Kanning is an ex-bounty hunter who decides to buy the town saloon where Donnie works as a whore. Carver, who has a bad history with Kanning from his bounty hunting days, rides into town to r... Read allKanning is an ex-bounty hunter who decides to buy the town saloon where Donnie works as a whore. Carver, who has a bad history with Kanning from his bounty hunting days, rides into town to register some land deeds.Kanning is an ex-bounty hunter who decides to buy the town saloon where Donnie works as a whore. Carver, who has a bad history with Kanning from his bounty hunting days, rides into town to register some land deeds.
John Henry Richardson
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Matt McCoy is good in roles that fit him. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle comes to mind and the underrated Dead On. But this genre definitely isn't for him. The hardened bounty hunter comes riding in off the dusty trail looking spotless in his white duster and well groomed Miami Vice beard. He tries hard to channel Clint Eastwood stogies, macho voice and all...
and it is just ridiculous. One or two more jokes and it would have been a great spoof or parody but it tries to be serious and just falls flat. I guess the only thing that's not flat about it are the breasts. That would be about the only thing that makes it more entertaining than watching paint dry or grass grow.
Jim Wynorski makes movies so guys can see beautiful women naked. That's it. Story, plot, historical accuracy, mood, whatever, doesn't matter; how many great-looking women it has and how often they get naked is the main concern of a Jim Wynorski movie, and this one keeps up that noble tradition (sort of). Kelly LeBrock doesn't really do anything for me--her lips look like they've been injected with most of the world's supply of collagen--and she's never been much of an actress. Even in a low-budget--VERY low-budget--western like this one, she's over her head. However, the other three women, especially gorgeous blonde Kimberly Kelly, almost make the movie bearable. I say "almost" because, once you get past the gratuitous nudity--of which there actually isn't enough, which is astounding for a Wynorski epic--the movie has pretty much nothing to recommend it. Wynorski usually leavens his breaststravaganzas with a healthy dose of humor, but there's little of that to be seen here. Matt McCoy is so hilariously lame in his goofy aping of Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name" character that at first I thought this movie was going to be a parody, in the vein of "Rustler's Rhapsody"--in the opening gunfight with three competing bounty hunters, you can clearly hear McCoy fire seven shots from his six-shooter--but unfortunately they played it straight, and it doesn't work at all. The acting, as has been mentioned, is for the most part subpar; although villain John Terlesky isn't half bad, McCoy, Ross Hagen as the sheriff and especially Jay Richardson as the chief bad guy are just terrible. The gunfights (I hesitate to say "action") are very poorly handled, the dialogue (can't believe they actually paid somebody to write that bilge) is laughable and there's not enough nudity to make up for its many shortcomings. I guess Wynorski just didn't have his heart in it. I give it four stars--one each for Kimberly Kelly's best assets and one each for Rochelle Swanson's, all four of which are displayed to their best advantage. Other than that, this "western" is pretty much a dud.
With the help of a Gunfighter three Girls show what "Girlpower" really means. It's a typically Jim Wynorski film and it's a good one. John Terlesky as bad guy Carver dressed in black and with that typical "bad-guy-look" has a few great and memorable appearances. The three beauties Kelly LeBrock, Kimberly Kelley and Rochelle Swanson are really worth to watch. Give this movie a chance. You will not be disappointed.
You can hardly expect an oscar winner for this type of film, but it was ok in the end, although the last half does descend into a farce, with the girls miraculously being able to kill everybody, despite not being able to hit a thing five minutes before.
In the end, 5 out of 10
In the end, 5 out of 10
As a western fan I got to watch the censored German version years ago. But I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed the R-rated version which I recently got to watch. Kelly LeBrock is beautiful but with her Eastern accent she seems to be somewhat out of place in the Southwest. Matt McCoy is the tough, silent gunfighter who shoots to kill. The gunfight scenes are well done but the story is full of cliché, with some sex scenes and some nudity thrown in for spice. Well, if you don't expect too much you will be able to enjoy this film. If you expect Kelly LeBrock to bare it all, however, you'll be deeply disappointed. She leaves that to a couple of her female sidekicks. Compared to the tough HBO TV-western "Deadwood", this movie is quite harmless and I don't understand why it received an "R" rating. But if you are into the new kind of western films you really should give it a chance. At a more than reasonable price of a couple of dollars, it's worth the effort anyway. Jasper P. Morgan
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- TriviaMany of the background actors in this film were from Peter Sherayko's Buckaroos who had worked background in Tombstone (1993). This writer joined the group later and became familiar with many of the groups' stories. They gave this film the alternative titles: "How the Breast Was Won" and "Hooters and Holsters".
- Crazy credits'Special thanks' to include; "The guys in the lounge Dogleg & Brownie" "and a special thanks to Madame Zolta Reader/Advisor"
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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