Scandalous John

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Scandalous John

G

1971

1h 54m

Western

Comedy

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An elderly Old West rancher (Brian Keith) fights, rather than give up his land to a developer.

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Michael McNay

Guardian

Without having seen every western ever made... I can confidently put forward the Walt Disney production Scandalous John as the most boring.

Mar 17, 2020

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David Robinson

Financial Times

Directed with modest competence by David Butler, it is a slightly bizarre piece of philosophy to emerge from the Disney organization.

Mar 17, 2020

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Margaret Hinxman

Daily Telegraph (UK)

I record my enjoyment of that marvelous, unsung actor Brian Keith playing the title role in Scandalous John.

Mar 12, 2020

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Dilys Powell

Sunday Times (UK)

Tedious.

Mar 17, 2020

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

Unfortunately the direction slips into slapstick routines a bit too often in its quest for laughs.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 7, 2011

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I almost enjoyed 'Scandalous John', but that's only down to the ending - the rest is average, at best. I like the idea of having Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau as a duo, but Keith acts over the top too many times and his character isn't the most likeable - while Arau's role falls into periods of nothingness here and there. I will say that I actually did like the ending, which went a way I wasn't expecting and surprisingly added a bit of heart to proceedings. The aforementioned, unfortunately, wasn't enough to raise it higher in my thoughts. 2½*.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

(First and only viewing - 12/1/2011)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

The first time I saw this movie was at christmas with some close friends over 12 years ago. I have watched it many times since then. It is a relaxing clean film you can let the whole family. Brian Keith does a great job and Alfonso Arau is his faithful 'ranch hand'. It also has Harry Morgan, Simon Oakland, Michele Carey, and a young John Ritter. Hard to find now, but definitely worth the effort.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Robert Butler

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Brian Keith

John McCanless

Alfonso Arau

Paco

Michele Carey

Amanda McCanless

Rick Lenz

Jimmy Whittaker

Harry Morgan

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Synopsis

An elderly Old West rancher (Brian Keith) fights, rather than give up his land to a developer.

Director: Robert Butler
Producer: Bill Walsh
Screenwriter: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Western, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 54m

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