The song was only copyrighted in 1915. Box office figures for Walter Hill films in France, "The Long Riders (1980) – Rotten Tomatoes", Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford), Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Long_Riders&oldid=1001568118, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 January 2021, at 07:33. But for the best actual fight scenes, here are a few worth checking out. You know, I just thought it was the kids talkin’ , but then they said, ’Well, Stacy said he’ll do it.’ And I said, 'Well, if Stacy said he'll do it. Rixley doggedly remains on their trail, accidentally killing a Younger cousin and the youngest James brother, and losing several of his men in the process. [11], Some of the film, especially the Northfield scene, was shot in Parrott, Georgia. We were unable … It doesn't lay out in a classic three-act structure. The Long Ryders are an American alternative country and Paisley Underground band, principally active between 1982 and 1987, who have periodically regrouped for brief reunions (2004, 2009, 2014, 2016). John Deakin is being transported, as a prisoner, on a train with supplies and medicine to Fort Humboldt, Nevada. Title: We became good friends and I told him about The Long Riders." "[25], Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times said, "Since 'The Long Riders'' various writers, which include James and Stacy Keach, who also play Jesse and Frank James, and its director Walter Hill, haven't anything new to reveal, their film by default becomes merely an excuse to restage that Northfield raid in as bloody a way as possible. [20] Some of the songs were released as an album, The Long Riders. The Long Riders In 2019 they released a new studio album – their first in 32 years – and announced a series of tour dates to follow.. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 24 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6.57/10. James Keach, Stacy Keach, Savannah Smith Boucher, Fran Ryan, and Amy Stryker in The Long Riders (1980) Keach, James. The Long Riders stars four sets of actor brothers as the real-life sets of brothers: It also features an uncredited appearance by Ever Carradine,[citation needed] daughter of Robert Carradine and niece to David and Keith Carradine. A myriad of activities including sales of raffle tickets, a live and silent auction, challenge grants, swag sales, and sales of Neal Preston’s books, posters and prints raised over $18,000 for the charity. "[31], In June 1981 James Keach wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Times in response to an article on the poor box office performance of Westerns. The Long Riders. Ansen, David (June 2, 1980). I just like 'em. Walter likes scores to be part of his movie’s environment instead of the factor that’s driving it, and I’ve always looked at film music as an environmental issue."[19]. I can't wait to do the new one."[35]. The Globe and Mail 29 Aug 1979: P.12. A mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang. "[10], James Keach said the film "was very authentic, not a traditional Western with sagebursh and desert. [8], James Keach later recalled, "Everyone told me, 'You can't get all these guys together; family devotion is one thing, but this is Hollywood.' The Long Reach Long Riders have been raising money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Behind the Scenes charity since 2004. Rixley complies with Frank in custody. Stacy Keach says another writer called Steven Smith "came in to pull all the threads together".[6]. A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries... A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective. [30], The Long Riders was a box office disappointment upon its initial release. Film Comment; New York Vol. Although it is possible that it was known in the period portrayed (early 1870s), it is unlikely that it would be so widely known that the performer would … The Sixth Annual Grosses Gloss Hill had been working on another film which had fallen through and, as he later said, "I'd been dying to do a Western for years. [16], Hill shot the sequence in slow motion, a technique associated with the Westerns of Sam Peckinpah. "In the historical sense it was also the least accurate, but it had a real sense of character truth," he said. The Long Riders 1980. That's really what this movie is about. The gang is led by Jesse James and Cole Younger. A wanna be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson. The gang starts by robbing small banks and stagecoaches in the Midwest and in their home state of Missouri. There's a kind of an idyllic quality that surrounds the shooting of them, it seems like a more fundamental film process, more to me what movies are about than clearing crowds off a city street. 17, Iss. The Long Riders isn't quite sure which way it wants to ride, but the action scenes and cinematography make up for any misdirection. "New Westerns With Old Themes". In September 1982 Stacy Keach said "There's the possibility of doing something for television with it. Loved it. The surviving gang members temporarily make camp in the woods. "They just wanted to keep the story moving and focus on the action and not the personal relationships. This is a violent Western that gets your adrenalin pumping, but then lulls you into a backporch sleep with the domestic sections. In 1876, the gang is running out of banks to rob in Missouri and decides to raid a supposedly fat bank, far up North, in the state of Minnesota. [1][5] The brothers rewrote the material into screenplay form and combined it with the work of Bill Bryden, who had his own Jesse James script. "[24], Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that "the Western will live as long as directors make Westerns as fresh and exciting as 'The Long Riders,' which tells an oft-told story uncommonly well. Maslin, Janet (May 16, 1980). Cooder said Hill had heard one of his records while making the film "and thought that my music had an atmospheric quality he was looking for. In 2019 they released a new studio album – their first in 32 years – and announced a series of tour dates to follow.. When the gang kills a few Pinkerton detectives, a war of sorts starts between the Pinkerton Agency and the James-Younger gang. [6] Zinnemann showed the script to Walter Hill who agreed to direct. David Carradine said: Bobby and Jim came to me and said, 'Do you want to do this picture?' "[15], Hill says the most difficult sequence was the one where horses jumped through glass. During the years following the Civil War, banks and trains become the targets of the James-Younger gang, who terrorize the Midwestern United States. Jesse decides to continue running, leaving the injured to their fate when a posse catches up to them. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. We've high hopes for it but I just wish we had more time. Then we worked on Keith, who was a hard sell, but he couldn't very well turn it down if the rest of us were doing it. I think people who object to violence shouldn't go to the movies. Bill Sapsis, one of the founding members remarks, “If you’ve been thinking about joining the Long Reach Long Riders on a … Oct 21, 2015 - Explore Brinda's board "the long riders" on Pinterest. We decided to prove how serious we were by having a group picture taken. "[27] David Ansen of Newsweek wrote: "the story seems more re-enacted than acted and one is finally more impressed than moved. Mild 3 of 5 found this mild. And when I first read the script, I thought it was another case of where the material didn't match up with the gimmick. The Long Riders is meant to be almost dream-like to have the reality of a nightmare, where everything is going wrong but there's no focus to it, you don't know where you are or how you got there. Everybody says, "Well, Jesse's dead,' but it's our contention that he didn't die in quite the way history says he died. In 1971 James and Stacy Keach played the Wright brothers in a television film called The Wright Brothers (1971). "[17], When the film went over its original $7.5 million budget, the Keaches forfeited their executive producer fees. Directed by Walter Hill. "I spent a lot of time fishing with Tim Zinnemann, who was producing the picture. The gang starts by robbing small banks and stagecoaches in the Midwest and in their home state of Missouri. Though reluctant and threatened by Cole, Frank joins Jesse and they ride off. [1], Walter Hill later said his "code" for the film was to keep "the jokes funny and the bullets real. Severity? INTERVIEW: JEFF BRIDGES BALTAKE, JOE. James started off by writing a play about the James brothers which Stacy financed and produced. Bill Sapsis, one of the founding members remarks, “If you’ve been thinking about joining the Long Reach Long Riders on a … We had to use a different set of horses for the second jump. This criminal activity attracts the attention of the railroad company owners who hire the Pinkerton Detective Agency to capture the gang. [5] Stacey Keach said the gimmick of the brothers playing brothers got the film over the line. [34], In February 1982 Stacy Keach said the script was being written and that it would be a theatrical feature or a television mini series. The Long Riders is a 1980 American Western film directed by Walter Hill. [22], Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote of the film, "Even its languid moments hold a certain fascination, what with Ric Waite's handsome photography and a cast that Noah might envy. Then they went to Stacy and said, 'Well, David said he’ll do it’, and Stacy said, "Well, if he’ll do it, I'll do it’. Savannah Smith Boucher played Jesse James' wife, Zee. He said when he was in Arkansas making a TV series "so many people came up to talk about The Long Riders which had been shown there on cable that I got enthusiastic again. We sent limousines for everyone; it was quite a production. (1,513) IMDb 7.0 1 h 39 min 1980 X-Ray R. The lives and times of the principal members of the James Gang, their train and bank robbing exploits in the post-Civil War midwest, and the ultimate fate of Jesse James is told in compelling style by director Walter Hill. It's very hard material to give the proper dramatic curve to. [13], In order to make the film, David Carradine forfeited his customary profit participation; the Keach brothers gave up the extra profit percentages they were entitled to as executive producers in order for the Carradine brothers to get the same amount of profits. Jesse has decided to leave the Youngers for the posse to find, Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings’ Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81, Daniel Monzón and his gang become outlaws in Las leyes de la frontera - Production / Funding - Spain. The Long Riders is striking in several ways, not the least of which being the casting of actor brothers as historical outlaw kin, but narrative is episodic in the extreme. Dennis Quaid, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, and James Keach in The Long Riders (1980) Buckley, Tom. In 1876, the gang is running out of banks to rob in Missouri and decides to raid a supposedly fat bank, far up North, in the state of Minnesota. Despite interesting try, this wouldn't appear to be the film to get Westerns off the ground again. The film is a classic with David Carradine as Cole Younger, and James Remar, playing Sam Starr. "[33], In May 1981 David Carradine said a prequel, set during the Civil War, was in development. While trying to escape, the gang is fired upon by the townspeople. Only David Carradine's cool, mangy macho as Cole Younger and Pamela Reed's jaundiced wit as Belle Starr cut through the tempered, elegiac surface. [11], The Ford brothers were going to be played by Beau and Jeff Bridges but by this time they had become unavailable. This hollow and tedious outlaw saga may feature an unprecedented number of brothers—four sets, no less—in the leading roles, but it's no family film, that's for sure. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews". This criminal activity attracts the attention of the railroad company owners who hire the Pinkerton Detective Agency to capture the gang. Thomas, Kevin (May 16, 1980). Siskel, Gene (May 16, 1980). Philadelphia Daily News4 Jan 1985: 45. Sales of raffle tickets, some key donations, and BTS and LRLR-branded swag raised just over $12,000 for the charity. The Keaches then decided to turn the musical into a feature film screenplay in which both could star. It's a big surprise to the horses, and they'll only do it once. The song was only copyrighted in 1915. The Long Riders (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The Long Reach Long Riders are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the 2020 LRLR Kazoo Relay Ride. But for the best actual fight scenes, here are a few worth checking out. The 1980s wasn't the most popular decade for the western genre, but The Long Riders is one of the more notable ones. The ravages of the years have not touched the buildings and it closely resembles Northfield, Minn., in 1876. James gang dies into Parrott, Ga. Written by The Washington Post 11 July 1980: PAGE39. Frightening & Intense Scenes. The Long Riders, DVD, Metro-Goldwin-Mayer Studios Inc. 2001, credits. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack. Los Angeles Times 25 May 1981: e1. [9] According to Film Comment it made $5,891,149 in the USA, in part due to "a terrible campaign that emphasized how alike all the players looked without exploiting the family theme that might have aided box office. Was this review helpful to you? We did it at midnight in a recording studio where Keith was cutting some numbers. There's a line from a Jean-Luc Godard film: "The jokes are funny but the bullets are real." [5], "It was all happening while I was on Bora Bora making The Hurricane (1979)," said James. See more ideas about rider, movies, western movies. Film historian Leonard Maltin described this picture as "Stylish, if extremely bloody...All In the Family Out West" and gave it 3 out of a possible 4 stars in his annual Movie & Video Guide (no longer published). The band of robbers is led by Jesse James (James Keach) and Cole Younger (David Carradine), along with several of their brothers. The James brothers return home to Missouri and the Youngers are captured. The screenplay (by Bill Bryden, Steven Phillip Smith, Stacy and James Keach) is basically an assemblage of bits and pieces that doesn't build toward any real emotional payoff. The gang is led by Jesse James and Cole Younger. These were big, reckless, high-spirited guys that were unaware of the ripples they caused. "The Long Riders has been made on faith and idealism," said Keach. The ride was the LRLR response to the coronavirus crisis that has gripped the US and the world. Ry Cooder's Long Ride Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. WHY THEY'RE SLOW ON THE DRAW Michael Blowen Boston Globe 29 June 1980: 1. The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) celebrated their upcoming ride through the desert southwest with a raffle and live auction to benefit Behind the Scenes (BTS) during the USITT Conference and Stage Expo in Salt Lake City last week. "We trained them for three weeks, making them do the jump without the glass. "[26], Gary Arnold of The Washington Post declared that the film "seems a flawlessly felt and visualized western, true to the subject matter and the aspirations the filmmakers probably held for it. Although it is possible that it was known in the period portrayed (early 1870s), it is unlikely that it would be so widely known that the performer would have been able to play it from memory. The Long Riders – If you want your knife fight western style, then The Long Riders is a great choice. This FAQ is empty. Once we conditioned them to that, we put the glass in. The long riders is a beautiful filmed western it's about Jesse James and his brother frank james and the cole younger gang directed by Walter hill I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that this was different than any other Jesse James films. The film was about community and family, and I had to think what the music would have felt like in those days. [32], Stacey Keach wrote in his memoirs that "I believe to this day that the movie made money even though the studio claimed it only broke even. Bob and Charlie Ford offer to give up Jesse, who has asked them to join his new gang, for money. But then Fred Silverman became president of NBC and cancelled all mini-series ordered by his predecessors. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. I ended up concentrating on the scene’s emotions, and the music worked fine. CRITIC AT LARGE: CARRADINE, DEDICATED FILM MAKER Champlin, Charles. "Film: 'The Long Riders,' With Gangs of the West". 2, (Mar/Apr 1981): 64-72,80. Ours has more of a midwestern feel to it. Later, the gang targets bigger prizes, such as larger banks and trains. At the Movies: 'Yanks' stirs memories for its makers. The film is a classic with David Carradine as Cole Younger, and James Remar, playing Sam Starr. At his younger brother's funeral, he convinces Beth to leave Ed and she eventually marries him. During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals. It had to capture that early American aesthetic, which is a world away from how we live now.... You have to sound "authentic," but you also have to invent that authenticity. The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prize-fighter during the Depression Era in New Orleans. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.0 and a MetaScore of 64. The Long Reach Long Riders are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the 2020 LRLR Kazoo Relay Ride. But the Pinkerton Detective Agency is setting up a trap there. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? They have dinner at Jesse's house and, while he adjusts a hanging picture, Bob kills him. Two outlaws are killed, Clell is fatally shot, Frank (Stacy Keach) is hit in the arm, and all of the Youngers are badly wounded. But the Pinkerton Detective Agency is setting up a trap there. A cashier and another citizen are shot and killed. Meisel, Myron. The Long Riders (1980) Parents Guide Add to guide . The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) celebrated their 11th ride with a raffle and live auction to benefit Behind the Scenes during the USITT Conference in Fort Worth, Texas last week. It felt like a genuine moment out of an American West history book. The long riders is a beautiful filmed western it's about Jesse James and his brother frank james and the cole younger gang directed by Walter hill I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that this was different than any other Jesse James films. nufs68. Fran Ryan, whom Carradine met while they both worked on The Long Riders (1980), played a colonel in a scene that was shot several years after the main body of footage. Two very important groups were honored just prior to the raffle. A detective, Mr. Rixley from the Pinkerton's agency, is assigned to capture the outlaws. Directed by Walter Hill | Starring: Dennis Quaid, Keith Carradine, Harry Carey Jr., David Carradine The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin … And Pamela Reed as Belle Star - what a tough, sexy "whore". But then I saw the end result and I thought it was pretty good and I figured we would have had a good time doing it because we know all those other guys. WATCHING BLATTY WILL A WINNER T he romanticism of The Long Riders’s opening sequence, in which the members of the James-Younger gang ride horses in slow motion against verdant fields and wooded hills, is undercut by a botched bank heist in a Missouri town. What Sam was doing was making individual moments more real by extending them, kind of underlining the horrible moment of being shot. The Long Reach Long Riders have been raising money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Behind the Scenes charity since 2004. Yet 'The Long Riders' is still the best Western in many years — it has the laconic elegance of a ritual."[28]. Zinnemann took the project to United Artists, who were interested in funding the film if a suitable director could be found. It was the first of several soundtracks Cooder would write for Walter Hill. The Long Riders – If you want your knife fight western style, then The Long Riders is a great choice. Jim Younger, who initially courted a girl named Beth, is disturbed to find her engaged to Ed. [14], "The company originally wanted to shoot in Missouri, but they found that urban sprawl just blew that out of the tub," said a publicist. Americana (film) - Wikipedia He was stunt coordinator on the feature films The Warriors (1979) and The Long Riders (1980), as well as second unit director on Reds (1981) and Predator (1987). After the American Civil War, outlaw Jesse James forms a gang comprised of himself, his brother Frank James, Cole Younger and his two brothers, Jim Younger and Bob Younger as well as Ed Miller and his brother Clell Miller. I'll do it.' He says the Guest brothers would sit apart from the others because they were playing villains. "[18], The music for the film was composed, arranged, and performed by Ry Cooder. Later, the gang targets bigger prizes, such as larger banks and trains. Jesse informs Frank he intends to strike up a new gang when they return to Missouri, but Frank is clearly reticent. "Film Reviews: The Long Riders". "[10], Stacey Keach says the brothers would bond by playing music together every night during the shoot. TUB'S GONE--BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: TUB SCENE Los Angeles Times 9 Feb 1982: g1. Upon learning of his brother's assassination, Frank James turns himself in on the condition he can take Jesse home to be buried. I realised the Jesse James legend goes on and on. The Long Riders is a 1980 western with a runtime of 1 hour and 39 minutes. Add the first question. "'The Long Riders': Bloody, but shot through with class". The long riders is a beautiful filmed western it's about Jesse James and his brother frank james and the cole younger gang directed by Walter hill I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that this was different than any other Jesse James films. Some of the film, especially the Northfield scene, was shot in Parrott, Georgia. After the American Civil War, outlaw Jesse James forms a gang comprised of himself, his brother Frank James, Cole Younger and his two brothers, Jim Younger and Bob Younger as well as Ed Miller and his brother Clell Miller. After being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms. 6 of 6 people found this review helpful. This gave James the idea they should portray Jesse and Frank James in a film together. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. It is about moral choices. Sales of raffle tickets, some key donations, and sales of BTS and LRLR-branded swag raised over $15,000 for the charity. After getting antsy during a bank robbery, Ed Miller (Dennis Quaid) opens fire, killing the clerk and resulting in a shootout where Jesse is wounded. "[23], Todd McCarthy of Variety stated that the film "is striking in several ways, not the least of which being the casting of actor brothers as historical outlaw kin, but narrative is episodic in the extreme and disparate artistic qualities fail to completely jell into satisfactory whole. 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