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Rancho Deluxe | 
 enlarge | Director: Frank Perry
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 7038
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.7 x 0.7
MPN: D1001275D
ISBN: 0792847962
UPC: 027616855558
EAN: 9780792847960
ASIN: B00004ZBVJ
Theatrical Release Date: March 14, 1975
Release Date: December 19, 2000
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Condition: ******BRAND NEW****** ** Over 1.5 million orders shipped worldwide and more than 500 000 items in stock, BUY FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1998 - INETVIDEO ~~~
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A quirky and sneakily funny delight from the mid-'70s, this oddball comedy stars Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston as a pair of modern cattle rustlers who have targeted a local rancher--and then steal his herd one cow at a time. The rancher (Clifton James) can't figure out who's stealing his cows, so he hires an elderly detective (Slim Pickens) to solve the mystery. Directed by Frank Perry from a deliciously dry script by Thomas McGuane, the film offers a startlingly varied cast that includes Elizabeth Ashley, Harry Dean Stanton, and Richard Bright, with an engaging soundtrack by Jimmy Buffett (who also shows up in the film). Watch it just to find out who Bob Dog is. --Marshall Fine
Description
Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston star as an oddball team of modern-day cattle rustlers in this quirky, inventive portrait of the no longer wild West (Newsweek). If you're ready for a little not-so-innocent frontier fun, for 'some desire under the elms...some smoldering glances at the OK Corral, then head straight for Rancho Deluxe. Montana's Big Sky country is the setting for this whacked-out western that literally litters the landscape with the crazed descendants of those hardy pioneers whose covered wagons have been replaced by ubiquitous pickup trucks (LA Herald-Examiner). Among these deviated denizens are Slim Pickens as a crafty old stock detective, Harry DeanStanton and Richard Bright as a pair of clumsy cowhands and Clifton James and Elizabeth Ashley as abored couple from Schenectady who bought their ranch with the profits from a chain of beauty parlors.
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 Never rustle more than you need... December 14, 2008
Rancho Deluxe (1975) A very low key and quirky 70's comedy, this casts Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston as two ne'er-do-wells out in Montana who rustle cattle to make ends meet. However, they do it slowly. One steer at a time, in fact, which they they hack up and give out to their various creditors in lieu of cash. All of the livestock they bag comes from the fields of John Brown (Clifton James-Sheriff J.W. Pepper himself!) and his wife Elizabeth Ashley, two goofballs from Schenectady who have started ranching with their profits from a string of beauty parlors back east. Brown and his men Curt and Burt (Harry Dean Stanton and Richard Bright) can't seem to get a line on who is ripping off the cattle, so Brown finally hires Henry Beige (Slim Pickens) a broken down old rustler-turned-detective who comes to town with a gorgeous and innocent (?) niece (Charlene Dallas) to put a stop to the slow but steady thievery. All of these characters prove to be fairly off kilter, and the movie is amusing throughout, with some choice lines of dialogue that you'll think about a moment before laughing. The movie is directed in an understated fashion by Frank Perry from a script by Thomas McGuane. The photography is extremely grainy, not sure if that was the intent from the get-go or if the movie was shot in extreme wide shot and some kind of optic zoom was used in post production to get in closer to the action, but either way the characters at times look like they're standing in a silver nitrate snowstorm. Other bits of note: the twangy and fun musical score, provided by Jimmy Buffett before he found the profits lay more in the "son of a son of a sailor" persona; Buffett's appearance in the movie briefly singing in a bar band in one scene; the cameo by the classic Pong game (as well as a couple of other veterans from the Jurassic period of video games) and the casting of Joe Spinell (Maniac) as Waterston's father, throwing on a little age makeup and giving the usually villainous actor a nice character part. All in all, if you're okay with a slightly leisurely pace and enjoy seeing characters who might have a screw or two loose interacting, you'll enjoy this slice of 70's pop cinema. Also with Patti D'Arbanville.
Rancho Deluxe November 17, 2008
Definately low budgit but none the less funny. DVD was in good shape. Delivery was good.
 A pleasant little romp.... June 29, 2008
This was a cute movie. There are parts of it that were sort of a time capsule of the early-mid 70's. It was interesting seeing a young Jimmy Buffett playing in a small Montana bar. I also enjoyed seeing the actor Clifton James from the Jame's Bond movies playing a part other than the redneck Louisiana sheriff J.W. Pepper - took me a while to recognize him - plus, its always nice to see Slim Pickins...
It was a bit more risque than I was expecting - I wouldn't recommend it for kids, but fun for adults...
Pre-Coen, Coen-Style May 11, 2008
This funky, goofy western is a little piece of 70s film noir that is a must for fans of Jimmy Buffett. One might ask, what was Jimmy doing in this movie??? Well, not much besides playing one of his early signature songs. The plot revolves around an attempt to preserve the west for westerners and everyone else be damned. It is clearly not the best work of any or all the actors/actresses involved, but Rancho Deluxe is still worth a view...not a buy.
 Must See If you are Jimmy Buffett fan August 27, 2007
I'm a Jimmy Buffett fun. I wanted to see him act in his first movie and hear the soundtrack. It has an early version of "Livingston Saturday Night".
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