{"id":5950,"date":"2008-10-16T10:52:49","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T17:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5950"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:14:44","slug":"rancho-deluxe-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5950","title":{"rendered":"Rancho Deluxe (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A Sharps buffalo rifle&#8230; This is gettin&#8217; downright romantic!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-67303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Poster-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Poster.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn arrogant ranch owner (Clifton James) enlists the help of his two cowhands (Harry Dean Stanton and Richard Bright) and an aging detective (Slim Pickens) in capturing a pair of anarchic young rustlers (Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston).\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>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Frank Perry Films<\/li>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton Films<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Sam Waterston Films<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<li>Warren Oates Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary accurately labels this &#8220;modern-day Western&#8221; by director Frank Perry &#8220;curiously uninvolving&#8221;, noting that the characters &#8220;aren&#8217;t very likable&#8221;, and that the &#8220;skillfully&#8221; shot individual scenes never coalesce into a meaningful whole. Indeed, the sloppy script by Thomas McGuane (I disagree with Peary that it&#8217;s &#8220;well-written&#8221;) fails to generate much authentic interest in either the characters or their situations, and is often incomprehensible. Although Bridges and Waterston: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Bridges-Waterston.png 1669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>are clearly meant to embody counter-culture anarchists rebelling against The Establishment (as represented by the buffoonish James and his sexy wife, Elizabeth Ashley):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Couple.png 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>they never generate our sympathy, given that they&#8217;re essentially trigger-happy scofflaws who disrespectfully kill animals for kicks. A brief attempt is made to provide us with some background &#8220;motivation&#8221; on why they&#8217;ve chosen their current lifestyle &#8212; Bridges is fleeing an unhappy marriage and a &#8220;stifling&#8221; life of privilege, while Waterston is posited as a &#8220;lost&#8221; Indian divorced from his tribal values &#8212; but both threads are dropped without a trace. Meanwhile, the central drama of the story &#8212; whether James will discover the identities of Bridges and Waterston &#8212; carries no genuine suspense or interest, given that he&#8217;s just as unappealing as his nemeses. Not even the auspicious arrival of Slim Pickens in the final third of the film redeems this disappointing revisionist western.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Pickens.png 1669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton as Curt, one of James&#8217;s two cowhands<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Stanton.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful outdoor locations in Montana<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Rancho-Deluxe-Montana.png 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; feel free to skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073605\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1975\/11\/24\/archives\/the-screen-ranchospoof-western-opens-at-the-dw-griffith.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/rancho-deluxe-1975\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/rancho-deluxe\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A Sharps buffalo rifle&#8230; This is gettin&#8217; downright romantic!&#8221; Synopsis: An arrogant ranch owner (Clifton James) enlists the help of his two cowhands (Harry Dean Stanton and Richard Bright) and an aging detective (Slim Pickens) in capturing a pair of anarchic young rustlers (Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Cat-and-Mouse Frank Perry Films Harry Dean Stanton Films Jeff Bridges Films Ranchers Sam Waterston Films Thieves and Criminals Warren Oates Films Westerns Response to Peary&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5950\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950","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=5950"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95756,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950\/revisions\/95756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}