#734: HELLMAN, Monte: The Shooting (1966)
HELLMAN, Monte (United States)
The Shooting [1966]
Spine #734
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
In the midsixties, the maverick American director Monte Hellman conceived of two westerns at the same time. Dreamlike and gritty by turns, these films would prove their maker's adeptness at brilliantly deconstructing genre. Shot back-to-back for famed producer Roger Corman, they feature overlapping casts and crews, including Jack Nicholson in two of his meatiest early roles. The Shooting, about a motley assortment of loners following a mysterious wanted man through a desolate frontier, and Ride in the Whirlwind, about a group of cowhands pursued by vigilantes for crimes they did not commit, are rigorous, artful, and wholly unconventional journeys to the Old West.
81 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writers
Written by Adrien Joyce.
Monte Hellman was 37 when he directed The Shooting.
Other Hellman films in the Collection:
#735: Ride In The Whirlwind (1966)
#414: Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
The Film
Other Hellman films in the Collection:
#735: Ride In The Whirlwind (1966)
#414: Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
The Film
A
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Eight-panel foldout featuring an essay by Michael Atkinson.
Commentary
Featuring Hellman and film historians Bill Krohn and Blake Lucas.
Interviews
With producer Roger Corman, actors Hackett, Merholz, Perkins, and Stanton, assistant director Gary Kurtz, and chief wrangler Calvin Johnson, all in conversation with Hellman.
Conversation
Between actor Hutchins and film programmer Jake Perlin.
Video appreciation
Of actor Oakes by critic Kim Morgan.
Extras Rating (0-40):
Commentary
Featuring Hellman and film historians Bill Krohn and Blake Lucas.
Interviews
With producer Roger Corman, actors Hackett, Merholz, Perkins, and Stanton, assistant director Gary Kurtz, and chief wrangler Calvin Johnson, all in conversation with Hellman.
Conversation
Between actor Hutchins and film programmer Jake Perlin.
Video appreciation
Of actor Oakes by critic Kim Morgan.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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