Rancho Deluxe

1975
R
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.2K

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Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.

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Comedy Romance Western

Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
At the Wrangler, Jimmy Buffett's backup band features not only local Livingston resident (at the time) Warren Oates, but also neighbor, film screenwriter and future brother-in-law Thomas McGuane (with the long hair playing mandolin).

Goofs
Jack and Cecil use a chain saw to cut up the cattle they steal. That is a very messy way to cut a steer into quarters, throwing blood and bits of flesh out in a spray, but both rustlers get into the truck without a spot on them.

Quotes
Mr. Colson: I've seen more of this state's poor cowboys, miners, railroaders and Indians go broke buyin' pickup trucks. The poor people of this state are dope fiends for pickup trucks. As soon's they get ten cents ahead they trade in on a new pickup truck. The families, homesteads, schools, hospitals and happiness of Montana have been sold down the river to buy pickup trucks!... And there's a sickness here worse than alcohol and dope. It is the pickup truck debt! And there's no cure in sight.

Alternate versions
Television version features two additional minutes of alternate footage and runs 95 minutes.

Connections
Features Pong (1972)

Soundtracks
Rancho Deluxe
Written and Performed by Jimmy Buffett

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Featured review

9/10

See Jeff Bridges Evolve

There are three edit-versions I've seen of this. Best is the uncut. Another removes a small sex bit with Patti D'Arbanville topless but it's fine anyway. Another takes out many funny parts for "moral transgressions", loses the whole movie, and shouldn't be seen at all. I won't name those cable stations that show it. This is an important movie. Sam ("Killing Fields") Waterston and Jeff Bridges both really got their careers rolling in this. Slim Pickens climaxed his great body of work. Harry Dean Stanton revived his career. Director Frank ("The Swimmer") Perry got it right, grainy and relaxed like a home movie. Most laid back and brilliant, wit abounds, the scenery stuns, and it makes you feel good. A delight, at least for us of the Baby Boomer generation.