Will Penny
starring: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern
directed by: Tom Gries
directed by: Tom Gries
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WILL PENNY, AN AGEING COWPOKE, TAKES A JOB ON A RANCH WHICH REQUIRES HIM TO RIDE THE LINE OF THE PROPERTY LOOKING FOR TRESPASSERS OR, WORSE, SQUATTERS. HE FINDS THAT HIS CABIN IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED BY A WOMAN WHOSE GUIDE TO OREGON HAS DESERTED HER AND HER SON.
WILL PENNY, AN AGEING COWPOKE, TAKES A JOB ON A RANCH WHICH REQUIRES HIM TO RIDE THE LINE OF THE PROPERTY LOOKING FOR TRESPASSERS OR, WORSE, SQUATTERS. HE FINDS THAT HIS CABIN IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED BY A WOMAN WHOSE GUIDE TO OREGON HAS DESERTED HER AND HER SON.
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Rating: 
- DIsappointed
After reading other reviews I bought this DVD.I'm not a Charlton Heston fan, but I do like vintage westerns.I suppose the story this movie is based on is a decent one.Parts of the movie show that a cowboy's life can be dirty and smelly (ain't no showers behind the bushes).
Unfortunately, the main actors in this movie don't do it justice.There is NO chemistry between Mr. Heston and his co-star, Ms. Hackett.
I would like to correct a few plot points which other ... Read More
Rating: 
- Worth Every Penny
Chuck in fine form as a crusty sodbuster but a bit dour throughout. Earnest performances help carry it along but it's not quite entertainment, is it ? I don't think I can recommend buying it but should prove a worthwhile curiosity as a Wednesday night rental.
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- Hesten's favorite
Very good movie and one of Heston's favorites.Not a "traditional" western, but one of my favorites.Well acted and entertaining.
Rating: - Heston's lone cowboy
This minor classic Western, totally ignored by Paramount when it was released in '68, stands as one of the best performances the late Chuck Heston ever gave even over "Major Dundee" which he wrote off as a fiasco in an interview he gave.He should be proud of this film because unlike many Westerns of its time, this one is more character-driven than like say "Silverado" which sacrifices character development for action (Lawrence Kasden could take a pointer from this flick). The late Joan Hackett is ... Read More
Rating: - Old Cowboy Tell
Good cowboy story.Story of a over the hill cowboy riding the line. Cowboy things happen. One of Heston's best movies.
- DIsappointedAfter reading other reviews I bought this DVD.I'm not a Charlton Heston fan, but I do like vintage westerns.I suppose the story this movie is based on is a decent one.Parts of the movie show that a cowboy's life can be dirty and smelly (ain't no showers behind the bushes).
Unfortunately, the main actors in this movie don't do it justice.There is NO chemistry between Mr. Heston and his co-star, Ms. Hackett.
I would like to correct a few plot points which other ... Read More
- Worth Every PennyChuck in fine form as a crusty sodbuster but a bit dour throughout. Earnest performances help carry it along but it's not quite entertainment, is it ? I don't think I can recommend buying it but should prove a worthwhile curiosity as a Wednesday night rental.
- Hesten's favoriteVery good movie and one of Heston's favorites.Not a "traditional" western, but one of my favorites.Well acted and entertaining.
- Heston's lone cowboyThis minor classic Western, totally ignored by Paramount when it was released in '68, stands as one of the best performances the late Chuck Heston ever gave even over "Major Dundee" which he wrote off as a fiasco in an interview he gave.He should be proud of this film because unlike many Westerns of its time, this one is more character-driven than like say "Silverado" which sacrifices character development for action (Lawrence Kasden could take a pointer from this flick). The late Joan Hackett is ... Read More
- Old Cowboy TellGood cowboy story.Story of a over the hill cowboy riding the line. Cowboy things happen. One of Heston's best movies.
