White Commanche

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e A @mooviephile May 13 William Shatner is a legend but this movie is an offensive piece of garbage. Joseph Cotton must have really needed money to take this part. It's about Commanche twin brothers of Native mom and white dad with one evil and one good who are constantly mistaken for each other. The dialogue and plot are simple-minded and ludicrous. Examples of dialogue...good twin: "Our mother died..Somehow we still grew up" Between child and the good brother: "Can I see it?" "what?" "your gun." (child gets shot by stray bullet) One actor seems to be reading every half sentence off cue cards. There are pseudo rape scenes by the bad twin and sex à la Star Trek with good twin. Its so poorly executed. Actors mostly awful. Commanches are white ppl in Spirit Halloween costumes. Every young woman has a big hairdo, even natives. Protective padding shows through Shatner's shirt in a bar fight scene. Stereotypes are so bad that if characters were Black, the movie could not have been made, esp in 1967. See more 04/11/2015 Made between seasons of Star Trek, with Shatner in duel roles. Not a huge amount to recommend this western unless you must absolutely positively see everything that Shatner has ever starred in. See more 09/03/2014 Although this has a release date of 2000, it actually was made in 1968 during a "Star Trek" hiatus. I guess Shatner figured doing foreign westerns worked for another TV star, so why not him too? But Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood) had Sergio Leone directing, not Jose Briz (aka Gilbert Kay). But its doubtful Leone could have done anything with this script (also by Briz) that features Shatner in a dual role: as Johnny Moon who lives among the whites and his twin brother Notah, the White Commanche who smokes peyote and overacts (Kir-ock, anyone?) Though billed first Joseph Cotton is clearly the second lead in this murky and mind numbing story. But I can see why Shatner did it. 1. Paid trip to Europe. 2. Dual role including one where he never wears a shirt 3. Gets to ride horses. 4. Gets to make out with the leading lady as BOTH characters. 5. Did I mention overact? See more 09/03/2014 140830: How low can you go? William Shatner in a spaghetti western, and a pretty bad spaghetti western to boot. This film is corny, but that corniness brought a few smiles to my face. Getting shot in the forehead seems to be a common cause of death in Rio Hondo. Some fun characters but don't become too attached as many of them die in a big gun battle halfway through. Shatner plays two roles, those of twin brothers, thereby doubling the amount of bad acting on his part. Comically poor but a must see for spaghetti and Shatner fans who can put up with all the nonsense. The musical accompaniment is memorable. See more 09/03/2014 Joseph Cotton and William Shatner are at opposite ends of their 'B' movie career in this lackluster western which does little for either. Shatner plays twins in a very one-dimensional divide of cowboy vs Indian - in a very one-dimensional manner. See more 03/22/2013 71% "You are no longer my brother!"~Johnny Moon (The Shat) See more Read all reviews

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