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Zack Thomas is a tough guy who hooks up with Joe Jarrett to open a casino.Zack Thomas is a tough guy who hooks up with Joe Jarrett to open a casino.Zack Thomas is a tough guy who hooks up with Joe Jarrett to open a casino.
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- TriviaAnita Ekberg and Ursula Andress did nude screentests, Hollywood's first. However, the Hays Board removed all nudity from the finished film.
- Goofs(at around 1h 20 mins) The movie is set in 1870. Joe Jarrett raises a mug that's marked on the bottom: Wallace-China-Los Angeles-California. According to Potteries of California, the Wallace China Company operated from 1931 to 1964.
- Quotes
Zack Thomas: They tell me them boots ain't built for walking.
Joe Jarrett: They ain't exactly house slippers
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 2002 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
- SoundtracksWhen The Saints Go Marching In
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I watched this recently as part of the Ultimate Rat Pack collection that I had purchased a while ago. I couldn't remember if I'd even seen it before although I grew up in the 60s when these flicks were on TV regularly. After viewing I realized why I couldn't remember it...it is singularly unmemorable, unlike Oceans 11 or Robin and the Seven Hoods featured in the same collection. It's a comedy-western that's not particularly funny or all that exciting. Frank and Dean breeze through this thing of course as only they can, mugging,joking almost winking at each other 'ain't we too much' during their scenes together. I'm assuming Robert Aldrich the director was merely there to corral the extras since neither of the main stars attempts to take any direction. This is not to say they are entirely un watchable but even for this kind of thing both have done better. Ursula Andress and Anita Ekberg look spectacular in various revealing outfits and Charles Bronson seems to be the only actor taking the whole thing seriously. The 3 Stooges show up and do a shtick that livens things up after the movie seems to slow to a crawl. Character actors Victor Buono(probably gives the best performance),Jack Elam,Richard Jaekel and a few other familiar faces round out the cast. The plot? Well, who cares really, you're watching this to see Frank and Dean do their thing and to some degree they do, but really it's all somewhat snooze inducing. The film of course is very much of its era when the Rat Pack ruled and smoking, drinking, gambling and womanizing were casually portrayed without any apologies. I do actually enjoy these kind of movies and have built up a collection on DVD over the last while that reflects my nostalgia for that time. I just wish this one was better.
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- $4,520,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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