The Iconic Barber Shop Shootout (Clint Eastwood) | High Plains Drifter

The Stranger (Clint Eastwood) faces bullets during an old-fashioned shave in a barber shop.
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A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

[@CasinoMan2005]

William O’Connell (the barber) was also a member of the Black Widows in Every Which Way But Loose. A great actor who passed away in 2024. RIP.

[@lesliefuller1456]

He was also the ferry operating The Outlaw Josey Wales.

[@Userqwerty349]

"Pull Lemuel, pull"​@@lesliefuller1456

[@johninmoapa8355]

@CasinoMan2005 he was one of Clint's regulars, like Geoffrey Lewis, and Woodrow Parfrey.

[@60nelrod]

Good actor indeed.👌

[@kennethbaker5223]

He was also in the Star Trek episode "Journey To Babel".

[@BruceConsidine]

The barber is so nervous with his hands shaking with the striaght razor he's more dangerous than the gunfighters 🙂 A Don Knotts performance.

[@constancesims18]

Shakiest Gun In The West. 😂😂😂

[@SomeBaldDude]

Thought he was shady whole time he was just afraid 😂😂😂

[@john-ec4460]

HA! HA! HA!🤣😂🤣

[@олегстенин-о6я]

it is possible that the director of the film Lord of the Rings took the image of the character Golum from him🥴

[@phildavenport4150]

@@олегстенин-о6я There is just an outside chance that he based the character on Gollum, the character in the Lord of the Rings books.

[@christophergaudreau9265]

A guy lookin like that with a straight razor would be NO GO for me 🤣

[@NoHolllw]

The barbers cut had me

[@cowymtber]

This area's a no go. We don't hang out here. This is your strippers, hair dressers... Anyone named Tiffany...

[@goldenhair7195]

That comb-over ain't makin' it!😂

[@kenstewart7700]

What do you mean man has a beautiful head of hair

[@glenoneill3950]

When Clint starts to squint.......it is time to sprint.......!

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

Yeah, but you'll just die tired my brother. 😁 The man has been the GOAT for around half a century now...what a legend! 👍

[@nialloneill5097]

@@BaseDeltaZero1972 Aaaaayyyaaaaahhhhaaaaa aaaahhhaaaahhaaaaa

[@mtbalpinecounty]

Yup..

[@mtbalpinecounty]

💪

[@peady64]

Just like The Outlaw Josey Wales. When Clint spit, it's time to split. 😂😂

[@jtm2327]

The big guy who went out the window is my dad's brother (my uncle). Was also in Any Which Way But Loose as a cop. Was also in Sudden Impact. Was one of the three bad guys who raped Sandra Locke. Started out in his career as Clint Walkers double, stand-in, Indian, towns person, etc. in the 50's The Cheyenne Show. His name was Russ McCubbin. Passed away a few years ago.

[@c4fishfood]

That’s pretty cool, he must have had some fun making those films. Thanks for sharing.

[@pritamsri]

Wow.. Ur the coolest person with the lineage of ur uncle.. 🎉🎉🎉 by any chance u met Clint anytime.. If u ever do say Hi to him from my side, India 🇮🇳 ❤

[@paralaxfox8165]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_McCubbin

[@paralaxfox8165]

The Wikipedia page needs to be updated.

[@MrKaataan]

​@pritamsri why would anyone want to say hi from that shithole

[@gregoryharlston0602]

My mom who had stage 4 cancer spent most of her final days watching Westerns like this one. She said they comforted her! RIP Mama!

[@MAXIMUMF]

Your mom was a total badass

[@killmozzies]

Saw this in 1974, 20 YO. Clint was fast becoming a legend. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, still my favourite.

[@fearlessfosdick160]

To this day, my favorite western.

[@Ut1F70FSin]

Time flew by too quickly, didn't it? I wish I were born earlier than '86. I seem to have a yearning to go way back before my time.

[@shinobi2119]

Too many blacks now.

[@tomlevier3615]

Ya gotta love the mentality of the "town hooligan" in westerns. "Hey, there's a scary looking stranger in town who may be heavily armed. Let's go harass him!"

[@tonymacaroni6831]

That's not just westerns that happens all the time in real life and they usually get busted up for it

[@TheDaniel688]

They thought he wasn't armed because it looked like his gun was in the holster he wasn't wearing. Notice when he tosses the fake handle away. It's not in the clip but earlier in the film he's whittling the fake handle.

[@PeterT-i1w]

that's pretty much the story arch of every bully, real or fictional - each victim makes them bolder and bolder, until the choose the wrong guy

[@tuvanuner3045]

@@PeterT-i1w then it’s lights out.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

@@TheDaniel688 wow. you have great perceptiveness to detail. I never would have noticed all that. I was wondering why they were so confident, I mean its the wild west, its safe to assume everyone is terrifeid of each other and armed at all times.

[@En-Route1]

Out of all of Clint’s Westerns, I watch this one the most.

[@vedder10]

I love this one but I tend to watch Hang Em High the most. Classic revenge movie.

[@Rob-z7k]

I really liked Pale Rider

[@PaulMahon-s8h]

This or Josey Wales

[@The_end_is_near-c8j]

They're all good. Unforgiven was always my favorite.

[@PaulMahon-s8h]

@The_end_is_near-c8j yes unforgiven was a good one as well

[@deborahchesser7375]

I’m pushing 60 and still can’t get enough of these old movies, TV today is unbearable, as is most everything else, said the grumpy ol fart 😆

[@kaimäkinen]

62 here,totally agree with you👍👌😁

[@CptHook-1149]

Total agreement, and I'm 75...,

[@petergedd9330]

107 here and I hate these old movies, I think they stink

[@5150Bud]

I’m 155 and I agree. When I was kid we actually went out and fought the Indians. Now all we got are these old movies.

[@jessenone3708]

me too, and I"m pushin 80

[@BlueGillage]

The entire movie is iconic.

[@infinitesimotel]

The air of spookiness to it is masterful.

[@saiprakash523]

The man born to play a Cowboy OR a Cop…every other role was an anomaly ! Clint Eastwood will remain my favourite Hollywood actor ! No one past or present even comes close. Not much acting ability but the screen presence and swag is full value for your ticket money ! 😍😍

[@samp7003]

I must have watched this scene a hundred times and I'll watch it a hundred more. Love it.

[@EasyTiger.01343]

There’s medication that could help with your condition.

[@samp7003]

@@EasyTiger.01343 A bullet?

[@guilhermedealmeida2182]

​@samp7003 😅 mas é boa demais

[@darrenphillips1510]

I love when you see some great acting from a minor character. The barber was a talented actor.

[@LionelMessi-ct7tu]

Minor actor! How very dare you. He was in the Black Widows, a much maligned group of god fearing students!

[@vanessajazp6341]

My favorite western after The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Loved the subtly intertwined ghost story.

[@richardpace5809]

Yes!

[@Allen-fp4nl]

Just about anything of Clints is better than Unforgiven.

[@sophiawyatt3049]

Lee Van Cleef was awesome too!

[@vanessajazp6341]

@@Allen-fp4nl Can't argue with that!

[@bororobo3805]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="335">5:35</a> what's that clapping sound after he dragged her in the barn ? 😂😂😂

[@Baz74]

Dem cheeks

[@Colin_1977]

Her ass cheeks

[@deagle2yadome696]

can confirm is was dem cheeks

[@johnhawken4579]

Sounds like he's smacking her ass 😅😂

[@davidmurray6176]

Nuts speed bagging a snatch 😂😂😂

[@marshallross3373]

Awesome how they staged this scene with the mirror. The barber actor was awesome. What a character! I love this movie.

[@machwal4464]

I also thought the mirror added an even higher level of intensity.

[@tomsuiteriii9742]

One of the subtle details of this scene is the ambiance of the wind. Considering the pseudo-supernatural element to HPD, which I don't think is typical for westerns, the constant whistling of the wind over the plains adds an extra spookiness to the whole thing.

[@DG-sf9ei]

1st comment I've seen about this and it's surprising not many mention it. Agreed, and the wind fills in the gaps to make it more mysterious. Also, anyone who's lived on the great plains of the western frontier can relate, because the wind is whipping around just about non-stop in the wide open country. So yeah, the wind effect in this movie gives it some spookiness, yet a sense of relatability at the same time if you reside in this region.

[@FeralPlumber]

I've watched "High Plains Drifter" probably 100x......it's that great.

[@peady64]

Old Clint gave that Trollip a lesson she'll never forget. 😂😂😂

[@ProfesseurTou]

Yeah, what a guy. 🙄

[@csmelen]

She loved it.

[@DouglasBull-e3j]

She is most certainly not a Trollip,the proper term is Trollope ,🤔😂👍

[@gewglesux]

Gave her a proper spanking did he?

[@Turrican60]

@@DouglasBull-e3j Or spelt 'trollop', as used by English people, which I am.

[@tom-xf9xs]

That hair though. I'm jealous, I wish I had enough to comb over my bald spot.

[@apantulanevgiosul7353]

Could be worse, some people wish they would have a bald spot so they could wish they have enough hair to comb over it.

[@TheJimSkipper]

Everything got better when I decided to shave my head completely. Now I’m a sexy beast. I recommend it to any balding man, as long as you have a nice skull.

[@MrTonysfamous]

​@@TheJimSkipperI don't have a nice skull and I am beginning to bald. Does that mean I'm fucked?

[@9ner4ever34]

Lawd!!.. wet'n my pants 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheJimSkipper]

@@MrTonysfamous I’m afraid so. Your only hope would be if spaghetti westerns make a comeback.

[@stevenboehm]

Clint is the greatest badass of all time. Legend.

[@daverobach4599]

Flirting in the Wild West. Run into someone on purpose and then be rude to ‘em. Clint picked up on her hints ;)

[@9ner4ever34]

Ain't nothing like a good ol' Eastwood western. ❤ 🤠

[@siamakaghazeinali]

High Plains Drifter

[@johninmoapa8355]

One of his best westerns

[@DaveDexterMusic]

what a fucking stellar bit of casting in the barber. I can practically taste the air through which he moves

[@CRUSHENGLISH]

Let's face it. When Clint Eastwood stopped starring in westerns, there were no more westerns!

[@themutualfriend5286]

Let's be honest she was gagging for it 😂

[@treadstone1970]

She wanted to be acquainted first 😂

[@althunder4269]

She is a gunslinger groupie 😆

[@shambles416]

He smashed her and she loved it

[@RunOfTheHind]

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" personified.

[@Stickleback]

she didn`t sound like she was gagging for it, but like a Muslim or an African, he raped her anyway. GFY`s.

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

That town has a fantastic view of the lake and mountains. If the townspeople were not so odd, it could have been a kickass resort with hot-tubs!!!

[@sophiawyatt3049]

Y’all should’ve left that man alone😂😂 let him get his shave😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@the1spen]

The barber was a great actor. Looks scared as hell in this scene.

[@rodscarborough8142]

Kinda wonder if he knew about the gun under the bib and was told not to say anything.

[@johnangela1933]

The barber is a good actor

[@nialloneill5097]

A better actor than hair dresser...that's for sure...

[@DRanonDoctorANON69]

Old Clint finishes the scene by dragging off a female into a barn to nail her! What a vintage western film gem!

[@primolong2112]

Fredo Corleone's wife from Godfather Part II gets it in the barn!!

[@althunder4269]

Men were men back then.

[@tbd-1]

@@primolong2112 While he's banging cocktail waitresses 2 at a time.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@althunder4269 and rapists

[@windrider23]

She was all but asking to be raw dogged. If you can't see that, you don't understand women.

[@dannybam1]

Clint is freaking amazing

[@DopravniPoradce]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="130">2:10</a> The atmosphere in the barber shop is so dense, the foam on his face completely rearranged.

[@cesarbeteta1152]

Excellent catch!

[@jasonlocascio2510]

I love the way you can hear the wind in the background. Literally atmospheric 😆

[@notmyname3883]

I love that you left the last scene in. You should have included the part where she gets up out of the pile of the hay with a great big smile on her face

[@ilokivi]

As Young Frankenstein proved, a roll in the hay cures many ills.

[@sophiawyatt3049]

I was in love with Clint Eastwood back in the day ❤❤❤ Play Misty For Me😊😊

[@guntertorfs6486]

One of his best. Underrated, in my opinion. Shows his versatility.

[@rorykeegan1895]

@@guntertorfs6486 Great movie, missed by many.

[@guntertorfs6486]

@@rorykeegan1895 Indeed.

[@bolt4694]

What a great comb over.

[@davetheman2615]

lol yes it's the first time i've payed attention to it, watched this scene a hundred times

[@amberlopez7477]

@@davetheman2615 Paid*

[@JB-lp9xr]

Combover? I didn’t notice. Everyone that I saw had a totally convincing full head of hair.

[@davidborland9796]

Got Dang one of the best Westerns EVER!❤

[@davidhetting4007]

High Plains Drifter & Bronco Billy are my favorite Eastwood movies.

[@gymshoe8862]

Bronco Billy is way better than most people realize

[@georgeisaak5321]

Clint Eastwood, a real badass , holding a cannon for a pistol , delivers swift death to his opponents , having the audacity to disturb him while having an almost shave ...❤

[@reynaldoflores4522]

He should've demanded a refund on his 90 cents.

[@glenoneill3950]

The man with no name......classic Clint.....

[@jerrytalley802]

I loved Clint Eastwood growing up, especially high plains drifter.

[@rickcimino5483]

This movie, could not be made today. Let's not forget what happens in that barn......and then the next morning.

[@VernonWillis-n8o]

Why not? lt's a free country.

[@cristianhcm1914]

But, either way, I'll keep watching this ! 👍

[@5150Bud]

Boink Boink

[@auzziguy449]

didn't he rape her? Can't remember the whole movie.

[@althunder4269]

She likes it rough.

[@MariJuano-uu7sp]

Increíble escena. Saludos desde Cádiz, sur de España

i never saw the "fake" handle in the holster BEFORE ! how many times did i miss it !!!

[@onlythewise1]

clint the best of them all . Hollywood ignored him until he did theses Italian movies was so good in them

[@CaptainAhab-im3kd]

Most people don't recognize just how sophisticted the storyline in this movie is. Just a few fake props make the town, but a whole lotta stuff is going n here.

[@2006gtobob]

That barber looks like he's coming down from being drunk or on cocaine.

[@sabataskull9661]

Hey , he was with the widows biker gang

[@garygrimmett7945]

And he worked for granny Hawkins on the missouri ferry in josey wales 😊..William o'connell...brilliant character actor for clint and his malpaso company 👏

[@kookamunga2458]

Cocaine was legal then and available at pharmacies .

[@hoshgel]

That’s the scariest looking barber I have a ever seen!

[@althunder4269]

especially when he's holding a straight razor to your neck.

[@terencem8795]

Such a good movie!

[@richardpace5809]

One of his best Westerns 👌

[@iveslewis108]

The character actors of that era were so perfect. The barber with the combover, the sneering outlaws...I few years ago while watching The Rifleman, I went down an internet rabbit hole on lots of character actors that played the bad guys in the 60s and 70s - the guys you know are bad guys the moment you see their faces. Turns out a lot of them were absolutely the sweetest, funniest people in real life. Always good to remember that 95% of the people, including horrible villains you see on tv and movie screens are theater kids. Terrifying, mean, murderous monsters onscreen but grownup theater kids when the camera is off.

[@Rob-z7k]

I was very surprised to see a 20yr old or so Jack Nicholson in an episode of Wells Fargo! All these classic tv series have stars who later became famous and recognized as a kid in the 80s! Nicholson to me was my 89 Joker!

[@iveslewis108]

@ Agreed and Keaton is my Batman and made The Flash worth watching. Oh that badass Supergirl in The Flash was cool too. She deserved her own movie.

[@donaldpfau4284]

You are fooled by Satanist

[@danferguson2724]

One of the best out of character roles was seeing Downton Abbey's Mr Carson, English-born actor Jim Carter, playing Blackie, a gunslinging badguy, in 1985's western parody/spoof Rustler's Rhapsody. He's in the trailer a few times.

[@lordbyron3603]

Did he say 90 cents for a shave and a hot bath ? 🤣🤣😂 I like them prices ! And - Cash ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@jimb3093]

Or you can make it an even dollar!

[@gauge6513]

Clint understood bullys really well. He made a career of it.

[@MikeBohrer]

This is great, but Josie Wales is my favorite.

[@SquidzitAce]

I've never understood why these guys are always attacking Clint in his movies. Don't they realize it's HIS name up on the marquee?!? HE'S not going to be the one to die! 🤔

[@edwardreuben6650]

She got acquainted alright. The old-fashioned way. Dragged 🤣😂😅

[@Mr0Rumunger]

Clapping sound at the end is diabolical

[@denisdaly1708]

I watched this as a child, about 2 am, staying up to watch Ali v Fraser in Manila. My das was a big Ali fan. I loved this movie.

[@alexallan-musicaaovivo500]

The great Shaky Combover played the barber in this scene.

[@SalimKh4n]

One of the best all time Western. Period!!

[@Burglekutt_OG]

I love irony, the guy running the barber shop has the worst comb over I've ever seen😮

[@hal9khal]

The beauty, style and grace.... I so love women of older times..

[@Bozemanjustin]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="27">0:27</a> I'm not going to a barber with hair like that

[@johnnyworkman6670]

No

[@9ner4ever34]

Wooo!!! Screaming 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anarchistatheist1917]

Someone else presumably another barber though one less skilled does the barber's hair. He wouldn't cut and style his own hair.

[@jimkim125]

There's a saying that if a town has only two barbers, go to the one with the worse hair! Although, he seems quite jumpy, I reckon your reticence has considerable basis in a few indicators

[@DENNISDAVIS-o2n]

Clint will always be the best badass ever in the movies.

[@ThickCutOhio]

I love the silence.

[@kengyang1908]

The barber hellve actor,, still living legend Mr Eastwood love all ur movies even the not so big block buster

[@Jayzilla-jr4fr]

The elbow pads on green shirt were a nice touch.

[@Tony-1971]

Today it would have been a cgi character flying through the window.

[@randomstuffwithnofluff7472]

Nice!, I would have never noticed that. Some more useless information I can impress my wife and kids with when we watch this movie together (I meant this statement in a good way)

[@davidpowell6098]

I've seen this film many times, and only noticed that detail on this clip. Strange how your eyes only pick up certain things.

[@jayinla81]

A close up of the holstering I can watch on loop aaaallllllllll day

[@michaelshive6748]

Better than any of the new movies coming out with a "message"

[@auntiesemite9295]

The good old days where grape was done off camera. 🤣

[@surfwriter8461]

It HAS a message, or did you miss that? The man with no name is there to bring a reckoning to this town in which the citizens are complicit in the killing of their former sheriff. It's a town of corruption and no real conscience. So he tries to make them all miserable as part of the penalty, invites the original gang members in after everyone paints the town red (you know, as in Hell) and brings some brutal justice to them. So the avenging angel takes down the wicked.

[@MarkYarton]

I don’t know what smells worse him or the s*** in the bottle 😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanmarshall2802]

And less PC, too.

[@surfwriter8461]

@@jonathanmarshall2802 Sure, like decent conduct, equality and devotion to facts instead of warped and dangerous conspiracy theories. It would be a shame if we actually had films that reinforced such basic human values and principles. As I said above, this film is mostly about justice mixed with retribution--the stranger wreaking his form of justice on a town that is so morally bankrupt. Definitely not the "retribution" invoked by that malignant narcissist and criminal traitor, trump.

[@jayantkumardas7945]

One of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies .

[@dadgarage7966]

Clint Eastwood had such a broad emotional range. He's also a fantastic shot!

[@smoothoperator7023]

Even YOU🫵 could be that dude with that Hollywood magic....😏

[@Rob954ever]

I'm a Gen X'er. Clint was our generation's John Wayne. 😎👍🏼

[@betoperalta701]

Never gets old. Im 47.

[@spyder66us]

Im 58, your still right, never gets old.

[@heinersaller5374]

I'm 24

[@HailerKhamis]

In my teenage days I do anything for my father to let watch westerns movies

[@OrieCipollaro]

Nice comb over😂

[@BeholdPontiusPilate]

What was the barber thinking? Eau de Lilac? This man is 'Death Incarnate'!!

[@sonorousbelchpipe1021]

Details, details, details. Notice how the coroner dressed in black stoops over the dead hombre with his arms curved backwards - like a buzzard spreading its wings ready to pick at roadkill.

[@helmaerlcheny9894]

așa, și?

[@pauljanssen7594]

Those guys would have been smarter to wait for their haircut 💈🤣 never rush a guy that's faster than you with a gun.😅

[@olschool1963]

I've seen this movie at least 100 times, I just noticed that he hung his gun and holster up but then somehow magically had a gun under the bib.

[@devinthomas4866]

wooden gun

[@WhiteFoamDispenser]

Really???? He never hanged his gun there, just the belt and the holster with a decoy. You can even see him take a decoy gun handle out of his holster later in the scene around the 3:08 mark and put the real one back.

[@olschool1963]

@@WhiteFoamDispenser between 0 :11 and 0:45 he clearly hangs his holser up and the gun handle is visible in the holser as he walks to the chair , then you clearly can see his waist with no gun , realiy????? are you blind????

[@soulerflare7]

It's a revolver , not a rifle. You can see him moving his arms alot under the apron . Right before the 3 guys come in he pulls his gun from somewhere else . He could have hid it many places .

[@Tony-1971]

When he hangs up his holster it has a dummy gun handle in it. When the little dude comes into the shop to see the destruction you see Clint's character stand up, put on his belt, remove the dummy gun handle and holster the real weapon.

[@discovertube1]

This movie, its like Twin Peaks meets Bonanza, the weird characters, music and comedic relief.

[@stoolpigeon4285]

nice padded elbow protectors @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="162">2:42</a>

[@am5p8]

....that are then missing at 3:19 - 3:23

[@johnnyfever3832]

Never noticed that before. Good eye!

[@Watcher3223]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="139">2:19</a> Well, that guy went like the Joker. _"If you're gonna go, go with a smile!"_

[@wochi2304]

Stand your ground don't be a victim !

[@jeffreyadams207]

Clint never says away from anything! Until that razor

[@Steve-Richter]

would be cool if the kung fu guy was in town at the same time.

[@pointsoflightradio9785]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="139">2:19</a> BIG smile!!!

[@rubenalayon3259]

John Wayne’s “favorite” movie !!! 😂😂😂

[@usposandman]

A classic and so perfectly cast.

[@ponytrekker8996]

My favorite western hands-down

[@jsc3417]

Cash? What else would it be? Credit card? Bitcoins?

[@jamesjacola351]

🤣Impressive comment that made me laugh.

[@guilhermedealmeida2182]

A cena do Clint atirando não tem igual no mundo cinematográfico de hoje. O ângulo é espetacular. Nem toda a tecnologia do mundo de hoje faz igual.

[@llongdong]

Love the sweat on the midget's face. Always showed that in the old classic westerns. Don't see it today.

[@ledepart.design]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="152">2:32</a> “If you wanna shoot then shoot don’t talk.” - Eli Wallace

[@armybeef68]

It's going to be a sad day when he and Chuck Norris passes.

[@applecorp]

I'm a straight male but damn Clint was one hell of a good looking guy in this movie. A man's man.

[@Predator1977-5v]

I want lilac 😂

[@gordonslippy1073]

Apparently, Clint didn't need it.

[@izaakdaviddiggs]

Most epic combo version EVER

[@screechowl75]

Lets not forget other Eastwood classics like Play Misty for Me and Five Easy Pieces but this is agreat western..

[@jamestiscareno4387]

Five Easy Pieces was Jack Nicholson