to love about this movie.
Super Reviewer
Clint Eastwood's The Outlaw Josey Wales is a near flawless Western with a great cast of actors. Directed by Clint Eastwood who also plays the lead role of Josey Wales, This is a classic Western that is packed with effective story telling, good action, memorable characters and above all, great directing. I very much enjoyed this film, and though it's not as legendary as Sergio Leone's Westerns, this is still a classic of the genre. Clint Eastwood delivers a great performance alongside Chief Dan George. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a great tale of revenge and payback. I think it's a subject that suits Clint Eastwood well, and he doesn't disappoint. This is a well crafted film with a great cast, great performances and an engaging story. If you're a Clint Eastwood fan, then you really should give this one a shot. This is a superb Western, and it will please fans of the genre. I really enjoyed John Vernon's performance as Fletcher, the man hunting down Josey Wales. Both Eastwood and Vernon light up the screen, and it's what makes this film so good. Combine that with a great story, and you have yet another Western classic. If you enjoy exciting Westerns, then this is the film for you. The cast is great, and the story is always exciting, and the performances are top notch. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a great film, and directed by Clint Eastwood, you can expect an excellent film for sure. If you love Eastwood's work, then don't miss out on this one. A must see for Eastwood fans.
Super Reviewer
A typical horse opera with Eastwood as the stranger you better not mess with, only different, yea charged, with the blithe spirit of Chief Dan George as the unlikely second banana, who manages to lift the usual proceedings single-handedly into 4 star territory.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales Quotes
| Josey Wales: | Around here, we got something known as a Missouri boat ride. |
| Lone Watie: | I've noticed when you get to disliking folks they aint around long neither. |
| Josey Wales: | Buzzards gotta eat too. |
| Fletcher: | Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining. |