The Long Riders (1980) Part 5

The Long Riders is a 1980 western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack. The Long Riders is a partially fictionalized account of the James-Younger gang. The Long Riders is a notable film in part due to Hill's decision to cast four sets of actor brothers as the real-life sets of brothers: The Keaches: Jesse James (James) and Frank James (Stacy) The Carradines: Cole Younger (David), Jim Younger (Keith) and Bob Younger (Robert) The Quaids: Ed Miller (Dennis) and Clell Miller (Randy) The Guests: Charley Ford (Christopher) and Robert Ford (Nicholas)

Originally Jeff and Beau Bridges were to play the Ford brothers but they could not fit it in their schedules. The film also features an uncredited appearance by Ever Carradine, daughter of Robert Carradine and niece to David and Keith Carradine. Additionally James Keach's son, Kalen Keach, is cast as little Jesse James. Savannah Smith Boucher played Zee, or Jesse James' wife, Zerelda.

Factual Trivia:

The revolver Frank James threatens Rixley with and carries throughout the movie is a Smith-Wesson Schofield. In reality, Jesse carried a pair of Schofields while Frank preferred the heavier Remington New Army (the type of pistol shown carried by Cole Younger). After leaving prison, Frank James did a print testimonial for Remington referring to the Remington as 'the finest hand gun I ever carried'.
Although John Younger is portrayed as a cousin of the Youngers, he was a brother.
Edward Bunker who plays Chadwell in the Northfield bank robbery was actually, among many other things, a convicted bank robber.
Dennis Quaid broke his nose during the making of this film as he did three years later on Tough Enough (1983).

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Long Riders
• Walter Hill
• Bill Bryden
• Steven Phillip Smith
• Stacy Keach
• James Keach
• David Carradine
• Robert Carradine
• Keith Carradine
• Dennis Quaid
• Randy Quaid
• Christopher Guest
• Nicholas Guest
• Savannah Smith Boucher
• Pamela Reed
• James Remar
• Kevin Brophy
• Harry Carey Jr.
• Shelby Leverton
• Felice Orlandi
• Fran Ryan
• James Whitmore Jr.
• Edward Bunker
• Amy Stryker
• Lin Shaye
• Chris Mulkey
• Ry Cooder
• Jesse James
• Cole Younger
• James-Younger
• Bank Robbery
• Civil War
• Confederate
• Guerilla
• knife fight
• Western

[thepirateboy81]

I do not advocate truancy. If not for truancy, I might not be uploading other people's films at 30. Stay in school, so you don't have to it while you're working later.

[tidewaterboy1]

@emmers57 Funny thing is, that hasn't changed. Here in Virginia, if you're 14+, you're expected to carry a knife.

I don't know why.

[lebarosky]

Just like to point out Mr. Coleman Younger ended up publishing the first prison newspaper in the United States.

[lebarosky]

Hurray for James Remar!!!!

[xNAJAFx]

although Ed is a dick he deserves credit for not turning them in.

[house2housetoo]

thank you for this i skip school to se this movie

[democratichypocrit]

I am having a real good time. Ten bucks on the half breed.

LOL

[emmers57]

Goodness! them southern boys carry some big knives!

[treon123456]

NEVER GET CRICKET INTERNET....DIE FIRST....FKN RIPORFF!!!