The Good The Bad and The Ugly - How Clint Eastwood got his poncho

I think this sequence elevates The Good The Bad and The Ugly (1966) from a great movie to a superb one
Truly, the best scenes on film often require no dialogue
And it solves the mystery of "where did The Man With No Name get his Poncho?"

[@alexeonbel4304]

I love this scene because throughout the movie you realize pretty quickly that the good isn't all that good. You might even think he's just as bad as the bad and just as manipulative and conniving as the ugly. But this scene shows that deep down he is good, but along the way he came to realize that the harsh world around him didn't necessarily cater to that. So he ends up pretty jaded and plays by the rules to survive. That's my take on it anyways.

[@NathanCudgel]

Alexeon Bel my take on it has always been that at the start of the movie the “good” is just as bad as the other two. He betrays people, kills people, lies, cheats, etc. But the defining factor that makes him the “good” over the other two is that unlike the other two he has the capacity to change. He goes from completely betraying Tuco and only looking out for himself, to teaming back up with Tuco willingly after the prison camp (he didn’t need to betray angel eyes and join back with Tuco) and helping destroy a bridge and saves many lives from the constant battles over it. I think this scene represents his final change into the character he is in the other films. Yeah his character is still anti hero, but has much more morals and will still do the right thing when push comes to shove. His donning of the famous poncho here shows his character arc is complete and that the we’re now dealing with the man with no name.

[@Aquele_Neon]

@@NathanCudgel W take from both of you guys

[@momsberettas9576]

I'm glad they didn't stick with the standard cowboy duster, the poncho is so iconic.

[@mrblonde609]

To be fair, the duster is also pretty iconic. Think of "One upon a time in the west". :)

[@mihailsimonovski2551]

Top 10: origin stories: the man with no name’s poncho

[@mrblonde609]

"I think this sequence elevates The Good The Bad and The Ugly (1966) from a great movie to a superb one" Call me an idiot, but i saw that movie like 6 or 7 times in the last 10-15 years, but i never noticed, that he took the poncho in that scene. It was too sneaky, they never show the poncho in a close up, when he sees and grabs it. Must've gone braindead everytime i saw this scene. I just concentrated on the gesture of giving the dying soldier his coat. So all these years i just thought, that he had that poncho on his horse somewhere. Knowing that he got that poncho in this honorable moment, elevates the movie from a superb one to an outstanding one.

[@Brickcellent]

Same

[@OrrosGG]

Relatable af. Omg.

[@Yeomannn]

It cemented him as good.

[@Jo_Wardy]

But didn't he have the same poncho in the few dollars more.

[@mrblonde609]

@@Jo_Wardy Yeah, but this movie is supposed to be the prequel to "A fistfull of Dollars". So basically he finds his poncho in this scene and wears it in the other two movies. :)

[@brentneal5955]

most people call this scene the last smoke

[@BlackAngus555]

I literally turned 35 yesterday and for me especially since it's the sign of getting older, to me this scene more or less captures the essence of appreciationg life even if it's the end of someone's life, appreciating and respecting their last moments even if u don't know them, it completed Blondies arc from badass gunman drifter who was making money to survive and running scams and casting them aside like what he did to Tuco at the beginning of the movie, to someone who's awareness from witnessing the aftermath of a huge battle in the middle of The Civil War. Just seeing how much he had matured in the course of this movie just by this one scene, to me I don't look at him the same way at this point as I did at the beginning of his journey in the movie. And for the part of real life for me, it's really starting to make me realize how fleeting life is and how precious everything is no matter how much or how little u know of anything or anyone. Take the time to appreciate anything in life, a cool drink, a breath of wind, sun beating down on you, the beautiful view of the sky. For me Blondie at this point even though he still may be a badass that will most definitely do what it takes to survive, after all he had done to cheat death before, this scene showed how much more respect he had for life.

[@richardclarke376]

and how about that music eh? This is one of the best scenes in the whole of cinema I think

[@BlackAngus555]

@@richardclarke376 I couldn't agree more.

[@ericgolluty1358]

How the Good got his poncho... The young confederate soldier is named Axel Darna, a french actor.

[@mariobeck3176]

Top 10 greatest movie of all time!

[@gustavomendoza6187]

In Mexico we call this cloth “mañanitas” because is in this part of the day, in the early morning when is coldest weather. The poncho is made of wool or cotton basically.

[@goochdawg]

They really call them "serape"

[@Sean-bz8ri]

No se llaman gabanes o jorongos

[@jrgensaint-croix1817]

well Clint isn't mexican

[@razor6552]

@@hb-ze4ug So is jorongo is a better word for this piece of clothing than poncho?

[@dirtymikeandtheboyz2570]

Iconic poncho 👍🙏😎

[@savagestan2543]

And this is where the iconic poncho comes from. for years, as a kid, I thought that was Jan Michael-Vincent. It's a French actor.

[@richardclarke376]

it could have been... he would have been 20 in this. But of course all the actors except the principals were european

[@savagestan2543]

@@richardclarke376 Someone in the comments said his name is Axel Darna, a French actor. As you probably already know, this is Quinton Tarantino's favorite movie, and the famous .45 with the snake on the pommel, I think, is called a Cimarron, and is first seen in Rawhide.

[@TrippyStefTV]

For everyone wondering. this is a prequel and the previous actors in the movies are just playing different characters. The timeline the movies happen is The good, The bad, the ugly happens first it shows how he gets his poncho and his classic sheepskin vest and outfit and it’s set in the civil war. The second in the timeline is for a few dollars more it mentions the time it’s set in in a newspaper. then the last in the timeline is a fistful of dollars it shows the timeline by the the latest year on the gravestones. They happen completely backwards than the way they were released. I hope this helps 🥂

[@NylonStrap]

I always thought Fistful came before a Few Dollars. He gets his right hand broken in Fistful by the Rojos which is why he wears the wrist brace at the end. Then he is wearing the wrist brace at the beginning of Few Dollars and beats up that guy in the saloon left-handed.

[@AmericanMade87]

@@NylonStrap that’s what I thought too. Since he won all that money at the end of few dollars and he said he was going to buy a place and retire. I think it goes good bad ugly, a fistful, then few dollars

[@DD-rp2qr]

And according to both Leone and Eastwood, Once Upon A Time In the West.

[@colinbradfield72]

I think him exhaling his last breath is super symbolic, a tasty cigar

[@FizzyArtCola]

"This is good, isn't it?" -Big Boss quoted from MGS4

[@knightwind5967]

So the Dollars Trilogy was released to theaters in chronological order (1964,65,66-67) but the chronological timeline inside the movies first goes with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, next is For a few Dollars more, and lastly A Fistful of Dollars. It's a little confusing but I find it interesting.

[@renaissance17]

Really? I was wondering why blondie was still working since he was rich from a few dollars more

[@knightwind5967]

@@renaissance17 I can't remember where exactly I read it but it said that Blondie has family back east, somewhere in Illinois or Massachusetts, so he sends a majority of the money he earns to them. It said that he's mom didn't approve on how earned his money, either by hunting someone's down or gambling for it. He sends them it for them to use or as a keepsake, one of the two, I just don't remember where I read it. ✌️O.o

[@Grandmaster_Dragonborn]

@@renaissance17 That's what I was thinking. Blondie is rich by the end of A Few Dollars More, so it is a bit odd that he's still in the business if AFFOD is after, Plus, its so cool to imagine that A Fistfull of Dollars is the first time we see Blondie since he became the badass in TGBAU, with his iconic entrance & everything.

[@jamesp8677]

+4 small guns and +8 perception

[@stevemccann4166]

Cigar - 1 Endurance

[@raulbetancourt5795]

May had been subtle, But Blondie's development was there.

[@lfdhrgasdf7579]

A young and stupid confederate soldier left dying alone. Blondie goes out of his way to show compassion and respect to him during his final moments, even if he isn't on his side. One of the best scenes in history.

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

anti heroes might show little respect

[@bobbyfischerman4811]

Why stupid? And certainly, less stupid than you.

[@norminpontu9905]

I wonder if this is a prequel

[@anthonylogiudice9215]

Yes. GBU takes place prior to the Dollars films.

[@brentneal5955]

NorMinPontu no

[@robyn1768]

But angel eyes is in for a few dollars more and dies in gbu, so it couldn’t be a prequel. (At least that’s what I believe haha)

[@cian2168]

@@robyn1768 It's not the same character, just the same actor.

[@elitealex8985]

It’s the last of the dollars trilogy

[@wesleycook7687]

Yes,this would be a prequel to the Dollar movies.

[@MrKersey]

Exactly, that makes Fistful of dollars its sequel and For a few dollars more the ending movie of the trilogy.

[@muskaan5551]

Great anti war scene

[@mikeb5305]

Clint still has the poncho. Value $250,000

[@richardclarke376]

Priceless I would have thought

[@perunplague9794]

I’ve heard that the poncho is one of a kind, it was the same single one in all 3 movies.

[@Mivanxssa]

Probably the most charming seen ever in the movie

[@jerryterwase9027]

That's his superhero moment.

[@rolandorodriguez2391]

I'm not an expert at all, but..... A Fistful of Dollars ….1964…. Release January 1967 For a Few dollars more…1965…. Release May 1967 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly…1966…. Release December 1967 Can somebody verify this.... TIA

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

The ‘good’.

[@yutiansongan4016]

so he`s got his trademark outfit and revolver 45 in this movie..kinda like how devil may cry stories .was set_up..

[@Sir_Coffee_first_of_his_bean]

poncho origin

[@charisma7312]

Why is nobody talking about how sexy this guy is, and I’m straight

[@Hans_Weber]

bruh :D

[@MajorTom88]

Because nobody cares ? Please keep your stupid and useless comments for stupid and useless movies.

[@mero7731]

Major Tom he is just joking

[@wyattnyfeler7270]

I might check up on that straight part

[@profile2047]

Ya probably be gay my dude. But no worries. Be true to yourself.

[@mrmacc1312]

I dont get it though because this is the third in the trilogy but he has the poncho in the first movie a fist full of dollars in 1964???

[@mero7731]

It’s a prequel

[@richardwainwright507]

Hickman Can’t be a prequel

[@mero7731]

Richard Wainwright the good the bad ugly takes place during civil war , the dollars movies take place after civil war

[@richardwainwright507]

Hickman I agree, but Angel eyes is Colonel Mortimer. They also used some of the same actors in a few of movies. I think Mario Brega was in all three. I think it was somewhat of an afterthought

[@michaelrojas8658]

@@richardwainwright507 Angel eyes is 100% not Colonel Mortimer. Don’t believe me then google it and you’ll find a link to “fist full of Leone” where it says after the events of “A few dollars more” that nothing else is known about Colonel Mortimer. Also Angel eyes was a Captain and not a colonel.

[@william9987]

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