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Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969 · 92 min

A breezy, amiable spoof that ambles along with dry wit and a twinkle in its eye, never taking the West too seriously.

Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan
Tagline
Bad men... Bad ladies... Bad horses...
Overview
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

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  • MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • love
  • family
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Written by
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Starring
James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Bruce Dern, Willis Bouchey
Music
Jeff Alexander
Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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