The Long Riders
by Walter Hill
List Price:
Our Price: $13.49
You Save: $1.49 (10%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $3.30 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: David Carradine, James Keach, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Stacy KeachDirector: Walter Hill
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Long Riders
Movie Review: Gimmicky, but it works -- just don't expect a classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Walter Hill's 1980 Western The Long Riders (his first film after the 1979 cult classic The Warriors) starts out with a gimmick -- the casting of famous Hollywood brothers as famous outlaw brothers -- but ends up as a fair addition to the genre (and it reportedly began its life as a musical!).
The main reason most people will get curious about The Long Riders is the cast. But look at that cast! It is likely to be the only place you'll see such a parade of prominent Hollywood families all together in one film.
Here's the lineup: David Carradine as Cole Younger, Keith Carradine as Jim Younger, Robert Carradine as Bob Younger; Stacy Keach as Frank James, James Keach as Jesse James; Dennis Quaid as Ed Miller, Randy Quaid as Clell Miller; Christopher Guest as Charlie Ford, Nicholas Guest as Robert Ford. (Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges were originally offered the Ford roles but were reportedly unable to clear their schedules.)
Among this band of brothers, I was pleasantly surprised that James Keach -- whose work I was only passingly familiar with thus far and had found mostly unmemorable -- was the real standout. He draws the eye every time he is on the screen, not least because his face seems to have been carved out of rock. There's hardly a rounded surface to be seen, which just serves to make every emotion more intensely expressed.
In retrospect, this should not have been too surprising, given that the film was originally conceived by the brothers Keach as a vehicle for themselves. The familial aspect does serve to make the interrelations of the characters more palpable (unless that was just my own projection), and it's certainly worth at least one viewing, but The Long Riders is unlikely to be seen historically as anything more than a minor contribution to Western film.
Summary of The Long Riders
Four theatrical families of the 1980s re-create the saga of the 1860s James Gang: Stacy and James Keach David Keith and Robert Carradine Randy and Dennis Quaid and Christopher and Nicholas Guest.System Requirements:Starring: David Carradine Keith Carradine Robert Carradine James Keach Stacy Keach Dennis Quaid Randy Quaid Kevin Brophy and Harry Carey Jr. Directed By: Walter Hill. Running Time: 99 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?WESTERN/MISC. Rating:?R UPC:?027616859037This terrific Walter Hill Western follows the careers of the James and Younger brothers--and uses the nifty idea of casting actual clans of acting siblings in the roles. Thus, the James brothers are played by James and Stacy Keach; the Youngers by David, Keith, and Robert Carradine; the Millers by Randy and Dennis Quaid; and the Fords by Christopher and Nicholas Guest. Hill, working with an evocative Ry Cooder score, creates a film that is at once breathtakingly exciting and elegiac in its treatment of these post-Civil War outlaws. The Keaches in particular bring a surprising dignity to the roles of Frank and Jesse James, while David Carradine is a hoot as Cole Younger--and the Quaids mimic real life (as it was for them then) in their battles as the Miller brothers. Bloody, to be sure, but also bloody good. --Marshall Fine
Westerns DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in The Greatest Westerns Part 2 1960-2008
Sukiyaki Western DjangoRelease date: 2008-11-11; DVD
Best price: $19.99
Price in other shops:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordPITT,BRAD; Release date: 2008-02-05; DVD
Best price: $8.74
Price in other shops:
3:10 to Yuma (Widescreen Edition)LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2008-01-08; DVD
Best price: $7.00
Price in other shops:
The PropositionFIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2008-08-19; DVD
Best price: $7.98
Price in other shops:
Tombstone - The Director's Cut (Vista Series)Release date: 2002-01-15; DVD
Best price: $17.99
Price in other shops:
Unforgiven (Two-Disc Special Edition)Release date: 2002-09-24; DVD
Best price: $8.39
Price in other shops:
Quigley Down UnderRelease date: 2001-09-04; DVD
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops:
Dances with Wolves - Extended Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2003-05-20; DVD
Best price: $10.44
Price in other shops:
Silverado (2 Disc Superbit Gift Set)Sony; Release date: 2005-04-05; DVD
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops:
Pale RiderEASTWOOD,CLINT; Release date: 1997-11-19; DVD
Best price: $4.28
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
Southern ComfortRelease date: 2001-05-22; DVD
Best price: $6.70
Price in other shops:
Louis L'Amour's The SackettsWarner Brothers; Release date: 2006-05-30; DVD
Best price: $10.99
Price in other shops:
Wyatt Earp (Two-Disc Special Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2004-05-18; DVD
Best price: $11.05
Price in other shops:
No Country for Old MenRelease date: 2008-03-11; DVD
Best price: $9.94
Price in other shops:
UnforgivenRelease date: 1997-03-26; DVD
Best price: $4.77
Price in other shops:
3:10 to Yuma (Widescreen Edition)Lions Gate; Release date: 2008-01-08; DVD
Best price: $5.42
Price in other shops:
The Wild Bunch - The Original Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2006-01-10; DVD
Best price: $10.49
Price in other shops:
TombstoneRelease date: 1997-12-02; DVD
Best price: $9.49
Price in other shops:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-02-05; DVD
Best price: $9.40
Price in other shops:
Wild BillRelease date: 2002-04-02; DVD
Best price: $3.23
Price in other shops: