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Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston star as an oddball team of modern-day cattle rustlers in this quirky, inventive portrait of the no longer wild West (Newsweek). If you’re ready for a little not-so-innocent frontier fun, for ’some desire under the elms…some smoldering glances at the OK Corral, then head straight for Rancho Deluxe. Montana’s Big Sky country is the setting for this whacked-out western that literally litters the landscape with the crazed descendants of th… More >>
#1 by Anonymous on March 23, 2010 - 3:53 pm
This is the worst movie I have ever seen. Evidently, I don’t “get it.” I didn’t think it was funny and the acting was horrible. If I were Jimmy Buffett I would keep quiet about having any thing to do with this film or the brother-in-law who wrote the story. This video is going in the trash, hopefully, to be ground up in little pieces.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Joseph Haschka on March 23, 2010 - 6:16 pm
Recently, I read a book by an author who, after having moved from New York to Montana, became entranced by the Great Plains. Contributing to this fascination was the film RANCHO DELUXE, which the writer said he saw eight or nine times. My curiosity was piqued, especially since it was filmed in and around Livingston, Montana, a pretty town which I’ve had occasion to drive through.
Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston, both much younger then (1974), play the small-time cattle rustlers Jack and Cecil respectively. Their poaching enrages a local rancher, John Brown (Clifton James), who bought his spread after moving from the East with the profits from a chain of beauty parlors. Brown declares war against his unknown tormentors, and imports a decrepit ex-horse thief turned range detective, Henry Beige (Slim Pickens), to solve the case.
The best part of this film is the scenery, which is spectacular. Beyond that, I’m left wondering how starved for entertainment one has to be to watch this stinker more than once. Perhaps the video rental outlets in Montana are poorly stocked. It sure beats me. The plot was lame, the acting second-rate, and the 93 minute running time mind-numbingly endless. The Jack and Cecil characters – the heroes (?) of the story – were obnoxious at best and simply unsavory at worst. Of all the major and minor players, only the persona played by Pickens was in any way likable. But, in the end, even he couldn’t save this high plains clunker. The video jacket claims RANCHO DELUXE to be a “cool comedy”. Pardner, save yourself the cost of the rental and sock it away towards the down payment on a pick-up truck.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on March 23, 2010 - 6:49 pm
Encouraged by many positive reviews, I purchased this DVD for viewing at a “movie nite” with a group of friends. Unfortunately, the film was a great disappointment – one of the least entertaining films I have seen, and often painful to watch. Even Slim Pickins couldnt save this artifact of the 70’s. None of us found this film funny, and it is perhaps the only film in recent memory that was so awful and dated that I found myself hoping it would just hurry up and end starting painfully early-on in the film. Viewed on a 10′ home theater screen, the video quality was only fair at best. Audio quality is similary only fair, and despite my like of Jimmy Buffet, his music did not make this film more tolerable.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by F. Fuqua on March 23, 2010 - 8:38 pm
Some of my favorite actors, BUT if it wasn’t so much trouble, I would send it back for a refund!
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by ken on March 23, 2010 - 9:48 pm
It is interesting for the first 45 minutes but after that the plot dies. I did enjoy watching it so I gave it a honest 3 stars but I don’t want to watch it again. The ending ruined the movie for me. People totally overrated this movie so I bought it. I waisted my money but it was not a total loss. I made note of their names and I will never trust their judgement again because I know they are insipid.
Rating: 3 / 5