Buffalo Bill

Starring:Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Anthony Quinn, Moroni Olsen, Frank Fenton, Matt Briggs, George Lessey, Frank Orth, Margaret Martin, Henry Wills, Merrill Rodin, Georgie Nokes, Wheaton Chambers, Audrey Scott, Vincent Graeff, John Epper, Bob Perry
Director: William A. Wellman
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Bill Murray is in his early-career, shambling glory as Hunter S. Thompson, the gonzo journalist with a fondness for Wild Turkey and firearms. While Murray does not do as exact an impersonation of Thompson as Johnny Depp (in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), he does capture Thompson's dazed, anarchic nature. Unfortunately, the movie around him is just anarchic: a series of episodes (true or invented) from Dr. Thompson's career, circa 1968-72. The haphazard structure is probably meant to suggest the spirit of the counterculture or something, but it's just flabby storytelling. Thanks to Murray's blissful delivery, there are scenes that have a stoned giddiness to them: Thompson and his attorney (Peter Boyle) terrifying an unsuspecting hitchhiker, or Thompson alone in a men's room with Richard Nixon. Neil Young contributes some music, and Murray warbles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" while drunkenly piloting a plane. --Robert Horton

Customer Reviews:

good movie.......2007-06-10

This is a very descent portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson. It's a little bit more laid back than "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." This is a better portrayal of the day to day Hunter S. Thompson, and is not just focused on one event. If you liked fear and loathing, you will like this.

get it!.......2007-05-15

if you own F&L in LV you have to get this one. bill murry come on and peter boyle!

"As your attorney, I'd advise you to buy this DVD.".......2007-04-18

This movie kicks butt...plain and simple. Don't be swayed by those who compare "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" with this film; they are two totally different movies about two totally different eras of Thompson's life and psyche.

This film deals with the exaggerated life and times of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson the journalist at the beginning of his nationally recognized career, circa 1967-1973. The movie moves in chronological fashion, pulling stories and situations from 4 or 5 books he wrote which chronicled his travels and findings during that time period ("Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" is one of those books). The movie was made a t a time (1979) when few knew who this man was, so it was presented in a manner which would make the characters in the film easily accessible to movie-goers and fans alike. I read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" for a book report assignment before I saw this movie, and immediately recognized the few, short moments attributed to stories told in the text.

Contrary to what other reviewers have written, Bill Murray played the character of Dr. Thompson very well. Bill & Hunter were very good friends throughout the 70's, and despite his assertion that he "signed off on the production rights" to the movie on day-one of shooting, Thompson was still on location for the entire filming (albeit, firing machine guns off set for fun), he still had some say so in the story. If you've read the books Dr. Thompson wrote about his travels from 67-73, you will enjoy this movie. The situations are hilarious, and just when you think Thompson is going to clean up his act, Lazlo (a character loosely based on Hunter's attorney friend Zeta Acosta), played obscurely by Peter Boyle, shows up and coerces Hunter into destructive, unreal situations.

Great scenes? 'The Superbowl.' Instead of attending (like he was supposed to), he has a wild, drug induced party-of-one in his hotel room, as s he sets his room up like a miniature football field. He gets a hotel bell boy and a maid to "play out" the game, as they continue to get high and drunk. 'The zoo.' Hunter is forced to ride on an airplane with the camera guys and other misfits instead of the regular plane for the writers. He slips what appears to be quaaludes or microdots into someone's mouth, gets super drunk thanks to his surgeon's bag filled with grapefruit slices and vodka, and ends up piloting the plane while singing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
"The hospital." Lazlo comes and "rescues" Hunter, as he his held up in a hospital room with a vidka IV and a youing pin-striper that he almost has nude. Lazlo and Hunter take off in his convertable, crashing it into a religious statue and foutain out in fron of the building. the great scenes are endless.

Unfortunately, director Art Linson was a hapless mess on the set. The movie isn't epic; it's just another spoof style, slapstick comedy. but if you're a fan of Dr. Thompson, Bill Murray and comedies, this is a must have. Don't expect an intellectual mind journey...that was not the purpose of this film. This movie is nothing at all like Terry Gilliam's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

Hilarious!.......2007-03-28

Just wanted to say if you were a fan of Hunter S. Thompson (RIP) or love Bill Murray this is the movie for you. Great acting and up there with "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Worth the measly cash.

better than fear and loathing.....................2007-02-14

this movie made me laugh so damn hard, i was in tears half the time. bill murray did a way better job playing hunter than johnny depp did. fear and loathing is still a good movie, but this one goes way more into detail of how much drugs were really used on hunter and his crazy gonzo lawyers adventures. as your lawyer i advise you to watch this movie, and maybe toke a few too.

Buffalo Bill - The Complete First and Second Seasons

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TV History
Keeps me laughing.
CANTANKEROUS, IRRITATING, ARROGANT, EGOTISTIC, RACIST JERK CAN BE FUNNY, BUT . . .
the man you hate to love
This Just Maybe The Best T.V. Program Ever?

Buffalo Bill - The Complete First and Second Seasons
Starring: Dabney Coleman , Joanna Cassidy , John Fiedler , Max Wright , and Geena Davis
Director: Dennis Klein , Tom Patchett , and Ellen Falcon
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Release Date: 2005-09-06

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The name is Bill Bittinger. Bittinger, not "Bittinjer"--even the syllables of the name are slippery. He's a venal, self-serving, double-talking, pusillanimous, hypocritical, male-chauvinist, bigoted, quintessentially sleazy varmint, and a TV talk-show host besides. He could inherit the title "The Man You Love to Hate," except that that would connote too much stature. Make it "The Man You Love to Be Appalled By."

Buffalo Bill was, if not the best sitcom ever, indisputably the most brilliant, outrageous, exquisitely detailed and nuanced. Naturally, the network kept it on the shelf for a year, till a summer slot needed filling. An instantaneous critical hit, the show also grabbed five Emmy nominations. The following winter it was brought back and, for a few months, enjoyed a Thursday-night berth between Cheers and Hill Street Blues--part of the best two hours on weekly commercial television. All praise to series creator Jay Tarses, who specialized in comedy so offbeat, the beat could be hard to locate. (His next effort was the dramedy The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.) But if we were to name only one name in celebration of Buffalo Bill, it would be Dabney Coleman. A breathtakingly deft character actor, Coleman had already test-flown the Beta version of Bill Bittinger as Merle Jeeter, the con artist nonpareil of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Bill was a socially condoned con artist: a daily TV talk-show host in Buffalo, N.Y. He had world-class company: Joanna Cassidy as JoJo, Bill's director and sometime lover; Max Wright as the encyclopedically neurotic station manager, Karl Shub; John Fiedler as the diminutive floor manager eerily content to be Bill's yes-man even though he owned half the real estate on Lake Erie; Coleman's fellow Tootsie alum Geena Davis, who not only played Bill's daft, starstruck personal assistant but also wrote for the series; Meshach Taylor as JoJo's affable assistant director; and Charlie Robinson as Newdell, the rare character in network television who projected a scarily becalmed version of Black Rage.

The show never played to expectation, on any level. The most outrageous things could happen without the writers feeling obliged to work them into the story-proper. In one episode, dozens of imitation Jerry Lewises participating in some ill-conceived promo are rolling around the station like arrant bowling balls; open a door and another one tumbles in. That other one, incidentally, was Jim Carrey, just like he was before he was--the creepiest of the bunch, it goes without saying, and sublime. And no, the episode wasn't "about" the Jerry Lewis promo. There were uncanny grace notes--say, when Bill became instantly enamored of a musician guest. Someone referred to her as a "flute player" and Bill, his eyes turned reverently to some Elysian Field in his mind, quietly emended: "flautist." Or consider the time Bill, coping with the possibility of JoJo being pregnant, holed up in his apartment and re-enacted Lou Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, complete with microphone echo. An absolutely astounding episode turned on a duel of wills as Bill forced Newdell out of his job, then had to get him back to escape an anti-discrimination suit. The high point was a Black Power fantasia on Bill's part that ... well, Jamie Foxx's rendition of "Hit the Road, Jack" in Ray had nothing on Bill Bittinger's.

The network suits never did figure out what to do with Buffalo Bill; inevitably, they killed it--and yes, more Emmy nominations followed its demise. Never mind. Dabney Coleman and his sainted ensemble are assured of seats on Parnassus. And happily, life eternal on DVD. --Richard T. Jameson

Customer Reviews:

TV History.......2007-06-02

It was said that Brandon Tartikoff who was in charge of NBC's programming always regretted that he pulled the plug on the show. Supposedly he later included the show in his "dream schedule", when he took on a "TV GUIDE" assignment of providing his ultimate TV programming schedule. I used the show in a "History of Television" course I taught to illustrate some of the changing programming trends of the 1980s. Like others, I also was disappointed about the missing "hit the road Jack" sequence, as I had read so much about that particular episode.

Keeps me laughing........2007-03-23

Funny to go back in time and see this show once again. Enjoyed watching it.

CANTANKEROUS, IRRITATING, ARROGANT, EGOTISTIC, RACIST JERK CAN BE FUNNY, BUT . . ........2007-03-23

. . . Only, maybe, in short bites. But buying the Season 1&2 and seeing all episodes end-to-end is definitely overloading. The bile is only diluted by the brightness of a beautifully-young Geena Davis and the smart sexiness of Joanna Cassidy. By the end of Season Two, Bill just seemed plain vile and mean-spirited.

Although there were some moments, the overdone caricatures of the milk-toast producer, continuously- obsequious stage manager and stilted/ dated writing makes Bill into buffalo chips. Dabney Coleman is a terrific talent; if the writing and characters were better done, he and his ensemble could've, should've made it past the two-season mark by a long, long way.

the man you hate to love .......2006-02-28

Buffalo Bill (the program) was probably 10 years ahead of its time. Everything about it was excellent...from the cast to the writing to the acting to the directing. Bill Bittinger was indeed a jerk. But, I would have no problem being his clone. One can't but love to hate to love to be Bill Bittinger even if just for one day

This Just Maybe The Best T.V. Program Ever?.......2006-02-07

I could go on and on about Buffalo Bill, but I won't. If you were a fan of the show in the early 1980's, you are no doubt thrilled that the show has finally been released on DVD.

If you've never seen the show, do yourself a favor and do take it out for a "test drive".

After taking that test drive either two things are going to happen, #1 it's (Buffalo Bill) gonna completely hook you in "big time".

Or, #2 you're still gonna be left clearly amazed that nothing else on T.V. has ever left you cheering, and jeering at any one thing so much as this particular television show will.

Believe it or not, both of these strong emotions can happen to you (the cheers and jeers) at the same time while watching Bill (Coleman) go through his motions.

This (Buffalo Bill) just may have been one of the best t.v. programs ever.

Then again, there's also the possibly of "The Slap Maxwell Story" having been also one of the best too (also starring Dabney Coleman), you can be the judge on that one, if it ever does makes it to DVD.

Slap Maxwell was also a quirky, but brilliant show like Buffalo Bill, but that's another story all together.

And earlier I said to you that I would not go on and on about this show, so I guess that in regards to doing just that, I lied.

But honestly, the things that I said here about the specialness of this show (Buffalo Bill) is completely true.

This show is truly worth a "look see".

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Chuck Connors very good job with this.
"I just rode up from hell with my hair on fire."
Not Your Run-Of-The-Mill Western,

Ride Beyond Vengeance
Starring: Chuck Connors , Michael Rennie , Kathryn Hays , Joan Blondell , and Gloria Grahame
Director: Bernard McEveety (II)
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ASIN: B000BITVB0
Release Date: 2005-12-06

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Chuck Connors very good job with this........2006-03-04

A few twist and different western overall. Nice surprise to see Bixby play a sour apple. Great for true western fans. The longest bar fight seen I've evern seen.

"I just rode up from hell with my hair on fire.".......2006-01-30

Through the 1960s, the American western genre, overall, was in decline, suffering mainly from low production values and a lack of originality as hackneyed plots and themes were recycled ad nauseum, as illustrated in this film titled Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966), the result of those mainly involved in television productions trying to make a feature length movie. Actually, many believe the American western achieved near perfection with such films as High Noon (1952) and/or The Searchers (1956)...that's not to say there weren't any good westerns after this murky period, but what followed tended to fall into the category known as `revisionist' western, stories where the line between good and bad wasn't entirely clear, spurred on by the popularity of the `spaghetti' westerns coming out of Italy, most notably The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (1966). Written and produced by Andrew J. Fenady (Chisum, Terror in the Wax Museum), and directed by Bernard McEveety, veteran television director of such series as "The Virginian", "The Wild Wild West", "The Waltons", and "The Incredible Hulk", to name a few, the film stars Chuck Connors, former baseball player turned actor, probably best known for his roles in television's "The Rifleman" and films like Old Yeller (1957) and The Big Country (1958). Also appearing is Michael Rennie (The Day the Earth Stood Still), Kathryn Hays (Ladybug Ladybug), Joan Blondell (Nightmare Alley), Bill Bixby ("The Incredible Hulk"), Frank Gorshin ("Batman"), James MacArthur (Swiss Family Robinson), Marissa Mathes (Blood Bath), Arthur O'Connell (Operation Petticoat), and Claude Akins (The Defiant Ones).

The film opens in the present day, as we see a census taker (MacArthur) touring a small Texas town called Coldiron, all while some goofy song talking about how you `can't ever go home again' warbles in the background. Seems every town has a story, and Coldiron's no different, as the census taker settles in the local watering hole to hear all about how Jonas Trap (Connors), also known as `el tigre', initiated `the night of the reprisals' some number of years ago, taking us into our initial flashback. Seems Jonas Trap, buffalo hunter by trade, has been away for some eleven years, and is finally returning home to his wife Jessie (Hays) with a wad of dough ($17,000, to be exact), and gets beaten severely by a trio of men mistaking him for a cattle rustler. Not only that, but one of them also stole his money...which takes us into another flashback, where we see how Jonas, a humble dirt farmer, wooed Jessie, a woman from a well to do family, eventually marrying her. Jonas, not inclined to subsist off his wife's wealth tries desperately to get work (there's nothing in town but odd jobs), decides on going off to hunt buffalo, but Jessie can't/won't leave as her aunt it sick, and Jessie has little desire to meek out a surely squalor filled life on the open range. Returning to our initial flashback, Jonas, who barely survived the attack, now rides into town seeking revenge (along with his dough) on those who done him wrong.

Overall I didn't care much for this film as it felt like an overblown, overwrought television feature with lack luster production values, a muddled, plot, hammy performances, and featured some of the most unnatural dialog I've heard in a long time. Here's an example, as issued by the narrator while we see a tired and weary Jonas returning home after an eleven year absence..."He was juiced-out by the sun and gut lonesome for his wife." I got the meaning well enough, but it just sounded so odd, as does a lot of the dialog, written in much the same way. I was willing to buy off on this for the narration, but when the characters started spewing forth this histrionic and stagy junk, I lost all hope for an entertaining and engaging feature. I'm unsure any actor could have performed the lines in this film and made them sound realistic. It just sounded like someone writing a western that hadn't quite got the hang of it, throwing in a bunch of colorful euphemisms that looked good on paper, but ultimately failed during execution. Also, the film tended to put too much focus on unnecessary aspects of the story, while slighting the parts one would normally expect to be highlighted. I had a hard time understanding Connors' character, and honestly, I really didn't like him. After a difference of opinion with his new wife, he up and ditches her for eleven years, without so much as a howdy do? What the hell was that? Not only that, but then he returns after a long absence, with a saddlebag full of money, expecting to be able to pick up where they left off...only thing is she's since moved on and is engaged to a wealthy banker, but it's not about the money...yeah, sure it isn't. By the way, I loved how the passage of time was marked in Jessie by a cheap and obviously fake looking gray streak in her hair. Upon returning to town, Jonas steals a bottle of whiskey, beats a saloon bouncer within an inch of his life (the guy was only trying to collect the money owed for the whiskey), and trashes the local saloon a couple of times in barroom brawls, yet nothing is done as apparently the law is fairly lenient in Coldiron. As far as the other characters, we have Bixby playing a sleazy, duded up dandy of a hustler named Johnsy Boy Hood, with a penchant for the over dramatics, Akins as Elwood Coates, a miserable, sadistic drunkard with bad teeth who talks to an imaginary friend named `Whisky Man', Rennie as a bad guy banker character named Brooks (who's barely even there), who's actually a good guy (these were the three involved in the thrashing Jonas received early on), and finally Hays as the overwrought Jessie, torn between Jonas and Brooks, her financially secure fiancé. Probably the most annoying thing about this movie was the fact it had such a strong, capable, and experienced cast, but failed completely to utilize it, offering up ridiculously cliché, transparent characterizations. As far as the sets, the film was obviously shot on a low rent, well-worn, tired looking back lot, one probably used in any number of television productions. Also, the film, with a running time of 101 minutes, drags on about fifteen to twenty minutes longer than it should have, cluttered with pointless sequences (that whole census taker business at the beginning and end had no, real value), along with goofy plot devices (a flashback within a flashback?). With so many better westerns out there, I'd be hard pressed to recommend this dud to anyone. Had the story been played more straightforward, and the writer and director (both of whom probably should have stuck to a medium they were more suited to, that being television) tried to get less cutesy with the material, I probably would have liked it better...sure, I might have commented on the fact that it offered nothing new, but I would have enjoyed it more. One bright spot, it did have a pretty spectacular fight sequence between Connors and Akins near the end.

The picture, presented in widescreen anamorphic (1.85:1) looks very good, and the audio comes through well. There really aren't any extras, other than some previews for other Columbia Tristar releases like Glory (1989), Major Dundee (1965), Silverado (1985), The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), and The Professionals (1966).

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Not Your Run-Of-The-Mill Western,.......2005-12-18

"Ride Beyond Vengeance" is more than a typical western. Although produced on a low budget by television producers Mark Goodson And Bill Toddman ("The Price is Right") and featuring several names mostly familiar to TV audiences, it has a dynamic, if pessimistic script more concerned with character development than standard action--not that the film lacks action or violence.

Cowboy Jonas Trapp (Chuck Connors of "Rifleman" fame) falls in love with the beautiful Jessie (Kathryn Hays), very appealing in her first film, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt (Ruth Warrick), she marries him, later faking a pregnancy to win her aunt's consent. But Jonas tires of living off of his wife's family, and eventually deserts her to become a buffalo hunter. 11 years later, with his self-made fortune, he sets out to return home, only to be set upon by three sadistic marauders, Michael Rennie, Bill Bixby and Claude Akins, who steal his money and leave him for dead. Rescued by a farmer (Paul Fix, Connors' "Rifleman" co-star) who nurses him back to health, Jonas becomes consumed by the desire for revenge. As fate would have it, all three men live close to Jonas' former home. Matters quickly get worse when Jonas reunites with his wife, only to discover that she is now engaged to Rennie.

Made on a three week schedule on an obvious sound-stage, "Ride Beyond Vengeance" succeeds in transcending it's shortcomings by the powerful acting of a first-rate cast. Connors gives his best performance, and he is well (if briefly) supported by Joan Blondell (as a gossipy townswoman), Gloria Grahame (a cheating wife having an affair with Bixby), Gary Merrill as Jonas' foster father, Frank Gorshin as an arrogant ranch hand, and Buddy Baer as a town bully. Buried way down the cast list is young starlet Marrisa Mathes, who is sympathetic and real as the grieving girlfriend of Bixby who reaches out to Jonas. But, next to Connors, the film belongs to Bixby, as a sadomasochistic dandy. James MaCarthur and Arthur O'Connell appear in a present day prologue to set the scene and narrate the story. The screenplay is based on Al Dewlen's novel, "The Night of the Tiger" and spends considerable time fleshing out the characters. Of course, violence rears it's ugly head here and there, but not so much as to put off the viewer. (It did, however, put off critics when it was released back in 1966) but it went on to garner a massive audience when it had its television premiere. Today, it seems better than it was initially given credit for, and remains well worth seeing. A widescreen DVD release is due out in December. It's about time! [phillindholm]

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

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YOU CAN DO BETTER, ALTMAN-WISE . . .
interesting
Intriguing Idea But A Bit Shallow
Terrific Newman Performance in Lesser Known Altman Flick
"Truth is Whatever Gets the Most Applause!"

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Starring: Paul Newman , Joel Grey , Kevin McCarthy , Harvey Keitel , and Allan F. Nicholls
Director: Robert Altman
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Robert Altman was often ahead of his time--once at the cost of being behind himself. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, a snorting exposé of the U.S. predilection for buying into heroic myths, opened on July 4, 1976. Clearly the film was positioned as the ultimate bicentennial event, Altman-style. But Altman had already delivered that a year earlier: the splendiferous, deeply disenchanted yet exhilarating Nashville. Both Nashville and Buffalo Bill are films about America-as-show business, hucksterism, and the rare miracle of performance. But everything Altman got so thrillingly right in Nashville, which teems with life and mystery and widescreen dynamism, came out flatfooted and obvious in Buffalo Bill, a cramped, smirky inside joke that ends up being on the joker.

The setting is the base camp for Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, where the blustering Indian fighter of legend is gearing up for his latest national tour. Apart from sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Geraldine Chaplin) and her great friend, the Sioux chieftain Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts), the show is populated by phonies and opportunists. Biggest phony of all is Cody (Paul Newman), whose fame has been based more on the penny-dreadful scribblings of Ned Buntline (Burt Lancaster) than on any real accomplishments; even his long blond tresses are fake. Altman and cowriter Alan Rudolph (working from a play by Arthur Kopit) thump their insights about the Establishment's feet of clay as if they were breaking-news bulletins instead of countercultural clichés. Only the occasional ineffably mysterious Altman zoom shot offers relief. --Richard T. Jameson

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From director Robert Altman (M*A*S*H, The Player) comes an uproarious, high-spirited look at "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the legendary Western adventurer. With a fine cast that includes Paul Newman, Harvey Keitel, Burt Lancaster, Joel Grey and Geraldine Chaplin, Buffalo Bill and the Indians is a hilarious yet poignant comedy that shows the Old West as you've never seen it before! Although Buffalo Bill (Newman) has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His "Wild West Show" is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts), for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when the troupe discovers it must put on a special command performancefor none other than the President of the United States!

Customer Reviews:

YOU CAN DO BETTER, ALTMAN-WISE . . ........2007-04-21

When Altman is good he's great. Like in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Shortcuts, The Player and, oh yes, MASH. The Amazon review for BB et al should be read before ordering this. Like, flat-footed and obvious, I think they say. Beyond Altman, an akin movie of this time would be Little Big Man, which is sensational, not stupid.

interesting.......2007-02-16

I was filmed in my home town and a very good friend of mine was a extra in the movie and we looked at it to see if we could pick her out. Unfortunatly we did not find her. o-well

Intriguing Idea But A Bit Shallow.......2006-12-01

Paul Newman stars as Buffalo Bill, the showman of the wild west, with his circus act of performers. Robert Altman is famous for movings that expose how easily people fall for myths and stories, and this is no exception. Bill and his crew are all larger than life, believing in the stories written about themselves. They decide to put Geronimo into their act, thinking that they can stir up their audience into a blood lust against the "evil Indians".

To their surprise, people actually respect the native Americans, and even the president comes out to meet Geronimo for himself. In the end it's only Geronimo that speaks honestly, and he is ignored. He leaves the white men to their problems.

There are a number of famous actors and actresses here - Joel Grey, Harvey Keitel, Burt Lancaster, Geraldine Chaplin. Undoubtedly all signed on to make a movie that had social significance, especially with it coming out in 1976 - America's 200th year of independence. However, they are in essence satiring people who in fact were "heroes" in many ways. Buffalo Bill did in fact do some impressive things in his life. By all accounts Geronimo liked him and enjoyed being with him. For many of the city slickers, these shows were their only glimpse into what the wild west was all about, even in a general portrayal.

Also, the native americans are treated as being supernatural Gods. They get across rivers that are uncrossable, they set up lodgings where they should not be able to. There isn't any relating to them as people, as a culture. I would really have liked to see more of the cross-cultural issues - the different ways in which they related to women, to minorities, to performing in public.

Terrific Newman Performance in Lesser Known Altman Flick.......2006-07-02

Robert Altman's expertise at framing and then exposing the three dimensions of show business, of presentation and performance, place and status, ala Nashville, Gosford Park, A Praire Home Companion, The Player, The Company and Kansas City (to name a few), gets the interesting, ironical and historical treatment here.
In Paul Newman's Buffalo Bill Cody, legend of the wild west, and extraordinary showman, Altman gives the American man of myth, then chips away at him, all while the rival and counterpart Sitting Bull grows and deepens in merely standing still. Newman's performance is terrific, his eyes never betraying the truth of his limitations, though his histriotics along with those of his minions in his large show, work very well at entertaining and maintaining. Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy and Harvey Keitel all stand out as Newman's producing partner, press agent and flunky respectively. Their sycophancy echoes the Emperors New Clothes, and is set against Sitting Bull and his right hand man Halsey, who agree to join the wild west history show in order to tell the truth of the matter, ever stoic and unimpressed by the show.
With humor and his trademark layering of sound, dialogue and wit Altman gives us the lesson of what is real and unreal, fraudulent and true, the stuff of history books and shows, and the heart of the matters.

"Truth is Whatever Gets the Most Applause!".......2006-02-07

Altman has made some very good movies, and some very bad ones, often right next to each other. Viewing this film right after the highs of "Nashville" will surely lead to a serious Altman letdown. Historically, of course, coming out during the Bicentennial and right after that great film, expectations that were very high were mostly dashed, and this film quickly joined other Altman stinkers in the "not good" Altman film repository, right next to "H.E.A.L.T.H."

But time has been very kind to this Altman sleeper. I found Newman's performance exhilarating and comic, and Joel Grey hilarious and knowing. Like many of Altman's films, this one is about the mythmaking of contemporary pop history, and the "necessary illusions" required by the audience to buy into and celebrate these myths. Although the particular target here is western pop history, Altman's aims are much broader: the legacy of Native America abuse, the need of the audience to create and celebrate "hero myths," and the schematic critique of star-worshipping history, written by the "winners." Frank Kaquitts plays the critical role of truth-teller, and is understated and very funny as Sitting Bull, who joins Buffalo Bill's troupe with his interpreter, attempting to add some reality to Cody's wildly distorted (and wildly popular) western shows.

While the script of Altman and Alan Rudolph has some typical Altman flaws, fat, and excess, the benefit of time and careful reflection has served this little gem well.

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Buffalo Soldiers The Movie Was Buffalo Chips The Let Down

Buffalo Soldiers
Starring: Barbara Brown , Bill Collins , Robert Dix , Robert Do'Qui , and Steve Drexel
Director: John Cardos
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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Release Date: 2004-03-01

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Buffalo Soldiers The Movie Was Buffalo Chips The Let Down.......2004-12-17

In a word, the movie stunk. The music stunk. The acting stunk. If it was adapted from the novel, you certainly couldn't tell it. The novel was really a good story. I would suggest buying the book if you're interested in entertainment and buying the DVD if you want to fertilize your garden. P.U.!

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good movie
get it!
"As your attorney, I'd advise you to buy this DVD."
Hilarious!
better than fear and loathing..............

Where the Buffalo Roam
Starring: Peter Boyle , Bill Murray , Bruno Kirby , Rene Auberjonois , and R.G. Armstrong
Director: Art Linson
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay
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ASIN: B00003ETIT
Release Date: 2000-01-11

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good movie.......2007-06-10

get it!.......2007-05-15

if you own F&L in LV you have to get this one. bill murry come on and peter boyle!

"As your attorney, I'd advise you to buy this DVD.".......2007-04-18

Hilarious!.......2007-03-28

Just wanted to say if you were a fan of Hunter S. Thompson (RIP) or love Bill Murray this is the movie for you. Great acting and up there with "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Worth the measly cash.

better than fear and loathing.....................2007-02-14

New York City NY - 45 Very Early Films From 1898-1905 on DVD

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Fascinating glimpse into the past
Too bad its a bootleg.
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New York City NY - 45 Very Early Films From 1898-1905 on DVD

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Rare Late 19th and Early 20th Century New York City Films
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DVD will play in ALL regions - it is region free.

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New York City films from the late 1800's to the early 1900's Titles on this disc: * 1 Arrival of emigrants Ellis Island 1906 * 2 At the foot of the Flatiron 1903 * 3 Automobile parade 1900 * 4 Bargain day, 14th Street 1905 * 5 Beginning of a skyscraper 1902 * 6 Broadway & Union Square, New York 1903 * 7 Buffalo Bill's wild west parade 1902 * 8 Delivering newspapers 1903 * 9 Departure of Peary on the Roosevelt 1905 * 10 Elevated railroad, New York 1903 * 11 Emigrants landing at Ellis Island 1903 * 12 Excavating for a New York foundation 1903 * 13 Fireboat "New Yorker" in action 1903 * 14 Funeral of Hiram Cronk 1905 * 15 Interior N.Y. subway, 14th St. to 42nd 1905 * 16 Lower Broadway 1903 * 17 Move on 1903 * 18 N.Y. Fire Department returning 1903 * 19 New York City "ghetto" fish market 1903 * 20 New York City dumping wharf 1903 * 21 New York Harbor Police boat Patrol capturing pirates 1903 * 22 New York police parade, June 1st,1899 * 23 Opening of new East River bridge, New York 1903 * 24 Opening the Williamsburg Bridge 1904 * 25 Panorama from the tower of Brooklyn Bridge 1903 * 26 Panorama from Times Building, New York 1905 * 27 Panorama of Blackwell's Island, N.Y. 1903 * 28 Panorama of Flatiron Building 1903 * 29 Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y. 1903 * 30 Panorama water front and Brooklyn Bridge from East River 1903 * 31 Parade of "exempt" firemen 1903 * 32 Parade of horses on Speedway 19