adds that she is stupid for trying to kill him, considering what will happen when, chapters, the narrator is not identified in the chapter title. But then, it's always like that. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 312 career kills, 5 most bloodthirsty films (by total kills)1. [18] The film was pre-screened at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities in Idaho in a six-day conference entitled Western Movies: Myths and Images. Figured him to make the first move. You are the Gray Rider. Well, that one in the center, he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. The raging testosterone in male and female movie goers tends to have an obsession with how many bad guys get put away thus a movies kill count becoming a new component for not only judging how awesome a movie is but also how tough a character is. Josey Wales may refer to: . Where'd you ever get an idea like that? Kaufman insisted on filming with a meticulous attention to detail, which caused disagreements with Eastwood, not to mention the attraction the two shared towards Locke and apparent jealousy on Kaufman's part in regard to their emerging relationship. But the movie is excellent, it ranks at least in the top five of Clints Westerns. Josey Wales : That's true. In the final weeks of the U.S. Civil War, Josey Wales's wife and boy are murdered by soldiers of the Union. The following morning, the Redlegs launch a surprise attack on the ranch. Together they fight off Commancheros, the Red Legs, and the Commanche with the help of some Greenhorns recently out from the settlements. So there is no way to know for sure if Josey killed him. After all, we don't really know how long Josey rode with the Missouri Ruffians. I could always look at a man and read him. But in the end they pull together. Then we see a quick shot of Josey with his customary pained expression on his face.Maybe its just me, but I think it is ambiguous whether Josie had anything to do with Tom Turner's death or not, and this was probably intentional. Captain Terrell is a bloodthirsty sonofabitch! :), On a good day, Earths mightiest heroes have a wacky lousy guy who turns out, A lot of people have taken the time and effort to wonder just how many, The idea of an albino individual in society is that they are kind of an. Everybody gets tired of it, but it never ends. I knew a man once; he didn't like to be called 'high handed.'. One thing you can count on from any of Clint Eastwoods early films is action and a fair amount of gunplay. Romeo suggests that Weeper has probably gone home because it has been a busy day. And it was all tied together by the weapons and violence that would come to define the post-Civil War West. In June 1975, it was announced that Eastwood would star in the film with a scheduled Bicentennial Celebration release. Lone Watie: The answer, it turns out, is quite a few. It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. Josey Wales (singer) (born 1956), Jamaican dancehall deejay Josey Wales (character), fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (credited as Forrest Carter), appearing in: The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales, the 1972 American Western novel in which the character first appeared (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas); The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales, a 1976 . What do you say, Mr. Wilson? Ten Bears gonna want him a fresh woman. Do you really think you can shoot all those men down before they shoot you? Wales says, "I reckon so. Yeah true Clint shot a lot of people, but it just goes to show you that even body count doesn't always tell the whole story about a person. Wales believes that Fletcher betrayed his men, but he turns out to be unaware of the deception, and is held at gunpoint during the ambush. Papa-Lo believes this too, assuming the boy is involved with, voters if they were union members. It's just for lookin' through. Cold, hard looks that can make even the toughest of the Western bad guys think twice about challenging him. | Wales asks the officer to kill him, and the officer obliges. Josey Wales: A Fistful of Dollars (1964): 18 4. And so will we. The villain is a Union commander and the northern army is depicted as corrupt and murderous. You can't get them all. Can a man do good business even when him deh pon coke? Now how might you know that, Granny? Fletcher does, however, accept a commission with the Union Army to track Wales down and either kill him or bring him in, hoping to save his friend from certain death. That's just the way it is. I'm just giving you life and you're giving me life. He carries a Colt 1851 Navy and uses it to help slaughter the unarmed Confederate soldiers. Josey's decision to kill the Singer is based in his belief that peace is not a viable goal and his opposition to the growing power and influence of the Rastafarian movement. Wales is portrayed in the 1976 western film The Outlaw Josey Wales by actor and director Clint Eastwood. - But new it is, Josey. The Outlaw Josey Wales production team descended upon Lake Powell in October 1975 to commence filming. This marked the beginning of a professional and domestic relationship between Eastwood and Locke that would span six films and last into the late 1980s. A number thats often talked about in action movies is kill or body count. Is years now I know the man not only fucking man but is really the one getting. The Return of Josey Wales. Fletcher: Chief, I was just wondering: I suppose that mangy red-bone hound's got no place else to go either. They call us "civilized" because we're easy to sneak up on. | Lone Watie: You would not make peace with the Bluecoats. Josey, however, refuses . Benny! After Lees surrender, they are offered amnesty with all but one accepting the Unions offerJosey Wales. And Fletcher, there's an old saying: To the victors belong the spoils. PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. Jamie: Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account. Always wanted to face down one of these pistol fighters they raise all the fuss about. Peace make you stupid. "Bloody Bill" Anderson: Sim Carstairs: 1979, and Tristan mulls over his story, reasoning that if Pavarotti was after Alex then, Driving through Queens, they go over a pothole, which makes. Academics such as Bruce Jackson, critics such as Jay Cocks and Arthur Knight and directors such as King Vidor, Henry King, William Wyler and Howard Hawks were invited to the screening. The Union massacre of surrendering guerrillas, for instance, was an invention of the film. Along the way, while racking up a prodigious body count, Wales meets a group of people whom he reluctantly allows to join him. Along the way, Wales . Back then the biz did even have a sort of class. And I'm saying that men can live together without butchering one another. Josey's wife: | He carries two guns holstered on his belt, another tucked inside his gunbelt, and a smaller one inside his coat. I used to have power. Josey Wales: As soon as you put down your gun the policeman pull out his gun. There are guns aplenty, and the fierce gun battles leave a trail of bodies. [spits tobacco juice on the carpetbagger's coat] Those men are common outlaws, nothing more. Wales rescues Travis and Chato and brings them back to the ranch. Ten Bears : It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. He and, Beast confessed details about the ambush, such as the fact that they were trained by, not all of the culprits are present. Lone Watie: Was there any time scale in the film i cant remember of how long Josey signed up with Fletcher then found granny and the others in the town? You dig. Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) watches helplessly as his wife and child are murdered, by Union men led by Capt. "Jack Caine: "And you go in pieces, asshole. He teams up with a wounded young Confederate soldier and nurses him while they play "hide and seek" with the "Red Legs." Its an accomplishment that many of his fans didnt realize at the time. Complete your free account to access notes and highlights. This boy was brought up in a time of blood and dying and never questioned a bit of it. I guess we all died a little in that damned war", before riding off. ", 5 most bloodthirsty films1. Dangerous thing, peace. was an American gunfighter and former Confederate bushwhacker from Missouri who, during and after the American Civil War, became infamous for his vendetta against Captain Bill Terrill 's Unionist Redlegs and for his refusal to surrender to the Union even after the fall of the Confederacy. organize a truce and organized peace marches through the church. But that's kind of a sad statement on mankind, if that's what it takes. Leggo Beast claims that he was brainwashed by, As Alex was leaving Papa-Lo, he walked into two men, who took him to, After the attack on the Singers house, Peter Nasser called, Johnson left for Argentina, a new American called Mr. Clark replaced him. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. He was born William "Bill" Wilson in the Ozarks in Missouri of a well-to-do family. Josey and Laura later sleep together as do Lone Watie and Little Moonlight. Clint Eastwood, as Josey Wales, riding off on horseback, as Laura Lee looks on, in a scene from Eastwood's 1976 western, 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'. What the hell is this Redleg doin' here? The outlaw tracks him into town and ends up stabbing him with his own sabre. Body Count Breakdown; Commando Was A Chance For Arnold Schwarzenegger To Out-Stallone Sylvester Stallone | Fishstream TV on Commando (1985) Killcount And Body Count Breakdown; THE AOBG UPDATE: JUNE 2010 - AOBG on AMB: FIRST BLOOD (1982) kain424 on AOBG . Kelly: You promised me those men would be decently treated. Kelly's Heroes (1970): 165. You know what I say? [5] Kaufman cast Chief Dan George, who had been nominated for an Academy Award for Supporting Actor in Little Big Man, as the old Cherokee Lone Watie. You pull his teeth, he's harmless as a heel hound. It was a trap! Ten years I been ferryin' Kansas Redlegs, Union cavalry, Missouri guerillas you name it. [Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight]. Red Scorpion (1989): 384. When the surrendering Confederates are mowed down by Union troops using two Colt Gatling Guns, Josey Wales springs into action. I let Josey Wales tell me that he have bigger plans and is high time we done be ghetto stooge for white man who live uptown and dont care about we until election time. The two shake hands, their blood mingling in brotherhood]. [Grandma Sarah notices that Lone Watie has painted his face]. But guess what, white boy. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms. Josie Wales: He's from Missouri where they're all known to be killers of innocent men, women, and children. It's living that's hard when all you've ever cared about has been butchered or raped. Josey Wales is a fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter as a supposedly Cherokee writer) for his 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales[1] (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas). Principal Chief John Ross (who had always been opposed to removal, and led the "National" faction that opposed the New Echota faction and murdered some of its leaders) paid lip service to the Confederates at first, then emphatically threw his weight behind the Union as soon as he could without fear of reprisal. Con Air (1997): 35. His demeanor is such that he has very little to say, and when he does speak it is short and to the point, with a quiet tone (his catchphrase being "I reckon so"). He rides with them and becomes famous for single-handedly avenging his slain companions who surrender to Union forces and are massacred. Anything from Missouri has a taint about it. It's not right, this damn woman doing something like this to me. [6] Kaufman was later fired by Eastwood, who took over the film's direction himself. [16] From then on, the film was directed by Eastwood himself with Daley as the second-in-command. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Why you doing it then? [telling Capt. It was, but when the silver run out, the thrivin' run out with it. He enlisted the help of the Comanches to kill them. When the war is over, Josey refuses to surrender. Ferris Webster was hired as the film's editor and Jerry Fielding as composer. But peace eludes them again when Commanches attack and Red Legs too. Interestingly, although the author of the original book (Asa Earl Carter, writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter) was both an active segregationist and a member of an independent Klan group, he was actually fairly even-handed in the novel. Josey Wales: Josey Wales: They include an old Cherokee man named Lone Watie; Little Moonlight, a young Navajo woman; Sarah Turner, an elderly woman from Kansas; and her granddaughter Laura Lee, whom Wales and Little Moonlight rescue from a group of marauding Comancheros. I let Josey Wales tell me that the Singer is a hypocrite, and he playing both sides taking everybody for idiot. [16] Pressure mounted on Warner Bros. and Eastwood to back down, and their refusal to do so resulted in a fine, reported to be around $60,000, for the violation. [spits tobacco juice on the dog's forehead]. Ghost Rider (2007): 164. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class., Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account. He also fires the .36 caliber octagonal-barreled pistol at the Gatlin Gun cart that Wales has confiscated. "Matrix: (Dropping Sully off a cliff): "I lied. Ten Bears: He uses his Sharps 1865 with a full-length J. Stevens brass tube target scope. Grandma Sarah: Dying ain't so hard for men like you and me. Come out of a war, got no other way to make a livin'. Heat is one of those popular movies with something to satisfy nearly everyone, although in different ways. I guess some folks don't like to be called 'high rollers.' This can't be Santa Rio! That's my word of life. The first commercially successful reloadable centerfire cartridge, the .44-40 emerged at precisely the right moment in history to blaze its way through clouds of blackpowder smoke and tame America's rugged and often lawless frontier. Only good business to play it safe. "Sully: "That's right, Matrix! You'll also get updates on new titles we publish and the ability to save highlights and notes. Lane forces a reluctant Fletcher to assist Terrill in finding his friend and puts a $5,000 bounty on his head, attracting the attention of Union soldiers and bounty hunters who seek to hunt him down. Followed by a group of unionists who want him dead, he leaves the Missouri, heading to the indian reservations and the Texas. Granny Hawkins: When the surrendering Confederates are mowed down by Union troops using two Colt Gatling Guns,Josey Wales springs into action. 10 years after Clint took his acting/directing to new heights with THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES, the less known character actor Michael Parks ( DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH, KILL BILL, TUSK) took over the role for his one go behind the camera. You may go in peace. You're all alone now, Wales! [shoots the rope hauling the ferry across the river]. And we're goin' up there and set things aright. Josey Wales: Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively gave the film a 91% approval rating based on 43 reviews, with an average score of 8/10. He then takes over the remaining Gatlin and uses it to destroy many of the Union troops and the other gun. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Starring Clint Eastwood Watch Video: Eastwood kills 57. . After saving some folks from bandits, the outlaw escorts them to their ranch. Wales kills several of his pursuers as his trek continues, leading up to an ultimate and inevitable clash with a large militia group, who are led by Captain Terrill, the man who led the raid on his farm and killed his family. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. Bordering, Born James Butler Hickok, everyone remembers him as Wild Bill. Many consider him the first famous gunfighter of. NB: All statistics come from the experts in this field, MovieBodyCounts.com, who spend more time watching stunt men pretend to die than you could possibly imagine. The mountain men who try to rape Moonlight are portrayed as particularly vile. [Josey has walked into the saloon in Santa Rio] To hell with them fellas. I guess we all died a little in that damn war. Wales and his companions find the abandoned ranch once owned by Tom and settle in. Wales subsequently becomes an outlaw, pursued by both Unionists and Confederates. Granny Hawkins: No signed paper can hold the iron. There are guns aplenty, and the fierce gun battles leave a trail of bodies. [putting his dead friend on a horse and sending him into the enemy camp]. And of course, at the very beginning, the Senator's Union soldiers murder all the surrendering guerrillas. Of course. Never paid him no mind; you were there. The outpost owner who scams Natives and beats Little Moonlight never gets his comeuppance. My son, Tom Turner, said it was a thriving town! Another classic scene from one of the best Westerns ever made. [to Josey] Fletcher: Now, you and me didn't ride all that way for that. With Kaufman's planning already in place, the team was able to finish making the film efficiently. Josey Wales: An intriguing possibility for sure. Twitter and other social media icons below. The original printing of the book was . Toni McBride, What is an AR-10 battle rifle? Kelly's Heroes (1970): 16 5. The versatile rifle, Understanding Different 12-Gauge Shotgun Load Types, 300 Blackout Effective Range & Best Barrel Length, Survival & Backpacking Water Filter Tests, Best 9mm Ammo: Plinking, Training & Home Defense. A 1976 Western film directed by (and starring) Clint Eastwood. He might have already been dead before that incident at the beginning of the movie and was killed in another war run in with Missouri Confederate brigades.But ultimately the theme of Outlaw Josey Wales I believe is people overcoming the stereotypes to band together against real enemies of peace. Then Josey, who has arrived late to the party, gets his hands on it. Bounty hunters. Also in the book, the Redlegs were also guerillas (but pro-Union) rather than Union regulars. Jamie: No signed paper can hold the iron. Trivia Josey Wales: After seeing the movie more times than I can remember, it occurred to me that Tom Turner may have . Rambo III (1988): 723. Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1725 titles we cover. It's here in my pistols and there in your rifles. He adds: Your dealers aint dealing. Weeper panics over the fact that, Tristan again questions Alex suspiciously about what he is actually writing. Now old age is creeping up on me. Is years now I supposed to kill him for that, but why? Well, I've come here to give you either one or get either one from you. [12] Principal photography began on October 6 in Lake Powell and nearby Paria, Utah. 1:42. In 1976, . Lone Watie: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Discussion, Everything Everywhere All at Once Discussion. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life or death. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. He's got the first move. Crack is you business. It doesnt take long for the disliking to begin. Carpetbagger: Besides it ain't supposed to be easy to sneak up behind an Indian. Josey Wales: Its a good thing that you are wondering that because weve got all the numbers. Poster and mural and painting of Papa-Lo and Josey all over the community. Based on the novel Gone to Texas: The Rebel Outlaw Josey Wales, by Forrest Carter. A Fistful of Dollars (1964): 184. Goofs The Outlaw Josey Wales was inspired by a 1972 novel by supposedly-Cherokee writer Forrest Carter, alias of former KKK Leader and segregationist speech writer of George Wallace, Asa Earl Carter, an identity that would be exposed in part due to the success of the film,[8] and was originally titled The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales and later retitled Gone to Texas. Kelly: [15] Soon after, filming moved to Kanab, Utah. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.. Not a hard man to track. He warned. Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer, is driven to revenge by the murder of his wife and young son by a band of Redlegs, a unit of pro-Union Jayhawker militants from Senator James H. Lane's Kansas Brigade, led by the brutal Captain Terrill. He'd charge Hell with a bucket of water.". Fletcher: Nobody who kill a police going to hell but is something else to kill the singer. [Extending a rifle barrel from a cabin window] Youre Invited To Eye-Candy-Island. Grandma Sarah: Josey Wales : Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. Captain Terrell is the regular Federal authority now. The sign of the Comanche, that will be on our lodge. Well, he's not exactly *alone*. The review of this Movie prepared by KERRY BULLS. We are told soon after meeting Granny that her son Tom was killed but the circumstances were not clear.After seeing the movie more times than I can remember, it occurred to me that Tom Turner may have been shot by Josey in the scene when Josey turns the Gatling gun on the union troops who were shooting the surrendered and unarmed confederate soldiers.In a scene heavily weighted with irony, Granny says that her son was "killed in the Border War by Missouri ruffians." You also have to tear down this government too. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales. I've got to tell you something. Josey Wales was portrayed by Michael Parks in the film's 1986 sequel, The Return of Josey Wales. We told him about how our land had been stolen and our people were dying. You look sideways at 'em Carpetbagger: Lone Watie: You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Definitions and examples of 136 literary terms and devices. Biography [throughout movie] Governments don't live together - people live together. Or to live with you. Jamie: Leaves dead men wherever he goes. That meal was damn good. We've got to take to the brush! The second you say peace this and peace that, and let's talk about peace, is the second gunman put down their guns. "Bloody Bill" Anderson: Instant PDF downloads. It shall be life. At that moment he also realized all the other dramatic things that you mention. Leaves dead men wherever he goes., Another firearm that was misplaced in time was theTrapdoor Springfield 1873. rifle. Ten Bears: Soundtracks, realizes Josey has snuck up behind and pulled a gun on him, Fletcher knows he's talking to Josey Wales, spits tobacco juice on the carpetbagger's coat, Josey has walked up on Lone and Moonlight having sex, Josey and Lone Watie are relaxing after Moonlight has cooked for them, Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight, putting his dead friend on a horse and sending him into the enemy camp, draws his knife, and cuts his hand; Josie does likewise. No, no, Mr. Josey Wales; there is such a thing in this country called justice! His wife and son have been murdered, and his house burned to the ground by Union Red Legs, setting the stage for the perfect Clint Eastwood revenge movie. Kelly: Comanchero Leader: Every man me know in the music biz a lick coke. The movie received a Direct to Video sequel in 1986, The Return of Josey Wales, starring Michael Parks as Josey Wales instead of Eastwood, with Parks also taking over as director. At the end of this story, Tristan observes that Alex jumps whenever Tristan mentions, find other work. After the war, all the fighters in Wales' group except for him surrender to Union officers, but they end up being massacred. [laughing] Only Josey Wales May Know for Sure", "Clint Eastwood gets top role in outlaw film", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Outlaw_Josey_Wales&oldid=1145611986, This page was last edited on 20 March 2023, at 01:49. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life or death. I agree with you that one major theme in this movie - and also why it is oddly a feel-good movie in many ways (despite Clint shooting well over 50 people!) I'm gonna take up teepee livin' if it's like this. In him own way, you could call him a classy brother. Tom Turner, Granny's son, owned the ranch that Granny and Laura Lee settle in with their extended family, which for a time included Josey Wales. Union Army officer: Sim Carstairs: He never turned his back on his folks or his kind. Fight Club explained: Whats the big twist? Lone Watie: The Rangers accept the story, along with a signed affidavit, and move on, while Fletcher says nothing about Wales and pretends not to recognize him. He refuses to surrender and becomes an outlaw. We whooped 'em again, didn't we, Josey? [4][5] The film tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War. Josey Wales is a farmer in the South who finds himself caught up in the dirty side of the Civil War. Only an Indian can do something like this. Watie is proven correct in a few seconds when another Indian, Little Moonlight, gets the drop on him with the same type of .44-caliber revolver. He called the film a Western that brings together two of the genres usually incompatible storylines. First, its about a loner, a man of action and few words but also its about a group of people heading west who meet along the trail and cast their destinies together.. True Lies (1994): 514. On The Merv Griffin Show, Orson Welles lauded the film, calling Eastwood "one of America's finest directors". But you might be surprised by some of the kill-frenzied facts in this quiz. How could we improve it? Find related themes, quotes, symbols, characters, and more. [Josey and Jamie are waiting for the Redlegs to cross the river] Sometimes, trouble just follows a man. I'm just giving you life and you're giving me life. Josey Wales: At one point Josey tells his Cherokee traveling companion Lone Watie, I get to liking someone, they aint around long to which the old man replies, I notice when you get to, The movie starts with a gang of Missouri bushwhackers fighting a guerrilla war for the Confederacy, Union Captain Terrill has one of the best lines in the film. Now we'll only hunt what we need to live on, same as the Comanche does. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American Revisionist Western film set during and after the American Civil War. Pursued by the Union army, Wales and his band of fighters travel across the country, wreaking havoc. While its still possible it was Josey that killed him i thought it would of been too soon for her to find out of her sons death and travle to him in that time. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The Outlaw Josey Wales rights held by Warner Bros. DOA: DAMES OR manASS. Lige: No offense meant. It took more than a few viewings for me to notice any connection whatsoever.Granny then goes on to say that her son "died a proud member of Senator Jim Lane's Redlegsfighting for the just cause!" Here are 25 movie characters with the highest kills counts in a single movie. Current .44-40 factory loadings feature a 200-grain bullet running about 800 to 1,100 fps. Travis and Chato are soon after captured by the feared Comanche tribal leader, Ten Bears. Josey Wales is a farmer in the South who finds himself caught up in the dirty side of the Civil War. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. What you mean, government? By 1870, Oliver . I let Josey Wales tell me to shoot up three more line and I wont care who.
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