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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

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Older lawman Marshal Flagg (Robert Mitchum) is struggling to transition from the Old West to the more modernized one -- so much so that Mayor Wilker (Martin Balsam) forces him into retirement. Not one to go away easily, Flagg quickly fixates on his old nemesis, McKay (George Kennedy), formerly believed to be dead, who is now back in town and up to no good. But Flagg soon discovers that McKay might be his greatest ally in a fight to prove that the old-timers aren't useless in the New West.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2.5/4
Most of these movies (including Good Guys) haven't been very good, but Mitchum has almost always been good in them. Go to Full Review Richard Schickel LIFE 11/01/2021
There are, in this film, quite a few visual and thematic references to its betters -- notably High Noon and Ride the High County -- but they only emphasize the witlessness of the script, the slackness of the acting and the tired... direction. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/15/2018
C+
Leaden tongue-in-cheek comical western. Go to Full Review Paul Brenner Filmcritic.com 03/30/2009
1.5/5
a meaningless and harmless bit of flatulence that caused barely a ripple of interest in 1969 Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 02/18/2008
3/5
OK Burt Kennedy oater featuring Mitchum and Kennedy in leads. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 02/04/2007
2/4
It's clear that everybody involved with the production had a great time making it, but that simply doesn't disguise the film's inherently superfluous nature. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 19 Success in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more j f @LiberteBurrows 06/03/2023 Greatest generation griping about boomers, all while showing them some real what for. See more 06/14/2014 Spoof Western with magnificent duo starring and lots of good old fun--For Those Who Like To Have Fun!! See more 09/22/2013 Aging Marshall Robert Mitchum goes after aging outlaw and longtime foe George Kennedy in this silly western/comedy from director Burt Kennedy. I always like westerns about old timers having to deal with the changing west, but this film is hardly "The Wild Bunch" or "Ride the High Country." Still, it's entertaining enough for Mitchum fans and has a decent cast that includes Martin Balsam, David Carradine, Tina Louise, John Carradine, Marie Windsor, Buddy Hackett and Christopher Mitchum. See more 09/17/2013 was expecting more of this western especially with robert mitchum in it but kind of just there really :/ the comedy was decent but ultimately just falls flat. See more 08/31/2013 Average western for the period. Sold as partial comedy slap stick. I have always been a fan of George Kennedy. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Burt Kennedy

Director

Robert Mitchum

Flagg

George Kennedy

McKay

David Carradine

Waco

Tina Louise

Carmel

Douglas V. Fowley

Grundy

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Synopsis Older lawman Marshal Flagg (Robert Mitchum) is struggling to transition from the Old West to the more modernized one -- so much so that Mayor Wilker (Martin Balsam) forces him into retirement. Not one to go away easily, Flagg quickly fixates on his old nemesis, McKay (George Kennedy), formerly believed to be dead, who is now back in town and up to no good. But Flagg soon discovers that McKay might be his greatest ally in a fight to prove that the old-timers aren't useless in the New West.
Director
Burt Kennedy
Producer
Dennis Shryack, Ronald M. Cohen
Screenwriter
Ronald M. Cohen, Dennis Shryack
Distributor
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 1969, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 23, 2007
Runtime
1h 31m