Starring: Sam Bottoms, Matt Clark, Royal Dano, Chief Dan George, Joyce Jameson Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 20, 2001 Running Time: 135 minutes Theatrical Release Date: June 30, 1976
Description: Josey Wales is a farmer turned fugitive in the post-civil war south who is chased by the law after he avenges the murder of his family and friends.
DVD Features: Introduction:Introduction by Clint Eastwood Other:"Hell Hath No Fury" - 30:25 "Eastwood in Action" - 7:45
Amazon.com essential video: Clint Eastwood fired the original director, Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff), and took over the reins of this project himself. He may have had a point: this brutal, thoughtful western, a near-tragedy about a Civil War veteran whose past comes looking for him, is probably Eastwood's most mature frontier drama prior to the Oscar winning Unforgiven. Hoping to build a quiet life in a cooperative community of settlers, Eastwood's Wales blames himself when his enemies attack the homestead, and he has to revert to his warrior instincts to help fend off the threat. The jittery intensity of Sondra Locke (who would be Mrs. Eastwood, at least for a while), and the screen-filling charisma of the late Chief Dan George harmonize beautifully with Eastwood, who had finally figured out how to add depth and texture to his stock-in-trade Man of Steel persona. This one may be too short on action to satisfy fans of Eastwood's Dirty Harry films, or of the Italian westerns he made with Sergio Leone, but it's an honorable effort. --David Chute
Great Movie Great Transaction This product included special extras like interviews with the actors, etc. It is classic Eastwood and the transaction was great too.
Classic Clint I bought this after watching Gran Torino. A vidid Clint Fan happy to own most of his movies, something happend to me when i finished Gran Torino an hunger to see the classic man with no name in the lines of a strong story line, and saga , this is when i picked up the Outlaw Josey Wales DVD such a delight to watch a long movie but has Clint Eastwood evolve into a different screenplay and screen presence a drift or shift from his usual squint , the photography, score and screenplay just outstanding. A finite must for any Clint Eastwood movie collectors list
Josey Wales Rules This is my favorite film of alltime, excluding religous films. I love the part played by Chief Dan George, Lone Watie. Josie finally gets his man in the end. This film is awesome. You won't regret buying this one.
Tip Top Western/Civil War entertainment movie This is Clint Eastwood fodder for the fans who love his work. It's very well done in the Eastwood style of Dirty Harry Grit. I watch this movie about once a year and still enjoy it every time.
Spittin' On The Dog! This is simply an extremely entertaining story with two lead characters - played by Eastwood and Chief Dan George - who were fascinating to watch. Also, as in most westerns, the photography is good - and will look better once a good Blu-Ray release of this comes out.
George has always been a favorite Native American actor for many people. He gets choice roles playing likable guys, and his "Lone Watie" character here is no exception. Eastwood, as " Josey Wales," reverts successfully back to his "Man with no name" persona: you know, the strong silent and somewhat mean type. He's a lot like the characters John Wayne played late in his career. He best portrays this with scenes like the one in which he spits tobacco on his dog!
In addition, there are some solid actors in minor roles, people like John Vernon, Sondra Locke and Bill McKinney, Will Sampson, Sheb Wooley and Sam Bottoms, among others. I was surprised Locke, Eastwood's girlfriend or wife at the time, didn't have a bigger role. With her youthful looks and great big eyes, she looked prettier than I've ever seen her.
At 136 minutes, this is a bit long but it never drags. This is one of the very few movies I ever watched twice within two weeks and enjoyed it immensely both times....and each time since. This has turned into one of my all-time favorite westerns.
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