The Outlaw Josey Wales

Plot summary

Josey Wales makes his way west after the Civil War, determined to live a useful and helpful life. He joins up with a group of settlers who need the protection that a man as tough and experienced as he is can provide. Unfortunately, the past has a way of catching up with you, and Josey is a wanted man. Written by Murray Chapman {muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au}

Josey Wales is a peaceful farmer in the days near the end of the Civil War. After his home is burned and his family murdered, he hardens into a human bullet - dedicated to destroying the renegades who took his "life." He joins a band of unreconstructed rebel guerilla fighters who continue to fight the Union - even after the official surrender of the Confederacy - an action which makes them, legally, outlaws. Josey is driven by vengeance, but after a while, that's not enough. Back before his own personal Holocaust, he had been a builder - of home, family, farm, and life. And no matter how much ice he's wrapped himself in, down inside there's still the soul of a living man. While Wales exists, he's pulled by this hidden yearning to Live. Each day offers him chances to remember, to assuage his yearning, to begin again. And the movie shows us how Josey Wales - a mere seeker of vengeance - learns to live again, rededicated to the values he chose so long ago. Written by John Withrow {withrow@withrow-software.com}

Cast of The Outlaw Josey Wales

	Clint Eastwood	...	Josey Wales
	Chief Dan George	...	Lone Watie
	Sondra Locke	...	Laura Lee
	Bill McKinney	...	Terrill
	John Vernon	...	Fletcher
	Paula Trueman	...	Grandma Sarah
	Sam Bottoms	...	Jamie
	Geraldine Keams	...	Little Moonlight
	Woodrow Parfrey	...	Carpetbagger
	Joyce Jameson	...	Rose
	Sheb Wooley	...	Travis Cobb
	Royal Dano	...	Ten Spot
	Matt Clark	...	Kelly (as Matt Clarke)
	John Verros	...	Chato
	Will Sampson	...	Ten Bears