High Plains Drifter (1973) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

[@MovieJoob]

FULL AND LONGER REACTION: www.patreon.com/MovieJoob Jade is here to watch High Plains Drifter! P.S. There can be many KZbin issues so we apologise if there are any scenes cut that are important! Join along in watching Jades reaction to this movie and as always leave a like, subscribe and click the notification bell to keep up with all our content!

[@jamesharper3933]

I'm glad to see you've discovered this movie. It's more of a dark, psychological thriller western. Was Clint's character an avenging angel or the spirit of Marshall Duncan who can now rest in peace? Brilliantly directed with very nice cinematography. I would highly recommend Clint Eastwood's 1971 film Play Misty For Me. It's a true psychological thriller with a female slasher vibe. Thanks for a great reaction and I will subscribe and be watching more.👍

[@shasta810]

this is more like a western horror film. very unique for its day and still holds up as one of his best.

[@MovieJoob]

Yes it definitely had horror vibes to it which was so unique!! 😮

[@KimStinson-cf7vx]

​@@MovieJoobYou ain't seen Bone Tomahawk.

[@whiteknightcat]

They did not make a "deal with the devil". They made a deal with ... Duncan! For a second time. The stranger was Duncan's ghost. The townspeople hired Bridges and the other two to kill Duncan because he had discovered the gold being mined in the area was on government land and would mean the end of the mine and the town. They then framed the gang for stealing gold, hence their imprisonment and desire for revenge. Duncan was buried in an unmarked grave, so his spirit could not rest. Once the proper headstone was carved, Duncan faded away.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

That's if you believe in ghosts

[@MovieJoob]

Yeah totally I agree with you! I saw it as like a spirit coming back for vengeance for Duncan but I guess it is moreso Duncan’s untested spirit getting vengeance himself!!

[@t0dd000]

​@@JulioLeonFandinhoGhosts don't exist. But they do in this story. A great film.

[@spartacus2650]

​@@MovieJoobit was said originally it was supposed to be Clint was the brother of Duncan but Clint wanted to add the spiritual ghost aspect instead leaving it to us to figure it out

[@SixStringSteve]

@@t0dd000Boo!

[@zedwpd]

High Plains Drifter, now we're talking. After this should be "The Outlaw Josey Wales."

[@gazoontight]

Definitely Josey Wales!

[@ju6340]

How about Dirty Harry?🤔

[@periechontology]

Or Pale Rider

[@gregkirby9059]

joe kidd

[@ButteredToast32]

YES, Josey Wales is so good.

[@bobschenkel7921]

LAGO is Spanish for Lake. This movie was shot mostly on the shores of Mono Lake in California. The "town" was, of course, built for the movie, per Clint's wishes. Best lines: "What about after, what about after we do it?" "What" "What do we do then?" "Then you live with it." The Man With No Name was the ghost of Marshall Jim Duncan, out for revenge.

[@MovieJoob]

Such a beautiful location!! This film was so eerie and awesome!!

[@WaterFaucet24]

I have been to the town site several times. Just some old pieces of burned, red painted wood. And shattered pieces of “puffy” safety glass.

[@ju6340]

You haven't heard the funny part yet, you furnishing the beer, and whiskey.🙃

[@gishjalmr5628]

Mono Lake is incredibly alkaline and salty so not much lives in it.

[@Scott-gjc]

My favorite part was when he says "I never did know your name" his reply "Yes you do" then as mysteriously as he appears the spirit fades into the horizon.

[@lidlett9883]

The Key to understanding what happened is in the line said by the hotel owner's wife. "They say the dead don't rest in a unmarked grave" That's why he simply appears at the beginning then simply vanishes at the end

[@kingbeauregard]

He also refuses to sign the hotel register, much less tell anyone his name. It is their burden to respect his name.

[@thomashiggins9320]

The proper term is not "demon" or "devil," it's "revenant": a person returned from the dead. This was a particularly vengeful revenant, and until, "Unforgiven," this was my favorite Clint Eastwood Western. It was, unsurprisingly, also an inspiration for the graphic novel and film, "The Crow."

[@MovieJoob]

Ahh that’s the word thank you!! I didn’t know the proper word for what I was trying to say! Thank you!

[@matthewkirkhart2401]

Yes, there are several different hypotheses out there but I agree, his character in this film is a revenant. There are several hints you can see in hindsight that he is undead after you know this (you would see them on a rewatching). Also, they weave in some classic fantasy elements in this as well around knowing a creature’s “true name” and if you do they lose their power to you. One of the many reasons, there are more than just this one though, that the last scene where he says something like “yes you do” instead of actually saying his name when asked is so important to the story. Such a great film. I swear he did this soon after some of the other more classic traditional westerns he is known for just to shake things up a bit. Lol

[@geody3001]

A supernatural thriller! An old favorite of mine.

[@MovieJoob]

Absolutely! So eerie and tense I enjoyed it!!

[@scottdarden3091]

He said " I never really knew your name" as he was carving John Duncan's name. Reply "Yes you do"

[@fronkykoko]

This is a ghost story: Duncan's spirit comes back as Clint for revenge. If you want to see less dark western with a similar theme watch 'Pale Rider' also starring Eastwood...

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for the suggestion!!

[@Auria51]

The crooked people running the town hired 3 assassins to kill the good Marshal, then doubled crossed the assassins ( so that the crooked people's hands appeared to be clean). God then said "Hold My Beer".

[@MovieJoob]

Exactly! They were not gonna get away with wiping their hands clean of that. It came back around to haunt them!

[@GranpaMike]

Clint Eastwood's character is Duncan's ghost, returning for revenge. Think of "THE CROW" (1994) in a Western setting. His film "PALE RIDER" (1985) also has a similar feel to it. Of the many Westerns you have yet to experience, try to find your way to "OPEN RANGE" (2003). Incredible cast and story, you will love it. And when you're ready for a fun, light-hearted comedy with Clint Eastwood, treat yourself to "EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE" (1978). You'll recognize several of the actors you just watched, with Geoffrey Lewis (Barnes) playing Clint's best friend this time. It's a film you don't want to miss. Lovely reaction for us today, thank you!!!

[@paulsander5433]

He played the orangutan, Clyde?

[@GranpaMike]

@@paulsander5433 🤣 No, no... his other best friend, Orville. 😉 (Orville was the one with less hair and a ball cap.)

[@THOMMGB]

A big YES to Open Range. And you will love it.

[@davemcbroom695]

Great flick! The man with no name. Instant classic. I know cuz I'm old enough to have seen it in the theatre.

[@MovieJoob]

Oh wow in theatre must have been extra spooky! It had a very eerie vibe which I enjoy!!

[@joerenaud8292]

This was always a unique dark western film of a man riding on a pale horse magically appearing out of the desert and exacting revenge for a sheriff who was bullwhipped to death and then he mysteriously dissolves back into the desert riding his pale horse. "Help me, help me....damn you all to hell"...

[@MovieJoob]

So creepy and eerie and well done!!

[@whiteknightcat]

Darn good film! Combines the western and ghost story genres! And yes, Eastwood both starred and directed. It was filmed along the shores of Mono Lake in California.

[@MovieJoob]

A stunning location! It was an eerie and awesome film I enjoyed it!!

[@whiteknightcat]

@@MovieJoob It gets even eerier. That entire region has been volcanically active for millions of years. In the middle of Mono Lake is a small island called Paoha Island. It is the result of a small volcanic eruption about 350 years ago.

[@WaterFaucet24]

@@whiteknightcat several of the old black and white Godzilla scenes were filmed out on the islands of Mono Lake.

[@whiteknightcat]

@@WaterFaucet24 WHAT? Those were all filmed in studios in Tokyo. The guy wearing the Godzilla suit actually almost drowned in a water set there back then.

[@tomyoung9049]

Yea, someone finally watching one of my favorite Eastwood Westerns.

[@richardwhite3041]

Now the next Clint Eastwood ghost western, “Pale Rider”

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for the suggestion!!

[@waterbeauty85]

@@MovieJoob "Pale Rider" is a good movie and sort a remake of the 1953 Alan Ladd classic "Shane."

[@richardwhite3041]

@@MovieJoob You're welcome!!

[@christopherschafer7675]

Did you notice that one of the three outlaws was the same actor who owned the saloon in 'Unforgiven'?

[@Madbandit77]

The late Anthony James. He was also in "In The Heat Of The Night", "Blue Thunder" and did a lot of guest spots on TV. One of the most odd looking character actors.

[@christopherschafer7675]

@@Madbandit77 Don't forget those really charming parts he had on Gunsmoke!

[@SoldierPoet]

I remember him from that movie, Burnt Offerings; the creepy chauffeur.

[@petersabourin1276]

The movie also had quite a few of the black widows from Every which way but loose.

[@Madbandit77]

@@petersabourin1276 John Quade, for example.

[@George-kv6gm]

Strange movie for Clint. But interesting to watch. The explanation that it was Duncan's ghost is, I believe, obviously correct. If there was any doubt, when the little guy was finishing the headboard on the grave, and said he didn't know who the Drifter was, Clint's character said, "Yes, you do". Thanks for a great reaction to a different movie! God bless you!

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you so much for watching!! It was definitely an interesting and eerie watch!

[@tomg6318]

Thank you for reacting to this and you did a great job, only thing I would have to tell you is that Clint Eastwood was Jim Duncan who came back from the dead, because he had an unmarked grave, to do justice. The dwarf put a name on his grave so that he could rest

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you very much! I definitely had the vibe of that I just wasn’t 100% confident so I didn’t want to state it directly!

[@chrisbanks6659]

Gonna petition the King to see if we can get you ennobled in the New Years' Honours list for your awesome contribution to the Western Arts 😊. You are fast becoming my favouritest YT'er. Content and comments always fair dinkum. LOL. Love ya. If only I was 40 years younger and single. LOLOL.❤

[@MovieJoob]

Awww hahaha you’re so sweet thank you so much 🥹🙌🫶

[@benjamineferko1657]

He was the Spirit of the late Sheriff Duncan. Great stuff.

[@ju6340]

I heard that John Wayne didn't like this movie because of how dark it was.

[@MovieJoob]

So awesome and eerie I really like that aspect!

[@benjamineferko1657]

@@ju6340 Clint and John didn't see eye to eye on the cowboy code of honor. In the end, they made great bookends on the whole production of the Western movie lore. I liked them both. My favorite was the Duke but it is a very close decision. 😉😊

[@jamesmcclain5005]

If you bury a dead man in an unmarked grave the spirit can't rest. He was Jim Duncan, who returned from the grave. It took me several views to realize that. 😅

[@1matrix9]

Oh boy...Jade is my new favorite cowgirl.❤ Thank you for making it a fun Friday night.

[@MovieJoob]

Aww thank you so very much!! Have a great weekend 🤠❤️

[@KansaSCaymanS]

One of my all time favorite films! 👍😎

[@MovieJoob]

It’s pretty epic and eerie! Such a cool watch!

[@zedwpd]

Can't believe she doesnt know Clint Eastwood IS Duncan. That's how he was visualizing the whipping. It happened to him. He even tells Shorty, that he knows his name as he is carving the name Duncan.

[@whiteknightcat]

Plus the plot is on Wikipedia

[@MovieJoob]

Well it was a different actor who was getting whipped so that threw me off but otherwise I definitely felt the connection between the two and the aspect of revenge he was enacting! But no I do not look up on Wikipedia or anywhere the plot or anything prior to watching it for the first time ever I like to go in as blind as I can for an authentic first time experience! 😊

[@jsmith3039]

I believe the actor portraying Duncan was Eastwood's stunt man so he had a similar look to Eastwood ​@MovieJoob

[@whiteknightcat]

@@jsmith3039 YES. That was Buddy Van Horn. He was a stunt double or stunt coordinator on several of Eastwood's films. Van Horn was an inductee into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Taurus Lifetime Achievement Stunt Award .

[@jackmessick2869]

The character of Marshal Duncan was played by Buddy Van Horn, Eastwood's long-time stunt double, to suggest that he and the Stranger could be the same person. In an interview, Eastwood said that earlier versions of the script made the Stranger the dead marshal's brother. He favored a less explicit and more supernatural interpretation, and excised the reference.

[@davescurry69]

Hands down my favourite western ever, and one of my favourite films, period.

[@imnotabotrlyimnot]

It's a supernatural western.

[@williamstroker6805]

Great to see that Clint gave the bartender part to Wishbone, the cattle drive cook from Rawhide.

[@gazoontight]

The leader of the outlaw trio plays parts in other Clint Eastwood movies.

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

Glad you got to this one. I love it! Clint was Duncan's ghost, come back to avenge his death.

[@gazoontight]

The Outlaw Josey Wales. That’s another great one.

[@Sirala6]

Gothic western; 'High Plains Drifter' - a disembodied restless wanderer out of a higher plane avenges a dead man. Compare and Contrast 'High Noon' in which a lawman is left alone by the town to face 3 mortal enemies returning to the town from prison.

[@MovieJoob]

I had never heard of the term Gothic Western but YESS that perfectly describes this!! So eerie and awesome

[@brianhatcher2799]

You have won me over with your amazing reactions!! Subscribed!🥰

[@niklasandersson9084]

The high plains drifter is sheriff Duncan, back for revenge. Either he survived the whipping, or as a ghost. Eastwood's darkest western, and the first he directed himself. The next one he directed is his best, "The outlaw Josey Wales" (1976). I hope you react to that one to.

[@amusedmarine7402]

All that.....he's a ghost.... FANTASTIC CONCEPT!!!

[@davidl7605]

fun fact: Spaghetti westerns were caled that because they were filmed in Italy.😊❤

[@jackmessick2869]

From Wikipedia: The character of Marshal Duncan was played by Buddy Van Horn, Eastwood's long-time stunt double, to suggest that he and the Stranger could be the same person. In an interview, Eastwood said that earlier versions of the script made the Stranger the dead marshal's brother. He favored a less explicit and more supernatural interpretation, and excised the reference.

[@kermitcook8498]

Looking sharp, J. I was oh so sure you were going to get this. You kept giving yourself hints, and unfortunately, you weren't listening. Guy appears out of the vapors. Guy on a pale horse comes to town just before bad guys are getting out of jail. Guy relives the death of Duncan. Guy gets retribution on people who didn't help. Guy tells Mordecai he knows his name. Guy disappears into vapors. There are some Clint movies that don't tax you little gray cells. Several in the HPD neighborhood. Thanks for watching. I had a great time.

[@anyname7878]

The Wraith is kinda like an 80's version of this movie

[@crispy_338]

I’m loving this Wild West Jade arc 😊

[@MovieJoob]

I’m so glad!! 😊🙌🤠

[@DylansPen]

As noted below it was Marshall Duncan's ghost that came back to get revenge on the town and the men that whipped him, that's why he tells the short guy he 'knows' what his name is at the end and why when he rides off he disappears into the ether.

[@mattiasakemalm1412]

The thing with Eastwood's westerns is that have you seen one, you've seen them all. "Josey Wales" is all right -- "Pale rider" not so. "My name is nobody" with Henry Fonda and Terence Hill is a refreshing funny take on the western genre.

[@robcast-bo4yw]

He's Duncan. Everyone misses the scene in the hotel room when his shirt is off and shows his scars. If you're looking for another western outside of Clint, recommend, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

This is my favorite western movie!

[@bazkeen]

One of the best movies of it's time 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ju6340]

I'm not sure if this movie is supposed to be a comedy but everytime I watch this movie I laugh my butt off. It's so good!

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Clint Eastwood (known as the man with no name in some of the westerns that he was in) was Marshal Jim Duncan who was whipped and killed by the three vicious outlaws, and the townspeople of Lago did not do anything to help him. So it was his ghost that rides into Lago from the hot scorching desert to get his revenge out not only on the three vicious outlaws, but on the townspeople as well, and rides out at the end and he disappears out in the hot scorching desert. It is a horror western film.

[@huck944]

Mordecia and Sarah Belding were the only two people that were against setting up and killing Duncan that's why he treated them with more respect than the rest of the town.

[@MovieJoob]

Yeah they seemed the most bothered by the sheriff being killed! 💔

[@michaeldavid6284]

My take when I first saw it, and still believe, is that the murdered sheriff was his brother, and that's why he tells Mordecai you did know my name...as the camera pans out to show Duncan's name on his headstone.

[@snapstring]

The High Plains Drifter was Duncan. See how at the end Mordicai was told he knew his name, then it showed him finally marking Duncan’s grave. That was a clue

[@boballen818]

The Outlaw Josey Wales should be next. One of the first films to show Native Americans in a positive light without stereotypes. Great film. Eastwood is known to cast a lot of the same actors in his films from westerns to comedy.

[@fannybuster]

You might enjoy "Hang em High" starring Clint Eastwood.

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for the suggestion!!

[@MrMakemyday3]

he did not ruin the town. he saved them from themselves.

[@socalpaul487]

One of my favorites! Some of my other favorite westerns, I recommend "Shane" 1953, "The Shootist" 1976, "Pale Rider" 1985, "Unforgiven" 1992, "The Quick and the Dead" (1995), "Quigley Down Under" 1990, "Lonesome Dove" (Mini-series)1995, "The Outlaw Josey Wales" 1976, "Open Range" 2003, "Hang'em High" 1968, "Silverado" 1985, "True Grit" (Both versions), "Rio Bravo" 1959, "The Magnificent Seven" 1960. "Tombstone" 1993, "Rooster Cogburn" 1975, "Big Jake" 1971, "Support Your Local Sheriff" 1969. "The Cowboys" 1972.

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

You got some of my favourites listed there too, a nice list of older and newer great westerns.

[@jmanganella123]

My favorite Clint Eastwood movie

[@ju6340]

He stirred up a hornets nest, then rode out of town before the crap hit the fan!🤣

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

Dang Jade in her hat.

[@kimghanson]

I was young when this came out and my friends and I thought Marshall Jim Duncan was the gunfighter's brother. I thought that for many years until one day someone suggested he was Jim Duncan reincarnated to inflict vengeance on the town and the criminals. But maybe he is the devil dispensing justice, though that seems counter-intuitive. I like that it is left up to our imaginations.

[@lw3918]

Girl, you need to do "Patton". 7 fucking academy awards. The opening scene makes it worthwhile.

[@ciphernine7824]

"Hang 'Em High," "High Plains Drifter," and "Pale Rider" are all variations on the same theme - mysterious stranger arrives in a corrupt/ amoral town, and seeking retribution against those responsible for the injustice he suffered in the past.

[@harryrabbit2870]

This is an unusual western, I think. There's more here than a morality play. This drifts into the occult, which makes it more delicious. Enjoyed your reaction.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Classic! I like how alot of the actors in this are in more Clint movies especially “Every Which way but loose”, one of Clint’s more comedic movies and excellent! Highly recommend it and the sequel, thanks

[@RaagulanRR]

High Plains Drifter was not a horror western but the fans kept saying it is. So, this gave Clint Eastwood the idea to make an actual horror western, The Pale Rider.

[@23Prospero37]

You might enjoy "My Name is Nobody, starring Henry Fonda and Terrence Hill. It is one of the best Spaghetti westerns there is. Produced by Sergio Leone and a musical soundtrack by Ennio Morricone that is iconic.

[@philmullineaux5405]

A lot of characters in this were actual Clint lifelong friends, and in a few other of his movies. Most of them come back in 2 of his comedy type movies, Every way but loose and Any which way you can!

[@stevenmartin3848]

One of my favorite Eastwood westerns. Definitely has a "thriller" vibe, as you put it . Speaking of .. feel like doing some reactions to some classic horror/thriller movies? Thanks for sharing, Jade 😊

[@bouncybaby5577]

Clint taking the 'avenging angel' character to the next level. As I've previously mentioned, there are several other Clint westerns worth a look which I know better than this movie and I'm sure you'll get to them. Thanks as always! :)

[@vl4581]

Nice! Now you're starting to get into the good ones!

[@AlexKnight009]

* There's a few different western movie genres. There's "Westerns"(like John Wayne, and Gunsmoke), there's "The Old West"(which is, more historical), there's "The Wild Wild West"(which is usually comedic, like Shanghai Noon for instance), there's "Steampunk"(like, "The Prestige" film), and finally, there's "The Weird West"(which could involve vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, or magic). This one kind of fell under the category of "Weird West". At first, Clint Eastwood wasn't sure whether to say that the stranger was the younger brother of U.S. Marshal Jim Duncan, or say that he *WAS* Jim Duncan, back from the dead. * Then he decided to be ambiguous about it. However, if he was back from the dead, it would have to be something like that movie called "The Crow". Because a ghost cannot maintain a manifestation for anywhere near that long, cannot interact with the living to that capacity, and certainly cannot have sex, but Eric Draven in The Crow could have. Maybe it was Jim Duncan's horse that brought him back...rather than a crow. Why didn't they recognize him. I think Clint Eastwood mentioned something about how after the resurrection in the gospels, Mary Magdalene didn't recognize Jesus right away. She thought he was the gardener(so I guess the gardener must've looked a little bit like Jesus), and I think that's where Eastwood was coming from with that. * Why did he rape Callie? Keep in mind, this is a movie that's kind of like The Crow. He came back to punish these people, like Eric Draven punished the people he came back to get revenge on. The rape was Callie's punishment. I know that sounds kind of twisted, but that's why he did it. Some people consider this the final chapter of "The Man with No Name" film series. The entire series consisting of(and his aliases): "Rawhide"(Rowdy Yates), "Ambush at Cimarron Pass"(Keith Williams), "A Fistful of Dollars"(Joe Manco), "For A Few Dollars More"(Joe Manco), "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"(Joe Manco), "Hang 'Em High"(not possible to work into the series because the year takes place in 1889) and "Two Mules for Sister Sara"(Hogan). * After that, would've been: "Joe Kidd"(not possible to work into the series because it takes place in the early 1900's), "The Outlaw Josey Wales"(Josey Wales), "Pale Rider"(Preacher), "Unforgiven"(William Munny) and finally "High Plains Drifter"(Jim Duncan). So some people consider "The Man with No Name" series to be an "ennealogy". What's his "real" name. Ya know...who knows? It would have to be either "Josey Wales", "William Munny", or "Jim Duncan". I'm just not sure. Most people subscribe to the name "William Munny", but perhaps his real name *IS* "Josey Wales", and that's what got his family killed. * One hell of a missed opportunity back in 1999, was that they could've asked "Hugh Jackman" to play the role of "The Man with No Name" in a Man with No Name origin story called *The* *Man* *with* *No* *Name,* since Hugh Jackman already looks like Clint Eastwood to begin with. Then after applying the make-up, getting his hair just right(including the sideburns) and costume, he would've looked almost indistinguishable from a young Clint Eastwood, but he was locked into the X-Men films at the time. So he would've been quite unavailable, but he could've also have played the role of a young "Dirty Harry" if they would've decided to do more Dirty Harry movies.

[@bradleycegelsk804]

It took me a a few times of watching this movie to figure get out. Very good movie

[@KennethPaul-zx6cc]

Jade: The best Western Clint Eastwood ever made is "The Outlaw Josey Wales" 1976 starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. In your review/reaction of Western Movies I believe you and your audience would greatly enjoy " The Outlaw Josey Wales". You have a great channel and your reactions are succinct and intelligent. As you may be aware, Clint Eastwood turned 94 years old on May 31, 2024. All the best, Kenneth

[@bigp3006]

Clint portrayed the dark side of things, that was his MO. If you're into his westerns, consider "Outlaw Josey Wales" I'd give you a spoiler, but that would spoil it. 😊

[@R0d_1984]

Marianna Hill (born Marianna Schwarzkopf - United States Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was her second cousin) the ''lady'' that was ''flirting'' Clint actually played in several ST ToS...

[@putinscat1208]

Always liked this one. And Pale Rider, Unforgiven.

[@dciach12]

I have never heard of this movie. That's really strange. Let's watch! ❤

[@MichaelSmith-rp6ud]

I like to think that Clint Eastwood was essentially William Munny from unforgiven as a younger man.

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

I have to confess I haven't seen this movie but the Beastie Boys have a great song called High Plains Drifter. Actually the whole Paul's Boutique album is a masterpiece.

[@Madbandit77]

Amen.

[@olaspaz3079]

I love this movie and its innovative (at the time) soundtrack. I recommend "Coogan's Bluff (1968)" as your next Clint Eastwood flick ❤️

[@r2153]

Westworld Movie 1973 is a must watch sci fi western. Starring Yul Brynner and James Brolin the father of Josh Brolin. 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's great!!

[@jamesgreenhow108]

I love your WESTERNS. Here is great one for you. "Last Train From Gun Hill" or "WARLOCK" and "SONS OF KATIE ELDER". All 3 are emotional. A 4th "SHENANDOAH"

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Jade hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you as always John ❤

[@RehaanNiaz-fm7fo]

Great video

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you very much!!

[@waterbeauty85]

I just remembered that my little sister has a brown leather hat like yours.

[@tofargone16]

good choice

[@Auria51]

MovieJoob is Awesome!!! That being said :), I wish you could do a reaction to "Hard Times" staring Charles Bronson. That one has a lot of weird symbolism too: Showing up in town out of no where from the darkness like a ghost. Unbeatable fighter Hard and quiet attitude, but improving peoples life (except the ones who he fought) Disappearing into the darkness like a ghost, "Where ya going Chaney?"- Speed "North" - Chaney "(wtf?)" - Speed There was a lot of weird writing back in the day.

[@ice-iu3vv]

on " inside the actor's studio" clint explained that his character in this film is the marshall's brother, NOT his ghost. its in the script, and the writer,director, actor's and all involved with the project saw it that way. clint was surprised that the audience saw it in a supernatural way, and it gave him the idea to make pale rider. why would clint lie? one might ask to the majority of commenters who insist on retelling a falsehood when they plainly dont know. would clint eastwood know who this character was? yes, surely. would he lie about it for 50 years? no, why would he? THEREFORE he was the marshall's BROTHER. this interview IS on youtube. i saw it that way too from the age of 6, until i saw the interview in my early 30s. i dont need replies which attempt to refute clint. i know, i saw it that way too. when my dad took me to see this, i fell in love with westerns, single-action revolvers, and eastwood all in one night. i was only 6 in 73, my father and i certainly thought it was the marshall's ghost. dad was more of a "dirty harry" fan.

[@blueboy4244]

okay - then why would the drifter answer 'yes you do..' when Mordecai says to him ' I don't even know your name...' - that line doesn't make sense if he was his brother

[@ice-iu3vv]

@@blueboy4244 DUNCAN. is the name he must mean. right? i mean, we werent there to ask these questions at the actor's studio. but the answers surely do exist.

[@paulsander5433]

Most of Clint's westerns have a dark side to them. One exception is the comedy musical "Paint Your Wagon" (1969) co-starring Lee Marvin. Yes, they sing. Sort of. Others have recommended "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), "Unforgiven" (1992), and "Pale Rider" (1985). All are good. "The Beguiled" (1971) is an interesting watch, and its 2017 remake has slightly better ratings. I see you've watched "The Magnificent Seven" (1960). That was a remake of a Japanese movie "The Seven Samurai" (1954), as was the sci-fi "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980). The latter was Jim Cameron's first full-length feature film, where he worked in the art department.

[@petersabourin1276]

A supernatural western

[@MovieJoob]

A very unique flavour and I enjoyed it!!

[@primevaltimes]

I would recommend Treasure of the Sierra Madre. It’s one of the GOATs.

[@ice-iu3vv]

mordecai, and the barber, both appear in the "journey to babel" star trek episode. few seem to recognize that one of the brothers from this film plays the bar owner in "unforgiven".

[@Josephhikes]

It was always my understanding that he was Duncan’s ghost. Also my vote is for “The Outlaw Josey Wales”

[@jsmith3039]

Watch "Pale Rider" next. Another great Eastwood western with a similar theme to this one.

[@curtism-w6b]

This is the one Clint Eastwood film I haven't watched. He wanted red paint. I do know that red paint was very, very flammable back in the day. I wonder if he wants it to go up in flames.

[@KimStinson-cf7vx]

Westerns are very varied. A dark one would be Outlaws and Angels, starring Eastwood...Francesca Eastwood that is. Clint's daughter. And of course there is Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell. But than one has to be seen totally cold.

[@williambranch4283]

Clint’s scariest Western

[@MovieJoob]

It was very eerie and chilling!!

[@davidwatson22]

I see this as an excellent ghost story set in the wild west

[@MovieJoob]

Definitely agree with that!!

[@matthewstroud4294]

In terms of the usual themes of the Western, this story is about the outsourcing of self-defense and whom you choose to outsource it to if you can't do it yourself. It also features "the wages of sin" and an avenging angel or perhaps an instrument of God or natural (supernatural) justice. The Stranger is like a returning spirit of the dead sheriff, sent back to visit revenge upon those that had a hand in his end. Eastwood's Pale Rider later combines some of this re-incarnated avenger with the story of Shane. Both Shane and Pale Rider are also "required viewing" for Western fans.

[@drb6771]

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[@MovieJoob]

Howdy there!! 🤠😊❤️🙌✨

[@1matrix9]

I was kind of hoping Jade would have a red hat.