Ride in the Whirlwind ( Ride in the Whirl wind )

Ride in the Whirlwind (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Ride in the Whirl wind
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Monte Hellman

Written By:
Monte Hellman
Jack Nicholson

Actors:
Cameron Mitchell ..... Vern
Millie Perkins ..... Abigail
Jack Nicholson ..... Wes
Katherine Squire ..... Catherine
George Mitchell ..... Evan
Rupert Crosse ..... Indian Joe
Harry Dean Stanton ..... Blind Dick (as Dean Stanton)
John Hackett ..... Winslow
Tom Filer ..... Otis
B.J. Merholz ..... Edgar
Brandon Carroll ..... Quint Mapes
Peter Cannon ..... Hagerman
William A. Keller ..... Roy
Neil Summer
James Campbell

Synopsis:

Director Monte Hellman and writer-star Jack Nicholson filmed this western simultaneously with The Shooting (1967). Nicholson stars as Wes, cowpuncher pal to Vern (Cameron Mitchell) and Otis (Tom Filer), who have all been hired as hands for a cattle roundup. En route to their new jobs, the men come across the handiwork of a lynch mob. Later, they find hospitality at the home of Blind Dick (Harry Dean Stanton), who graciously provides them with food and shelter. The cowboys are unaware that Blind Dick and his men recently robbed a stagecoach and murdered the driver. A sheriff (Bradon Carroll) and his posse surround the cabin and hang the thieves. Though innocent, the terrified cowboys flee. Otis is killed, but Wes and Vern escape -- with the posse in pursuit. When they stop to rest at the ranch of Evan (George Mitchell), Wes considers taking Evan's daughter hostage. Trying to steal Evan's horse, Vern is killed by the rancher, who in turn is shot by Wes. Once a law-abiding citizen, Wes has been transformed by unjust vigilantism into a killer. Fascinated by frontier era journals that he discovered in an L.A. library, Nicholson used the documents as inspiration in writing the script.

A trio of cowboys are making their way home across the rugged terrain of the untamed West. When the three chance upon a cabin full of questionable characters led by Blind Dick-played by a young Harry Dean Stanton (PARIS TEXAS)-they decide to make camp for the night. This turns out to be a mistake of epic proportions when an angry posse appears and begins hunting the outlaws. Mistaken for members of the criminal gang the three cowboys struggle to escape from the incensed lawmen who dont seem to care much about their claims of innocence.

Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 February, 2006.