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Rancho Deluxe

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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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Rex Reed New York Daily News The film is most successful when Frank Perry's direction shines through the cuteness of Tom McGuane's script. Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Alexander Walker London Evening Standard The script is almost unintelligible as it zig-zags from plot point-to-point. Mar 27, 2025 Full Review David Robinson Times (UK) For all of its incidental felicities and a genuine freshness of vision, Rancho Deluxe never manages to cohere. Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Barbara Richards The Sun-Herald (Australia) Why this purposeless, unfunny film should ever have been released for the Australian market is beyond comprehension. Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Joe Baltake Philadelphia Daily News If the resulting film lacks a much-needed pizzazz or pervasive giddiness, only Perry's lackluster direction can be faulted; his script is fine, his cast even better. Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Ted Mahar Oregonian The Frank Perry film is a picaresque and often raunchy comedy. Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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alan g A stupid movie and a waste of talented actors. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review jon c Too slow and not enough to hold my interest Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Frank Perry

Director

Jeff Bridges

Jack McKee

Sam Waterston

Cecil Colson

Elizabeth Ashley

Cora Brown

Charlene Dallas

Laura Beige

Clifton James

John Brown

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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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