Take a Hard Ride

Starring:Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Catherine Spaak, Jim Kelly (II), Dana Andrews, Barry Sullivan, Harry Carey Jr., Robert Donner, Charles McGregor, Leonard Smith (III), Ronald Howard, Ricardo Palacios, Robin Levitt, Buddy Joe Hooker, Paul Costello (II), Hal Needham
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Studio: Anchor Bay
Product Type: DVD

Description

Take a tough-as-nails trail boss (Jim Brown of THE DIRTY DOZEN and THREE THE HARD WAY), a smooth gambler (Fred Williamson of BLACK CAESAR and BUCKTOWN) and a ruthless bounty hunter (Lee Van Cleef of THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY). Add a mute martial arts master (Jim Kelly of ENTER THE DRAGON), a desperate prostitute (Catherine Spaak of CAT O' NINE TAILS) and hundreds of greed-crazed gunmen. Turn them all loose in a chase to the Mexican border for a fortune in gold, and you have the action-packed epic that brings together the worlds of `Blaxploitation' and classic Westerns like never before! Hollywood legends Dana Andrews (LAURA, THE OXBOW INCIDENT), Barry Sullivan (FORTY GUNS, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) and Harry Carey Jr. (RED RIVER, THE SEARCHERS) co-star in this adventure hit that rides hard as one of the last great Westerns of the decade!

Customer Reviews:

Take a Hard Ride.......2007-03-12

One of my favorite western movies. I have always liked Jim Brown's westerns. He was in great form in this one. Lee Van Clief was great as the bounty hunter. The surprise was Jim Kelly. Some of his best martial arts fight scenes are on this movie. This is the type on movie I can watch over and over again.

Brown and Williamson Soul of Film.......2006-05-01

"Take a Hard Ride" barely transcends the routine. What distinguishes it from other films of it's ilk is the chemistry between Jim Brown's iconic trail boss and Fred Williamson's suave gambler. The two riff off each other like a smooth running machine. One could only imagine if their talent were better utilized by more skilled craftsmen like, say, Sergio Leone. A bonus is the presence of Leone veteran Lee Van Cleef who may be grayer but hasn't lost any of his steely eyed menace. The film disappoints, however, because it doesn't deliver on the promise of a satisfying showdown between Brown and Van Cleef's characters.

Fun & Exciting Western. A Tribute to the Genre........2005-12-17

This is the type of film they don't make anymore (sadly). A good, old-fashioned, western. Jim Brown's the stalwart, Fred Williamson's the charltan you don't know how he's going to turn, and Jim Kelly's the one who's tougher than both of them. To top it off, the old pro Lee Van Cleef is along for the ride, and he'd like to see all of them dead.

We also get to see seasoned vets Dana Andrews (albeit in a small, but pivotal, part), and Barry Sullivan. And Harry Carey, Jr., who's one of the most likable people in filmdom (I know. I've met him.) is memorable as a scuz.

To top it off, Jerry Goldsmith has one of his most memorable scores, and that's saying something. The music for TAKE A HARD RIDE is every bit as outstanding as Goldsmith's westerns such as 100 RIFLES, RIO CONCHOS, and BREAKHEART PASS.

A good actioneer, and a fun western.

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