Rancho Deluxe

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Rancho Deluxe

R

Released Mar 14, 1975

1h 33m

Western

Comedy

Romance

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Cattle rustlers Jack McKee (Jeff Bridges) and Cecil Colson (Sam Waterston) steadily steal cows from wealthy rancher John Brown (Clifton James). When his two hapless ranch hands (Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Bright) fail at capturing the thieves, Brown calls upon the services of Henry Beige (Slim Pickens), a cattle rustler turned detective -- although Beige does little more than sit around all day. But as they continue to get away with their crimes, McKee and Colson become a little too confident.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

The film is a genuine curiosity, which is the only genuine thing about it.

Oct 23, 2023

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

"Rancho Deluxe" is more than Just a gag show. A lot of its humor is wistful and visual.

Rated: 3/4

May 6, 2021

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Charles Champlin

Los Angeles Times

The surprising thing about Frank Perry's "Rancho Deluxe" is that it has the courage of its concoctions, and gets away with them.

May 6, 2021

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

A fun western.

May 9, 2023

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Joe Leydon

The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)

Everyone seems positively delighted at their good fortune to be in such an enjoyable shaggy dog of a movie. Almost as delighted as you will be watching it.

Aug 16, 2021

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Dick Alexander

San Francisco Examiner

Perry... sacrifices early exposition for put-on and barely manages to wrap up the picture before time runs out.

May 6, 2021

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alan g

A stupid movie and a waste of talented actors.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Audience Member

One of the wittiest funniest westerns really of any kind of movie ever made. Cool quotable classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

LIKED THIS MOVIE. GREAT ACTING ,COWBOY OF HEART OR WESTERN FAN ,YOU SHOULD ENJOY THIS FILM . FROM THE COMEDY TO THE SHOTS OF MONTANA - JUST GREAT ALL WAY AROUND. BRIDGES AND STANTON -WONDER-FULL . 47 YEARS OLD ,FIRST TIME WATCH AND FIRST TIME ON ROTTEN T. WAS COMPELLED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE MOVIE . ---- UNDER RATED!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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jon c

Too slow and not enough to hold my interest

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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ashley h

Rancho Deluxe is a disappointing film. It is about two drifters who rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana. Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston give terrible performances. The script is badly written. Frank Perry did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I worked as a theater usher back in '75 when this came out so I saw it again and again and again. On re-viewing it 40 years later I found it had not improved with age. Incomprehensible plot, forgettable acting, and gratuitous directorial stupidity round out the reasons not to see this. RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

Cattle rustlers Jack McKee (Jeff Bridges) and Cecil Colson (Sam Waterston) steadily steal cows from wealthy rancher John Brown (Clifton James). When his two hapless ranch hands (Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Bright) fail at capturing the thieves, Brown calls upon the services of Henry Beige (Slim Pickens), a cattle rustler turned detective -- although Beige does little more than sit around all day. But as they continue to get away with their crimes, McKee and Colson become a little too confident.

Director: Frank Perry
Producer: Elliott Kastner
Screenwriter: Thomas McGuane
Production Co: Elliott Kastner Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Western, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 1975, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 33m

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