It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. A war is a horrible thing, but it's also a unifier of countries Man becomes his most creative during war. - Get moving, boy. Now them poultices be laced with feathermoss and mustard root. You can't do no fucking business. Abe: Wales rides to Ten Bears' camp, parleys with him, and makes peace, with Ten Bears taking a blood oath to live in peace with him and his. There are guns aplenty, and the fierce gun battles leave a trail of bodies. Ten Bears: Josey Wales: Gun experts, however, have pointed out a flaw in the guns depicted here. The mountain men who try to rape Moonlight are portrayed as particularly vile. Josey Wales: [3] It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood (as Josey Wales), with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Sam Bottoms, and Geraldine Keams. Current .44-40 factory loadings feature a 200-grain bullet running about 800 to 1,100 fps. Always wanted to face down one of these pistol fighters they raise all the fuss about. But if there is one thing I do know is when a man fooling himself. Another firearm that was misplaced in time was theTrapdoor Springfield 1873 .45-70rifle. But the movie is excellent, it ranks at least in the top five of Clints Westerns. get out of the shack that he is prepared to kill whoever opens the door. Bam-Bam tries to sneak out of the crowd. I wonder where she ever got that idea. Granny Hawkins: The Union massacre of surrendering guerrillas, for instance, was an invention of the film. I reckon so. Josey, however, refuses . Wales intervenes and wipes out many of the Redlegs with a Gatling gun before fleeing with Jamie, who dies from a bullet wound sustained in the massacre after helping Josey kill two pursuing bounty hunters. You may go in peace. UsefulNotes/Parental Guidance Suggested Rating. I ain't promising you nothing extra. He shot them all while they were eating breakfast. the car and starts running; no one knows where he is headed. Eventually, the redlegs find the outlaw, but the ranchers put up a fight. [Fletcher notices Terrell standing with Lane] Home and Away's Ava caught out in 29 pictures, Lizzy Caplan on new TV series Fatal Attraction, Sweet Tooth season 3: Everything you need to know, EastEnders reveals shock attack in 56 pictures, Emmerdale's Chloe left devastated in 25 pictures. The JLP will do anything to win, and suddenly, Papa-Lo realizes what. When the surrendering Confederates are mowed down by Union troops using two Colt Gatling Guns,Josey Wales springs into action. And I'm saying that men can live together without butchering one another. While its still possible it was Josey that killed him i thought it would of been too soon for her to find out of her sons death and travle to him in that time. Talking about Josey Wales, he declares: , Not a hard man to track. A Fistful of Dollars (1964): 184. He uses his Sharps 1865 with a full-length J. Stevens brass tube target scope. He is extremely skilled with his guns and occasionally uses tricks (such as pretending to surrender with a white flag or shooting the pilot's rope on a river ferry) to thwart his enemies. Josey Wales is a farmer in the South who finds himself caught up in the dirty side of the Civil War. Alternate Versions Thanks for reading! [4][5] The film tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War. You can also bet your last nickel that youll be treated to a few steely-eyed, squinty stares. I didn't surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life or death. But that one on the far left, he had crazy eyes. They have him pulling a wagon up in Kansas, I bet. They call us "civilized" because we're easy to sneak up on. Josey collaborates with Doctor Love, Louis Johnson, and Mr. Clark, yet in front of the Americans he pretends to be unintelligent and hides his ability to speak Spanish. 0:50. Fletcher does, however, accept a commission with the Union Army to track Wales down and either kill him or bring him in, hoping to save his friend from certain death. Soundtracks, realizes Josey has snuck up behind and pulled a gun on him, Fletcher knows he's talking to Josey Wales, spits tobacco juice on the carpetbagger's coat, Josey has walked up on Lone and Moonlight having sex, Josey and Lone Watie are relaxing after Moonlight has cooked for them, Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight, putting his dead friend on a horse and sending him into the enemy camp, draws his knife, and cuts his hand; Josie does likewise. The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler. But I don't think that Josey's look had anything to do with the possibility of him personally killing Tom Turner. And when we had thought about it long enough, we declared war on the Union. How could we improve it? His demeanor is such that he has very little to say, and when he does speak it is short and to the point, with a quiet tone (his catchphrase being "I reckon so"). The production was marred by several challenges, starting with the initial director . He is sure that. [13][11] A rift between Eastwood and Kaufman developed during the filming. ", "You promised me those men would be decently treated. [10] The movie was shot in DeLuxe Color and Panavision. C'mon in, let's get you cleaned up! So when Granny explains that Tom's demise was caused by Missouri Ruffians the possibility that Josey killed him had to have occurred to him. Wales rescues Travis and Chato and brings them back to the ranch. They said a man could get rich on reward money if he could kill you. It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. I kinda liked her. Reckon I'm right popular. And I'm saying that men can live together without butchering one another. At that moment he also realized all the other dramatic things that you mention. But as you pointed out, the exact circumstances of Tom Turner's death were not explained or even how long he had been dead, only that he was killed by Missouri ruffians. Meanwhile, a bounty hunter whose partner was gunned down by Wales at Santo Rio guides Captain Terrill and his men to the town. I guess some folks don't like to be called 'high rollers.' Fletcher: Clint Eastwood, as Josey Wales, riding off on horseback, as Laura Lee looks on, in a scene from Eastwood's 1976 western, 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'. As Terrill draws his cavalry sabre, Wales grabs his hand and, after a slow struggle, forces the blade through Terrill's chest, finally avenging his family. Grandma Sarah: Only way to handle them. Another classic scene from one of the best Westerns ever made. Lets face it that would make anyone at least a little hard nosed and pissy. ", 5 most bloodthirsty films1. What's all that paint about? Hookers and blow them call it, my youth. With Kaufman's planning already in place, the team was able to finish making the film efficiently. Union Captain Terrill has one of the best lines in the film. Instant PDF downloads. Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1725 titles we cover. Josey Wales: I'm gonna take up teepee livin' if it's like this. It took more than a few viewings for me to notice any connection whatsoever.Granny then goes on to say that her son "died a proud member of Senator Jim Lane's Redlegsfighting for the just cause!" By 1870, Oliver . With governments, you don't always get a fair word or a fair fight. A wounded Wales, despite being out of ammunition, pursues the fleeing Terrill back to Santa Rio. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. 20,000 people attended Benjys funeral. We are told soon after meeting Granny that her son Tom was killed but the circumstances were not clear.After seeing the movie more times than I can remember, it occurred to me that Tom Turner may have been shot by Josey in the scene when Josey turns the Gatling gun on the union troops who were shooting the surrendered and unarmed confederate soldiers.In a scene heavily weighted with irony, Granny says that her son was "killed in the Border War by Missouri ruffians." Bounty hunter #1: Woman naming them pickney Josey One and Josey Two, even though he not fucking nobody but him wife, no, they not married for real. Now we must busy ourselves winning the peace. Now, you and me didn't ride all that way for that. The real Watie family (and the "New Echota" faction they were among the leaders of) was in favor of removal to Oklahoma, and settled there voluntarily before troops were sent in to force the matter. I reckon not. After the end of the war, they refuse to surrender, but their leader, Fletcher (John Vernon), negotiates a surrender allowing his men amnesty. [Josey has walked into the saloon in Santa Rio] In one memorable scene, Wales shoots and splits a ferry boat rope. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales. Another fact worth noting is that this early-model hand-cranked Gatlin, although capable of firing around 200 rounds per minute, had a magazine that held only 20 to 40 rounds and needed to be replaced when it emptied. Papa-Lo is trying to do penance for the shooting at the Singers house. [Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight]. He teams up with a wounded young Confederate soldier and nurses him while they play "hide and seek" with the "Red Legs." Joe Rogan & Joey Diaz: The Outlaw Josey Wales! "Matrix: (Dropping Sully off a cliff): "I lied. He refuses to surrender and becomes an outlaw. Red Legs? [laughing] I let Josey Wales tell me to shoot up three more line and I wont care who. Josey Wales: Josey says "to Hell with them," spits tobacco juice on one and leaves their corpses to be eaten by buzzards. [realizes Josey has snuck up behind and pulled a gun on him] Upon release in August 1976, The Outlaw Josey Wales was widely acclaimed by critics, many of whom saw Eastwood's role as an iconic one, relating it with much of America's ancestral past and the destiny of the nation after the American Civil War. The original printing of the book was . Connections Comanchero Leader: We thought about it for a long time, "Endeavor to persevere." Damn you, Senator. [Extending a rifle barrel from a cabin window] Every last mother's son of them wants that money you got on Wales' head. Lone Watie: He is clearly torn between avoiding more trouble by leaving and helping them defend themselves when trouble arises.The fact that they helped defend Josey from Redlegs and his raiders is a delicious twist of irony. Now we'll only hunt what we need to live on, same as the Comanche does. Kelly's Heroes (1970): 165. Granny Hawkins: [the Comanchero leader has stopped his men from raping Laura Lee]. You get going! :), On a good day, Earths mightiest heroes have a wacky lousy guy who turns out, A lot of people have taken the time and effort to wonder just how many, The idea of an albino individual in society is that they are kind of an. Hollywood's 5 deadliest action heroes by body counts, Touchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films, DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Leaves dead men wherever he goes. Back then the biz did even have a sort of class. What about Sam Bottoms (Jamie)? Crazy Credits The Comancheros' murder and robbery is certainly bad, but it's their attempted rape of Laura Lee that really puts them over the line. My son, Tom Turner, said it was a thriving town! Bridge of Dragons (1999): 513. He might have already been dead before that incident at the beginning of the movie and was killed in another war run in with Missouri Confederate brigades.But ultimately the theme of Outlaw Josey Wales I believe is people overcoming the stereotypes to band together against real enemies of peace. But that's kind of a sad statement on mankind, if that's what it takes. 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Teachers and parents! wore this frock coat in Washington, before the war. Actually, I was looking to gain an edge. He also has a habit of chewing and spitting tobacco with accuracy, sometimes on the faces of people he despises. There is no way of knowing for sure, but it would have been very profound irony. [referring to Lone's dog] That's my word of life. Cinematographer Bruce Surtees, James Fargo, and Fritz Manes scouted for locations and eventually found sites in Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, and Oroville, California even before they saw the final script. Everybody gets tired of it, but it never ends. Chief, I was just wondering: I suppose that mangy red-bone hound's got no place else to go either. Josey Wales: Peace make you stupid. "Jack Caine: "And you go in pieces, asshole. The southern soldiers are honorable and just. Wales is portrayed in the 1976 western film The Outlaw Josey Wales by actor and director Clint Eastwood. Toni McBride, What is an AR-10 battle rifle? Talking about Josey Wales, he declares: Not a hard man to track. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Eubie says Alex can keep all the stuff about Jamaica and, Eubie shoots Alex in the foot and Alex starts screaming. You'll also get updates on new titles we publish and the ability to save highlights and notes. The review of this Movie prepared by Tanya McKnight. Later, the same rifle pops out of several windows behind Josie when his friends back him up during a showdown with the Red Legs. No future for no dark girl in Jamaica, despite black power bullshit. I know this is pure conjecture on my part, but I think there is a better than even chance that the filmmakers meant to suggest, or at least imply that Josey had something to do with Tom Turner's death. Jamie, having been wounded during the ambush, dies shortly thereafter. Grandma Sarah: The leader of the redlegs, and the man that killed the outlaw's family, turns tail and runs. Im gettin better at sneaking up on you like this, he announces. When he tries to intervene he is slashed in the face with a saber by Captn. (including. Find related themes, quotes, symbols, characters, and more. But how many people did Josey Wales actually kill? Sweet Tooth season 2's emotional ending explained, Corrie reveals Stephen wedding drama in 27 pics, Arnold Schwarzenegger killed 81 people in Commando? So there is no way to know for sure if Josey killed him. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. Also in the book, the Redlegs were also guerillas (but pro-Union) rather than Union regulars. Josey Wales: Face/Off (1997): 163. He also fires the .36 caliber octagonal-barreled pistol at the Gatlin Gun cart that Wales has confiscated. I say that big talk's worth doodly-squat. The real Josey Wales was a Confederate guerilla fighter, a "bushwacker," an associate of the bloody Quantrill Raiders, horse rustler, deadly shot, and killer of many. Complete your free account to request a guide. Grandma Sarah: They include an old Cherokee man named Lone Watie; Little Moonlight, a young Navajo woman; Sarah Turner, an elderly woman from Kansas; and her granddaughter Laura Lee, whom Wales and Little Moonlight rescue from a group of marauding Comancheros. Ten Bears: [5] Kaufman cast Chief Dan George, who had been nominated for an Academy Award for Supporting Actor in Little Big Man, as the old Cherokee Lone Watie. Josey embarks on a trek to Texas, meeting and becoming friends with several people on the way, including a woman named Laura Lee, with whom he becomes romantically involved. At the conclusion of the war, Josey's friend and superior, Captain Fletcher, persuades the guerrillas to surrender, having been promised by Senator Lane that they will be granted amnesty if they hand over their weapons. [6] The film was a commercial success, earning $31.8 million against a $3.7 million budget. [Josey and Lone Watie are relaxing after Moonlight has cooked for them]. Do you really think you can shoot all those men down before they shoot you? Bam-Bam and then, what he did. Would you rather be riding with Comancheros, Granny? Captain Terrill: [spits tobacco juice on the dog's forehead]. Kelly: That meal was damn good. Wales's companions open fire from the fortified ranch house, gunning down all of Terrill's men. Interestingly, although the author of the original book (Asa Earl Carter, writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter) was both an active segregationist and a member of an independent Klan group, he was actually fairly even-handed in the novel. In the company of an old indian Cherokee and of settlers coming from Kansas, Josey will travel through the deserts of Texas looking for a place where he can rest at last. Those men are common outlaws, nothing more. Josey Wales may refer to: . You pull his teeth, he's harmless as a heel hound. 1. He's a looter and a pillager! Watch his most iconic kill (from The Good, the Bad and the . Josey Wales (singer) (born 1956), Jamaican dancehall deejay Josey Wales (character), fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (credited as Forrest Carter), appearing in: The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales, the 1972 American Western novel in which the character first appeared (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas); The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales, a 1976 . What you mean, government? Outlaw Josey Wales "Are you a bounty hunter". Seeking revenge, Wales joins the Confederate Army. After watching union soldiers kill his wife and son, a farmer joins the confederate army. He might as well ride along with us; Hell, everybody else is. Now get back in line before I kick you so hard you'll be wearin' your ass for a hat. You promised me those men would be decently treated. Driven to revenge, Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla band and makes a name for himself as a feared gunfighter. Where Eagles Dare (1968): 732. Senator: You'll find them up in Kansas. I'm glad you stopped me when you did. Since Wales did not have a loader, he cant have fired as many continuous rounds as he didunless, of course, he did it in a Hollywood action movie where anything is possible! In the film, Wales is a Missouri farmer who loses his family to Union soldiers during the Civil War. The war's over. Doctor Love looks around the prison cell and observes that its falling apart. Can't say as I blame you for that. Josey Wales is a fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter as a supposedly Cherokee writer) for his 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas). The Outlaw Josey Wales: 55 3. [Grandma Sarah notices that Lone Watie has painted his face]. It shall be life. I wish we had time to bury them fellas. He refuses . Can a man do good business even when him deh pon coke? Biography Because I ain't got nothin' better to do. No, no, Mr. Josey Wales; there is such a thing in this country called justice! Arnold Schwarzenegger - 312 career kills, 5 most bloodthirsty films (by total kills)1. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Kill Count - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest new featuresNFL Sunday Ticket . Firing from the bank to the middle of the river and hitting a small diameter rope on the first shot would be a supreme act of marksmanship in the real world. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. It's the fastest way to stop the blood. Definitions and examples of 136 literary terms and devices. Ten Bears: We dressed ourselves up like Abraham Lincoln. Josey Wales : That's true. Showdown In Little Tokyo (1991): 27, Watch his most iconic kill (from 1990's I Come in Peace), Alien: "I come in peace. And then, for no apparent reason (other than they can), a band of pro-Union Jayhawkers (or red legs) burn his home, murder his son, and rape and murder his wife. Howdy. In June 1975, it was announced that Eastwood would star in the film with a scheduled Bicentennial Celebration release. I have heard. Lane forces a reluctant Fletcher to assist Terrill in finding his friend and puts a $5,000 bounty on his head, attracting the attention of Union soldiers and bounty hunters who seek to hunt him down. The Rangers accept the story, along with a signed affidavit, and move on, while Fletcher says nothing about Wales and pretends not to recognize him. You boys sure look civilized.!" But first his family gets murdered in cold blood, and then his whole regiment gets treacherously shot down upon surrender by the same army, and then everyone he meets wants to shoot him down for bounty. Every man me know in the music biz a lick coke. Soldiers were here looking for you 'bout two hours ago. This content is imported from YouTube. Based on the novel Gone to Texas: The Rebel Outlaw Josey Wales, by Forrest Carter. Me dont see Copenhagen City since '79 but me hear 'bout it. I've got nothing better to do. On October 24, 1975, Kaufman was fired at Eastwood's command by producer Bob Daley. Only an Indian can do something like this. Fletcher was in with them. He grew into a very tall, dark and handsome man6'2", with jet black curly hair . Well, Mr. Carpetbagger. Carpetbagger: Lone Watie: [spits tobacco juice on the carpetbagger's coat] The Outlaw Josey Wales: 553. THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 1976. Twitter and other social media icons below. And of course, at the very beginning, the Senator's Union soldiers murder all the surrendering guerrillas. Josey Wales: Come out of a war, got no other way to make a livin'. I'm just giving you life and you're giving me life. Josie Wales: Only an Indian can do something like this. Watie is proven correct in a few seconds when another Indian, Little Moonlight, gets the drop on him with the same type of .44-caliber revolver. I agree with you that one major theme in this movie - and also why it is oddly a feel-good movie in many ways (despite Clint shooting well over 50 people!) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966): 11. Lone Watie (implied to be a relative to Confederate general Stand Watie), tells the title character that, when the The American Civil War broke out, the Cherokee chiefs declared war on the Union due to their mistreatment on the Trail of Tears and on the reservation. Based on the novel Gone to Texas: The Rebel Outlaw Josey Wales, by Forrest Carter. Jamie: Granny Hawkins: [Josey has walked up on Lone and Moonlight having sex] What the hell is this Redleg doin' here? I knew a man once; he didn't like to be called 'high handed.'. Yeah, well, I always heard there were three kinds of suns in Kansas: sunshine, sunflowers, and sons-of-bitches. You look sideways at 'em Carpetbagger: Whenever I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long. Josey never set out to be a badass gunfighter, nor did he have any aspirations to kill people. Later, the same rifle pops out of several windows behind Josie when his friends back him up during a showdown with the Red Legs. is how people from very different - even conflicting - backgrounds can band together in harmony. Lone Watie: After saving some folks from bandits, the outlaw escorts them to their ranch. Unfortunately, the three cartridge conversions shown at various times throughout the movie did not yet exist at the end of the Civil War. T-24 El Mariachi (Desperado, 1995) Body Count 53, 24 Agent 47 (Hitman, 2007) = Body Count 53, T-22 Miyamoto (Ritana, 2002) = Body Count 54, 22 Frank Castle (The Punisher, 1989) Body Count 54, 21 Josey Wales (The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976) Body Count 55, 20 Robert Neville (I am Legend, 2007)- Body Count 56, 19 Inspector Li (The Killer, 1989) Body Count 58, 18 Cor. Wales kills several of his pursuers as his trek continues, leading up to an ultimate and inevitable clash with a large militia group, who are led by Captain Terrill, the man who led the raid on his farm and killed his family. You a bounty hunter?
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