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| Director: Frank Perry
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 35218
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original Recording Reissued, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0792847113
UPC: 027616854810
EAN: 9780792847113
ASIN: B00004WIBG
Theatrical Release Date: March 14, 1975
Release Date: October 3, 2000
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Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 33
 Very Funny Movie March 17, 2001
M. Mace (Rocklin, Ca United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This film is a cult classic and thank God it's out on DVD with understandable dialog. I suffered through many years catching it solely on late night TV which for some reason always had horrible sound. This movie works on many levels and the Jeff Bridges-Sam Waterson pairing makes it a great "buddy" movie. Watch for Slim Pickens's impromptu autopsy of the dead cow - there are several terrifically funny lines that will have you rolling on the floor. A fabulous cast also includes Harry Dean Stanton in one of his classic roles. The film has **great** Jimmy Buffet tunes from his "Montana" period. The film captures the beauty of Livingston Montana and surroundings.
 Ranchers and Fishermen November 21, 1999
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This IS a funny movie! Your wife might disagree, as its 'sophistication' runs into strange directions. If you are a flyfisherman (person), you will love the scenery and will even find a choice tidbit about hoppers!
You either get it or you don't December 8, 2000
Lyle Beckwith (Alexandria, VA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw this in the theatre when it was first released in 1974. Years later I thought I was the only one whe remembered it. In 1983, I saw it was playing at the Circle Theatre in Washington, DC. Was overwhelmed to see the theatre SOLD OUT with other fans. This is a true cult classic, in the same vein as Harold and Maude. I watch it at least once a year, as it sets a real fine mood that carries with me for awhile. The soundtrack is some great buffett that can only be heard here. If you don't get it...tough!
Very Likeable 70's Movie April 28, 2002
Westley (The South)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Two of the most likeable and enduring actors of the 1970's, Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston, teamed up for this 1975 gem. They play a pair of modern day, small-time cattle rustlers. The film is mostly a comedy and mostly a character study, although the plot is quite funny also. The rancher from whom they rustle cattle is quite befuddled and hires Slim Pickens to solve the case. This is the kind of overlooked 1970's movie that has become a bit of a cult classic but deserves greater recognition. Bridges and Waterston also had roles in the disaster "Heaven's Gate," but fans of the actors would be much better off checking out "Rancho Deluxe." Fans of Jimmy Buffet should appreciate his music in the film; he also appears as a singer in a bar scene. This film is also the last good one from director Frank Perry. Before this movie, he directed "David and Lisa," "The Swimmer," and "Last Summer." He later bombed with duds such as "Hello Again" and "Mommie Dearest." A very good, enjoyable movie that 70's film buffs should check out.
McGuane's Best Screenplay March 23, 2001
Shaun Mason (Los Angeles, CA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This film is pure McGuane with its typical brilliant dialogue, whacky sex, sense of manners in the face of desperation, and cynical modern take on the Code of the West. By far the stand-out performance in Rancho Deluxe is by the brilliant late character actor Slim Pickens as the stock detective hired to track down the rustlers. The scenes he has with his daughter, played by Charlene Dallas are just terrific. Slim pratically stole Blazing Saddles and he completely steals this film because he is the perfect McGuane character, a combination of gristly, amazingly experienced cowboy, and endearing, strange personality that like so many characters literally keeps you guessing right up to the end whether or not he is completely out of his mind. This movie is pure fun, and even has a message about the West and its modernization. It's also a romantic film in more ways than one. Waterston as Bridges' Native American friend has a very good scene with the character's father, who is trying to be proud, but suspects his son is up to no good. I never get tired of this movie. Every second Pickens is on the screen you have a very large smile on your face. This is McGuane's screenwriting at its most heartfelt, and it pretty much could have been a novel if he had so chosen. Cinefiles agree it's a cult classic comedy western, and it is probably the best representation on film of McGuane's ideas, feelings, and dialogue prowess.
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