{"id":50869,"date":"2020-08-30T09:33:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T16:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50869"},"modified":"2023-09-16T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T17:07:02","slug":"rustlers-rhapsody-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50869","title":{"rendered":"Rustlers&#8217; Rhapsody (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The same thing keeps happening in all these towns.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Poster-177x270.jpg 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a handsome cowboy (Tom Berenger) shifts out of a serial b&#038;w western and rides into the colorful town of Oakwood Estates, he quickly meets a host of familiar characters: the town drunk (G.W. Bailey), the local prostitute with a heart of gold (Marilu Henner), the top cattle rancher (Andy Griffith), and Griffith&#8217;s beautiful daughter (Sela Ward). When Griffith seeks help from the local railroad boss (Fernando Rey) in killing Berenger, Berenger draws on every strength he knows he has a &#8220;good guy&#8221; cowboy &#8212; but the sudden appearance of an equally noble rival (Patrick Wayne) causes him to question his credibility.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andy Griffith Films<\/li>\n<li>Cowboys<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis good-natured satire of serial westerns pokes fun at their predictability and formulaic nature &#8212; including giving the lead character omniscience about what will happen next at every turn. Unfortunately, while it&#8217;s far more enjoyable than the other western-satire released the same year &#8212; Paul Bartel&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26310\"><em>Lust in the Dust<\/em> (1985)<\/a> &#8212; it doesn&#8217;t quite live up to its potential: we eventually tire of hearing Berenger say, &#8220;I knew that would happen&#8221;, and some of the ongoing jokes (i.e., Berenger gnawing on a &#8220;root&#8221; &#8212; actually a potato &#8212; as a form of old-west drug) fall completely flat. On the other hand, the actors are all invested in their roles (Henner did <em>not<\/em> deserve her Razzie nomination!), and the location shooting (in Spain) is quite beautiful.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine location shooting in Spain<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still2.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An occasionally amusing parody of Western tropes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rustlers-Rhapsody-Still.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though I think diehard western fans would have fun with it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089945\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/05\/10\/movies\/film-rustlers-a-spoof.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The same thing keeps happening in all these towns.&#8221; Synopsis: When a handsome cowboy (Tom Berenger) shifts out of a serial b&#038;w western and rides into the colorful town of Oakwood Estates, he quickly meets a host of familiar characters: the town drunk (G.W. Bailey), the local prostitute with a heart of gold (Marilu Henner), the top cattle rancher (Andy Griffith), and Griffith&#8217;s beautiful daughter (Sela Ward). When Griffith seeks help from the local railroad boss (Fernando Rey) in killing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50869\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50869"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91662,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50869\/revisions\/91662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}