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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969 · 91 min

A genial, creaky western comedy that ambles along with wry banter, letting two old rivals trade barbs while quietly mourning a vanishing frontier.

Tagline
The last of The Wildest Bunch shoots it out with a new breed of gunslinging glory-seekers.
Overview
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
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
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Written by
Dennis Shryack, Ronald M. Cohen
Starring
Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam, David Carradine, Tina Louise, Douglas Fowley, Lois Nettleton, John Davis Chandler
Music
William Lava
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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