The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

I was 11 when I saw this in the theater...it was my first R-rated movie. (Thanks Mom!) I remember laughing to the point of tears. Years later I saw it again on TV, and part of it on cable, and it was as funny as ever. Watching it as an adult I can recognize its silliness and dated comedy, but it was still fun. Rent the un-cut version, as the swearing by some of the characters is pretty important to their personalities.

I saw this film when I was about 13 and remember laughing till I cried. I have never had the opportunity to see it again, because it never seems to be on TV and IMDB says it isn't available on DVD or video. I would love to see this movie again and find out if it has stood the test of time and memory.

If you liked him as a comedian with Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou, >you'll like him even better with Kay Lenz. Also with Oliver Reed >(Doyle Lonegan in Sting II) as a half-breed. Robert Culp plays >the same guy he always does. You will, however, keep expecting >Strother Martin to comment any minute, "What we have here is a >failure to communicate." Five Stars out of five.

Actors I love a lot, Oliver Reed, Lee Marvin, Kay Lenz! Plus Robert Culp and Strother Martin. The story it's not great, the movie is a bit long and boring, just the pleasure of being for 1hour and 42 minutes in the company of those loved actors. So, it's up to you, if you want to see a sweet Kay Lenz, the unique Oliver Reed and Lee Marvin in a role similar to the one in "Cat Ballou", but not as great. I would have liked to give it 10 stars, because I love those 3 actors very much, Lenz, Reed and Marvin, but I can only give it 6.

Advertising tagline: "It's heap funny!" In Old West Colorado during election time, a crooked politician has to deal with the ex-partners whom he double-crossed out of their gold. Screenwriter Richard Shapiro possibly managed to sell his threadbare script on the basis of its bawdy humor...but "Blazing Saddles" this ain't! Shabby-looking enterprise with cheap sets and over-lit interiors does get a small boost from Lee Marvin as a cowboy con-artist. Marvin's rubbery face, exaggerated expressions and double-takes are both surprising and surprisingly funny. Oliver Reed (cast wildly against type as a half-breed Indian with VD) and Strother Martin as a wily old coot do some overplaying of their own, yet the film's energy doesn't make up for its lack of taste and general sloppiness. *1/2 from ****

Silly, fun film that cavorts its way across the landscape in a quest for the return of stolen gold. Its a ripper cast that understand the kind of movie they are making and seem fully invested in it. Some good genuine laughs, fun action and a little bit of hanky panky provide a good time for all. Absolutely recommend :)

Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, and Strother Martin, serve as an unlikely buddy trio. Their nemesis is played by Robert Culp, who absconded with their collective gold diggings. There's plenty of female presence too, most of them cast as man-hungry, fun-loving, prostitutes. .Elizabeth Ashley serves as Culp's traitorous wife. She and young, insecure, prostitute Thursday(Kay Lenz) play a large role in the last portion, as adversaries or associates of the trio of stars. See at YouTube