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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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
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
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
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
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" 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
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
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
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A Million Ways to Die in the West | Plot
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" 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
"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
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"
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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 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
The Way of the West is a 1934 American film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey.
The Way of the West | 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"
For example, a very typical Western plot is that an eastern lawman heads west, where he matches wits and trades bullets with a gang of outlaws and thugs, and is aided by a local lawman who is well-meaning but largely ineffective until a critical moment when he redeems himself by saving the hero's life. This description can be used to describe any number of Westerns, but also other films such as "Die Hard" (itself a loose reworking of High Noon) and Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai", which are frequently cited examples of films that do not take place in the American West but have many themes and characteristics common to Westerns.
Western (genre) | Genre studies
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
Also known as Neo-Westerns, these films have contemporary U.S. settings, and they utilize Old West themes and motifs (a rebellious anti-hero, open plains and desert landscapes, and gunfights). These films have been on the rise since the release of Joel and Ethan Coen's "No Country for Old Men" (2007). For the most part, they still take place in the American West and reveal the progression of the Old West mentality into the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This subgenre often features Old West-type characters struggling with displacement in a "civilized" world that rejects their outdated brand of justice. Taylor Sheridan's filmography can be used as a template to identify what it means to be a , with three identifying themes.
Western (genre) | Contemporary Western or Neo-Western
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
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
Devlin finesses the point, calling the film a "neo-western", distinguishing it from the classic western by the way it "demonstrates a decline, or decay, of the traditional western ideal ... The moral framework of the West ... that contained ... innocent and wholesome heroes who fought for what is right, is fading. The villains, or the criminals, act in such a way that the traditional hero cannot make sense of their criminal behavior." Deborah Biancott sees a "western gothic ..., a struggle for and with God, an examination of a humanity haunted by its past and condemned to the horrors of its future.
No Country for Old Men (film) | Genre
The American Film Institute defines Western films as those "set in the American West that [embody] the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier." The term "Western", used to describe a narrative film genre, appears to have originated with a July 1912 article in "Motion Picture World" magazine. Most of the characteristics of Western films were part of 19th-century popular Western fiction and were firmly in place before film became a popular art form. Western films commonly feature protagonists such as cowboys, gunslingers, and bounty hunters, who are often depicted as semi-nomadic wanderers who wear Stetson hats, bandannas, spurs, and buckskins, use revolvers or rifles as everyday tools of survival–and as a means to settle disputes using "frontier justice".
Western (genre) | Characteristics
The video was announced as a nominee for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards. In the opening titles to the theatrical film, the song begins when Bond fires a bullet. He roams the desert aiming his gun in every direction, and slowly the sand dunes he has been patrolling become nude women in silhouette. Aside from the desert theme, there are also visual cues of the night sky, and lines of celestial navigation seen, as well as various handgun silhouettes. The main colors used in the video are black, blue, and orange.
Another Way to Die | Music video
Hyams recalled, I wanted to do a Western. Everybody said, 'You can’t do a Western; Westerns are dead; nobody will do a Western'. I remember thinking it was weird that this genre that had endured for so long was just gone. But then I woke up and came to the conclusion – obviously after other people – that it was actually alive and well, but in outer space. I wanted to make a film about the frontier. Not the wonder of it or the glamour of it: I wanted to do something about Dodge City and how hard life was.
Outland (film) | Development
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
Dead 7 (formerly titled Dead West) is an American post-apocalyptic zombie horror western film written by Nick Carter, American singer best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. It is directed by Danny Roew and produced by The Asylum. The movie aired on SyFy on April 1, 2016 in the United States. Carter managed to get two of his bandmates, A. J. McLean and Howie Dorough to star in the movie. In addition, Carter also cast several members from other boy bands like 98 Degrees, O-Town, 'N Sync and All-4-One. A free copy of the theme song "In the End" was released on March 28, performed by band members Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Howie D.; Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC; Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees; and Erik-Michael Estrada from O-Town.
Dead 7 | Introduction
The soundtrack was released in December 1980 by Slash Records on LP. In the late 1990s it was released on CD as well. Germs singer Darby Crash appears on the soundtrack album cover. He died shortly before the film was released, though the promotional images for the film and album release had been designed before his death.
The Decline of Western Civilization | Soundtrack
So popular was the genre that he soon faced competition from Tom Mix and William S. Hart. The Golden Age of the Western is epitomized by the work of several directors, most prominent among them, John Ford ("My Darling Clementine", "The Horse Soldiers", "The Searchers"). Others include: Howard Hawks ("Red River", "Rio Bravo", "El Dorado)", Anthony Mann ("Man of the West", "The Naked Spur", "The Tin Star","The Man from Laramie"), Budd Boetticher ("Seven Men from Now", "Comanche Station", "The Tall T", "Ride Lonesome"), King Vidor ("Man without a Star, Duel in the Sun")"," Jacques Tourneur, ("Canyon Passage", "Wichita", "Stranger on Horseback", "Great Day in the Morning, Stars in My" C"rown"), Delmer Daves ("The Hanging Tree", ), William Wellman ("Westward the Women"), Allan Dwann ("Silver Lode"), Samuel Fuller ("Forty Guns"), John Sturges ("The Magnificent Seven", "Gunfight at the O.K.
Western (genre) | Classical Western
Her rendition is heard by Cleve (Gregory Peck), who is so moved he proposes marriage. This scene ends The Plains segment.
How the West Was Won (film) | Music
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
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
Featuring concert footage of Los Angeles punk bands and interviews both with band members, the publishers of "Slash" fanzine, and with the punks who made up their audience, the film offers a look into a subculture that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time. The promotional poster for "The Decline" (and the record cover of the soundtrack album) featured a close-up frame of Germs singer Darby Crash supine on stage with his eyes closed. Crash died from a heroin-induced suicide shortly before the film was released (the poster was designed before his death). Bands included are Black Flag, Germs, X, Alice Bag Band, the Circle Jerks, Catholic Discipline, and Fear.
The Decline of Western Civilization | Synopsis
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
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
Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News compared it to 1960s Spaghetti Westerns, saying that it also includes themes from horror films. Miller called it "one of those fantastic genre mash-ups that work because it feels authentic and real".
Kill or Be Killed (2015 film) | Reception
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
AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier. Source: AFI Crowns Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Film Genres - ComingSoon.net
AFI's 10 Top 10 | Western
Dead Man is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital and Robert Mitchum. The film, dubbed a "Psychedelic Western" by its director, includes twisted and surreal elements of the Western genre. The film is shot entirely in monochrome. Neil Young composed the guitar-dominated soundtrack with portions he improvised while watching the movie footage. It has been considered by many to be a premier postmodern Western. It has been compared to Cormac McCarthy's novel "Blood Meridian".
Dead Man | Introduction
Likewise, films set in the American Old West may not necessarily be considered "Westerns."
Western (genre) | Genre studies
The "Los Angeles Times" said the film wasn't as good as "All Quiet on the Western Front" but was "vivid, sometimes brutally shocking and, less often, emotionally moving." The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
A Time to Love and a Time to Die | Reception
During the brawl, Albert saves Anna from being crushed by two of the patrons, and the two become close friends. They attend a county fair where Louise's new boyfriend, the arrogant Foy (Neil Patrick Harris), challenges Albert to a shooting contest. Albert is defeated, but Anna steps in and defeats Foy. Foy publicly humiliates Albert, who impulsively challenges Foy to a duel in a week's time to win back Louise. Anna then spends the week teaching Albert how to shoot. During a barn dance the night before the duel, Anna gives Foy a Mickey. After leaving the dance, Albert and Anna kiss before heading home.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Plot
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
Although Paul Arendt of the BBC finds that ""No Country ... " can be enjoyed as a straightforward genre thriller" with "suspense sequences ... that rival the best of Hitchcock", in other respects the film can be described as a western, and the question remains unsettled. For Richard Gillmore, it "is, and is not, a western. It takes place in the West and its main protagonists are what you might call westerners. On the other hand, the plot revolves around a drug deal that has gone bad; it involves four-wheel-drive vehicles, semiautomatic weapons, and executives in high-rise buildings, none of which would seem to belong in a western." William J.
No Country for Old Men (film) | Genre
Hickman told "Previews" catalog that the tagline of "East of West" is "The things that divide us are stronger than the things that unite us." Hickman explained, "The end times are imminent and we all hate each other too much to come together and solve our problems. Our final destination is imminent, and it is the Apocalypse. And then, in the face of all that despair and gloom, somehow there is still hope." The series, a science-fiction Western set in a dystopian America, casts the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as heroes. Of these four characters, Hickman describes Death - a "Clint Eastwood-y" man wearing a suit, cowboy hat and skull bolo tie - as someone who feels "betrayed", and the others (War, Famine and Conquest) as feeling "abandoned".
East of West | Premise
The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports a score of 60%, with an average rating of 6.35 out of 10, based on 10 reviews from critics. On Metacritic the film received "Mixed or average reviews", with an overall weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on five critics. Dennis Harvey of "Variety" wrote that the film is "strongly reminiscent of """ but lacks that film's impact. Jeannette Catsoulis of "The New York Times" called it "a restrained, ripely atmospheric thriller that relies more on mood than on special effects".
A Horrible Way to Die | Critical reception
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
West Is West is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey.
West Is West (1920 film) | Introduction
The five main film genres were used, each with music scored by the series' composer Ramin Djawadi in order: The final scene and the end credits used "Emerge" by Fischerspooner.
Genre (Westworld) | Music
First is the lack of rules, with morals guided by the character's or audience's instincts of right and wrong rather than by governance. The second is characters searching for justice. The third theme, characters feeling remorse, connects the to the broader Western genre, reinforcing a universal theme that consequences come with actions. Examples include Nicholas Ray's "The Lusty Men" (1952); John Sturges's "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955); "Lonely Are the Brave", screenplay by Dalton Trumbo (1962), "Hud", starring Paul Newman (1963); "The Getaway" (1972); "Junior Bonner" (1972); "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" (1974); "Hearts of the West" starring Jeff Bridges (1975); Alan J.
Western (genre) | Contemporary Western or Neo-Western
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
Upon breaking out of jail and murdering the sheriff, Lewis observes the kiss and reports it to Clinch. On the day of the duel, Foy arrives late and goes into convulsions from the laxative he had unknowingly drunk. Albert, who has decided that Louise is not worth fighting for, once again forfeits the duel. He retires to the saloon, but Clinch arrives and demands to know who kissed his wife. He reveals that Anna is his wife and threatens to continue killing more people unless his wife's lover duels him at noon the next day. Later, Clinch confronts Anna by demanding her to reveal Albert's name.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Plot
Corral", "Last Train from Gun Hill)", Nicolas Ray (Johnny Guitar), Marlon Brando (One-Eyed Jacks) and Robert Aldrich ("Vera Cruz", "The Last Sunset", "Ulzana's Raid").
Western (genre) | Classical Western
The film includes cameos by George Segal, David Cronenberg, author Maynard, and screenwriter Henry. It features original music by Danny Elfman.
To Die For | Introduction
Rita Kempley of the Washington Post said that "the movie is alternately grim and lyrical", and "though long on ambiance and short on story, it may appeal to the spiritually inclined – and to oater lovers.
Into the West (film) | Reception
Death of a Gunfighter is a 1969 Western film. It stars Richard Widmark and Lena Horne, and features an original score by Oliver Nelson. The theme of the film is the "passing" of the West, the clash between a traditional character and the politics and demands of modern society.
Death of a Gunfighter | Introduction
The film follows a lonesome desperado known only as "Gold Bullet" as he arrives in a small western town 'Last Valley' populated by thugs, rogues, gunslingers and businessmen. "Gold Bullet" is in town for one reason only, to collect a debt owed to him by a former employer Henry Wynn. Will Wynn give up the money or will it all end in bloodshed?
A Shot in the West | Plot
"Undead Nightmare" (2010), an expansion to "Red Dead Redemption" (2010) is an example of a video game in this genre, telling the tale of a zombie outbreak in the Old West. "Bone Tomahawk" (2015) one of the most recent entries in the genre received wide critical acclaim for its chilling tale of cannibalism but, like many other movies in the genre, it wasn't a commercial success.
Western (genre) | Horror Western
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
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
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
A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self.
South of Heaven, West of Hell (film) | Plot
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
what makes "In a Valley of Violence" a notch better than a simple genre exercise is West's sense of fun. Occasionally he overindulges it, but it serves the film well."
In a Valley of Violence | Critical response
Other notable examples include "The Iron Horse" (1924), "Duel in the Sun" (1946), "The Searchers" (1956), "Giant" (1956), "The Big Country" (1958), "Cimarron" (1960), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "Duck, You Sucker!" (1971), "Heaven's Gate" (1980), "Dances with Wolves" (1990), "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (2007), "Django Unchained" (2012) and "The Revenant" (2015).
Western (genre) | Epic Western
The film was rushed into production in late 2012, and premiered January 19, 2013 at Park City's Library Center Theatre as part of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, much like its predecessor. The film was released via VOD on June 6, and theatrically on July 12. Dance punk band The Death Set recorded a song, "6 Different Ways To Die", for the film's credits.
V/H/S/2 | Production and release
He offers red meat to the extremists while at the same giving himself the wiggle room to deny he said anything controversial in the first place. This is no mean feat.
The Death of the West | Reception
Oftentimes, these settings appear deserted and without much structure. Apart from the wilderness, it is usually the saloon that emphasizes that this is the Wild West: it is the place to go for music (raucous piano playing), women (often prostitutes), gambling (draw poker or five card stud), drinking (beer or whiskey), brawling and shooting. In some Westerns, where civilization has arrived, the town has a church, a general store, a bank and a school; in others, where frontier rules still hold sway, it is, as Sergio Leone said, "where life has no value".
Western (genre) | Themes
Romance of the Western Chamber (), also known as Way Down West, is a 1927 silent Chinese film drama directed by Hou Yao. The film is an adaption of the classic Chinese dramatic work "Romance of the Western Chamber" by Wang Shifu. Originally consisting of ten film reels, only five have survived.
Romance of the Western Chamber (film) | Introduction
The soundtrack for the film features a number of country music performers, including Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, Toby Keith, The Kentucky Headhunters, and Sammy Kershaw. Dwight Yoakam wrote the film's closing credits song "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" when the film was being made and while the musician made his film acting debut in the film. The song went on to become a Top 10 country hit.
Red Rock West | Music
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
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
What they don't know is how to put the pieces together in a way that makes taut narrative or that sidesteps clichés." In her review in the "Los Angeles Times", Betsy Sharkey wrote, "The dialogue sometimes wavers and the plot doubles back on itself one too many times, and you can't help but wish Gil had asserted himself more on that front. As a director, he is still finding his way too, with the emotional pacing sometimes as rough as the trail his characters are riding. Still, there is that allure of the Old West that is hard to resist, and there's plenty of grist in the story worth milling and mulling.
Blackthorn (film) | Critical response
The screenplay for the film was a quarterfinalist in the 2005 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition. The film was a "Best of Festival" Selection in the 2005 Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival.
Several Ways to Die Trying | Awards
Writing for "Film Threat", Michael Dequina said in his review that "watching Yoakam’s film...is like eating a shit sandwich. The title may be a cutesy joke describing someplace close to hell, but make no mistake—this film "is" hell."
South of Heaven, West of Hell (film) | Reception
This pattern can be seen with the Western film. In the earliest, classic Westerns, there was a clear hero who protected society from lawless villains who lived in the wilderness and came into civilization to commit crimes. However, in revisionist Westerns of the 1970s, the protagonist becomes an anti-hero who lives in the wilderness to get away from a civilization that is depicted as corrupt, with the villains now integrated into society. Another example of a genre changing over time is the popularity of the neo-noir films in the early 2000s ("Mulholland Drive" (2001), "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) and "Far From Heaven" (2002); are these film noir parodies, a repetition of noir genre tropes, or a re-examination of the noir genre? This is also important to remember when looking at films in the future.
Film genre | Film and history
How the West Was Won is a 1962 American Metrocolor epic Western film. The picture was one of the last "old-fashioned" epic films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to enjoy great success. The all-star cast includes Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, and Richard Widmark. Set between 1839 and 1889, it follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move from western New York to the Pacific Ocean. The picture was one of only two dramatic films made in the curved-screen three-projector Cinerama process, which added to its original impact.
How the West Was Won (film) | Introduction
In the 2014 film "A Million Ways to Die in the West", Foxx makes a cameo appearance as Django. He is seen shooting the proprietor of a racist shooting game called Runaway Slave, saying "people die at the fair".
Django Unchained | In other media
First off, it was a Western in the days when the genre was more or less struggling for life. In addition, it starred a yet to be hot Leonardo DiCaprio, a question mark named Russell Crowe, and the sexually inert Sharon Stone. About the only thing it had going for it was Raimi's manic direction, and even that seemed…showy. Still, in retrospect, this is a good film, undermined by forces outside itself."
The Quick and the Dead (1995 film) | Critical reassessment
The soundtrack differs from the film in that it uses background noises of a driving car while the whole plot is set in the 19th century (before automobiles were invented). Pitchfork ranked the soundtrack at 15 on their "50 Best Movie Scores of All Time" list, saying that "Old Black is featured in its purest form on the soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s hallucinatory western Dead Man. Young’s low, ominous notes are inseparable from Robby Müller’s striking black-and-white cinematography, lending an elemental pull to the increasingly strange odyssey of William Blake (Johnny Depp) and Nobody (Gary Farmer), Blake’s sardonic Native American guide."
Dead Man (soundtrack) | Introduction
A group of actors in the East Village of New York City have been rehearsing for a play when the lead actress in the play turns up dead.
The Way It Is (film) | Premise
Ernst Hardy wrote at the Crave Online that " Woodberry's fully fleshed out depiction of the larger cultural, social and political canvases against which Kaufman lived and railed." Neil Young from the Hollywood Reporter called the film a "Conscientious tribute to a wayward soul."
And when I die, I won't stay dead | Reviews
"Django Kill...If You LIve, Shoot!" was described by film historian Howard Hughes as "difficult to pigeonhole", noting it encompassed the Western, horror film, and splatter film genres, describing it as "the weirdest Italian made Western". It is well known for the surrealistic violence and for the psychedelic editing of Franco "Kim" Arcalli. Phil Hardy defines it as "the most brutally violent spaghetti western ever made". Describing the film, Christopher Frayling says that "the violence was of an extraordinarily savage kind". Antonio Bruschini writes that "this film is the first western to offer a sample of truly horrendous scenes". Marco Giusti defines the film as the most violent and bizarre ever filmed in Italy.
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! | Style
The film setting is a fictional country in the West. The protagonist, George Camel (Lipský) is a humble schoolteacher, who is mistaken for a dangerous murderer. Subsequently, two criminal gangs vie for his services.
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling | Plot
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
The Fiend Who Walked the West is a 1958 Western movie based on the 1947 film noir "Kiss of Death". Almost a horror western, the story involves a psychotic ex-convict terrorising his former cellmate and his family. The film stars Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, and Ron Ely.
The Fiend Who Walked the West | Introduction
The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization is a 2001 book by paleoconservative commentator Patrick J. Buchanan, in which the author argues that western culture is dying and will soon be imperilled. Western cultures have lower-than-replacement birth rates while populations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are exploding.
The Death of the West | Introduction
In rural Missouri, serial killer Garrick Turrell (A. J. Bowen) escapes from police custody and immediately resumes taking the lives of strangers while searching for his ex-girlfriend, Sarah. Meanwhile, having met at group therapy for recovering alcoholics, Sarah (Amy Seimetz) and Kevin (Joe Swanberg) begin to develop a tentative relationship. As the body count builds, Turrell makes his way to Sarah's new location just as she seems to be getting her life in order.
A Horrible Way to Die | Plot
The following people won Academy Awards for their work: The following were nominated for five other Academy Awards: The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
How the West Was Won (film) | Accolades
The film involves gutter punks who take the anti-establishment message with extreme seriousness and tune out society completely. Spheeris talks to homeless teenagers living on the street or squatting in abandoned buildings in Los Angeles, an unstable mother, Los Angeles Police Department officer Gary Fredo, and a paralyzed youth living on disability benefits. Musicians interviewed include Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and Flea (Fear, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Performances by four bands were filmed: Final Conflict, Litmus Green, Naked Aggression, and The Resistance.
The Decline of Western Civilization III | Synopsis
In this filmic space, every pronounced camera movement, musical cue and look exchanged by the characters heightens the melodrama. The result is a compellingly pure take on the western, true to the tradition of French popular cinema."
Cemetery Without Crosses | Reception
A female-driven neo-western set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness. A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Those Who Wish Me Dead | Premise
On January 30, 2013, it was announced that Charlize Theron had joined the film. Theron later revealed that she "begged" for her role, as she wanted the opportunity to work in comedy. On February 11, it was announced Amanda Seyfried had joined the film. On March 6, it was announced Liam Neeson and Giovanni Ribisi had joined the film. Neeson, who nearly always suppresses his Irish accent when acting, agreed to play the part of Clinch only on the condition that he could use his Irish accent. In an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", Neeson remarked that he made this demand because an episode of MacFarlane's "Family Guy" had previously made a joke out of the juxtaposition of Neeson playing a cowboy with an Irish accent.
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Casting