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

Blazing Saddles

Plot summary

The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}

Cast of Blazing Saddles

	Cleavon Little	...	Bart
	Gene Wilder	...	Jim (The Waco Kid)
	Slim Pickens	...	Taggart
	David Huddleston	...	Olson Johnson
	Liam Dunn	...	Rev. Johnson
	Alex Karras	...	Mongo
	John Hillerman	...	Howard Johnson
	George Furth	...	Van Johnson
	Jack Starrett	...	Gabby Johnson (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
	Mel Brooks	...	Gov. William J. LePetomaine/Indian chief/World War I aviator in badmen lineup)
	Harvey Korman	...	Hedley Lamarr
	Madeline Kahn	...	Lili Von Shtupp
	Carol Arthur	...	Harriett Johnson
	Richard Collier	...	Dr. Sam Johnson
	Charles McGregor	...	Charlie

Winchester '73

Plot summary

In a marksmanship contest, Lin McAdam (Stewart) wins a prized Winchester rifle, which is immediately stolen by the runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown (McNally.) This "story of a rifle" then follows McAdams' pursuit, and the rifle as it changes hands, until a final showdown and shoot-out on a rocky mountain precipice. Written by Herman Seifer {alagain@aol.com}

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives. Written by Jeremy Perkins {jwp@aber.ac.uk}

Cast of Winchester '73

	James Stewart	...	Lin McAdam
	Shelley Winters	...	Lola Manners
	Dan Duryea	...	Waco Johnnie Dean
	Stephen McNally	...	Dutch Henry Brown
	Millard Mitchell	...	High Spade
	Charles Drake	...	Steve Miller
	John McIntire	...	Joe Lamont
	Will Geer	...	Wyatt Earp
	Jay C. Flippen	...	Sgt. Wilkes
	Rock Hudson	...	Young Bull
	John Alexander	...	Jack Riker
	Steve Brodie	...	Wesley
	James Millican	...	Wheeler
	Abner Biberman	...	Latigo Means
	Tony Curtis	...	Doan (as Anthony Curtis)

Little Big Man

Jack Crabb is about 100 years old as the film begins. A collector of oral histories asks him about his past. He recounts being captured and raised by indians, becoming a gunslinger, marrying an indian, watching her killed by General George Armstrong Custer, and becoming a scout for him at Little Big Horn. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}

Cast of Little Big Man

	Dustin Hoffman	...	Jack Crabb
	Faye Dunaway	...	Mrs. Louise Pendrake
	Chief Dan George	...	Old Lodge Skins
	Martin Balsam	...	Mr. Merriweather
	Richard Mulligan	...	Gen. George Armstrong Custer
	Jeff Corey	...	Wild Bill Hickok
	Aimée Eccles	...	Sunshine (as Amy Eccles)
	Kelly Jean Peters	...	Olga Crabb
	Carole Androsky	...	Caroline Crabb (sister) (as Carol Androsky)
	Robert Little Star	...	Little Horse
	Cal Bellini	...	Younger Bear
	Ruben Moreno	...	Shadow That Comes In Sight
	Steve Shemayne	...	Burns Red In The Sun
	William Hickey	...	Historian
	James Anderson	...	Sergeant