Comedy Westerns are quite a niche genre. When Support your local sheriff was was recommended to me I could only think of a few. Blazing Saddles ( obviously) , Paint Your Wagon and Carry On Cowboy were the ones that spring to mind . I'd never even heard of this film , despite being a fan of Westerns.
McCullough is "passing through on my way to Australia" when he takes a job in a gold rush town. After a startling display of marksmanship, he immediately arrests the youngest son of the evil landowner . A battle of hired guns begins as McCullough continues to tame the town and defeat the gunslingers with a combination of skill and wit.
This definitely feels more like Paint Your Wagon than Blazing Saddles even though it's not a musical . It does have a comical soundtrack , as if there is going to be a slapstick set piece around every corner . There is even the obligatory "fight in the mud scene ".
There are great one liners too . This one especially made me laugh . Harry Morgan is talking to McCullough and he says " My his daughter takes after his dear departed wife and McCullough asks if she died and he says " nope, she just departed."
James Garner is great . He totally looks the part of a sheriff and he manages to do the comedy justice too . There are funnier films around of the period but considering I'd never heard of this a few days ago , I'm glad it was recommended to me .
McCullough is "passing through on my way to Australia" when he takes a job in a gold rush town. After a startling display of marksmanship, he immediately arrests the youngest son of the evil landowner . A battle of hired guns begins as McCullough continues to tame the town and defeat the gunslingers with a combination of skill and wit.
This definitely feels more like Paint Your Wagon than Blazing Saddles even though it's not a musical . It does have a comical soundtrack , as if there is going to be a slapstick set piece around every corner . There is even the obligatory "fight in the mud scene ".
There are great one liners too . This one especially made me laugh . Harry Morgan is talking to McCullough and he says " My his daughter takes after his dear departed wife and McCullough asks if she died and he says " nope, she just departed."
James Garner is great . He totally looks the part of a sheriff and he manages to do the comedy justice too . There are funnier films around of the period but considering I'd never heard of this a few days ago , I'm glad it was recommended to me .