Movielogr
Dollar for the Dead (1998)
Directed by Gene Quintano
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In this tribute to the old time spaghetti westerns with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in, Emilio Estevez assumes Clint Eastwood’s “man with no name” role. Estevez plays a super-quick gunman on the run from a rancher (Long) and his men out to kill him for killing his son. The gunman gets mixed up with a former Confederate soldier (William Forsythe) who has knowledge of hidden gold. The only trouble is he is also pursued by Union soldiers. When they free a man (Ed Lauter) with part of the map to the gold, they then are also pursued by Spanish soldiers. It all leads to a small Mexican town terrorized by soldiers and led a by a good priest (Joaquim De Almeida) who also has knowledge of the gold.
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Emilio Estevez | William Forsythe | Jordi Mollà | Joaquim de Almeida | Jonathan Banks | Howie Long | Ed Lauter | Simón Andreu | Lance Kinsey
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2024 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
A western with Hong Kong action flourishes sounds good in theory but man this was flat overall. Glad Justin hasn’t included this in any mind melter but it’s a decent warmup flick. Solid cast just needed more oomph. Shocked to learn this is only the ninth movie I’ve logged with the great William Forsythe, whom I stood next to outside a hotel while he smoked a cigarette. Good dude.
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