Cat Ballou
starring: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat 'King' Cole
directed by: Elliot Silverstein
directed by: Elliot Silverstein
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CLASSIC WESTERN SPOOF ABOUT A NOTORIOUS FEMALE OUTLAW AND HER DEVOTED GANG OF FOLLOWERS. HIGHLIGHTED BY LEE MARVIN'S OSCAR WINNING PERFORMANCE AS THE LEGENDARY GUNSLINGER AND TOWN DRUNK, KID SHELLEEN. SPECIAL FEATURES: TALENT FILES, INTERACTIVE MENUS, PRODUCTION NOTES, SCENE SELECTIONS, AND MUCH MORE.
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Long before Unforgiven deconstructed the Western, or Blazing Saddles lampooned it, Cat Ballou poked the genre in the eye. An altogether enjoyable comedy, the film is full of small surprises, big laughs, and wonderful character turns. Catherine Ballou (Jane Fonda) is a schoolteacher until a hired thug kills her daddy. To protect what she loves, she collects two petty criminals, a wisecracking hired hand, and a hired killer, Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin). Unfortunately, Shelleen is a raging drunk who is so inebriated and unsteady with a gun he literally misses the broad side of a barn. However, Cat, has, as they used to say in those days, a mind of her own, and she masterminds a spectacular train heist that puts them all on the lam. Marvin won an Academy Award for his role as the derelict Shelleen, and his performances (he actually has two) are still topnotch and on target. The framing device, two wandering minstrels, played by Stubby Kaye and Nat "King" Cole, are the maraschino cherries on the top of this Wild West confection. --Keith Simanton
CLASSIC WESTERN SPOOF ABOUT A NOTORIOUS FEMALE OUTLAW AND HER DEVOTED GANG OF FOLLOWERS. HIGHLIGHTED BY LEE MARVIN'S OSCAR WINNING PERFORMANCE AS THE LEGENDARY GUNSLINGER AND TOWN DRUNK, KID SHELLEEN. SPECIAL FEATURES: TALENT FILES, INTERACTIVE MENUS, PRODUCTION NOTES, SCENE SELECTIONS, AND MUCH MORE.
Amazon.com:
Long before Unforgiven deconstructed the Western, or Blazing Saddles lampooned it, Cat Ballou poked the genre in the eye. An altogether enjoyable comedy, the film is full of small surprises, big laughs, and wonderful character turns. Catherine Ballou (Jane Fonda) is a schoolteacher until a hired thug kills her daddy. To protect what she loves, she collects two petty criminals, a wisecracking hired hand, and a hired killer, Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin). Unfortunately, Shelleen is a raging drunk who is so inebriated and unsteady with a gun he literally misses the broad side of a barn. However, Cat, has, as they used to say in those days, a mind of her own, and she masterminds a spectacular train heist that puts them all on the lam. Marvin won an Academy Award for his role as the derelict Shelleen, and his performances (he actually has two) are still topnotch and on target. The framing device, two wandering minstrels, played by Stubby Kaye and Nat "King" Cole, are the maraschino cherries on the top of this Wild West confection. --Keith Simanton
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- the greatest horse actor in the world
comical from start to finish even the parts that are not intended to be. Lee Marvin and the horse makes it a must see even with the dispicable ms.fonda in attendance
Rating: 
- Not As Funny As It Thinks It Is
I'm sorry, but this movie misses the mark with me. Too much of this movie TRIES to be cute and funny and clever, and when the trying shows, it's a sure sign that it's not working.
Some performances are spot-on. Almost all the bit parts are done beautifully. Tom Nardini as Jackson Two-Bears is outstanding and charming. But although Lee Marvin got an Oscar for his dual role as Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, I felt he was just too over-the-top to match the rest of the cast. Obviously the ... Read More
Rating: 
- Sly Western Parody
When Cat Ballou was released in 1965 it was a sleeper hit for Columbia Pictures and its director Elliot Silverstein. In the forty-four years since its release it has become a cult classic. It opened the door for the Western comedies that followed it especially films like Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles.
Taking Western convention in this case the western land grab and turning it on its ear, Silverstein made a great sweetly funny film. Starring Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou, the film is a revenge ... Read More
Rating: - Hilarious Western Spoof That Ages Very Well!
This film is a strange one for me as I remember I actually hated it the first time I watched it years back but when I started looking seriously at old films and especially Westerns I began to appreciate "Cat Ballou" a lot more and now after seeing this a few times, I have to say that this is an excellent, hilarious spoof on Westerns and the jokes age very well even to today.As a big fan of all kinds of music myself, I really appreciated the role that Nat King Cole in one of his last performances ever ... Read More
Rating: - Steiger Wuz Robbed
I'm a little ambivalent towards this genteel western comedy.Lee Marvin is one of my all-time favorite actors giving masterful turns in "Point Blank" and "The Big Red One" among many others.Marvin is more than adequate as Kid Shelleen but, be real, it's a glorified supporting turn.Marvin's work here does not hold a candle to the work of Rod Steiger in "The Pawnbroker" and Richard Burton in "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" who both lost the Oscar to Marvin.Oscar righted itself two years later by ... Read More
- the greatest horse actor in the worldcomical from start to finish even the parts that are not intended to be. Lee Marvin and the horse makes it a must see even with the dispicable ms.fonda in attendance
- Not As Funny As It Thinks It IsI'm sorry, but this movie misses the mark with me. Too much of this movie TRIES to be cute and funny and clever, and when the trying shows, it's a sure sign that it's not working.
Some performances are spot-on. Almost all the bit parts are done beautifully. Tom Nardini as Jackson Two-Bears is outstanding and charming. But although Lee Marvin got an Oscar for his dual role as Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, I felt he was just too over-the-top to match the rest of the cast. Obviously the ... Read More
- Sly Western ParodyWhen Cat Ballou was released in 1965 it was a sleeper hit for Columbia Pictures and its director Elliot Silverstein. In the forty-four years since its release it has become a cult classic. It opened the door for the Western comedies that followed it especially films like Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles.
Taking Western convention in this case the western land grab and turning it on its ear, Silverstein made a great sweetly funny film. Starring Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou, the film is a revenge ... Read More
- Hilarious Western Spoof That Ages Very Well!This film is a strange one for me as I remember I actually hated it the first time I watched it years back but when I started looking seriously at old films and especially Westerns I began to appreciate "Cat Ballou" a lot more and now after seeing this a few times, I have to say that this is an excellent, hilarious spoof on Westerns and the jokes age very well even to today.As a big fan of all kinds of music myself, I really appreciated the role that Nat King Cole in one of his last performances ever ... Read More
- Steiger Wuz RobbedI'm a little ambivalent towards this genteel western comedy.Lee Marvin is one of my all-time favorite actors giving masterful turns in "Point Blank" and "The Big Red One" among many others.Marvin is more than adequate as Kid Shelleen but, be real, it's a glorified supporting turn.Marvin's work here does not hold a candle to the work of Rod Steiger in "The Pawnbroker" and Richard Burton in "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" who both lost the Oscar to Marvin.Oscar righted itself two years later by ... Read More
