Roy Colt and Winchester Jack

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Audience Member Roy Colt & Winchester Jack was producer Mario Bregni's reward for Mario Bava after the director rescued Five Dolls for an August Moon. But by 1970, the Italian western genre had done just about everything that it could after nearly hundreds of movies had been released in the wake of Django and Sergio Leone's films. That's why Bava approached the only western he was officially credited with directing, although he helped with Two Guns and a Coward, Savage Gringo, Minnesota Clay and The Road to Fort Alamo. After working with Brett Halsey, who plays Roy Colt, on Four Times That Night, Bava felt comfortable including him in the idea that while the script by Mario di Nardo (Ricco, Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century) wasn't great, they could totally have fun with it. Colt and Winchester Jack (Charles Southwood) aren't great at being criminals, so Colt moves to Carson City and becomes the sheriff. The townspeople like him so much that they give him a treasure map that leads to a fortune in gold. That same map finds its way to Jack, who leads a gang to get it first. Both men are in love with Manila (Marilù Tolo), a Native American prostitute, and who can blame them? Tolo doesn't get mentioned in the same breath as Edwige Fenech or Barbara Bouchet, but if she'd appeared in more giallo and horror, other than The Double, My Dear Killer and Shadows Unseen. She was also the only woman that fashion designer Valentino claims that he ever loved. You might forget that this is a Bava film as it has little of his trademark visuals, other than some matte paintings of rock formations. And then there's a scene where you see the sun rising through the eyes of a skull and you say, "Oh yeah, this was directed by Bava." Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Perfectly awful Mario Bava stab at a comic spaghetti western. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm so clean that it's disgusting. In 1870 California it is the wild west and gold is flowing. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack are close friends, but they find themselves on the opposite side of the law and the opposite side of a girl's heart. They will work together to get out of some bad situations and finally have a final duel over the gold and girl. "You killed the driver? Now I have to drive too!" Mario Bava, director of Kill, Baby, Kill; A Bay of Blood; The Evil Eye; Black Sunday; Blood Brides; Planet of the Vampires; Black Sabbath; and Blood and Black Lace, delivers Roy Colt and Winchester Jack. The storyline for this picture is interesting and unfolds well. I enjoyed the dialogue and thought the acting was solid. The cast includes Brett Halsey, Mariluo Tolo, Charles Southwood, and Federico Boido. "We herby elect you sheriff." I came across this Mario Bava film and couldn't wait to watch a rare non-horror film by Bava. I thought the film was very well done and entertaining. If you're a fan of the slapstick fun classic westerns, this is a must see. I felt this was better than many of Bava's horror films. I recommend giving this a shot. "Sometimes I scare myself." Grade: B Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Difficult to sit through and is roundly considered one of Bava's worst films. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I wasn't entirely sure what to expect out of this Western entry in the Mario Bava boxset, but I have to admit that as far as the genre goes, this one was pretty watchable. Definitely not what I'd expect from Bava during the normal run of things, but it's interesting to see that he dipped his toe into all manner of cinema during his career. Worth a look. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member I found this to be surprisingly funny. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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