Ride in the Whirlwind
by Monte Hellman
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Actor: Cameron Mitchell, George Mitchell (II), Jack Nicholson, Katherine Squire, Millie PerkinsDirector: Monte Hellman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-31
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Vci Video
Movie Reviews of Ride in the Whirlwind
Movie Review: Western classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Monte Hellman's RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND almost always suffers from comparisons to its better-known companion film, THE SHOOTING. Both were shot over the same 35-day period in the Utah desert, both were produced for Roger Corman, both star Jack Nicholson (RIDE boasts a writing credit as well), and over the years both have become cult classics. But while THE SHOOTING takes the high road into arthouse existentialism -- it's what might have happened if Samuel Beckett had written a Western -- RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND is more conventional Western fare.
Nicholson's script, with its deep feeling for character and place, is one of the finest ever written for a Western, and Hellman's direction brings it to the screen with a minimum of fuss or adornment. The basic plot -- in which three cowboys are caught in the crossfire between a gang of bandits and a gang of vigilantes -- takes several shocking turns, and the film proves that Sam Peckinpah wasn't the only Western director working at peak form in the late '60s.
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND has plenty to offer Western buffs and casual viewers alike. It deserves rediscovery.
The DVD edition from VCI features adequate if grainy widescreen video, a clear though unexceptional audio transfer, a roundtable commentary, previews of other Monte Hellman films, and an enthusiastic still-frame essay from Quentin Tarantino.
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