John williams in concept, the missouri breaks certainly seemed like a good idea. This essay on arthur penns the missouri breaks 1976 was written by. Marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid, kathleen lloyd, frederic forrest. But braxton just hired lee clayton, a very famous regulator, to get rid of the cattle thieves. The missouri breaks brings two of the most influential stars in cinematic history together for a rare and insightful glimpse into movie magic in the making, par excellence. Featuring marlon brando and jack nicholson, the film depicts nicholson as a poor cattle rustler being hunted down by brandos eccentric, to say the least, enforcer, arthur penns.
As a cover for their horse thievery, a gang of montana rustlers, led by the laidback tom logan jack nicholson. The missouri breaks is no heavens gate, but it is still an uneven film. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 23 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by. Financial analysis of the missouri breaks 1976 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Rent the missouri breaks 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd. The missouri breaks marlon brando jack nicholson randy quaid 1976 an eccentric gunfighter marlon brando for hire must protect a cattle barons. The missouri breaks 1976 posters the movie database. Russell national wildlife refuge, the monument spans 149 miles of the upper missouri river, the adjacent breaks country, and portions of arrow creek, antelope creek, and the judith river. The missouri breaks is a nutty and wacky western that, despite its consistent incoherency and lack of narrative strength, is an entertaining and memorable picture. The missouri breaks soundtrack from 1976, composed by john williams. Some lessthangreat times in store for little tod randy quaid at the hands of the sadistic psychopath lee clayton marlon brando.
It is centrally located in and primarily works and employs people from a federal labor surplus area specifically the federal indian reservations of north and south dakota and is hub certified. Nature worked overtime here to fashion a ruggedly spectacular landscape that was first described by lewis and clark as the deserts of america. The missouri breaks us 1976 the case for global film. The score was composed by john williams the title of the movie refers to a forlorn and very rugged area of north. Tom and jane braxtons daughter soon start a love affair. The missouri breaks was released on nofrills bluray from kino classics on december 9, 2014. The original trailer in high definition of the missouri breaks directed by arthur penn and starring marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid, kathleen lloyd and frederic forrest. But braxton has just hired lee clayton, an infamous. After all, rarely has more talent been assembled on a single project than for this movie. While director arthur penn had never delivered a truly critically embraced film in the mainstream, his bonnie and clyde was a phenomenal cult success. Mounties gone horribly wrong, one of the rustlers, nursing a blown off finger. Watch the missouri breaks 1976 full movie free online. September, 1948, santa clara, california is an american actress known for her role as the female lead in the missouri breaks 1976, opposite marlon brando and jack nicholson.
The missouri breaks is a 1976 american epic western film starring marlon brando and jack nicholson. Of special note is the fact that the upper missouri contains segments of all three river classifications contained in the wild and scenic rivers act of 1968. Released by varese sarabande in 2004 containing music from the missouri breaks 1976. I saw this one on tv, and it was so incredibly slow and boring, i couldnt watch the whole. Title sequence from the missouri breaks 1976, directed by arthur penn, starring marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid, harry dean stanton. A rancher, a rustler, and a regulator face off in arthur penns eccentric western. The missouri breaks 1976, a film by arthur penn theiapolis. Actors marlon brando and jack nicholson were both extremely popular as well. The missouri breaks national back country byway traverses one of the most geologically unique and historically significant areas in montana. It has been programmed as part of a mini season of offbeat westerns to accompany the release of slow west, the new film by john maclean shot in new zealand and scotland and starring michael fassbender the missouri breaks are the clefts in the. Winners list, best and worst dressed, performances and more 3. I first saw the missouri breaks soon after its release in 1976. Rancher david braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing.
Released between a pair of revisionist westerns 1970s little big man and 1976s the missouri breaks, arthur penns 1975 neonoir night moves remains an unsung gem from the new hollywood period, helmed by one of the eras progenitors and headlined by one of its most prolific actorsgene hackman. When vigilante land baron david braxton john mcliam hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler tom logan jack nicholson, logans gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to braxtons ranch. Like gate, remembered largely as the biggest boondoggle of its decade, its an ambitious western about authority, greed and. Visiting the breaks friends of the missouri breaks monument. Watch the missouri breaks full movie in hd visit tom logan is a horse thief. Kathleen lloyd and jack nicholson in the missouri breaks. The upper missouri national wild and scenic river management plan highlights. The missouri breaks dvd 1976 western classic w marlon. I liked the movie so much,i went back and watched it again. Pg 2h 6min drama, western 22 may 1976 usa tom logan is a horse thief.
But braxton has just hired lee clayton, an infamous regulator, to hunt down the horse thieves. A misunderstood and misrepresented, bizarre and one of a kind movie. The score was composed by john williams the title of the movie refers to a forlorn and very rugged area of northcentral montana, where over. Makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3 art department 2 sound department special effects by 1 stunts 4 camera and electrical department.
The missouri breaks 1976 pg 05191976 us western 2h 6m user score. Upper missouri river breaks national monument bureau of. Released by rykodisc in 1999 rcd 10748 containing music from the missouri breaks 1976. In august, while filming a scene on the yellowstone river that requires the two main characters on horses and crossing the river, one of the horses. Montana was one of the last territories to be formally constituted as a state in 1889. It has been programmed as part of a miniseason of offbeat westerns to. The missouri breaks 1976 the missouri breaks 1976 is not your usual western. The original trailer in high definition of the missouri breaks directed by arthur penn and starring marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid.
The missouri breaks soundtrack cd details and availability. Upper missouri national wild and scenic river bureau of. The upper missouri river break national monument contains a spectacular array of biological, geological, and historical objects of interest. Marlon brando and jack nicholson are starring, alongside randy quaid, kathleen lloyd, frederic forrest and harry dean stanton. Released on may 19 of 1976 in the usa, the missouri breaks also known as missouri, duell am missouri is a western film directed by arthur penn. Rent the missouri breaks 1976 starring marlon brando and jack nicholson on dvd and bluray. The film was directed by arthur penn, with supporting performances by randy quaid, harry dean stanton, frederic forrest, john mcliam, and kathleen lloyd. As a cover for their horse thievery, a gang of montana rustlers, led by the laidback tom logan jack nicholson, buys a small farm adjacent to the ranch of their latest targetnemesis, braxton john mcliam.
How is it possible that the 1976 movie the missouri breaks was such a critical and commercial failure that most people have never seen or heard of it. With marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid, kathleen lloyd. With brandos bizarre comedic timing coupled with nicholsons oncue genius collaberation, this movie is a sure bet for all western lovers alike. If you are looking for movie with great story see something else. In order to have a cover, he buys the ranch near david braxtons one. Movies like the missouri breaks if you like the missouri breaks you are looking for tense, exciting and rough movies about with psychopath, bounty hunter, vigilantism, hanging, train robbery, hitman and adventure themes of drama and western genre shot in usa. The friends of the missouri breaks monument is a 501c3 nonprofit incorporated in 2001 to support the upper missouri river breaks national monument where the wild and scenic missouri river flows through nearly halfamillion acres of central montana prairies and badlands. So if you want to see brando having fun see this movie. The missouri breaks fairly reverberates with unexpected brilliance. Other articles where the missouri breaks is discussed. Marlon brando and jack nicholson ignite the screen in this rousing story of a wealthy montana rancher who hires a professional killer to track down a gang of horse thieves. One of the major film restoration events of 2016 was universals digital overhaul of marlon brandos oneeyed jacks 1961, an important bridge between the classical westerns of john ford and the genrebusting revisionism of sam peckinpah and sergio leone, not to mention arthur penn, who would work with brando on another great iconoclastic western, the missouri breaks, around 15 years later.
The missouri breaks is a 1976 american epic western film starring marlon brando and jack. The latest matinee classic at home in manchester is the 1976 western the missouri breaks. Arthur penns infamous, the missouri breaks is the sort of film that, if nothing else, is a fascinating descent into the wacky. Season points, career rebounds, yearly assists, season wins, career wl% college basketball scores unlv 77, duke 79, kentucky 103, duke 104, unc 54, kansas 53, nc state 54, houston 52. On first release, arthur penns 1976 western found itself derided as an addled, self indulgent.
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