The action takes place in montana in the 1880s among the tributary streams that eventually flow together into the missouri river, an area known as the missouri breaks. Rent the missouri breaks 1976 starring marlon brando and jack nicholson on dvd and bluray. The missouri breaks was filmed from a screenplay by national book awardwinner thomas mcguane, whose novels are often characterized as revisionist westerns, a sort of sub genre in which the romantic conventions of the western the noble, idealized hero in the white hat taking on swarthy outlaws or bloodthirsty indians, occasionally aided by a lone, sage, noble savagetype indian sidekick. Stanton is one of a group of hapless rustlers in this widely dismissed but endearingly bonkers revisionist western, in which regulator marlon brando picks off a gang of cattle thieves one by one on the way to an eventual reckoning with gang leader turned farmer jack nicholson. The upper missouri river breaks national monument is a national monument in the western united states, protecting the missouri breaks of north central montana. The following weapons were used in the film the missouri breaks. Scene taken from the missouri breaks this feature is not available right now. Rancher david braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. How is it possible that the 1976 movie the missouri breaks was such a critical and commercial failure that most people have never seen or heard of it. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. May 22, 2003 in hindsight, the missouri breaks can be seen as the film that killed marlon brando. The landscapes is beautiful and all which leads me to question.
Visiting the breaks friends of the missouri breaks monument. Brandos character is a real oddball which can mask his ruthless streak. But the missouri breaks wasnt big and brash, and so required a different kind of score smaller in scale, but one that would capture the characters and the drama as well as the period and the feel of the film. How is it possible that the 1976 movie the missouri breaks was such a. Its a slow burner, not a violent film, and the intrigue builds slowly towards the showdown between the two leads who carry the film along splendidly. The missouri breaks soundtrack from 1976, composed by john williams. Bowhunting for elk in montanas missouri river breaks brings you to a wonderland of scoured knobs, gumbo buttes, and wide, wild coulees. Otherwise a film you should definitely consider watching, if only to see how brando, nicholson, and harry dean stanton do a western. In midjuly, marlon brando arrived in montana to begin filming in.
The friends of the missouri breaks monument is a 501c3 nonprofit incorporated in 2001 to support the upper missouri river breaks national monument where the wild and scenic missouri river flows through nearly halfamillion acres of central montana prairies and badlands. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the missouri breaks near you. Watch the missouri breaks for a rare subtle and underplayed jack nicholson performance. Besides being a jack nicholson marlon brando movie, the missouri breaks are or is an area around part of the missouri river in montana, formally the upper missouri breaks national monument. Upper missouri river breaks national monument bureau of. Several scenes appear to be natural like when a horse shakes for no reason, mid dialogue but the acting keeps rolling the film is also quite dramatic and eery. Mar 03, 2015 the missouri breaks was released on nofrills bluray from kino classics on december 9, 2014. Pages in category films set in missouri the following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. Managed by the bureau of land management blm, it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock. The fine folks at kinolorber recently released the missouri breaks on bluray disc. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Nicholsons comic control, his use of verbal punchlines as. Upper missouri river breaks national monument wikipedia. Find the perfect the missouri breaks film stock photo.
The film really cooks when brando and nicholson are acting opposite one another. The film was directed by arthur penn, with supporting performances by randy quaid, harry dean stanton, frederic forrest, john mcliam, and kathleen lloyd. Rent the missouri breaks 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd. Rumor has it that an uncredited robert towne worked on the screenplay. When vigilante land baron david braxton john mcliam hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler tom logan jack nicholson, logans gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to braxtons ranch. Featuring marlon brando and jack nicholson, the film depicts nicholson as a poor cattle rustler being hunted down by brandos eccentric, to say the least, enforcer, arthur penns. The missouri breaks from the guardian the guardian. Babies, this is reason enough to seek out this beautiful, violent, underrated film.
A rancher, a rustler, and a regulator face off in arthur penns eccentric western. The upper missouri river breaks national monument and interpretive center offers great volunteer opportunities. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. After filming was completed there, the cast and crew went on to virginia city. Arthur penns infamous, the missouri breaks is the sort of film that. The missouri breaks is a 1976 american epic western film starring marlon brando and jack. Its an approach as idiosyncratic as the film itself and if anything only compounds the narratives disjointedness, but taken on its own terms the missouri breaks is a rare exercise in subtlety and restraint from williams most bombastic period as well as a potent reminder of his remarkable versatility. Apr 12, 2018 the original trailer in high definition of the missouri breaks directed by arthur penn and starring marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid, kathleen lloyd and frederic forrest. Watch the missouri breaks 1976 full movie free online. May 15, 2003 the missouri breaks is a terrible western. After all, rarely has more talent been assembled on a single project than for this movie. Released by rykodisc in 1999 rcd 10748 containing music from the missouri breaks 1976. The missouri breaks is a 1976 american epic western film starring marlon brando and jack nicholson.
The missouri breaks 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. And, of course, williams delivered a perfect score albeit atypical for him during this period, mostly composed for guitars. Oct 20, 2016 bowhunting for elk in montanas missouri river breaks brings you to a wonderland of scoured knobs, gumbo buttes, and wide, wild coulees. John williams in concept, the missouri breaks certainly seemed like a good idea. Missouri breaks may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. The missouri breaks was filmed from a screenplay by national book awardwinner thomas mcguane, whose novels are often characterized as revisionist westerns, a sort of sub genre in which the romantic conventions of the western the noble, idealized hero in the white hat taking on swarthy outlaws or bloodthirsty indians, occasionally aided by. And any film that includes the great harry dean stanton is worth a view. The missouri breaks marlon brando jack nicholson randy quaid 1976 an eccentric gunfighter marlon brando for hire must protect a cattle barons herd from a rustler jack nicholson and his gang. The missouri breaks pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the missouri breaks pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. The missouri breaks fairly reverberates with unexpected brilliance. We both work in the oil field and schedules got changed so we only have about 34 days to hunt there now. The original trailer in high definition of the missouri breaks directed by arthur penn and starring marlon brando, jack nicholson, randy quaid. History of the breaks history friends of the missouri. The missouri breaks 2002 when vigilante land baron david braxton john mcliam hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler tom logan jack nicholson, logans gang decides to get even by.
The bbc is not responsible for the content of external. A misunderstood and misrepresented, bizarre and one of a kind movie. The missouri breaks jack nicholson and kathleen lloyd 1976 united artists. The missouri breaks 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tom logan, jack nicholson is the likable leader of an amiable gang of horse thieves. Missouri breaks speaking in tongues lonely planet forum. Arthur penns infamous, the missouri breaks is the sort of film that, if nothing else, is a fascinating descent into the wacky. While director arthur penn had never delivered a truly critically embraced film in the mainstream, his bonnie and clyde was a phenomenal cult success.
Breaks 1976 marlon brando and jack nicholson in the missouri breaks 1976. Missouri breaks, the internet movie firearms database. Jun 04, 2015 the harvard film archive at a recent showing provided this synopsis. An 1880s montana cattle baron john mcliam hangs a cattle rustler, mostly as an example to the gangs leader jack nicholson. Featuring the incredible pairing of jack nicholson as a feckless cattle thief and marlon brando as the irish regulator hired to hunt him down, the missouri breaks is a rollicking and highly unusual western that, in typical penn fashion, strains the boundaries of the.
But neither that official site nor the wikipedia page gives much of an explanation of the name. Marlon brando and jack nicholson ignite the screen in this rousing story of a wealthy montana rancher who hires a professional killer to track down a gang of horse thieves. In pandering to his every whim, it gave him the rope that he would eventually use to hang himself. The missouri breaks jack nicholson and randy quaid 1976 united artists. The missouri breaks the environment is the montana headlands of the missouri river, where pioneer john mcliam is range boss, local political muscle and pretty well master of the territory. It is centrally located and primarily works and employs people from a federal labor surplus area specifically the federal indian reservations of north and south dakota. The result was that the film business was horrified at the economic disarray of the project, while. The missouri breaks is a nutty and wacky western that, despite its consistent incoherency and lack of narrative strength, is an entertaining and memorable picture. Some lessthangreat times in store for little tod randy quaid at the hands of the sadistic psychopath lee clayton marlon brando. But braxton has just hired lee clayton, an infamous regulator, to hunt down the horse thieves. Missouri breaks industries is a small indianowned medical firm located on the cheyenne river sioux reservation in south dakota. It is centrally located in and primarily works and employs people from a federal labor surplus area specifically the federal indian reservations of north and south dakota and is hub certified.
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