Tom selleck is just grand as monte getting a bit old for broncobusting, but still full of pissandvinegar. But i believe this is one western that will age well and eventually earn its rightful place at the bar. Tombstone with kurt russell and val kilmer, filmed near mescal, red river, 35 miles southeast of nogales to name a few. It almost looked like this monte walsh was filmed in technicolor because the color in the outdoor scenes was very vivid and bright.
One thing i really liked about this movie was the cinematography. For bruce montewalsh theme mama cass john barry monte walsh 1970 monte walsh in spanish from youtube. The novel explores the cowboy lives of monte walsh and chet rollins as they carouse, ride, and work at the slash y with cal brennan. Monte walsh a real maverick nobody gets to be a cowboy forever. Monte walsh is a 2003 canadian madefortelevision western film directed by simon wincer and starring tom selleck, isabella rossellini, and keith carradine. Tom selleck plays monte, struggling to continue the life he knows while seeing the new era nudge the cowboy way toward historys dustbin. Like a lot of recent westerns, it s about the end of the old west. Filmed near tucson, monte walsh didnt make a lot of money, but its realistic depiction of the disintegration of the old west made it a sentimental favorite for nearly everyone who saw it. And thats something the fencedin, corporatebeancounting ways of the onrushing 20th century must never alter. Monte walsh by jack schaefer chronicles the life and times of a man who makes his life as a cowboy working for the slash y outfit, and begins with monte leaving home as a young boy after escaping a beating from his stepfather after injuring a prized stallion he wasnt supposed to ride. The script is nearly wordforword identical to the original original screenwriters david zelag goodman and lukas heller are credited and a lot of setups and shots are the same as well, but selleck plays a much.
Jan 17, 2003 monte walsh was previously filmed in 1970, with lee marvin in the title role. Other elements also help to make this monte walsh an enjoyable film. Monte walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the wild west era. Nov 06, 2014 i just finished watching the tom selleck version of monte walsh. Monte, a friend says to lee marvin, do you realize how many cowpunchers there were out here 10 years ago. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prarie is what they long for.
Monte walsh has a lot of western cliches, but schaefers portrayal of the protagonist monte walsh, his best friend chet rollins, and many other characters plus his depictions of the landscape completely rescue the book from those cliches. Many wellknown western movies and tv series were filmed on or near the empire ranch. Where was the movie monte walsh with tom selleck filmed. All in all, this 117 minute long remake is definitely worth seeing. Based on a novel by jack schaefer writer of shane, and previously filmed theatrically in 1970, the madeforcable monte walsh is the. Trains a comin monte rides his horse down the middle of the railroad tracks as a train is slowly approaching behind him. Monte walsh is a 1970 american western film directed by cinematographer william a. The tale was told from the point of view of bob, a. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Monte walsh is as lovely a western as ive seen in a long time. Jan 16, 2003 the knock on 1970s lee marvin starrer monte walsh was nice perfs, no story.
Lee marvin, right, talks with jack palance during a break in the filming of monte walsh at old tucson in 1970. R ailroad expansion has made the long cattle drive obsolete. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prairie is what they long for. Not least is monte s penchant for wry humor and practical jokes. Monte walsh 1970 although these days, the wild bunch 1969 is often considered the final word on the subject, hollywood wouldnt be done pondering the demise of the old west and, not incidentally, the western genre for a few years after sam peckinpahs bloodfilled meditation hit. Monte walsh, filmed 30 miles south of benson, arizona, and the king anvil ranch, 30 miles west of tucson. The first film of monte walsh was a great little picture, with a nice uncharacteristic role for jack palance as montes pal chet. The script is nearly wordforword identical to the original and.
Monte walsh 2003 western romance tom selleck youtube. Monte walsh the 2003 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Theres a fair amount of gunplay, yes, and marvin has a wellstaged action scene where he tries to tame a bronco and succeeds in destroying half a town. Shane saw his way of life as a gunslinger coming to an end while monte sees his way of life as a cowpoke ending.
With 1970s monte walsh john barry eschews the rustic americana conventions synonymous with western movie scores in favor of a melancholy, deeply intimate work employing traditional symphonic elements like strings, woodwinds, and brass as well as the xylophone, previously an integral component of his classic james bond efforts like on her majestys secret service and. Tom selleck is just grand as montegetting a bit old for broncobusting, but still full of pissandvinegar. Monte walsh tom selleck and his friends are cowboys and bronco busters, plying their trade in the wyoming territory of 1892. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. Monte walsh is a classic western without being as well known as other classics.
Alas, the advance of civilization has all but rendered monte and his comrades. Jan 17, 2003 tom selleck plays monte walsh, a cowboy who is becoming a dying breed. As modern technology takes over, corporations gobble up the open range and begin to make the cowboy an obsolete icon. But while cattle companies and newfangled technologies approach, walsh deals with a young hothead the oldfashioned way. He is to be admired for resisting the temptation to mythologise the wild west. Tom selleck plays monte walsh, a cowboy who is becoming a dying breed. Monte is unwilling to abandon his life driving cattle and breaking wild horses, however, and it is a measure of martines love for him that she does not pressure him to do so. Monte walsh is a beautiful mixture of comic moments and tragic events, captured in an admirable, very realistic form. Monte walsh, lee marvin, jack palance 1970, william fraker. I know it was set in wyoming, but i wonder if it was filmed there too.
Though the feature wasnt a critical or commercial success, the. During his illustrious career, he received five academy award nominations for best cinematography. Jan 01, 1970 monte walsh, along with lonesome dove, i consider the best westerns written. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make a new. Loosely based on the 1963 western novel monte walsh by jack schaefer, the film is about two. Based on a novel by jack schaefer writer of shane, and previously filmed theatrically in 1970, the madeforcable monte walsh is the stilltimely saga of a dying way of life. Mar 27, 2014 monte walsh tnt, tv, 2003 monte walsh ngp, 1970 monte walsh by jack schaefer. Like a lot of recent westerns, its about the end of the old west. Monte walsh is a 2003 canadian madefortelevision western film directed by simon wincer and starring tom selleck, isabella rosellini, and keith carradine. Monte walsh is a simple morality story, as most great westerns arethe movie became the highestrated basic cable movie ever to air on friday night, and i think that people who say western movies no longer work are crazy. This film is under license from sonar entertainment inc.
Monte walsh is a 2003 western television film directed by simon wincer and starring tom selleck, isabella rosellini, and keith. And so monte walsh, 50ish, thinks in a rather disorganized way of getting into some. Monte walsh 2003 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Monte walsh was previously filmed in 1970, with lee marvin in the title role. Loosely based on the 1963 western novel monte walsh by jack schaefer, the film is about two longtime cowboys whose solitary and predictable li. Jul 18, 2017 western with lee marvin and jack parlance.
Monte walsh is set at the same psychological moment in the west, but it takes a quieter and, on the whole, more thoughtful approach. And so monte walsh, 50ish, thinks in a rather disorganized way of getting into some other. Jan 17, 2003 the first film of monte walsh was a great little picture, with a nice uncharacteristic role for jack palance as monte s pal chet. Loosely based on the 1963 western novel monte walsh by jack schaefer, the film is about two longtime cowboys whose solitary and predictable lives on the range are inexorably changed when a fellow cowhand becomes involved with rustling and killing. Movies filmed at the ranch empire ranch foundation. He finally moves the horse to the side so the train. The knock on 1970s lee marvin starrer monte walsh was nice perfs, no story. Not least is montes penchant for wry humor and practical jokes. Monte walsh tv movie 2003 movies, tv, celebs, and more. I just finished watching the tom selleck version of monte walsh. Jan 17, 2003 set in wyoming and filmed in alberta, canada, monte walsh is a remake of the 1970 theatrical film monte walsh, starring lee marvin. Set in wyoming and filmed in alberta, canada, monte walsh is a remake of the 1970 theatrical film monte walsh, starring lee marvin. He and cinematographer david walsh teamed to give us a beautiful film.
Monte walsh is a 2003 western television film directed by simon wincer and starring tom selleck, isabella rosellini, and keith carradine. May 30, 2011 monte walsh was the directorial debut of longtime cinematographer william a. With 1970s monte walsh john barry eschews the rustic americana conventions synonymous with western movie scores in favor of a melancholy, deeply intimate work employing traditional symphonic elements like strings, woodwinds, and brass as well as the xylophone, previously an integral component of his classic james bond efforts like on her majestys secret service and diamonds are forever. Monte walsh portrayed the real west, not the fancy stetsons, silver spurs, classic horse flesh, but down to the bone, dirty, unwashed and unbred cowboys trying to eake out a living in the most inhospitible place on gods green earth. Monte walsh shows the rugged, harsh and dirty that was the west. Monte walsh seemed to get decent promotion lots of excellent posters and boasts a stellar cast yet somehow seemed to slip under the fence.
It also reminds me of alan ladds great western, shane 1953, which is understandable since both that film and monte walsh were written by the same man, jack schaefer. The barren but beautiful countryside and exquisite sunsets of calgary, canada, where monte walsh was filmed, are as much characters as the. But in essence it was, unlike the famous film that was made from it, rather a childrens story. The west is vanishing for tough old cowboys like monte walsh. Though the feature wasnt a critical or commercial success, the movie always touched me, says selleck. Monte walsh 2003 simon wincer synopsis, characteristics. Originally published in 1963, monte walsh continues to delight readers as a western classic and popular favorite. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make. The name monte walsh is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by jack schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of schaefers book. The first film of monte walsh was a great little picture, with a nice uncharacteristic role for jack palance as monte s pal chet. The best of the bunch is possibly 1970s monte walsh, a beautifully filmed tale of montana cowboys driven from their jobs by eastern investors. There was a lot of beautiful scenery in the background. His expertise in that area is ever apparent in the outstanding utilization of arizona locations in monte walsh.
Fracker, who only helmed three feature films including the underwhelming the legend of the lone ranger before turning to television. Although schaefer was an easterner, ohio born and educated, living in connecticut and never been west, shane, schaefers first novel, 1949, was in fact a good western. Fraker his directorial debut starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau and. Fraker his directorial debut starring lee marvin, jeanne moreau and jack palance. The return of desperado nbc tv, 1988 paint your wagon paramount, 1969 the tonto kid resolute pictures, 1934 law and lead colony pictures, 1936 idaho kid colony pictures, 1936 an eye for an eye embassy pictures, 1966 i, tom horn by will henry. This was filmed in front of a green screen and brought to life in postproduction. Monte walsh was the directorial debut of longtime cinematographer william a. Monte walsh original motion picture soundtrack original. The best of the bunch is possibly 1970s monte walsh, a beautifullyfilmed tale of montana cowboys driven from their jobs by eastern investors. Monte walsh 2003 film wikipedia republished wiki 2.
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