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Support Your Local Sheriff!

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A small-scale gold rush erupts in a Colorado town after treasure is found in a grave. The area quickly becomes a magnet for criminals and other ne'er-do-wells, but everyone is too intent on searching for gold to consider law and order. When Jason McCullough (James Garner), a clever and supremely laid-back gunslinger, wanders into town, he becomes the de facto lawman, aided by local eccentric Jake (Jack Elam). McCullough's ingenuity is tested, however, when he runs afoul of the tough Danby gang.
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Colin McArthur Sight & Sound 04/01/2020
In Support Your Local Sheriff Burt Kennedy and William Bowers remind us that it is possible to make a comic Western and yet love and understand the genre. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2/4
It's essentially a lousy TV situation comedy dragged out to feature length for no good reason. Go to Full Review
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 01/30/2004
A-
Garner brings a variation on his 'Maverick' persona to this classic satirical Western... does for Westerns what The Princess Bride did for fairy-tale fantasy. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 08/19/2023
[James] Garner is a master playing the easy-going straight man with a mix of wit and practicality... Go to Full Review
Paul Schrader Los Angeles Free Press 06/30/2020
Mindless Entertainment Department: veteran screenwriter William Bowers has written a funny script for a film with the suspiciously corny title of Support Your Local Sheriff. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/23/2019
3.5/4
An absolutely riotous Western. Go to Full Review
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Chad H. @ASOIrishWoody 2d Support Your Local Sheriff! is what happens when someone asks, “What if a Western hero had absolutely zero business being a hero… but did it anyway because he was bored?” Enter James Garner as Jason McCullough, a man so laid-back he could nap on a galloping horse and somehow win a gunfight in his sleep. 🪙 Plot Summary (Lightly Dusted With Shenanigans) McCullough drifts into a chaotic frontier town right as a gold rush turns everybody’s brain into scrambled eggs. The town needs a sheriff, but everyone they hire either quits, gets shot, or runs off screaming. So McCullough takes the job. Why? Because the town offers him room, board, and the possibility of getting paid later. Relatable. His deputy is Jake, a lovable goofball who has the survival instincts of a potato. His love interest is Prudy, who manages to be charming, accident-prone, and explosively chaotic all at once. She’s basically a frontier firecracker. And the bad guys? They’re the Danbys, a family of outlaws who act like they were raised by raccoons but given slightly nicer hats. 😂 Highlights McCullough handcuffs a dangerous killer using nothing but charm and pure indifference. The jail doesn’t have bars. It LITERALLY doesn’t have bars. He just draws an imaginary line and the prisoner respects it. Prudy’s wardrobe malfunctions and temper tantrums could power a small town. 🤡 Best Moment McCullough nonchalantly disarming gunfighters like he’s swatting flies while asking, “Does this town have any coffee?” 🤠 Final Verdict Support Your Local Sheriff! is a Western parody that hits the bullseye while pretending it wasn’t even aiming. See more Harley J Nov 29 It is rare that a film generates both affection and a laugh a minute. This film is a fable of good winning over evil, even if the evil is represented by the quirky Walter Brennan and his boy, Bruce Dern. Darned good fun, even after all these years. See more CodyZamboni Z Aug 10 Amusing Western comedy, Lots of high energy, Wacky, colorful characters, And loads of slapstick, Movie has fun skewering lots of Western movie conventions, Holding it all together is James Garner, in one of his most appealing roles, With his easy going charm matched with his lethal quick draw marksmanship, But oddly, his expert gun skill seems to be lost in the climactic gunfight. See more Rusty R Jan 7 Absolutely hilarious show and is only rated G!! See more Michael L Dec 26 Come on! If you don't laugh all the way through the dialogue and subtleties of the acting you have no sense of humor In fact I think the more you watch it the funnier it is! WATCH it! And then watch it again... See more Steve D 09/24/2024 Not at all worthy of your support. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A small-scale gold rush erupts in a Colorado town after treasure is found in a grave. The area quickly becomes a magnet for criminals and other ne'er-do-wells, but everyone is too intent on searching for gold to consider law and order. When Jason McCullough (James Garner), a clever and supremely laid-back gunslinger, wanders into town, he becomes the de facto lawman, aided by local eccentric Jake (Jack Elam). McCullough's ingenuity is tested, however, when he runs afoul of the tough Danby gang.
Director
Burt Kennedy
Producer
William Bowers
Screenwriter
William Bowers
Production Co
Cherokee Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 15, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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