Joe Kidd
by John Sturges
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Actor: Clint Eastwood, Don Stroud, John Saxon, Robert Duvall, Stella GarciaDirector: John Sturges
Brand: NBC Universal
Producer: Clint Eastwood
Cinematographer: Bruce Surtees
Editor: Ferris Webster
Producer: Jennings Lang
Producer: Robert Daley
Producer: Sidney Beckerman
Writer: Elmore Leonard
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-08-18
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Joe Kidd
Movie Review: ONE OF CLINT'S BEST SCREEN EFFORTS
Summary: 5 Stars
With so many reviews listed I'm sure I cannot add much beyond my personal opinion in that for me this remains one of Clint's best screen efforts.
The surrounding group of actors plus the storyline blends well with the clear, high mountainous photography under the directorship of John Sturges (Filmed at various locations in California and Old Tucson). The original or 'working' title for the film was SINOLA with a few movie posters still around showing that title. The writer as most people would know, was none other than Elmore Leonard.
Clint's character is rather underspoken, always confident, ex bounty hunter, now rancher exibiting a fair minded view of the land grant situation. Being somewhat at first an uninterested bystander until Louis Chama gang draws him into it, Joseph Kidd begins to slowly take charge. Other memorable characters such as 'Senior' Naco (Pepe Callahan) and Ramon (Rob Soble)cannot be overlooked, nor can the character Lamarr (Don Stroud). Being a huge fan of John Saxon it is always a treat to see any of his performances. The movie also has some memorable scenes, with one of the best being the steam locomotive crashing into and through the Railroad Saloon.
Though I have the DVD, I cannot ignore the film when it shows on cable, as it has the last few days on AMC. I am almost pulled into rewatching it. Great film from beginning to end.
Semper Fi.
Summary of Joe Kidd
Clint Eastwood stars as former bounty hunter turned hired gunslinger, Joe Kidd, who finds himself in the middle of a range war in rough and rugged New Mexico. Following an armed uprising by local Mexican revolutionaries who claim they've been cheated out of their land, Kidd is hired to quell the rebellion by a wealthy land baron (Robert Duvall) with interests in the disputed territory. But Kidd's and his employer's interests are soon at odds when he falls for a beautiful Hispanic rebel in this top-notch action-adventure from acclaimed veteran western director John Sturges. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Don Stroud, Stella Garcia, James Wainwright, Paul Koslo, Gregory Walcott, Dick Van Patten Directed by: John SturgesClint Eastwood's stardom was supernova, thanks to Dirty Harry; John Sturges, the man behind The Magnificent Seven and a dozen other memorably leathery Westerns, was directing; and Elmore Leonard was the screenwriter. It just goes to show. Joe Kidd is a muddle and a drag, the shoddiest Eastwood vehicle since Rowdy Yates trod in his last cow flop. Kidd, first seen as a duded-up drunk sleeping one off in jail, is supposed to be a horse rancher and an expert tracker--just the fellow a rapacious land-grabber (Robert Duvall committing lazy villainy) needs to chase down the uppity Latino (John Saxon) who's trying to reclaim the grabbed land for its rightful owners. Neither the characters nor the overland pursuit makes any sense, thanks to chasms in the continuity and no direction to speak of. An absurdly arbitrary assault-by-locomotive provides the climax; as Eastwood observed, "Jesus, anything at this point--let's end it." --Richard T. Jameson
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