The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

Play trailer

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

PG

Released Jun 23, 1976

1h 42m

Western

Comedy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

Tomatometer

4 Reviews

42%

Popcornmeter

250+ Ratings

The year is 1908, and aging adventurer Sam Longwood (Lee Marvin) and his gang of crooked cowboys have been cheated out of a big score by their own cohort, Jack Colby (Robert Culp). After years of searching, Sam finally tracks Colby down and decides to take revenge against his former accomplice. Sam regroups his old circle of grifters, and they hatch a scheme to get their hands on Colby's fortune; however, nothing seems to go smoothly for these ramshackle scam artists.

Watch on Prime Video

Stream Now

Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday tries to be funny all the time, and almost never succeeds.

May 9, 2023

Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

I can't say that the picture is a success, but fans of bawdy comedies will appreciate at least some of its choices.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 2, 2020

Full Review

Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

What I saw was a very bad imitation of Cat Ballou.

Oct 29, 2019

Full Review

Richard T. Jameson

Parallax View

As American-International Pictures' first "class" production, the film does not bode well. Any one of AIP's beach party flicks was funnier...

May 4, 2012

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Member

It's got some questionable elements, by today's standards, but this is otherwise a blast. A silly western romp, that is full of actors obviously having loads of fun. Which is infectious.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/21

Full Review

Audience Member

I have heard about this movie for years and ran across it on different streaming services a couple times. Finally decided to watch it. Don't see what the big deal was. I don't remember laughing a single time. I would rather watch Paint Your Wagon if I wanna watch a Lee Marvin western comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Silly but entertaining comedy/western along the lines of "Cat Ballou". Not as funny at "Cat Ballou" but a very good cast that includes Lee Marvin, Strothers Martin, Kay Lenz, Oliver Reed, and Robert Culp make it more enjoyable than the script deserved.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Rowdy, slapstick, Western-comedy, full of low-brow, smutty shenanigans delivered by an intriguing cast clearly having a blast themselves. Lee Marvin, Robert Culp, & perennially- seedy desert-slob Strother Martin steal the show, as does Oliver Reed, oddly cast as a randy half-breed Indian with a severe dose of the clap! Also featuring the petite & delightful Kay Lenz in an early role as a wayward prostitute, and an unrecognizable Sylvia Miles as the bordello madame hot on her trail. I've been waiting for years for it to appear on video, in any form--hopefully, one day!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

Full Review

Audience Member

did not like the nudity and profanity. I give it 2 stars for being a little funny

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Another stupid western I saw on TV one day, I hated it, it's too boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Don Taylor

Director

Lee Marvin

Sam Longwood

Oliver Reed

Joe Knox

Robert Culp

Jack Colby

Elizabeth Ashley

Nancy Sue

Strother Martin

Billy

View more photos

Synopsis

The year is 1908, and aging adventurer Sam Longwood (Lee Marvin) and his gang of crooked cowboys have been cheated out of a big score by their own cohort, Jack Colby (Robert Culp). After years of searching, Sam finally tracks Colby down and decides to take revenge against his former accomplice. Sam regroups his old circle of grifters, and they hatch a scheme to get their hands on Colby's fortune; however, nothing seems to go smoothly for these ramshackle scam artists.

Director: Don Taylor
Producer: Jules Buck, David Korda
Screenwriter: Richard Alan Shapiro
Production Co: American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating: PG
Genre: Western, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 23, 1976, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

Most Popular at Home Now