The original trailer in high definition of the missouri breaks directed by arthur penn and starring marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid. Watch the missouri breaks for a rare subtle and underplayed jack nicholson performance. The missouri breaks was filmed from a screenplay by national book awardwinner thomas mcguane, whose novels are often characterized as revisionist westerns, a sort of sub genre in which the romantic conventions of the western the noble, idealized hero in the white hat taking on swarthy outlaws or bloodthirsty indians, occasionally aided by. The missouri breaks 2002 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.
These long ropers in the missouri breaks are a mixed bag. The missouri breaks was filmed from a screenplay by national book awardwinner thomas mcguane, whose novels are often characterized as revisionist westerns, a sort of sub genre in which the romantic conventions of the western the noble, idealized hero in the white hat taking on swarthy outlaws or bloodthirsty indians, occasionally aided by a lone, sage, noble savagetype indian sidekick. Watch the missouri breaks 1976 full movie free online. Its an approach as idiosyncratic as the film itself and if anything only compounds the narratives disjointedness, but taken on its own terms the missouri breaks is a rare exercise in subtlety and restraint from williams most bombastic period as well as a potent reminder of his remarkable versatility. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. 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.
The missouri breaks jack nicholson and randy quaid 1976 united artists. But the missouri breaks wasnt big and brash, and so required a different kind of score smaller in scale, but one that would capture the characters and the drama as well as the period and the feel of the film. The missouri breaks pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the missouri breaks pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. Find the perfect the missouri breaks film stock photo. Several scenes appear to be natural like when a horse shakes for no reason, mid dialogue but the acting keeps rolling the film is also quite dramatic and eery. The missouri breaks soundtrack from 1976, composed by john williams. How is it possible that the 1976 movie the missouri breaks was such a. Visiting the breaks friends of the missouri breaks monument. Rancher david braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. Jun 04, 2015 the harvard film archive at a recent showing provided this synopsis. Arthur penns the missouri breaks on kino lorber bluray. The missouri breaks is a 1976 american epic western film starring marlon brando and jack.
After all, rarely has more talent been assembled on a single project than for this movie. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. The missouri breaks fairly reverberates with unexpected brilliance. Otherwise a film you should definitely consider watching, if only to see how brando, nicholson, and harry dean stanton do a western. Managed by the bureau of land management blm, it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock. In midjuly, marlon brando arrived in montana to begin filming in. And any film that includes the great harry dean stanton is worth a view. 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.
An 1880s montana cattle baron john mcliam hangs a cattle rustler, mostly as an example to the gangs leader jack nicholson. Rent the missouri breaks 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd. Missouri breaks speaking in tongues lonely planet forum. Babies, this is reason enough to seek out this beautiful, violent, underrated film.
Nicholsons comic control, his use of verbal punchlines as. Oct 20, 2016 bowhunting for elk in montanas missouri river breaks brings you to a wonderland of scoured knobs, gumbo buttes, and wide, wild coulees. Missouri breaks, the internet movie firearms database. The missouri breaks marlon brando jack nicholson randy quaid 1976 an eccentric gunfighter marlon brando for hire must protect a cattle barons herd from a rustler jack nicholson and his gang.
Missouri breaks industries is a small indianowned medical firm located on the cheyenne river sioux reservation in south dakota. In pandering to his every whim, it gave him the rope that he would eventually use to hang himself. If you enjoy meeting people, providing educational programs for children, talking about natural resources, or working outdoors on projects, our site could be the right volunteer opportunity for you. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external. Missouri breaks may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. After filming was completed there, the cast and crew went on to virginia city. Upper missouri river breaks national monument wikipedia. Breaks 1976 marlon brando and jack nicholson in the missouri breaks 1976.
We both work in the oil field and schedules got changed so we only have about 34 days to hunt there now. Music from the motion pictures the missouri breaks with music. 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. The action takes place in montana in the 1880s among the tributary streams that eventually flow together into the missouri river, an area known as the missouri breaks. The fine folks at kinolorber recently released the missouri breaks on bluray disc. The upper missouri river breaks national monument and interpretive center offers great volunteer opportunities.
The result was that the film business was horrified at the economic disarray of the project, while. While director arthur penn had never delivered a truly critically embraced film in the mainstream, his bonnie and clyde was a phenomenal cult success. It is centrally located and primarily works and employs people from a federal labor surplus area specifically the federal indian reservations of north and south dakota. The film really cooks when brando and nicholson are acting opposite one another. Arthur penns infamous, the missouri breaks is the sort of film that.
The landscapes is beautiful and all which leads me to question. The missouri breaks is a 1976 american epic western film starring marlon brando and jack nicholson. Scene taken from the missouri breaks this feature is not available right now. The missouri breaks 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. A misunderstood and misrepresented, bizarre and one of a kind movie.
May 15, 2003 the missouri breaks is a terrible western. The missouri breaks jack nicholson and kathleen lloyd 1976 united artists. Some lessthangreat times in store for little tod randy quaid at the hands of the sadistic psychopath lee clayton marlon brando. The upper missouri river breaks national monument is a national monument in the western united states, protecting the missouri breaks of north central montana.
The missouri breaks 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Pages in category films set in missouri the following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. Bowhunting for elk in montanas missouri river breaks brings you to a wonderland of scoured knobs, gumbo buttes, and wide, wild coulees. Rent the missouri breaks 1976 starring marlon brando and jack nicholson on dvd and bluray. Apr 12, 2018 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. And, of course, williams delivered a perfect score albeit atypical for him during this period, mostly composed for guitars. Rumor has it that an uncredited robert towne worked on the screenplay. 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. Brandos character is a real oddball which can mask his ruthless streak. A rancher, a rustler, and a regulator face off in arthur penns eccentric western. John williams in concept, the missouri breaks certainly seemed like a good idea. Arthur penns infamous, the missouri breaks is the sort of film that, if nothing else, is a fascinating descent into the wacky.
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. 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 from the guardian the guardian. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the missouri breaks near you. Featuring the incredible pairing of jack nicholson as a feckless cattle thief and marlon brando as the irish regulator hired to hunt him down, the missouri breaks is a rollicking and highly unusual western that, in typical penn fashion, strains the boundaries of the. Tom logan, jack nicholson is the likable leader of an amiable gang of horse thieves. Released by rykodisc in 1999 rcd 10748 containing music from the missouri breaks 1976. The following weapons were used in the film the missouri breaks. Upper missouri river breaks national monument bureau of. Its a slow burner, not a violent film, and the intrigue builds slowly towards the showdown between the two leads who carry the film along splendidly. History of the breaks history friends of the missouri. Besides being a jack nicholson marlon brando movie, the missouri breaks are or is an area around part of the missouri river in montana, formally the upper missouri breaks national monument.
669 1035 1117 535 763 89 1518 1173 345 734 1002 1207 608 1471 1146 1071 321 574 780 87 1434 211 1416 1319 1609 151 543 1205 42 1452 947 44 846 1160 1352 597 1019 696 656 890