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Ride the High Country
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302032246
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302032245
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: April 25, 1994
Running Time: 93 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
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Editorial Review:
Next to The Wild Bunch, this may be director Sam Peckinpah's best movie--all the more extraordinary because it was shot almost a decade before his big breakthrough. Peckinpah cannily cast two aging stars of cowboy films--Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott--in their only film together, playing a pair of over-the-hill cowboys who take a job guarding a gold shipment on its journey down from a mining camp. A reflective tale about two men past their prime, looking back on the paths their lives have taken and the choices they've made, it features a stirring finale and terrific performances by McCrea and Scott. It also features, in her first movie role, a very young Mariette Hartley. Look quickly and you'll see Warren Oates, James Drury, and L.Q. Jones. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Civil Bunch
The Shut Mouth Society
The Shopkeeper
If you appreciate westerns of the old school, you'll enjoy Ride the High Country.
Under Peckinpah's direction, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea take a standard script and turn it into a memorable film. The story, similar to The Ballad of Cable Hogue is about the passing of an era. The movie's theme is honor and betrayals as two aging ex-lawmen accept a job to protect a gold shipment and perhaps have a final fling pretending it's ... Read More
Rating:  - Ride the High Country
This is a great Western and one that I did not fully appreciate when I was a lot younger.
Rating: - Nuanced B Western - Peckinpah's best in my view
I'm not a big fan of Peckinpah, but this is by far his best film in my view. I read a review of this film somewhere else (IMBD maybe?) that stated that this was the last of the B grade Westerns. If so, this is certainly one of the best. It's ironic that one of the last films of this genre actually defines it. There is so much to love about this film. First, and most importantly, the story line is surprisingly complex for a film of this genre. This is no simple good guys versus bad guys type Western, ... Read More
Rating: - wstrnnut
Although this is an older movie, I would recommend it to any Western fan, young or old. It was well written, well directed, and a joy to watch with your family. There are a couple of memorable lines in the show that will stay with you forever.
Rating: - Wonderful, thoroughly entertaining yet mature Western
After getting pretty tired of the usual crap coming out of Hollywood recently, you know, comic book heros and adult cartoons, I decided to revisit Westerns. It's been a hit and miss process, a mix of juvenile stuff with some good ones like this one. Would appreciate some help from people who share my taste.
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