A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane, who wrote the screenplay with Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband. Development for "A Million Ways to Die in the West" began while MacFarlane and co-writers Sulkin and Wild were watching western movies during the development of "Ted".
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Introduction
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On May 16, 2014, the film had its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. The film was later released nationwide on May 30, 2014. The film was produced by Media Rights Capital, Fuzzy Door Productions, and Bluegrass Films and distributed by Universal Pictures.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Release
Casting was done between December 2012 and March 2013. Filming began on May 6, 2013, in various locations in New Mexico including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and it concluded on August 9 that year. Joel McNeely composed the score. The film was released on May 30, 2014, in the United States, and distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with criticism directed toward the film's length and MacFarlane's performance. The film was number three at the box office during its opening weekend and grossed over $87 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Introduction
It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2014, and earned more than $15 million in home media sales.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Introduction
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane, who wrote the screenplay with Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband. Development for "A Million Ways to Die in the West" began while MacFarlane and co-writers Sulkin and Wild were watching western movies during the development of "Ted".
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Introduction
"A Million Ways to Die in the West" was released via DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2014. The Blu-ray release contains an unrated version (135 minutes), along with the original theatrical cut (116 minutes). In the United States, the film has grossed $8,336,420 from DVD sales and $6,739,162 from Blu-ray sales, making a total of $15,075,582.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Home media
The Way of the West is a 1934 American film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey.
The Way of the West | Introduction
On January 27, 2014, MacFarlane announced that he wrote a companion novel based on the film's script, which was released on March 4, 2014. An audio-book version was also made available, narrated by Jonathan Frakes. MacFarlane wrote the book on weekends during shooting for the film, partially due to boredom.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Marketing
Principal photography began on May 6, 2013. Filming locations included various areas in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico, also including the Santa Fe Studio in Santa Fe. Principal photography ended on August 9, 2013. The film shoot was difficult, as the cast and crew navigated rough weather: "everything from hailstorms to blistering heat to arctic winds and torrential rainstorms."
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Filming
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 novelization by Seth MacFarlane based on the film of the same name, written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild.
A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) | Introduction
An audio-book version was also made available, narrated by Jonathan Frakes. MacFarlane wrote the book on weekends during shooting for the film, partially due to boredom.
Seth MacFarlane | "A Million Ways to Die in the West"
"A Million Ways to Die in the West" originated as an inside joke between MacFarlane and co-writers Sulkin and Wild, while they were watching "Hang 'Em High". The joke evolved into "riffing on the idea of how dull, depressing, and dangerous it must have been to live in the Wild West." MacFarlane, a lifelong fan of westerns, began researching the topic, using Jeff Guinn's nonfiction novel, "The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral—And How It Changed the American West" as an "invaluable resource," and basis for many of the ways of dying in the film.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Development
On January 27, 2014, MacFarlane announced that he wrote a companion novel based on the film's script, which was released on March 4, 2014. An audiobook version was also made available, narrated by Jonathan Frakes.
A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) | Development
Various aspects of the film were inspired by western films. The decision to make Albert a sheepherder was inspired by "Montana" (1950) and his average, non-confrontational demeanor by "" (1957). Other westerns that inspired MacFarlane and the crew during writing included "Oklahoma!" (1955), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), and "El Dorado" (1966). The film was first announced on December 3, 2012, marking MacFarlane's second foray into live-action directing, after 2012's "Ted". Tippett Studio was hired to work on the film's visual effects.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Development
"A Million Ways to Die in the West" received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 33% rating based on 192 reviews, with an average score of 4.9/10. The site's consensus states, "While it offers a few laughs and boasts a talented cast, Seth MacFarlane's overlong, aimless "A Million Ways to Die in the West" is a disappointingly scattershot affair." Another review aggregation website, Metacritic, gave a score of 44 out of 100, based on reviews from 43 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale; opening weekend demographics were 55% male and 72% over 25 years of age.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Critical response
Raymond B. West (February 11, 1886 – September 11, 1923) was an American motion picture director. He joined the New York Motion Picture Company in 1910 and directed more than 70 motion pictures between 1910 and 1919 before suffering a nervous breakdown that forced him to retire from the business. He died in 1923 at age 37.
Raymond B. West | Introduction
The score was composed by Joel McNeely. The soundtrack was released by Back Lot Music on May 27, 2014. The theme song "A Million Ways to Die" is performed by Alan Jackson. It was released as a single on April 29, 2014. A portion of the "Back to the Future" theme by Alan Silvestri is used during Christopher Lloyd's cameo. Near the end of the movie, the refrain of "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora is used as a fictional "Muslim Death Chant."
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Soundtrack
8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 American action crime neo noir thriller film directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, and Andy Garcia. It was Ashby's final film, and the first attempt to adapt the Matthew Scudder detective stories of Lawrence Block for the screen. The screenplay was written by Oliver Stone, an uncredited Robert Towne and David Lee Henry (R. Lance Hill using a pseudonym).
8 Million Ways to Die | Introduction
Rafer Guzman of "Newsday" found the film amusing, calling it "another example of MacFarlane's ability to mix poop jokes with romance, foul language with sweet sentiment, offensive humor with boyish charm." Scott Mendelson of "Forbes" commended MacFarlane's decision to make an unconventional western comedy, but summarized the film as "just ambitious enough for that to be genuinely disappointing." Michael O'Sullivan at "The Washington Post" was mixed, deeming the film a "broad, wildly hit-or-miss satire," remarking that he found few of the jokes in the film funny. "Spiritually, it's closer to a mid-range crowd-pleaser such as "City Slickers" than "Blazing Saddles", too enamoured of genre convention to reach for the comic dynamite," wrote Mike McCahill at "The Guardian".
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Critical response
Broken Ways is a 1913 Western film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Henry B. Walthall and Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.
Broken Ways | Introduction
Before he attempts to have sex with her, she knocks him unconscious with a rock and escapes.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Plot
James Kurth, Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, co-produced this film. In 2017 he was interviewed in Agustin Blazquez's documentary film
Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die | About the director
The Ways of Fate is a 1913 American silent short romance film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company. The film's directorial and producer roles have been both attributed to Allan Dwan, but other sources point to Wallace Reid as director. The film's fictional plot is centered on Jim Conway, who grew up wanting to avenge his father's death and headed West to seek his father's killer. Lost in the mountains, he is saved by a young woman and the two fall in love. After a few weeks with her, Conway reveals the reason he came west and the young woman's father overhears it.
The Ways of Fate | Introduction
Spara, Gringo, spara (internationally released as The Longest Hunt and "Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!") is a 1968 Italian spaghetti western directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western specialist Sergio Corbucci), and except the parodistic and bizarre "The Three Musketeers of the West" it is his only western. The title song "Rainbow... vorrei... vorrei" is performed by Little Tony. Alex Cox in his book "10,000 Ways to Die" refers to the film as "derivative and boring", "a reminder that talent as a director is not inheritable, or a family trait."
The Longest Hunt | Introduction
Claudia Puig's review in "USA Today" was largely positive, writing, "A Western with a contemporary sensibility and dialogue that sounds markedly modern, "A Million Ways to Die in the West" is quintessential MacFarlane, at once silly and witty, juvenile and clever." Stephen Holden's review in "The New York Times" was mainly neutral, calling the film "a live-action spinoff of "Family Guy", with different characters." "While the whole thing feels weirdly miscalculated to me, "A Million Ways to Die in the West" tweaks the formula just enough, delivers a few laughs and keeps the guest stars coming," wrote Salon columnist Andrew O'Hehir.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Critical response
"A Million Ways to Die in the West" grossed $43.1 million in North America and $43.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $86.4 million, against its $40 million budget. The film grossed $16.8 million in its opening weekend, finishing in third place at the box office behind fellow newcomer "Maleficent" and the previous weekend's opener "". This was below expectations of $26 million. In its second weekend, the film dropped to number five, grossing an additional $7.3 million. In its third weekend, the film dropped to number eight, grossing $3.2 million. In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number 11, grossing $1.6 million.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Box office
"The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors" credits Allan Dwan for directing the film and "Sweethearts of the Sage" attribute Wallace Reid. "Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol" credits Dwan as the producer and Reid as the director, but gives an incorrect release date. Fleming states that the film was made on December 26–27, 1912, that Reid was injured the next day when his horse fell and that he could not work until mid-January. On April 13, 1913, an announcement was made that Allan Dwan has been fired from the American Film Manufacturing Company. The dismissal came as a shock to Dwan and stemmed from a personal dispute with J.
The Ways of Fate | Production and release
Where the West Begins is a 1938 American film directed by J.P. McGowan.
Where the West Begins (1938 film) | Introduction
Way Out West is a 1937 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the second picture for which Stan Laurel was credited as producer.
Way Out West (1937 film) | Introduction
The Way West is a 1967 American western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark. The supporting cast features Lola Albright, Jack Elam, Sally Field and Stubby Kaye. The picture was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. and includes on-location cinematography by William H. Clothier. Sam Elliott made his feature film debut as an uncredited Missouri Townsman.
The Way West (film) | Introduction
On March 18, it was announced that Sarah Silverman was cast to play a prostitute in the film. On May 10, it was announced that the film would be co-financed by Media Rights Capital and Fuzzy Door Productions, along with Bluegrass Films and distributed by Universal Studios. On May 11, 2013, it was announced that Neil Patrick Harris had joined the film. On May 29, 2013, MacFarlane announced that Bill Maher had joined the cast. On February 21, 2014, he announced that Gilbert Gottfried had also joined the cast.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Casting
In 2007, director Kevin Gordon released a documentary short about her life titled "Tellin' It Like It Is: The Work of Elouise Westbrook".
Elouise Westbrook | Death and legacy
A short epilogue shows how modern America has grown from the West in the early 1960s, which includes footage of the Hoover Dam, the four-level downtown freeway interchange in Los Angeles and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This section also was directed by Henry Hathaway.
How the West Was Won (film) | Epilogue
Troma's War, also known as 1,000 Ways to Die in the United States, is a 1988 American action/adventure film written by Lloyd Kaufman and Mitchell Dana and directed by Michael Herz and Kaufman (credited as Samuel Weil). It began production in 1986 and was released in theaters in 1988 shortly after "Class of Nuke 'Em High" was done making its rounds at the box office.
Troma's War | Introduction
MacFarlane co-wrote and starred in his second film, "A Million Ways to Die in the West". Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild were also co-writers for the film. The film follows a cowardly sheep farmer (MacFarlane) who loses a gunfight and sees his girlfriend leave him for another man. When a mysterious woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage. But when her outlaw husband arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test. The film was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics. On January 27, 2014, MacFarlane announced that he wrote a companion novel based on the film's script, which was released on March 4, 2014.
Seth MacFarlane | "A Million Ways to Die in the West"
A surviving description of this lost film was published in "The Moving Picture World". It states: "Two men playing cards, the argument, flash of a revolver, and one lay dead. The murderer homeward fled, hurried his little girl baby into a west-bound train and was heard of no more. The years passed and boyish Jim Conway grew to manhood with the sole purpose of seeking out his father's murderer to deal justice to him. He went West and was one day lost in the mountains. He called for help and help came in the form of a sweet-faced woman who led him to her home.
The Ways of Fate | Plot
It was director MacFarlane's second consecutive underperforming opening, following 2014's "A Million Ways to Die in the West", which opened to $16.8 million. Outside North America, the film earned an estimated $20 million in its opening weekend from 26 countries. It opened in number two in Germany ($3.7 million), Russia and the CIS ($3.5 million) and Australia ($3.3 million).
Ted 2 | Box office
The Way of a Man is a 1924 American Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz. This serial is considered to be a lost film.
The Way of a Man | Introduction
The film began under the direction of Robert Totten, an experienced television director ("Gunsmoke", "The Legend of Jesse James"). After clashes with star Widmark, and almost a year of work, he was dropped and replaced by Don Siegel. When the film was finished Siegel did not want his name to replace Totten's. Widmark protested and an agreement was made with the Directors Guild of America for the pseudonym Alan Smithee to be used. Despite the dispute, critics praised the film and its "new" director. "The New York Times" commented that the film was "sharply directed by Allen Smithee who has an adroit facility for scanning faces and extracting sharp background detail," Roger Ebert called the film "an extraordinary western ...
Death of a Gunfighter | Alan Smithee credit
Headin' West is a 1922 American Western film directed by William James Craft and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known if the film survives.
Headin' West | Introduction
In 1882, in the town of Old Stump, Arizona, timid sheep farmer Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) has broken up with his girlfriend Louise (Amanda Seyfried) as a result of his refusal to a gunfight. He prepares to migrate to San Francisco, believing that the frontier offers nothing for him. Meanwhile, infamous outlaw Clinch Leatherwood (Liam Neeson) robs and kills an old prospector (Matt Clark) for a gold nugget. He orders his right-hand man Lewis (Evan Jones) to escort his wife Anna (Charlize Theron) to Old Stump to lie low while he continues his banditry. Lewis and Anna arrive in Old Stump under the disguise of two siblings intending to build a farm, but Lewis is arrested after shooting the Pastor's (John Aylward) son in a saloon.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Plot
West Is West is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey.
West Is West (1920 film) | Introduction
His Western Way is a 1912 silent short western film directed by and starring Romaine Fielding. It was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company.
His Western Way | Introduction
Walter Alabaster West (9 November 1885 – 3 July 1958) was an English film director and producer. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films.
Walter West (director) | Introduction
Brothers of the West is a 1937 American film directed by Sam Katzman.
Brothers of the West | Introduction
The Valley of Hell is a 1927 Western film, directed by Clifford Smith. Only 2 reels survive of this film at George Eastman House.
The Valley of Hell (film) | Introduction
The film is narrated by Spencer Tracy. The score was listed at number 25 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years of Film Scores". The film also gained widespread critical acclaim. In 1997, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three.
How the West Was Won (film) | Introduction
He directed his last film in 1970 in Buenos Aires. He died in New York City in 1997.
Kurt Land | Introduction
It Happened Out West is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and John Roberts. The film stars Paul Kelly, Judith Allen, Johnny Arthur, LeRoy Mason, Lew Kelly, and Russell Hicks. The film was released on May 2, 1937, by 20th Century Fox.
It Happened Out West | Introduction
Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for "How the West Was Won" (1962) and again for "The Towering Inferno" (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.
Harold F. Kress | Introduction
"A Horrible Way to Die" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on September 6, 2011. Bonus materials include audio commentary with director/editor Adam Wingard and writer/producer Simon Barrett and a Behind The Scenes of A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE featurette.
A Horrible Way to Die | Home release
James Young died in New York City on June 9, 1948.
James Young (director) | Introduction
Shadows of Death is a 1945 American western film directed by Sam Newfield.
Shadows of Death | Introduction
In May, there was an announcement that Dwan, Bush and Van Trump had joined Universal Film Manufacturing Company. The film was released on April 19, 1913, by the American Film Manufacturing Company, also known as "The Flying A" or "American." The company described the film as a "half-social, half-western" film.
The Ways of Fate | Production and release
William (Billy) Hale died June 10, 2020, at the age of 88, in Woodland Hills, California.
William Hale (director) | Death
The Last Stagecoach West is a 1957 American western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Jim Davis, Mary Castle and Victor Jory. The film's art direction was by Ralph Oberg.
The Last Stagecoach West | Introduction
In late August 1920, Harron traveled by train from Los Angeles to New York City to attend the premiere of the film "Way Down East" and a preview of what would become his final film, "Coincidence". Harron checked into the Hotel Seymour on September 1 with his friend, screenwriter and director Victor Heerman, with whom he was sharing a room. Harron and Heerman attended the preview for "Coincidence" later that day. Heerman later said that the preview went poorly as the film was not well received by the audience. After the premiere, Harron returned to his hotel room alone. At some point, Harron sustained a gunshot wound to the chest after a gun in his possession discharged.
Robert Harron | Death
The Way West is a 1949 western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950 and became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark. The novel is one in the sequence of six by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. dealing with the Oregon Trail and the development of Montana from 1830, the time of the mountain men, to "the cattle empire of the 1880s to the near present". The publication sequence started with "The Big Sky", followed by "The Way West", "These Thousand Hills", "Arfive" (1971), "The Last Valley" (1975), and "Fair Land, Fair Land".
The Way West | Introduction
Law of the West is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury.
Law of the West (1932 film) | Introduction
Dead or Alive is a 1944 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Marjorie Clements, Rebel Randall and Ray Bennett. The film was released on November 9, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation.
Dead or Alive (1944 film) | Introduction
Jack Mills was an American set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "How the West Was Won".
Jack Mills (art director) | Introduction
He made his directorial debut with the slasher film "To All a Goodnight" (1980). In his later life, Hess was affiliated with the California Film Institute, where he taught improvisational theater in the institute's youth programs. He died of a heart attack on October 7, 2011 near his home in Tiburon, California after attending a local concert.
David Hess | Introduction
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die () is a 1968 Italian spaghetti western. It is the fourth and last western directed by Franco Giraldi. It was originally intended as being directed by Sergio Corbucci and the cast was to include also Raffaella Carrà and Renzo Palmer. The American version of the film was heavily cut, with a runtime 16 minutes shorter than the original version and featuring a different ending.
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (film) | Introduction
Way Out West is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film, action, drama, music, romance, western parody directed by Fred Niblo and starring William Haines, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran, and Ralph Bushman. It tells the story of "Windy", a con man who cheats a group of cowboys out of their money. When they discover his cheating and learn that he himself has been robbed, they force him to work on a ranch until he has paid his debt.
Way Out West (1930 film) | Introduction
The film saw widespread release in the United States. Advertising theaters were included in Washington D.C., Utah, Pennsylvania, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, and Missouri. The film was also released internationally with advertisements in Manitoba, Canada and in London, United Kingdom. Fleming's book credits "The Ways of Fate" as the debut of Lon Chaney, but this has been disputed. The documentary "Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces" states that his film debut occurred after his wife's suicide attempt in April 1913 and "his earliest films were made at the first studio to open in Hollywood, Nestor." Jon C. Mirsalis notes in his website that the film "almost certainly [did not feature] Chaney, although it was directed by Allan Dwan.
The Ways of Fate | Release and legacy
Warren Kerrigan in 1913. Chaney's appearance in the film is not cited by any Chaney historians. The film is presumed lost.
The Ways of Fate | Release and legacy
Roland West (February 20, 1885 – March 31, 1952) was an American film director, known for his innovative proto-film noir movies of the 1920s and early 1930s. He is however best known for his possible involvement in the death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd in 1935.
Roland West | Introduction
The Old West is a 1952 American western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague.
The Old West (film) | Introduction
In 2008, he compared the Internet's effect on film-making to the Wild West, saying "It's like we are in California 100 years ago, with a movie camera and a tent setting up on the side of a river, saying: 'OK, what are we going to shoot today?'"
Christopher Kubasik | Career
The Vanishing West is a 1928 American Western film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost.
The Vanishing West | Introduction
Filming started in May 1961 by John Ford in Paducah, Kentucky. Producer Smith said, "It is essential for our purposes that virtually the whole movie be shot outdoors. Throughout the movie, one of the basic themes is to show little people against a vast country – huge deserts, endless plains towering mountains, broad rivers. We want to capture the spirit of adventure, the restless spirit that led these men and women across the country in [the] face of many difficulties and dangers." After Ford finished his segment, Hathaway took over on location. Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley, Utah, and in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
How the West Was Won (film) | Shooting
Stephen Roberts (23 November 1895 – 17 July 1936) was an American film director. He directed 105 films between 1923 and 1936. He was born in Summersville, West Virginia, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack.
Stephen Roberts (director) | Introduction
Withey was also accredited with writing for 15 films. He retired from film directing in 1928 and died 6 October 1939.
Chester Withey | Introduction
West's directorial work includes the 2001 short "The Wicked", and feature films "The Roost" (2005), "Trigger Man" (2007), "The House of the Devil" (2009), "The Innkeepers" (2011), and "The Sacrament" (2013). He appeared in 2004's "The Woman Who Split Before Dinner" as Old Man Conrad. In 2009, West wrote, produced and directed the web series "Dead & Lonely" for IFC Films. The first series run ended in October 2009. West disowned the 2009 horror film "", citing massive interference and re-editing as the reasons. He wanted to remove his name completely from the film and give directing credit to Alan Smithee, but his request was denied.
Ti West | Career
He spent his last years in the High Sierras where he had made many of his early western films. Bray died of a heart attack. His ashes were scattered over Zuma Beach in Malibu, California.
Robert Bray | Death
...And Millions Will Die! (aka "And Millions Die") is a 1973 Australian television film directed by Leslie H. Martinson. It was shot in Hong Kong.
And Millions Will Die | Introduction
The film premiered at the 2005 Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival to a sold out theater on November 19, 2005, as one of the festivals "Best of Festival" selections. Ron Rollet, the festival's curator called the film "Simply the best narrative feature ever submitted to the festival."
Several Ways to Die Trying | Premiere
Albert C. Gannaway (3 April 1920 – 27 August 2008) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed western films such as "Hidden Guns" (1956), "Raiders of Old California" (1957), starring Faron Young, Marty Robbins; "Buffalo Gun" (1961), starring Webb Pierce; "Man or Gun" (1958), and "Plunderers of Painted Flats" (1959). He also directed the pioneer "Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer" (1956) along Ismael Rodríguez and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Faron Young, Kem Dibbs, Damian O'Flynn, Jacqueline Evans and Bruce Bennett. The song was scored by Gannaway and sang by Hal Levy.
Albert C. Gannaway | Introduction
Where the West Begins is a 1919 American silent western film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Eileen Percy and Cullen Landis.
Where the West Begins (1919 film) | Introduction
Nick Carter had been aspiring to make a film for years. In the past he's made several independent short films and in 2014 he started an Indiegogo campaign to fund his first feature-length film titled "Evil Blessings". Later that year however the director, Sxv'leithan Essex, died. This led Carter into scrapping the film and replaced it with "Dead 7", initially titled "Dead West". In 2015, he landed the support of The Asylum, the production company behind "Sharknado" and other SyFy productions. Filming began on August 20, 2015, in Anaconda, Montana at the 1880s ranch in the Valley just outside of town.
Dead 7 | Production
The last western film directed by Leone, it is considered by some to be one of his most overlooked films.
Duck, You Sucker! | Introduction
Death Rides the Range is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was a Colony Pictures film.
Death Rides the Range | Introduction
West Is Best is a 1920 American short Western film directed by Phil Rosen and featuring Hoot Gibson.
West Is Best | Introduction
Lewis Seiler (September 30, 1891 – January 8, 1963) was an American film director. He directed 88 films between 1923 and 1958. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.
Lewis Seiler | Introduction
Swing the Western Way is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Jack Leonard, Mary Dugan, Thurston Hall, Regina Wallace, Tris Coffin and Sam Flint. The film was released on June 26, 1947, by Columbia Pictures.
Swing the Western Way | Introduction
In 1919 he directed films for an independent company and made his last film in 1920. Kenean Buel died in New York City in 1948.
Kenean Buel | Biography
Don Greenwood Jr. (September 26, 1928 – June 27, 1990) was an American set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "How the West Was Won".
Don Greenwood Jr. | Introduction
Those Who Wish Me Dead is an upcoming American neo-western thriller film directed by Taylor Sheridan with a screenplay by Michael Koryta, Charles Leavitt and Sheridan, based on Koryta's novel of the same name. The film stars Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Tyler Perry, Jon Bernthal and Aidan Gillen.
Those Who Wish Me Dead | Introduction
Kansas (Hopper) is a stunt coordinator in charge of horses on a western being shot in a small Peruvian village. Following a tragic incident on the set where an actor is killed in a stunt, he decides to quit the movie business and stay in Peru with a local woman. He thinks he has found paradise, but is soon called in to help in a bizarre incident: the Peruvian natives are "filming" their own movie with "cameras" made of sticks, and acting out real western movie violence, as they don't understand movie fakery.
The Last Movie | Plot
The Way We Live Now is a 1970 film directed by Barry Brown, who was also its producer, cinematographer and film editor. It was written by Daniel Tamkus based on a novel by Warren Miller. "The Way We Live Now" was Linda Blair's first film.
The Way We Live Now (film) | Introduction
The last film that he directed before his death was "Scream 4".
Wes Craven | Film style
A Horrible Way to Die is a 2010 American horror film directed and edited by Adam Wingard, written by co-producer Simon Barrett, and starring AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Brandon Carroll, and Lane Hughes. The story follows an escaped serial killer as he chases down his recovering alcoholic ex-girlfriend who is responsible for his incarceration. The film had its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Vanguard program where it was picked up for distribution by Anchor Bay Entertainment. It also played at Fantastic Fest where it received three major awards: Best Screenplay for Simon Barrett, Best Actor for AJ Bowen and Best Actress for Amy Seimetz.
A Horrible Way to Die | Introduction
He wrote scripts both for himself and for other directors. He was widely acclaimed for his Red Westerns with actor Gojko Mitić: "Next Falcon", "Apache" and "Ulzana." He died in 1982 in Dubrovnik, Croatia while preparing the shooting of a new film from his script, "Chief White Feather," which was later completed by another director.
Gottfried Kolditz | Biography
A Time for Dying is a 1969 Western film written directed by Budd Boetticher with a cameo role by Audie Murphy, who also produced the film, as Jesse James. It was Murphy's last film, as well as the final dramatic feature for Boetticher.
A Time for Dying | Introduction
Riding West is an American 1944 Western film directed by William Berke.
Riding West | Introduction
William C. McGann (April 15, 1893 – November 15, 1977) was an American film director. He directed 52 films between 1930 and 1942. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.
William C. McGann | Introduction
The film is notable for being the first big-budget western since 1930's widescreen John Wayne spectacle "The Big Trail" to show pioneers lowering a wagon train over a cliff with ropes. This was the second time that Mitchum and Douglas appeared in a film together since "Out of the Past" in 1947, after "The List of Adrian Messenger" in 1963. Douglas had previously filmed another A.B. Guthrie novel, "The Big Sky". Filming took place in Tucson, Arizona, and various places in Oregon, including Bend, Christmas Valley, and the sand dunes and lost forest in Crooked River Gorge.
The Way West (film) | Production
The film was released in January 2011 at the 27th Sundance Film Festival and began airing on HBO later in the year. Peter Richardson, a native Oregonian, got the idea to produce the film as the state's law was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in the 2006 case Gonzales v. Oregon.
How to Die in Oregon | Release
Hunter had a financial interest in the picture, and controlled its initial distribution in the United States. This was one of Hunter's last films. He died in 1969.
Find a Place to Die | Production
The Wild Wild West is a 1921 American short Western film directed by Lee Kohlmar and featuring Hoot Gibson.
The Wild Wild West (film) | Introduction
Honor of the West is a 1939 American Western film written and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Bob Baker, Marge Champion, Carleton Young, Forrest Taylor, Glenn Strange and Reed Howes. The film was released on January 13, 1939, by Universal Pictures.
Honor of the West | Introduction