After riding into the small town of Lago and being hassled by a posse of nogoodnicks, Eastwood responds by going for a shave and a bath. High Plains Drifter Jump toSummaries (5)Synopsis (1) Edit Summaries A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. (Eastwood, shying away from the supernatural, has stated more than once that he had always thought of his character as the dead sheriff's brother, but the film never suggests this, and offers only notions of cosmic eeriness.) The lakes ecosystem is based on its numerous brine shrimp and provides a critical habitat for millions of annual migratory birds. Belding, aiming a shotgun at the Stranger's back, is shot dead by Mordecai. Though his laconic sense of humor often drags out the pacing of the movie, Eastwood uses his camera with intelligence and flair. It's a dark movie, it's a gritty movie, and it is a realistic movie. This is a Wild West early version of 50 Shades of Gray. They are seen in bed together, bare shoulders and back revealed. Please try again later. An extremely violent and vicious rape towards the beginning of the film. High Plains Drifter -- (Movie Clip) What Took Her So Long? You see, Lago is a town with a past. Speaking about the composition, Hammett said he didn't set out to write a song based on the movie, but upon finishing it, he realized it "conveyed the same sentiment as the film, so the piece was christened accordingly. Did he want to be a stripped-down bareknuckle filmmaker like Siegel, or a baroque allegorist like Leone? When the attractive, blond townswoman Callie Travers flirtatiously insults him, he rapes her in the livery stable. This 4K release also includes a new commentary with the always dependable film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, who do a great job contextualizing the state of the western in the early 1970s. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. The occasional softness that was visible on the earlier transfer has been corrected, while detail is immaculate throughout. for only $11.00 $9.35/page. In new interviews, actors Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan, and William OConnell speak of their various experiences working with Eastwood, all describing him as an erudite and unpretentious artist who trusts his actors and keeps them on their toes with his famous preference for single takes. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf". Chris Nashawaty is a writer, editor, critic, and author of books about Roger Corman & Caddyshack. [19], Nigel Andrews of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that "after Play Misty For Me, High Plains Drifter emerges as a disappointingly sterile exercise in style, suggesting that the first thing Eastwood should do as a director is forget the lessons he has learned from other film-makers and start to forge a convincing style of his own. | It wasnt a hell of a thing killing a man yet. Been a very long time since I've seen that movie but I thought that. One day a stranger (Clint Eastwood) comes to town, and manages to kill three of those outlaws, gaining instant recognition and the offer of having whatever he wants from the town if he gets rid of the rest of the gang. Additional scenes were filmed at Reno, Nevada's Winnemucca Lake and California's Inyo National Forest. A woman in grabbed and dragged into a barn and held down while being raped as she screams "NO'. Directed by Clint Eastwood in 1973 and written by Ernest Tidyman, High Plains Drifter begins with the ominous image of a lone stranger (Clint Eastwood) on horseback emerging out of a desert mirage of sorts. Kino Lorber has reissued the 1973 western classic HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER on blu-ray labelled special edition this reissue is 10 times better quality than the 2011 universal blu-ray Kino has given the film a new 4k scan 2:35:1 HD transfer and the picture quality looks amazing Kino Lorber has reissued the 1973 western classic HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER on blu-ray labelled special edition this reissue is 10 times better quality than the 2011 universal blu-ray Kino has given the film a new 4k scan 2:35:1 HD transfer and the picture quality looks amazing Kino has pushed the quality rating right up to 9.7/10, the PQ looks that Good No Grain no Dirt beautiful colour restoration it beats the 2011 universal HD transfer thats for sure the sound quality mix is the same as the 2011 blu-ray just the 5.1 master mix plus Kino added a 2.0 master mix both mixes sound very Good anyway about 6-7/10 EXTRAS for the first time ever this film gets new extras new interviews with a few of the remaining cast members Marianna Hill, mitchell ryan & william o' connell plus new commentary by Alex cox, a vintage tv promo broadcasted back in 1973 plus TV spots, radio spots, Theatrical trailer, stills Gallery alot more extras than what the old universal blu-ray had, the Disc is region A locked so you need a all regions player but 100% worth buying for sure so 5 stars for this new kino lorber blu-ray, 1 star for the old blu-ray. The construction process took about eighteen days and required 150,000 feet of timber. He doesn't talk much, in the classic early-Eastwood vein, but the townspeople are all wary, suspicious, openly hostile and plagued with shame. Its hard to imagine any star now whod be as willing to confront the disturbing implications of their image as strenuously as Eastwood does in High Plains Drifter, which elaborates on the eroticized heartlessness that he previously mined in Don Siegels The Beguiled. I'm still a fan of Clint but this scene still has me irked because I don't think it's right to rape anyone. You will notice in the film, that the woman was basically goading him into sexually assaulting her because he is the archetypal, strong, male, and she is painted by the movie as having an insatiable desire for him, but unable to act on it because of the strict, paternalist, rules. "Clint would shoot em in the back" isn't even close to describing this anti hero. High Plains Drifter Script Let's go, Buster. Art Direction: Henry Bumstead The outlaws arrive and easily overcome the poor resistance of the townspeople; the defenders are all killed, while the survivors are rounded up in the saloon. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. director of photography Film Editing by Ferris Webster . Eastwood proceeded to crank out a bunch of lean, economical WesternsHang Em High, Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Beguiledand was encouraged by his frequent director and most formidable mentor Don Siegel to try his hand behind the camera. It wasn't necessarily his best, but it was an entertaining movie! Is 'High Plains Drifter' based on a book. Despite being a respected actor, nobody could have imagined that his talent as director was even superior to his acting skills, and after a fairly good debut in 1971 (the thriller "Play Misty for Me"), he crafted his first masterpiece in 1973 as a tribute to his own artistic mentors: the haunting western "High Plains Drifter". Cox also celebrates the films superb sense of location, as High Plains Drifter is set in a western town that was built out of scratch, including functional interiors in many of the buildings. Screenplay: Ernest Tidyman All have remained silent since. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who metes out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. Maybeand this is where the movie gets really interestingbecause he is Duncan. Now, with those murderers just released from prison, they want Eastwoods Stranger to defend them. To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: A mysterious gunman signs on to protect a small town from bandits. Director Clint Eastwood Writers Ernest Tidyman Dean Riesner Stars Clint Eastwood Verna Bloom Marianna Hill See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video Later, stranger has dinner with the same woman, and it is implied they have sex later in the evening. The primary filming location for the film is the picturesque Mono Lake area in Mono County, California. The colors are just as eye-popping as before, but the contrast ratio is even more impressive, particularly in the shadow-laden bull-whipping flashbacks. 1973 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | 1h 45m | Classic Movies. The townspeople then conspired to frame the outlaws for stealing gold as a means to avoid paying them, and they have vowed revenge. High Plains Drifter (1973) Mark Franklin August 17, 2015 1970s. Patrick McGilligan's 2002 Eastwood biography quotes the star as saying, "I buried my directors. Here is a list of locations where High Plains Drifter is shot at, read on . The film was directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Ernest Tidyman and stars Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom and Mariana Hill. Letterboxed. Discussion in 'Mayberry Lounge' started by Robocok, Nov 11, 2021. It seems the residents are the only ones in town. Eastwood could finally say goodbye to the small screen once and for all. He keeps things lean and simple. Its hard to think of a single person who has had as monumental of an impact on an entire genre of films as acting and filmmaking legend Clint Eastwood has had on the classic American Western. Clint Eastwood is a legend and you can't cancel a legend! A man has a stick jabbed through his throat, we hear gory sound effects, then briefly see the wound with hardly any blood. Watch High Plains Drifter: Maybe You Think You're Fast Enough. Its also a film that deserves to be seen by anyone who has a sweet tooth for the genre or thinks they have a bead on Eastwood as a filmmaker. Yet Eastwoods politics have rarely gone unchallenged in his films. These people want protection, but theres no salvation for them. The townspeople are scared of him, and three gunmen try, unsuccessfully, to kill him. Amazon has encountered an error. All from best available sources, many on DVD or Blu-ray for the very first time. Marianna Hill in a scene from the film 'High Plains Drifter', 1973. Strangers stand out effortlessly. The Stranger replies, "Yes, you do." [25], American musician Kirk Hammett included a song named High Plains Drifter, which takes its title from the film, on his 2022 extended play, Portals. 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