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She Came to the Valley

  • 1979
  • PG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
172
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Scott Glenn, Dean Stockwell, Ronee Blakley, and Freddy Fender in She Came to the Valley (1979)
ActionAdventureDramaWestern

A family moves to a border town near the Rio Grande and opens up a store. Unfortunately, Pancho Villa and his man storm the town and rob the place. The wife is left to fend for herself, so s... Read allA family moves to a border town near the Rio Grande and opens up a store. Unfortunately, Pancho Villa and his man storm the town and rob the place. The wife is left to fend for herself, so she gets in touch with the man who works for Villa.A family moves to a border town near the Rio Grande and opens up a store. Unfortunately, Pancho Villa and his man storm the town and rob the place. The wife is left to fend for herself, so she gets in touch with the man who works for Villa.

  • Director
    • Albert Band
  • Writers
    • Frank Ray Perilli
    • Albert Band
    • Cleo Dawson
  • Stars
    • Ronee Blakley
    • Dean Stockwell
    • Scott Glenn
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    172
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Albert Band
    • Writers
      • Frank Ray Perilli
      • Albert Band
      • Cleo Dawson
    • Stars
      • Ronee Blakley
      • Dean Stockwell
      • Scott Glenn
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ronee Blakley
    Ronee Blakley
    • Willy Westall
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Pat Westall
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Bill Lester
    Freddy Fender
    Freddy Fender
    • Pancho Villa
    Anna Jones
    • Amara Westall
    Jennifer Jones
    • Srita Westall
    Rafael Flores Jr.
    • Benito Torres
    Les Brecht
    • Phil Allen
    Frank Benedetto
    • Capt. Hernandez
    Sol Marroquin
    • Col. Vaccaro
    Evelyn Guerrero
    • Connie
    Ruth Reeves
    • Miss Thirty Six
    Claus Eggers
    • Klaus
    • (as Klaus Eggers)
    Detlev Nitche
    • Zimmer
    Michael Hart
    • Henry
    • (as Michael Hart)
    Dan Willis
    • Mr. Courtnay
    John Hayes
    • Mr. Wright
    Jesús Sáenz
    • Mr. Torres
    • (as Jesus Saenz)
    • Director
      • Albert Band
    • Writers
      • Frank Ray Perilli
      • Albert Band
      • Cleo Dawson
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    10RatHole

    Not a great movie

    Well I am biased, my father is Klaus Eggers, one of the German bad guys. I thought the movie could be improved upon, but my dad was funny. While it is true that everyone in the valley was excited about the movie, it was obvious that the producers, director, and editors did not care quite enough.

    Go dad!
    3BrianG

    Cheap, thoroughly unimpressive

    I first saw this thing several years ago on cable at 3 in the morning. One viewing of this dud will show you why it was on at 3 in the morning. Director Albert Band specialized in cheap Italian westerns in the '60s, and this has the look, feel and sound of one. Only the fact that it was shot in English in Texas, instead of in Italian in Spain, distinguishes it from the stinkers that Band put out back then. His filmmaking skill haven't improved, either. What this film actually looks like is a home movie on a slightly bigger-than-average budget (for a home movie, that is). For some reason Band was able to attract a pretty decent cast, but he doesn't do anything with them. Scott Glenn looks embarrassed, as well he should be, you get the feeling from his "performance" that he wishes he were somewhere else. Freddy Fender, while a good singer, overacts outrageously as Pancho Villa. Ronee Blakeley, another country singer, is a bit better as a pioneer woman caught up in the swirling atmosphere of the Texas/Mexico border during the Mexican Revolution early in this century. It's a good premise, but Band isn't good enough of a director, and the budget is much too low, to do anything interesting with it. A couple of haphazard gun fights and a few flimsy huts set on fire, are just about it for the "action" in the picture. There's a lot of talk, most of which has been said in countless westerns before it and a lot of which makes no sense at all, the photography is poor, the sound is awful, and it apparently was edited with hedge clippers. If you're a fan of Blakeley, Fender or Glenn, don't waste your time on this dud. If you're a western fan, don't waste your time on this dud. If you have seen every movie ever made in the history of mankind except this one, don't waste your time on this dud. Poor in all departments. Avoid it like the plague.
    4Uriah43

    A Lackluster Run-of-the-Mill Western

    This film begins with a man by the name of "Pat Westall" (Dean Stockwell) who has a dream about buying some land out in a desolate part of Texas in Webb County and moving his wife "Willy Westall" (Ronee Blakely) and young child there to start a farm. Unfortunately, just prior to actually traveling there Pat suffers from an accident which leaves him badly hobbled and delays their departure for some time. When they get there they do the best that they can but after a couple of years they decide to move to the Rio Grande Valley with the encouragement of a friend by the name of "Bill Lester" (Scott Glenn). What they don't realize is that there is quite of bit of political turbulence in that area revolving around two separate groups of people. The first involves German attempts to cause unrest with America while the other group is led by none other than-"Pancho Villa" (Freddy Fender). Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film essentially suffered from a certain lack of cohesion and character development which impacted the plot from start-to-finish. Likewise, none of the actors seemed quite able to dominate the screen in any way which is sometimes necessary for a film of this type. Be that as it may, while this wasn't a bad Western by any means, it definitely had room for improvement and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly below average.
    2Jill-68

    The actors give it their all...but it's not enough.

    A very poorly-made film....not even up to straight-to-video standards. In spite of that, the actors do their darndest to put the story across. Sometimes they try too hard, I'm afraid, and I wince at the overacting. Scott Glenn, however, stays above the fray. He really does a fine job with his character. And the story drew me in as the film progressed, and I began to overlook the obvious flaws. By the time the film was finished, I realized it was just an old-fashioned western...and there isn't anything wrong with that, is there? Still, hard to believe this film was made in 1977. It has a very 1957 feel to it. It should only be sold or rented for 1957 prices, too.
    Serpent-5

    Low-budget would be western with good cast.

    With good cast (Stockwell, Glenn, and Blakely) and singer freddy Fender playing Pancho Villa, this got to be a intresting film, but it isn't. Stockwell and Blakely plays a couple who lives in Texas, but Pancho Villa and Glenn effect their lives. Glenn gives a very deadpan performance, as if he didn't want to be in this. Fender chews up the role as Villa, but telly Savalas did it better in the 1971 film. The title song is sunged by Fender. The film seems to be on several diffrent video labels, so they must be a copyright problem or something. The seems to be re-done as the US subtitles (on Mexican dialogue) look like it was on video optics.

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    • Trivia
      Shot in 1977, not released until 1979.
    • Soundtracks
      She Came to the Valley
      Music by Tommy Leonetti

      Lyrics by Mack David

      Sung by Freddy Fender

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    • Release date
      • January 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • She Came from the Valley
    • Filming locations
      • Mission, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • R.G.V. Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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