Set in a small australian town during the interwar period, the film follows the battle between two children, scott, a poor farm boy, and josie, the handicapped daughter of a wealthy ranch owner, for ownership of a horse that both children love. All the films from my exploitation lists, bundled into one megasuperlisttorulethemall. Ride the pink horse had a screenplay by one of hollywoods greatest ben hecht, along with charles lederer. Hollywood actor turned idiosyncratic auteur robert montgomery directs and stars in this striking crime drama based on a novel by dorothy b. Eurasian wild horse equus ferus ferus, an extinct subspecies of wild horse. Wild horses in his first film as writerdirectorstar since 2002s assassination tango, robert duvall delivers a complex, ambitious genre piece that combines family drama and murder mystery, set in the south texas ranch country. Wild horse, wild ride tells the story of the extreme mustang makeover challenge, an annual contest that dares 100 people to each tame a totally wild mustang in order to get it adopted into a better life beyond federal corrals. Ww2 veteran lucky gagin arrives in a new mexico bordertown intent on revenging against mobster frank hugo but fbi agent bill retz, who also wants hugo, tries to keep gagin out of trouble. He plays a toughtalking former gi who comes to a small new mexico town to shake down a gangster who killed his best friend. Film vostfr home drama romance annabelle lee 1921 annabelle lee 1921 a 8. If a directors job is to come up with creative ways to convey who characters are and the deeper meaning of their circumstances, montgomery earns a gold. Ride a wild pony is a 1975 americanaustralian family adventure film produced by walt disney productions, directed by don chaffey and based on the novel a sporting proposition by james aldridge. George grizzard, phyllis newman, tony randall apr 30, 1967 duration.
Ride the pink horse 1947 if it wasnt for its sole academy award nomination, ride the pink horsewould be completely obscure today. Hence the tension holds up til the end, when montgomery rides the pink horse. With its relentless pace, expressive cinematography by the great russell metty, and punchy, clever script by ben hecht and charles. Scott requires a horse to ride seven miles to school today and his father buys an unbroken pony, which scott names taff. This dvdcopy comes from tcm and the quality is not uptodate. At first, marian is the more adventurous of the two, quickly accommodating two young traveling.
Director robert montgomerys ride the pink horse is what quentin tarantino might dub a hangout movie, as its primarily concerned with its. Ride the pink horse by robert montgomery, wanda hendrix. This film is more than a film about horses and horse lovers. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Ride the pink horse doesnt have one big visual gimmick like lady in the lake does, but it does feature several stunningly realized setpieces. Yukon wild horse equus lambei, an extinct horse species. Thomas gomez was nominated for a best supporting actor oscar for his performance. I would have loved to do a complete analysis of this opus in my film course. Sep 25, 2012 wild horse, wild ride was released in 2012 on friday, august 24, 2012 in limited movie theaters. The salivating mob goes racing by, greedy and buggy, chasing the american dream like a dopedup greyhound at corpus christi racetrack, totally under the hypnotic spell of the media machine, screeching, please, please, give us the latest, blockbuster cgi fix, anything to relieve the oppressive boredom of reality.
The erotic world of sexploitation the grindhouse cinema. Ride the pink horse features standout supporting performances by fred clark, wanda hendrix, and especially thomas gomez, who became the first hispanic actor to receive an academy award nomination for his role here. Each year, the extreme mustang makeover challenge sees 100 people from across the country attempt to tame a wild mustang in 100 days. Oct 21, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Ride a northbound horse 1969 a rancher ben johnson helps an orphan michael shea recover his stolen racehorse from a peddler carroll oconnor who uses it in a con game. Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 the movie database. He was also an ambitious and talented director who made six films, with the 1947 latintinged noir ride the pink horse definitely rating as the best. Ride the pink horse the official andrea king website. Mar 16, 2015 but if a directors job is to come up with creative ways to convey who characters are and the deeper meaning of their circumstances, montgomery earns a gold star for ride the pink horse. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. In nearly every scene, he introduces a shot, a prop, a set, or a person that helps explain the world where gagin finds himself.
The drama also features montgomery as the main character. Wild horse, wild ride was released in 2012 on friday, august 24, 2012 in limited movie theaters. Come ride the wild pink horse posters for sale online. But robert montgomerys ride the pink horse, which we released last week, is one of a handful of darktoned films made after world war ii that take place in very different settings. The screenplay is overly convoluted and will lose some viewers, but its intricacy seems to derive from some greater purpose than to just keep the audience on its toes. There are some fearful moments as horses resist training, a couple brief instances of profanity st, and mostly footage of humans slowly winning the trust of these wild majestic beasts as they gear up for the big day. Ride the pink horse features standout supporting performances by fred clark, wanda hendrix, and. Montgomery is not the invincible hero, hes just human. Robert montgomery was set to star and also direct the picture, and producer joan harrison, who had handpicked andrea for this part, had written several of. Ride the pink horse and nonurban noir the current the. Stardirector robert montgomerys onenamed gagin holes up at oscarnominated thomas gomez. Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 changes the movie. Still as haunting as when i first saw it, but i guess it takes a certain type of perspective to understand why. Ending is much different than the books, but cant be improved upon.
The film was remade for tv in 1964 as the hanged man. Wild horse equus ferus is a species of the genus equus that includes domesticated and undomesticated subspecies przewalskis wild horse equus ferus przewalskii or equus przewalskii, a rare and endangered subspecies of wild horse. Ride a wild stud 1969 this adultsonly sexploitation western set in the civil war era, directed by revilo ekard reversed as oliver drake was an odd cult film that was one of only threeproduced films from the shortlived studio vega international. With patricia mcnair, peggy steffans, steppen wolf, irene debari.
Everything you need to know about wild horse, wild ride movie. Jennifer weller, though satisfied with her marriage to eddie, finds her role as a suburban housewife oppressive and begins to accompany marian harris, a restless neighbour, on jaunts into the city. Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 joe sarno cast and. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including the apparition, premium rush and little white lies. Ride the pink horse and the nonurban noir duration. Charles lederer, this is an overlooked treasure from the heyday of 1940s film noir. Its filled with symbolism and enough noir atmosphere to make you depressed for a week, yet the characters and dialog are almost as reminiscent of steinbeck. Overview of come ride the wild pink horse, 1967, directed by joe sarno, with mona marshal, cleo nova, steppenwolf, at turner classic movies. Wild horse wild ride full doc mustang makeover challenge.
Ww2 veteran lucky gagin arrives in a new mexico bordertown intent on revenging against mobster frank hugo but fbi agent bill retz, who also wants hugo, tries to. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Parents need to know that wild horse, wild ride is a documentary about training wild mustangs for competition and adoption. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to come ride the wild pink horse. Ride the pink horse by robert montgomery, wanda hendrix, rita. See more ideas about movie posters, sale poster and film posters. Sin in the suburbs, warm nights and hot pleasures, moonlighting wives, the bed and how they made it, come ride the wild pink horse, bed of violence, vibrations, young playthings sarnos films blasted away postwar standards and set the stage for an increasingly. Ride the pink horse is a 1947 film noir crime film produced by universal studios. It is one of the most moving documentaries ive seen about human compassion and the desire to connect.
The film opens with one long, wordless take of gagin arriving at a san pablo greyhound station, where he stashes the evidence he has against hugo. Strangers on a train level sweaty nervous tension meets under the volcano existential fiesta noir or sonething. Ride the pink horse features standout supporting performances by fred clark. The various persons followed in this film have chosen to take in a wild mustang, train it and bring it to competition in just 100 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Film noir beyond the city explains in this excerpt from a longer. Thomas gomez and his welldeserved best supporting actor nod notwithstanding, this is a film that few people have even heard of, let alone seen.
Ride the pink horse, named after a handcrank carousel steed, is a compelling threeday slice of life, a morality play, a mystery and a hard boiled novel about relationships and betrayal. The relationship between briggs and his grandson is particularly charming, as well as a phone call during what we think is an epic horse ride. Find movie and film cast and crew information for come ride the wild pink horse 1967 joe sarno on allmovie. With robert montgomery, thomas gomez, wanda hendrix, andrea king. Feb 11, 2016 each year, the extreme mustang makeover challenge sees 100 people from across the country attempt to tame a wild mustang in 100 days. Following this harrowing feat is a public showcase that. Poster for come ride the wild pink horse 1967, usa. Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 release info imdb.
Each year thousands of wild horses are rounded up and removed from public lands by the u. Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ride the pink horse is a properly moody melodrama, containing one of the few truly good performances from eternal ingenue wanda hendrix. It was directed by the actor robert montgomery from a screenplay by ben hecht and charles lederer, which was based on the 1946 novel of the same name by dorothy b.
Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 plot summary imdb. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Ride the pink horse has a wild carnival atmosphere set in a small new mexico town, with sailor, one of the greatest greasy gangsters with a heart of gold you will meet. Come ride the wild pink horse 1967 directed by joseph w. The oddly titled ride the pink horse is one of the odder, but more intriguing, entries in the film noirs of the 1940s.