The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
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Actor: Bennie E. Dobbins, Fred Brookfield, Gary Combs, Jim Burk, Ned Beatty
Brand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Newman, Paul
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Cantonese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Taiwanese Chinese (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Movie Review: A Hanging Movie That's A Bit Of A Stretch (and fun)
Summary: 4 Stars

Wow, what a quirky western. It's almost comic-book-type put-on for most of the film and then it turns into a sad story at the end.

Most of the actors in this star-studded cast are in cameo roles, the best being Stacy Keach's "Bad Bob." He seems to be about everyone's favorite character in this film, and justifiably so.

The storyline: "Roy Bean" (Newman) almost gets killed visiting this one-horse town out in the middle of lawless El Paso, then gets his revenge on the people who roughed him up, and takes over the town which is really nothing but this one building! He appoints himself judge, obtains a few "marshals," and then brings an assortment of crooks and strange people in to be hanged. It's just one long parade of strange characters, either passing by or hanging around (literally).

There are subplots involving (1) Bean's obsession with the famous Lily Langtree, and (2) what happens when the town grows immensely and things change drastically, such as the people wanting a little bit more of a democracy that what Judge Roy Bean had been offering.

This is an intriguing movie that is hard to define. The major negative to the film was that it got kind of silly and ran out of gas in the last half hour, except for the Langtry storyline. Too bad, because in the end you go away thinking....."Man, I was having so much fun watching this and then........"

Summary of The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Roy Bean's life for a span of 30-odd years is recorded with all the excitement of the era.
A remarkable blend of otherwise disparate philosophies about legendary men, this 1972 film was inspired in part by the epic dimensions of a John Milius (The Wind and the Lion) script, which was toned down by Paul Newman's charmingly eccentric approach to the title character, who in turn was deepened by director John Huston's sensitivity to the subject of fleeting dreams. The story concerns the famous outlaw-turned-lawmaker who rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town. The film follows the quirky Bean's episodic adventures as the years pass and a variety of colorful characters come and go, including the muse who captivated his soul, the actress Lily Langtry (Ava Gardner). Huston's textured approach has an almost Altmanesque feel to it, though he demands more (and rewardingly so) obvious performances from the cast, particularly a hilarious cameo by Stacy Keach as the one tough-as-nails SOB who makes Bean a tad nervous. Highly entertaining. --Tom Keogh

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