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Rancho Deluxe |  | Director: Frank Perry
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 21308
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.7 x 0.7
MPN: MGMD1001275D
ISBN: 0792847962
UPC: 027616855558
EAN: 9780792847960
ASIN: B00004ZBVJ
Theatrical Release Date: March 14, 1975
Release Date: December 19, 2000
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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 4-APR-2006
Media Type: DVD
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A quirky and sneakily funny delight from the mid-'70s, this oddball comedy stars Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston as a pair of modern cattle rustlers who have targeted a local rancher--and then steal his herd one cow at a time. The rancher (Clifton James) can't figure out who's stealing his cows, so he hires an elderly detective (Slim Pickens) to solve the mystery. Directed by Frank Perry from a deliciously dry script by Thomas McGuane, the film offers a startlingly varied cast that includes Elizabeth Ashley, Harry Dean Stanton, and Richard Bright, with an engaging soundtrack by Jimmy Buffett (who also shows up in the film). Watch it just to find out who Bob Dog is. --Marshall Fine
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 37
 One of my all time favorite movies February 24, 2010
Justin Time (Denver)
In my opinion it's the top modern day western comedy of all time; I'd rank it right up there with Blazing Saddles except it's more sophisticated in its humor and story line. If you liked Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart you'll love the young Jeff Bridges in this movie. Slim Pickens is his classic western comic self, a role I enjoyed him in even more than his part in Blazing Saddles. It's worth watching this movie for the scenery alone.
Terrific film September 23, 2009
Daniel Yost (Portland/Los Angeles)
Count me in as a perpetual fan. I've probably seen this movie more than any film other than the ones I've participated in.
Fun story, terrific social and comic writing, character creation, acting, etc....what's not to like? I agree with what one reviewer said of Slim Pickens. An amazing comic performance--exaggerated, yet incredibly subtle. I liked Clifton James so much that I later found out he spent some childhood years in Gladstone, Oregon, near where I grew up, so I looked him up for a couple of summers while he was visiting two sisters still living there and got to know him. Ditto with Charlene Dallas, whom I of course fell in love with and proceeded to befriend, and in the late '80s cast in Criminal Act, a lousy film I wrote (but didn't direct)--but she was good in it. I also got to meet Harry Dean Stanton, wonderful as well in the Rancho Deluxe, and got a song from the guitar player in his band, which I used for end titles in my first film, Love and Sex etc. (now on raindance.tv). Daniel Yost, co-writer, Drugstore Cowboy.
 Had To Throw It Away February 24, 2009
J. VINING (Mt. Sterling, IL USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although I rate it at the opposite end of the spectrum, I agree with the reviewer who says "Either you get it or you don't," and I don't. I like the two stars a lot, and I love Montana, and--influenced by the favorable reviews--I bought this movie last week. Except for an exuberant sex scene, nothing really happens during the first third of the movie. After 40 minutes, I gave up, put the DVD back in its case, and threw it into the trash. I doubt if those fine actors look back on Rancho Deluxe with any fondness. For those who love this film, I'm glad you like it, but it doesn't work for me.
 Never rustle more than you need... December 14, 2008
Craig Edwards (By the sea in NC)
Rancho Deluxe (1975) A very low key and quirky 70's comedy, this casts Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston as two ne'er-do-wells out in Montana who rustle cattle to make ends meet. However, they do it slowly. One steer at a time, in fact, which they they hack up and give out to their various creditors in lieu of cash. All of the livestock they bag comes from the fields of John Brown (Clifton James-Sheriff J.W. Pepper himself!) and his wife Elizabeth Ashley, two goofballs from Schenectady who have started ranching with their profits from a string of beauty parlors back east. Brown and his men Curt and Burt (Harry Dean Stanton and Richard Bright) can't seem to get a line on who is ripping off the cattle, so Brown finally hires Henry Beige (Slim Pickens) a broken down old rustler-turned-detective who comes to town with a gorgeous and innocent (?) niece (Charlene Dallas) to put a stop to the slow but steady thievery. All of these characters prove to be fairly off kilter, and the movie is amusing throughout, with some choice lines of dialogue that you'll think about a moment before laughing. The movie is directed in an understated fashion by Frank Perry from a script by Thomas McGuane. The photography is extremely grainy, not sure if that was the intent from the get-go or if the movie was shot in extreme wide shot and some kind of optic zoom was used in post production to get in closer to the action, but either way the characters at times look like they're standing in a silver nitrate snowstorm. Other bits of note: the twangy and fun musical score, provided by Jimmy Buffett before he found the profits lay more in the "son of a son of a sailor" persona; Buffett's appearance in the movie briefly singing in a bar band in one scene; the cameo by the classic Pong game (as well as a couple of other veterans from the Jurassic period of video games) and the casting of Joe Spinell (Maniac) as Waterston's father, throwing on a little age makeup and giving the usually villainous actor a nice character part. All in all, if you're okay with a slightly leisurely pace and enjoy seeing characters who might have a screw or two loose interacting, you'll enjoy this slice of 70's pop cinema. Also with Patti D'Arbanville.
Rancho Deluxe November 17, 2008
stinky (here)
Definately low budgit but none the less funny. DVD was in good shape. Delivery was good.
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