{"id":92126,"date":"2023-09-27T22:32:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92126"},"modified":"2023-09-27T22:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:32:57","slug":"comes-a-horseman-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92126","title":{"rendered":"Comes a Horseman (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;She was tough in the old days &#8212; but the two of ya is just plum awful.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Poster-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-92127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Poster-183x270.png 183w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Poster.png 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nNear the end of World War II, a female rancher (Jane Fonda) and her cowhand (Richard Farnsworth) hire a war veteran (James Caan) to help them with their land &#8212; which includes staving off increasingly threatening attempts by local baron J.W. Ewing (Jason Robards) to buy it from them at any cost.\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>Alan J. Pakula Films<\/li>\n<li>James Caan Films<\/li>\n<li>Jane Fonda Films<\/li>\n<li>Jason Robards, Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nA year after co-starring as real-life lovers Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27076\"><em>Julia<\/em> (1977)<\/a>, Jane Fonda and Jason Robards, Jr. paired up once again &#8212; as adversaries &#8212; in this slow-paced, beautifully photographed (by Gordon Willis) western from director Alan J. Pakula. Fonda is fully deglamorized as a woman purely focused on her work and her land: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4-1024x425.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda4.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; who is slow (very slow) to take to Caan; but they suit one another well enough that eventually they make a powerful team. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner-1024x412.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner-604x243.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Dinner.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Richard Farnsworth earned an Academy Award nomination as a grizzled cowhand who has stayed by Fonda&#8217;s side for years, at risk of his own well-being: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2-1024x410.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2-604x242.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth2.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Robards, Jr. is appropriately menacing as a man accustomed to getting what he wants, at any cost. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards.png 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other than showing the nitty-gritty toil of ranching, this neo-western is focused on the age-old western trope of competition for land use, with oil prospecting coming into play in the form of George Grizzard&#8217;s Neil Atkinson, whose family was a financial backer for the Ewings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard-1024x425.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Grizzard.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Corruption abounds &#8212; and things most certainly turn dark (then even darker). Apparently most critics weren&#8217;t too fond of this film when it was released, but I think it&#8217;s held up well for those who don&#8217;t mind the slightly slower pace (and the surprisingly dramatic ending). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch for young Mark Harmon in a brief early role as Caan&#8217;s ill-fated partner. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Harmon.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jane Fonda as Ella<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda-1024x419.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda-604x247.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Fonda.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Caan as Frank<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan-1024x418.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"261\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan-1024x418.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan-604x246.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Caan.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jason Robards as Ewing<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Robards-Fonda.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Farnsworth as Dodger<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth-1024x421.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth-604x249.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Farnsworth.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gordon Willis&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Comes-a-Horseman-Cinematography.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s definitely worth a look. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077360\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17494\/comes-a-horseman#articles-reviews?articleId=152555\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;She was tough in the old days &#8212; but the two of ya is just plum awful.&#8221; Synopsis: Near the end of World War II, a female rancher (Jane Fonda) and her cowhand (Richard Farnsworth) hire a war veteran (James Caan) to help them with their land &#8212; which includes staving off increasingly threatening attempts by local baron J.W. Ewing (Jason Robards) to buy it from them at any cost. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan J. Pakula Films James&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92126\"> 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-92126","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\/92126","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=92126"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92142,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92126\/revisions\/92142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}