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ACTOR
Clint WalkerRichard BasehartJohn EricsonMargot Kidder
DIRECTOR
John Llewellyn Moxey
SYNOPSICS
The Bounty Man (1972) is a English movie. John Llewellyn Moxey has directed this movie. Clint Walker,Richard Basehart,John Ericson,Margot Kidder are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1972. The Bounty Man (1972) is considered one of the best Western movie in India and around the world.
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The Bounty Man (1972) Reviews
A neat 70's made-for-TV Western
Mean and formidable bounty hunter Kinkaid (a suberbly hard-edged portrayal by Clink Walker) nabs likable outlaw Billy Riddle (an engaging performance by John Ericson) in order to collect the substantial reward that's been placed on his head. Kinkaid and Riddle go trekking across a remote desert region. Riddle's naive, but loyal and feisty prostitute girlfriend Mae (a delightfully spirited turn by Margot Kidder) tags along. Complications ensue when the trio runs afoul of a no-count gang of mangy desperadoes lead by the shrewd and fearsome Angus Keough (Richard Basehart in deliciously robust and wicked form). Firmly directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, with a smart, intriguing script by Jim Byrnes, a steady pace, several exciting and well-staged action scenes, crisp cinematography by Ralph Woolsey, well-drawn characters (for example, Kinkaid is really a tragic and lonely figure while Riddle ultimately gets exposed as a sniveling selfish coward), a pleasingly harmonic folksy score by the Orphange, a tough, gritty tone, and a refreshing surprise ending, this film makes for an enjoyable and engrossing sagebrush saga. Moreover, this movie benefits from uniformly fine acting from a tip-top cast: Walker impresses in the lead, Basehart registers strongly as a memorably cunning and nasty villain, Kidder shines in the token female role, plus there's solid support from Arthur Hunnicutt as a grizzled sheriff, Gene Evans as amiable saloon keeper Tom Brady, Rex Holman as the laid-back Driskill, Dennis Cross as the hot-tempered Rufus, and Paul Harper as grubby trader Hargus. A nice little picture.
Forgettable TV Movie
Clint Walker gives a one-dimensional performance (and bad Clint Eastwood impression) in this disappointing Aaron Spelling produced TV movie that plays like a quickie subplot from a television episode, painfully stretched out to feature length. Walker plays an emotionless bounty hunter who captures an outlaw and drags him across the desert for a date with the hangman, dodging a group of unscrupulous men who want the reward for themselves. Tagging along is the outlaw's devoted girlfriend (Margot Kidder) who tries her best to distract the bounty man. Talky and stiff with no suspense, the worthwhile action scenes are few and far in-between and the characters too unlikable to make this worthwhile viewing.
What is this doing in a "Grindhouse" collection ?
This is a lightweight but enjoyable TV movie..., it seemed weirdly out of place in a movie collection titled "The Grindhouse Experience" (which is where I found it). The content is much milder than a typical Spaghetti Western of the same era - there's nothing here to surprise or shock a fan of "Have Gun Will Travel" or "Wanted: Dead Or Alive", except this movie is in color. In fact,you could stick Richard Boone in here, or the "Paladin" character, and it would essentially be the same movie. The acting is solid, middle-of-the-road TV movie work that doesn't call attention to itself. Clint Walker is in fine form here; his performance is oddly slick and shallow, but he looks good in the part and it's fun to watch him match wits and snarls with the characters around him. Richard Basehart is, well, Richard Basehart; he could have phoned his performance in, but I have to admit that his part doesn't give him much to work with. The movie looks decent and the plot covers most of the standard Western plot clichés. It looks like they spent some money on location scouting and costumes and props and good lighting and camera work. But again, this isn't "Dances With Wolves" or "Silverado", it's TV level work. People watched it along with the commercial breaks, said, "Wow, Clint Walker is a good actor" when it was done, and then they watched the next show and forgot about it. I can barely remember the details myself, and I watched it last night. (Unlike "Any Gun Can Play" from the same collection, which I remember vividly as a half-rate rip off and spoof of much better Spaghetti Westerns.) Fine for what it is. Clint Walker obviously had some presence and talent but he couldn't boost this movie to anything special, and an obscure time filler is all it will ever be.
OK western but nothing special
What's all this about "Two rival bounty hunters are after the same killer, but find they have to join together to fight off his gang"? I guess someone was watching another film. This one's about an embittered widower who takes up bounty hunting as he searches for the man who ran off with his wife and then deserted her. "The same killer" is a young outlaw who's got it together with a saloon girl who tags along after Clint Walker has snatched him from a rough township. He's got no gang, though there is a bunch of roughnecks who want to relieve Walker of his prisoner. There are some similarities to "The Ride Back", which treats better the relationship between captor and captive, and to "The Bravados", both of which I prefer. The changes in the relationships between the three members of Walker's party are unconvincing if not unexpected, and the ending is a bit of an anticlimax.
A Bland Western
The bounty hunter Kincaid (Clint Walker)... Two rival bounty hunters are after the same killer, but find they have to join together to fight off his gang. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, who worked mostly in TV (including a slew of "Magnum PI" episodes. The Fortune 5 DVD is apparently a VHS transfer, with lots of jumping frames and "snow". When it is clear, the picture is really good, but a decent transfer should not have any snow or jumps, obviously. Besides convenience, this DVD offers no improvements from a worn-out VHS. Nice "Bounty Man" theme song (from some band called The Orphanage), and even Margot Kidder makes a guest appearance. That is some pretty decent star power for a forgotten, unknown western... not saying it makes the film worth watching, but still it is at least one face you will recognize. This film had a difficult time holding my interest. It is not nearly as satisfying as the other western in the Grindhouse Experience collection, "Go Kill and Come Back".