Long Riders

UPC: 883904243052

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Western Violence]

Summary: The hook in Walter Hill's mythic retelling of the James-Younger outlaw legend is in the casting; the James, Younger, Miller, and Ford Brothers are played by a string of acting brothers, the Keachs, the Carradines, the Quaids and the Guests. The film begins as outlaws are robbing a bank. After the robbery, Ed Miller (Dennis Quaid) finds himself kicked out of the gang for needlessly killing a man during the robbery. Jesse James (James Keach) hands over Ed's share of the money and tells him to leave, a feeling held mutually by Ed's brother Clell (Randy Quaid). After the killing the gang decides to split up for awhile. The James boys return to their wives and farms, while Cole Younger (David Carradine) travels to Texas with his prostitute girlfriend Belle Starr (Pamela Reed). After the brief respite, the gang reunites to rob a well-stocked bank in Northfield, Minnesota. The robbery turns out disastrously, with most of the gang either wounded or dying. The James boys are the only ones not seriously hurt, and they leave the rest of the gang behind, escaping while they can. After the James boys leave, the remnants of the gang are captured. But trailing the Jameses is a relentless posse. Frank and Jesse manage to keep one step ahead until the Ford brothers (Christopher Guest and Nicholas Guest) make a deal with the Pinkerton detectives trailing the outlaws. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Western

Awards: Best Music Score – Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Long Riders

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 06/07/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: Spanish,French

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Michael Costello

Walter Hill's colorful account of the waning days of the James-Younger gang has its moments but doesn't make much of an impact. The film tracks the four sets of brothers who formed the gang through their final period together, concluding with the fateful Northfield, MN, raid. Hill's gimmick of using actual brothers to play the characters is amusing for the first five minutes, but once the novelty wears off, a sense of detachment sets in. The director, while far more knowledgeable historically than many of his predecessors with this material, has opted for a neutral approach to the story with minimal characterization and the result is largely uninvolving. Nonetheless, as is usually the case with Hill, the art direction is excellent and the details of the period carefully observed. Ric Waite's camera work is often spectacular, and the editing of the Northfield robbery is superb. Given how little the cast has to work with, the acting is also top-notch, particularly James Keach as Jesse James, David Carradine as Cole Younger, and Pamela Reed as his prostitute/girlfriend, Belle Starr. ~ Michael Costello, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Edward Bunker  Actor 
William Traylor  Actor 
Duke Stroud  Actor 
Prentiss Rowe  Actor 
Luis Contreras  Actor 
Alan Lee Graf  Actor 
Glenn Robards  Actor 
Savannah Smith Boucher  Actor 
J. Don Ferguson  Actor 
Gary Watkins  Actor 
Martina Deignan  Actor 
Peter Jason  Actor 
Tim Rossovich  Actor 
Hugh McGraw  Actor 
Lin Shaye  Actor 
Thomas J. Sauber  Actor 
Steve Chambers  Actor 
Chris Mulkey  Actor 
Stacy Keach  Executive Producer 
Stacy Keach  Producer 
Stacy Keach  Screenwriter 
Bill Bryden  Screenwriter 
Ry Cooder  Composer (Music Score) 
Walter Hill  Director 
James Keach  Executive Producer 
James Keach  Producer 
James Keach  Screenwriter 
Steven Phillip Smith  Screenwriter 
Tim Zinnemann  Producer 
David Carradine  Actor 
Keith Carradine  Actor 
Stacy Keach  Actor 
Robert Carradine  Actor 
James Keach  Actor 
Dennis Quaid  Actor 
Randy Quaid  Actor 
Kevin Brophy  Actor 
Harry Carey, Jr.  Actor 
Christopher Guest  Actor 
Nicholas Guest  Actor 
Shelby Leverington  Actor 
Felice Orlandi  Actor 
Pamela Reed  Actor 
James Remar  Actor 
Fran Ryan  Actor 
Savannah Smith  Actor 
Amy Stryker  Actor 
James Whitmore, Jr.  Actor 
John Bottoms  Actor 
West Buchanan  Actor 

Country: USA