Synopsis
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy and his buddy get mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked cattle dealer.
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Cast
- Paul NewmanJim Kane
- Lee MarvinLeonard
- Strother MartinBill Garrett
- Wayne RogersStretch Russell
- Hector ElizondoJuan
- Christine BelfordAdelita
- Kelly Jean PetersSharon, Kane's ex-wife
- Gregory SierraChavarin (as Gregg Sierra)
- Fred GrahamUncle Herb
- Matt ClarkAmerican Prisoner
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
It’s just Paul and Lee hanging out, playing off each other beautifully, every exchange of dialogue a gloveless, effortless toss ‘n’ catch, sparkling under Laszlo Kovacs’ sun-kissed cinematography. - 70
Village Voice
There's an ease, a simplicity to the thing which often reminds me of Raoul Walsh's stories of simple-minded adventurers venturing into the unknown wilderness. But the carefully-constructed and well-acted buddy-buddy relationship between Newman and Marvin never coalesces into a plot. [08 Jun 1972, p.71] - 70
The New York Times
A fragmented, far from‐great movie, and it won't change cinema history, but in its own odd fashion it celebrates humdrum lives without ever resorting to patronizing artifice. - 60
Time Out
Third of the Rosenberg/Newman collaborations, and a wry, leisurely relief after the heavyweight experiences of Cool Hand Luke and WUSA. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie seems to be going for a highly mannered, elliptical, enigmatic style, and it gets there. We don't. [15 Feb 1972] - 40
TV Guide Magazine
A couple of good jokes and a superior performance by Martin are all that distinguish this feeble attempt at capturing the same audience who loved Newman in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. Rosenberg's direction is pedestrian. - 38
USA Today
Despite Paul Newman and Lee Marvin, a deserving flop about modern-day cattle hucksters; at times here (call the rest home), I think Newman sounds like Wally Cox. [01 Mar 1991, p.3D]
