Waterhole #3

Starring:James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret Blye, Claude Akins, Timothy Carey, Bruce Dern, Joan Blondell, James Whitmore, Harry Davis, Roy Jenson, Robert Cornthwaite, Jim Boles, Steve Whittaker, Ted Markland, Rupert Crosse, Jay Ose, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Roger Miller
Director: William A. Graham
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

Description

In WATERHOLE #3, an outlaw and a reluctant hostage join together with a disgruntled army officer to carry out a daring gold robbery. Meanwhile, back in town, the sheriff has his mind on a gambler who's stolen a prize-winning horse and is just about to steal the heart of the lawman's daughter, too.

Customer Reviews:

Roger Miller at his best.......2007-02-01

A GREAT movie. Sheer fun with James Coburn at his best. Carroll O'connor gave a great performance as the sheriff. The best part of this movie is the BRILLIANT music score performed by Roger Miller.

Mindless fun.......2006-08-27

James Coburn plays a stereotypical bad guy in this movie about a western gold robbery. Challenged in a bar to a gunfight at sundown, he walks out into the street but instead of the classical walk toward the other gunfighter, he walks around to the other side of his horse, takes the rifle out of the scabbard, sites across the saddle and shoots the gunfighter from a distance. From the body of the victim, he takes a map to stolen gold and the fun begins. The movie is actually set in a lighthearted vein, with occasional crosses into the dark side. Coburn wants the sheriff's horse, so he locks the sheriff into his own jail with no clothes and proceeds to the sheriff's place to steal the horse. This movie never heard of politically correct. The sheriff wants the gold as much as Coburn and of course there is the sheriff's daughter, who is no sure what she wants. In the background, the soundtrack has a song which talks about the "code of the west" even as every body in the movie violates it. I gave the movie 4 stars not 5, because it is not one of the greats, the plot is kind of shallow and the acting a little wooden at times, but it is a fun show.

Not a review but a plea.......2004-10-30

Anything I could say has pretty much already been said. This is a hidden treasure. Please please, whoever has the authority to do so, please put this out in a quality DVD edition. I really can't understand why it already isn't. Sadly, James Coburn isn't around anymore to do an audio commentary. I would really like to hear from all the principals what it was like to make this movie.

A truly great movie..........2004-06-10

I love satires like Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein etc etc and adored this movie that is a true Western satire. I own this on VHS but want to buy it on DVD. TELL the peeps who do that sort of thing !

The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful.......2004-03-26

This 1967 film is a comedy remake of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". An Army gold bullion shipment is stolen. Sneaky gambler Lewton Cole (James Coburn -- "Our Man Flint") discovers a map and nearly gets shot for his discovery. Cole curiously follows the map. Sheriff Honest John Copperod (Carroll O'Connor -- "All In The Family") follows Cole seeking revenge after Cole locks Honest John naked into his own cell and steals Honest John's horse. Honest John's beautiful daughter Billie follows Cole seeking satisfaction after a romp in the hay.

Confusion follows with Cole and Honest John, Billie, the original thieves and an Army cavalry troop running in circles seeking the gold. Throughout the confusion Roger Miller vocals laud 'The Code Of The West' -- a nebulous and flexible code that bends to fit any situation.

"Waterhole #3" showcases the (IMO unexpected) worldly chemistry between James Coburn and Carroll O'Connor. But I do not consider "Waterhole #3" to be 'a man's film'. "Waterhole #3" also depicts larceny and satisfaction -- IMO both gender-neutral motivators.

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