{"id":84984,"date":"2022-06-24T14:08:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84984"},"modified":"2022-06-24T14:12:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:12:03","slug":"cat-ballou-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84984","title":{"rendered":"Cat Ballou (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Stay here with us; there&#8217;s somebody trying to kill my father.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Poster-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Poster-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Poster-100x128.png 100w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Poster-211x270.png 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Poster.png 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a schoolteacher (Jane Fonda) returns to Wyoming to visit her father (John Marley), she is shocked to find his life and property under threat by a ruthless developer (Reginald Denny). After joining forces with a local Indian (Tom Nardini) and a pair of outlaws (Michael Callan and Dwayne Hickman), &#8220;Cat&#8221; (Fonda) hires a drunken gunslinger known as Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin) to fight back against hired killer Tim Strawn (also Lee Marvin).\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>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Jane Fonda Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Marvin Films<\/li>\n<li>Outlaws<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLee Marvin won an Oscar for his dual performances in this comedic western, directed by Elliot Silverstein and starring Jane Fonda in the title role as a young woman who shifts from prim to feisty during the course of the screenplay. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Schoolteacher.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Fonda-Excited.png 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The supporting cast members provide a solid &#8220;second family&#8221; of sorts for Cat: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Team.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Nat King Cole and Stubby Kate show up every now and then to provide a Greek-chorus-style commentary.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-King-Cole.png 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marvin doesn&#8217;t appear until about half-an-hour into the film, and is more of a supporting character than a primary one, thus leading Peary <em>not<\/em> to give him the Best Actor award in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>. While Marvin&#8217;s work here is definitely amusing and memorable: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Bullfighter.png 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; I think I prefer him in his more typical stone-cold-villainous roles.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin-1024x540.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin-512x270.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Marvin.png 1314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Singers-Sunset.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cat-Ballou-Noose.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059017\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/06\/25\/archives\/the-screen-cat-ballouparody-of-a-western-opens-at-victoria.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=7363&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/cat-ballou\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/4484\/cat-ballou#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Stay here with us; there&#8217;s somebody trying to kill my father.&#8221; Synopsis: When a schoolteacher (Jane Fonda) returns to Wyoming to visit her father (John Marley), she is shocked to find his life and property under threat by a ruthless developer (Reginald Denny). After joining forces with a local Indian (Tom Nardini) and a pair of outlaws (Michael Callan and Dwayne Hickman), &#8220;Cat&#8221; (Fonda) hires a drunken gunslinger known as Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin) to fight back against hired killer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84984\"> 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-84984","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\/84984","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=84984"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85005,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84984\/revisions\/85005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}