How 'bout the one on the right? Learn how and when to remove this template message, pretending to surrender with a white flag, "Movie With a Murky Background: The Man Who Wrote the Book", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josey_Wales_(character)&oldid=1150202632, This page was last edited on 16 April 2023, at 21:21. "Matrix: (Dropping Sully off a cliff): "I lied. The original printing of the book was less than one hundred copies, but one of those copies happened to be sent to Eastwood. Only good business to play it safe. You cant hold a single thought on crack. You know in my line of work, you gotta be able either to sing "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" or "Dixie" with equal enthusiasm dependin' upon present company. Complete your free account to access notes and highlights. Benny! Hollywood films thrive on life-changing scenes, and there's nothing more life-altering than, well, death. Clint has a talent for blurring the lines between who are the good guys and who are the bad guys, and is a recurring element in this film. I wonder where she ever got that idea. Kelly: Firing from the bank to the middle of the river and hitting a small diameter rope on the first shot would be a supreme act of marksmanship in the real world. He also fires the .36 caliber octagonal-barreled pistol at the Gatlin Gun cart that Wales has confiscated. "Eastwood is such a taciturn and action-oriented performer that it's easy to overlook the fact that he directs many of his moviesand many of the best, most intelligent ones. We only got to see the Secretary of the Interior, and he said: "Boy! Only Josey Wales May Know for Sure", "Clint Eastwood gets top role in outlaw film", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Outlaw_Josey_Wales&oldid=1145611986, This page was last edited on 20 March 2023, at 01:49. He never turned his back on his folks or his kind. There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see, and so there is iron in your words of life. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. Along the way, while racking up a prodigious body count, Wales meets a group of people whom he reluctantly allows to join him. The real Watie family (and the "New Echota" faction they were among the leaders of) was in favor of removal to Oklahoma, and settled there voluntarily before troops were sent in to force the matter. Fletcher: Ten Bears: The original printing of the book was . Hilarity Ensues. After grieving and burying his wife and son, Wales practices shooting a gun before joining a group of pro-Confederate Missouri bushwhackers led by William T. Anderson, taking part in attacks on Union sympathizers and army units. This can't be Santa Rio! [Extending a rifle barrel from a cabin window] The more we all know, the better organized and stronger the shooting and hunting community will be. Josey never set out to be a badass gunfighter, nor did he have any aspirations to kill people. 1. [to Josey] He killed Captain Terrill with his own sword. The raging testosterone in male and female movie goers tends to have an obsession with how many bad guys get put away thus a movies kill count becoming a new component for not only judging how awesome a movie is but also how tough a character is. What'll you have? Jamie: Tyrell, the "Red Legs" leader. The Outlaw Josey Wales might not be Eastwoods most financially successful Western film, nor was it the highest-rated. You bet. But as you pointed out, the exact circumstances of Tom Turner's death were not explained or even how long he had been dead, only that he was killed by Missouri ruffians. [16] Pressure mounted on Warner Bros. and Eastwood to back down, and their refusal to do so resulted in a fine, reported to be around $60,000, for the violation. Fletcher: Your young friend could use some help. Josey says "to Hell with them," spits tobacco juice on one and leaves their corpses to be eaten by buzzards. Wales asks the officer to kill him, and the officer obliges. After the end of the war, they refuse to surrender, but their leader, Fletcher (John Vernon), negotiates a surrender allowing his men amnesty. | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966): 11, Watch his most iconic kill (from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Blondie: "You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Wales says, "I reckon so. The villain is a Union commander and the northern army is depicted as corrupt and murderous. [Josey and Jamie are waiting for the Redlegs to cross the river] Only way to handle them. Braddock (Missing in Action, 1984) Body Count 59, 17 Luke (Bullet in the Head, 1990) Body Count 60, 16 Blade (Blade I, 1998) Body Count 65, 15 Riddick (Chronicles of Riddick, 2004) Body Count 67, 14 Ah Jong (The Killer, 1989) Body Count 69, 13 Rambo (Rambo III, 1988) Body Count 72, 12 Leftenant Schaffer (Where Eagles Dare, 1968) Body Count 73, 11 The Bride (Kill Bill: Vol.1, 2003) Body Count 76, T-9 Tequila (Hard Boiled, 1992) Body Count 77, 9 Blade (Blade II, 2002) Body Count 77, 8 Ken (A Better Tomorrow II, 1987) Body Count 78, 7 John Matrix (Commando, 1985) Body Count 87, 6 Rambo (Rambo, 2008) Body Count 87, 5 Tetsuo (Akira, 1988) Body Count 96, 4 Topper Harley (Hot Shots! Soundtracks, realizes Josey has snuck up behind and pulled a gun on him, Fletcher knows he's talking to Josey Wales, spits tobacco juice on the carpetbagger's coat, Josey has walked up on Lone and Moonlight having sex, Josey and Lone Watie are relaxing after Moonlight has cooked for them, Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight, putting his dead friend on a horse and sending him into the enemy camp, draws his knife, and cuts his hand; Josie does likewise. Lige: I didn't surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender. We got somethin' in this territory called the Missouri boat ride. Carpetbagger: His wife and son have been murdered, and his house burned to the ground by Union Red Legs, setting the stage for the perfect Clint Eastwood revenge movie. They slaughter Josey's squad as they surrender . Kelly: A number thats often talked about in action movies is kill or body count. He grew into a very tall, dark and handsome man6'2", with jet black curly hair . Josey Wales: Lets face it that would make anyone at least a little hard nosed and pissy. You'll be able to access your notes and highlights, make requests, and get updates on new titles. The outpost owner who scams Natives and beats Little Moonlight never gets his comeuppance. That's just the way it is. Can't say as I blame you for that. The Rangers accept the story, along with a signed affidavit, and move on, while Fletcher says nothing about Wales and pretends not to recognize him. He then takes over the remaining Gatlin and uses it to destroy many of the Union troops and the other gun. Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer, is driven to revenge by the murder of his wife and young son by a band of Redlegs, a unit of pro- Union Jayhawker militants from Senator James H. Lane 's Kansas Brigade, led by the brutal Captain Terrill. [Josey pulls a Sharp's rifle with a early telescopic sight on it from his horse]. The film was adapted by Sonia Chernus and Philip Kaufman from author Asa Earl "Forrest" Carter's 1972 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (republished, as shown in the movie's opening credits, as Gone to Texas). wore this frock coat in Washington, before the war. Lone Watie: Grandma Sarah: Yeah true Clint shot a lot of people, but it just goes to show you that even body count doesn't always tell the whole story about a person. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively gave the film a 91% approval rating based on 43 reviews, with an average score of 8/10. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. Daniel Squ, Brass-cased ammo generally outpaces steel in every, *Competitive Shooter of the Week* No signed paper can hold the iron. If it's anything Shawshank Redemption, Seinfeld, or Kevin Bacon game related he's way more interested. Doctor Love (Luis Hernn Rodrigo de las Casas). Captain Terrill: Trivia Academics such as Bruce Jackson, critics such as Jay Cocks and Arthur Knight and directors such as King Vidor, Henry King, William Wyler and Howard Hawks were invited to the screening. Come out of a war, got no other way to make a livin'. [draws his knife, and cuts his hand; Josie does likewise. We whooped 'em again, didn't we, Josey? When the war is over, Josey refuses to surrender. And I'm saying that men can live together without butchering one another. I'm glad you stopped me when you did. It won't shock you that some of the highest onscreen body counts are credited to war movies. [21], Not to be confused with the Jamaican deejay, "Is Forrest Carter Really Asa Carter? Mind you drop water on 'em occasional and keep 'em damp. You dumb kid. Carpetbagger: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Starring Clint Eastwood Watch Video: Eastwood kills 57. . I think the look was just because he realized the connection of the people he was riding with to the Senator and troops who were directly responsible not only for the murders of his family, but also a group he had many run ins with during the war. Bordering, Born James Butler Hickok, everyone remembers him as Wild Bill. Many consider him the first famous gunfighter of. It was a trap! Lone Watie: It was carried by each of the two men who tried to capture Wales near the river. Doin' right ain't got no end. Face/Off (1997): 163. Josey Wales: Terrell why they need to go in a different direction than Wales' true course. Upon release in August 1976, The Outlaw Josey Wales was widely acclaimed by critics, many of whom saw Eastwood's role as an iconic one, relating it with much of America's ancestral past and the destiny of the nation after the American Civil War. Sometimes, trouble just follows a man. Kelly: Josie Wales: Come out! Talking about Josey Wales, he declares: Not a hard man to track. Later, the same rifle pops out of several windows behind Josie when his friends back him up during a showdown with the Red Legs. So there is no way to know for sure if Josey killed him. Wales rescues Travis and Chato and brings them back to the ranch. Every single dealer who switch from coke to crack mash up. [telling Capt. My son, Tom Turner, said it was a thriving town! Now, if one of you has to, you can take that old woman over there. The Outlaw Josey Wales was inspired by a 1972 novel by supposedly-Cherokee writer Forrest Carter, alias of former KKK Leader and segregationist speech writer of George Wallace, Asa Earl Carter, an identity that would be exposed in part due to the success of the film,[8] and was originally titled The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales and later retitled Gone to Texas. In the book, Carter wrote the Union soldiers as simply accepting the surrender as agreed. The woman says that, Doctor Love goes to leave, and as he does so he gives, asks why Alex waited so long to publish the story. You may go in peace. Griselda Blanco has disappeared, and. Where Eagles Dare (1968): 732. After the Rangers ride off, Fletcher says that he will go to Mexico to look for Wales himself and try to tell him that the war is over. Josey Wales: The blue bellies will give ya a better burial than I can, boy. You can't get them all. You boys sure look civilized.!" Bam-Bam tries to sneak out of the crowd. Speaking of characters which ones have the most kills per movie? Well, that one in the center, he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. At the town of Santo Rio, two men, Travis and Chato, who had worked for Sarah Turner's deceased son Tom, join the group. Now, you and me didn't ride all that way for that. This marked the beginning of a professional and domestic relationship between Eastwood and Locke that would span six films and last into the late 1980s. He'd charge Hell with a bucket of water.". I reckon so. Eventually, he gets far enough away from his grief to stop killing so many people. There are guns aplenty, and the fierce gun battles leave a trail of bodies. Once, the Singer saw, who insisted he had no knowledge of this, and warned him: Pull your leash on, penetrated. They took our pictures. He's a looter and a pillager! Rose: 10 years after Clint took his acting/directing to new heights with THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES, the less known character actor Michael Parks ( DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH, KILL BILL, TUSK) took over the role for his one go behind the camera. Outlaw Josey Wales "Are you a bounty hunter". The Rock (1996): 3, Watch the most iconic kill (from Con Air), Cameron Poe: "Put the bunny back in the box. Guess we ain't going to see that little Navajo girl again. Josey, however, refuses . Its true that Josey could not be certain whether he killed him or not, as you say he had no way of knowing the names of the Union soldiers. How did Josey Wales exact his final revenge against his enemies? get out of the shack that he is prepared to kill whoever opens the door. The JLP will do anything to win, and suddenly, Papa-Lo realizes what. [18] Time magazine named the film one of the year's top 10. Not a hard man to track. Josey Wales is a farmer in the South who finds himself caught up in the dirty side of the Civil War. Watch his most iconic kill (from The Good, the Bad and the . The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. Interestingly, although the author of the original book (Asa Earl Carter, writing under the pseudonym Forrest Carter) was both an active segregationist and a member of an independent Klan group, he was actually fairly even-handed in the novel. When the surrendering Confederates are mowed down by Union troops using two Colt Gatling Guns, Josey Wales springs into action. But then, it's always like that. Eubie says the plan has changed and that he will now collect, tourist and claiming that he knows the real Jamaica. After the Singer warned Tristan about, With Shotta Sherrif dead, the path was cleared for, anyone. Doctor Love looks around the prison cell and observes that its falling apart. There are guns aplenty, and the fierce gun battles leave a trail of bodies. Josey, a farmer, joins then a bunch of guerilla soldiers fighting the North, hoping to find those who have destroyed his life. Its quite a profound moment in the story, it was downplayed brilliantly by Clint. Josey Wales : Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. Soldiers were here looking for you 'bout two hours ago. I ain't promising you nothing extra. - They're coming after us. Many would argue that shooting unarmed prisoners is not generally regarded as a just cause. She might be worth one donkey. Wales and his companions find the abandoned ranch once owned by Tom and settle in. The second you say peace this and peace that, and let's talk about peace, is the second gunman put down their guns. [Josey and Lone Watie are relaxing after Moonlight has cooked for them]. I guess some folks don't like to be called 'high rollers.' Fletcher? 21 Josey Wales (The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976) - Body Count 55 20 Robert Neville (I am Legend, 2007)- Body Count 56 19 Inspector Li (The Killer, 1989) - Body Count 58 18 . Nevertheless Josey befriends the poor family, helps them set up a homestead and trains them how to defend themselves in case of an attack, which Josey knows is inevitable as long as he stays there. [16] This resulted in the Director's Guild passing a new rule, known as "the Eastwood Rule", which prohibits an actor or producer from firing the director and then personally taking on the director's role. Eventually the boy dies and he picks up two more unlikely partners, a disenfranchised Cherokee Indian and Cheyenne Squaw. We got us the Josey Wales. THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 1976. Don't matter; it's good to see a high roller come through. ", 5 most bloodthirsty films1. Ghost Rider (2007): 164. He is clearly torn between avoiding more trouble by leaving and helping them defend themselves when trouble arises.The fact that they helped defend Josey from Redlegs and his raiders is a delicious twist of irony. We told him about how our land had been stolen and our people were dying. I think I'll try to tell him the war is over. Josey Wales: Little Josey! Clint Eastwood, as Josey Wales, riding off on horseback, as Laura Lee looks on, in a scene from Eastwood's 1976 western, 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'. You get those holes a-leakin', I'm gonna whomp you with a knotted plow line. [4][5] The film tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War. Now how might you know that, Granny? The Return of Josey Wales. Followed by a group of unionists who want him dead, he leaves the Missouri, heading to the indian reservations and the Texas. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was based on the second Wales book, The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales, which Eastwood had planned to adapt, but wasn't able to. That's true. I kinda liked her. A Fistful of Dollars (1964): 18 4. And so will we. the car and starts running; no one knows where he is headed. The Outlaw Josey Wales: 553. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 312 career kills, 5 most bloodthirsty films (by total kills)1. You dig. Union Captain Terrill has one of the best lines in the film. [13][11] A rift between Eastwood and Kaufman developed during the filming. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. Clint Eastwood says on the 1999 DVD release that the movie is "certainly one of the high points of my career in the Western genre of filmmaking". -Graham S. The timeline below shows where the character Josey Wales appears in, giving him a gun on his 12th birthday and nicknaming him Bam-Bam. Another man called, cocaine was the only way he could bring himself to have sex in prison, but. [referring to Lone's dog] Howdy. As with the rest of the movie, it shows the hero's violence does not preclude his kindness or . You can't do no fucking business. We are told soon after meeting Granny that her son Tom was killed but the circumstances were not clear.After seeing the movie more times than I can remember, it occurred to me that Tom Turner may have been shot by Josey in the scene when Josey turns the Gatling gun on the union troops who were shooting the surrendered and unarmed confederate soldiers.In a scene heavily weighted with irony, Granny says that her son was "killed in the Border War by Missouri ruffians." Rose: After seeing the movie more times than I can remember, it occurred to me that Tom Turner may have . From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Interesting possibility, never thought of it! When Abe and Lige find Josey and the kid, Lige kicks the wounded (and apparently fevered) kid to shut him up. [Grandma Sarah notices that Lone Watie has painted his face]. Seems like you was looking to gain some money here. Together they fight off Commancheros, the Red Legs, and the Commanche with the help of some Greenhorns recently out from the settlements. Jamie: Josey Wales! adds that she is stupid for trying to kill him, considering what will happen when, chapters, the narrator is not identified in the chapter title. It was also one of the few Western films to receive critical and commercial success in the 1970s at a time when the Western was thought to be dying as a major genre in Hollywood. When his wife and child are killed by a ruthless Union captain, Wales swears revenge and becomes an outlaw. Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1725 titles we cover. Current .44-40 factory loadings feature a 200-grain bullet running about 800 to 1,100 fps. Lone Watie: a Western starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. [21], As for Josey Wales, I saw the parallels to the modern day at that time. [citation needed], In 2011, Eastwood called The Outlaw Josey Wales an anti-war film. He might as well ride along with us; Hell, everybody else is. Captain Terrill: Senator Lane: Josey Wales: Sim Carstairs: Josey Wales (singer) (born 1956), Jamaican dancehall deejay Josey Wales (character), fictional character created by author Asa Earl Carter (credited as Forrest Carter), appearing in: The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales, the 1972 American Western novel in which the character first appeared (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas); The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales, a 1976 . The phone rings, and once again Weeper ignores it. Nobody who kill a police going to hell but is something else to kill the singer. to kill all the bushwhackers that had just surrendered to them and turned their own guns in. Terrill is the scoundrel who directed the Red Legs in the killing of Joseys wife and son. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." In the final weeks of the U.S. Civil War, Josey Wales's wife and boy are murdered by soldiers of the Union. Josey's family is killed by Union men and he joins a confederate squad of soldiers who appear to be one of the last holdouts of the American Civil War. When Clint Eastwood Was Became A MEGA Movie Star!! [Missouri guerillas come upon Josey sitting by his family's graves]. [putting his dead friend on a horse and sending him into the enemy camp]. PDF downloads of all 1725 LitCharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. It's just for lookin' through. The answer, it turns out, is quite a few. While its still possible it was Josey that killed him i thought it would of been too soon for her to find out of her sons death and travle to him in that time. I thought you might be someone who would sneak up behind me with a gun. Kansas was all golden and smelled like sunshine. Pursued by the Union army, Wales and his band of fighters travel across the country, wreaking havoc. They comin'. Hint He blew up the building where they were bunked down. Refine any search. The sign of the Comanche, that will be on our lodge. He tells himself that when, it; its Eubie. And Fletcher, there's an old saying: To the victors belong the spoils. In reality, the Old West had a significantly larger black population than the movie implies. A wounded Wales, despite being out of ammunition, pursues the fleeing Terrill back to Santa Rio. I don't know much 'bout them things and I don't read Bible. But how many people did Josey Wales actually kill? He then takes over the remaining Gatlin and uses it to destroy many of the Union troops and the other gun. Grandma Sarah: Its an accomplishment that many of his fans didnt realize at the time. He typically wears a gray cowboy slouch hat and a shortened trench coat. I'm an Indian, all right; but here in the nation they call us the "civilized tribe." As Terrill draws his cavalry sabre, Wales grabs his hand and, after a slow struggle, forces the blade through Terrill's chest, finally avenging his family. With Kaufman's planning already in place, the team was able to finish making the film efficiently. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. 1:42. In addition, the Cherokee tribe was split on the matter; despite being slaveholders, many of them remembered that they were forced out from a Southern state by a Southern president. After watching union soldiers kill his wife and son, a farmer joins the confederate army. I'm gettin' better at sneaking up on you like this. Terrill (Bill McKinney). Wales believes that Fletcher betrayed his men, but he turns out to be unaware of the deception, and is held at gunpoint during the ambush. And every spring, when the grass turns green, and the Comanche moves north, you can rest here in peace, butcher some of our cattle, and jerk beef for the journey. He also has a habit of chewing and spitting tobacco with accuracy, sometimes on the faces of people he despises. Interestingly enough, Wales manages to shoot these mounted soldiers with an incredibly large and unwieldy weapon and yet not hit a single horse. 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He carries a Colt 1851 Navy and uses it to help slaughter the unarmed Confederate soldiers. Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) watches helplessly as his wife and child are murdered, by Union men led by Capt. Been a long time since somebody ordered a drink in San Rio. But that's kind of a sad statement on mankind, if that's what it takes. Along the way, while racking up a prodigious body count, Wales meets a group of people whom he reluctantly allows to join him. It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. But I don't think that Josey's look had anything to do with the possibility of him personally killing Tom Turner. Poster and mural and painting of Papa-Lo and Josey all over the community. You forget that not everybody sign peace treaty. shooting. They arrive at the Singers house and Echo Squad are not standing guard outside. Well, Mr. Carpetbagger. How could we improve it? Josey Wales was the actors eighth Western as a star and his fifth as director. Crazy Credits Josie Wales: It's the fastest way to stop the blood. Demolition Man (1993): 255. It shall be life. He joins a group of Confederate guerrillas and becomes a ruthless killer, seeking revenge against the Union soldiers who killed his family. Biography Lane forces a reluctant Fletcher to assist Terrill in finding his friend and puts a $5,000 bounty on his head, attracting the attention of Union soldiers and bounty hunters who seek to hunt him down. Wales is portrayed in the 1976 western film The Outlaw Josey Wales by actor and director Clint Eastwood. Crack is you business. Red Legs? Fletcher negotiates the surrender, but the Union authorities wait for the guerillas to turn over their arms and then open fire on them as they swear their loyalty. They include an old Cherokee man named Lone Watie; Little Moonlight, a young Navajo woman; Sarah Turner, an elderly woman from Kansas; and her granddaughter Laura Lee, whom Wales and Little Moonlight rescue from a group of marauding Comancheros. The Punisher (1989): 542.
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