If you really knew how dirty and raggedyassed the old west was, you wouldnt want any part of it. With steve mcqueen, linda evans, richard farnsworth, billy green bush. Over 25 years after his untimely death from mesothelioma in 1980, steve mcqueen is still considered hip and cool, and he endures as an icon of popular culture. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Tom horn steve mcqueen, linda evans, richard farnsworth, slim pickens, geoffrey lewis 1980. Directed by william wiard, the movie features steve mcqueen, linda evans and richard farnsworth. While the film took liberties with facts, mcqueen s performance was highly praised, and the film was wellreceived. Another uk band, the automatic, released a single called steve mcqueen as the lead single to their 2008 album this is a fix. The film deals with the infamous texas gunslinger tom horn. The steve mcqueen collection tom horn towering inferno bullitt the cinncinatti never so few dvd. Tom horn dvd steve mcqueen stars as a legendary american as wild and untamed as the old west. November 21, 1860 november 20, 1903 was an american old west lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin.
Steve mcqueen s second production for his first artists company following an enemy of the people brings to the screen the legend of tom horn, the western gunman who negotiated the surrender of. While everyone loves a steve mcqueen movie, and while tom horn is certainly a good mcqueen vehicle, it must be said that this film is mostly fantasy. This movie is a somewhat fictionalized account of a former scout and gunman who was found guilty of the 1901 murder of a fourteen year old sheepherder named willie nickell in wyoming. But as tom horn begins, something in horn steve mcqueen. In 1979, he comes out of retirement to make tom horn and the hunter.
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 central all events. Steve mcqueen uncredited stunts uncredited camera and electrical department. Mcqueen wanted to replace him as director but the dga would not allow it because mcqueen had been on the project before hyams. Tom horn 1980 official trailer steve mcqueen, linda evans movie hd duration. He makes an art film of ibsens an enemy of the people in 1976. Steve mcqueen played horn in the 1980 film, tom horn.
Based on a true story, steve mcqueen the films executive producer stars as bounty hunter tom horn in wyoming who winds down his long. I always felt steve would really be a good actor if he ever grew up. This is the hat that steve mcqueen wore in tom horn. The troubled production was a long time in the making and was a personal obsession for mcqueen, who was wellversed in the life of horn, a celebrated frontier scout in the old west who had reached legendary status, though his name doesnt resonate today the way wyatt earp, buffalo bill and. Slim pickens hesitatingly places a hangmans knot on the neck of hired gun tom horn steve mcqueen as the gallows await his fate. Horn 1979 was a madefortv movie starring david carradine as tom horn. Steve mcqueen passed away on november 7, 1980, at age 50 after the cancer surgery which was said to be successful. Tom horn 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The hunter 1980 full movie download full hd youtube. Tom horn 1980 official trailer steve mcqueen, linda evans movie hd by movieclips classic trailers. Look at any one of his classic filmsthe magnificent seven, the great. Realistic and gritty this dark, foreboding western has mcqueen playing the tragic old west figure of tom horn. Released 1980, tom horn stars steve mcqueen, linda evans, richard farnsworth, billy green bush the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Steve mcqueen and troubled productions seemed to be synonymous.
Tom horn 1980 official trailer steve mcqueen, linda evans movie hd a renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down. Roping the legend of tom horn, steve mcqueens overlooked 1980. The movie tom horn was based on the true story of a cattle regulator called tom horn, played by steve mcqueen. Our take on the tom horn cowboy hat from the movie, tom horn 1980 the crown creasing of this hat is close to the augustus, but its the hand shaped brim that gives this movie hat its unique character and look. A box office disappointment upon its march 28, 1980 release, the western, executive. My favorite clip from tom horn, showing both sides of the man.
It is widely believed that mcqueen directed much of the movie himself. Winchester model 1876 the cimarron arms tribute to tom horn. Tom horn made use of winchesters a model 1894 and maybe a. The story is about the end of an era and how it affected tom horn and others like him. Anytime you see a movie prefaced with based on a true story, you should know that youre not about to watch a true story, and that goes for tom horn, as well. A renowned gunslinger with a storied past, tom horn steve mcqueen opts for a reclusive life until he starts working for rancher john coble richard farnsworth. Steve mcqueen s widow barbara minty bluntly reflects, the hunter was not as much fun as steve s previous film tom horn i had the distinct feeling that it was going to be steve s last picture. Jun 29, 2018 steve mcqueens widow barbara minty bluntly reflects, the hunter was not as much fun as steves previous film tom horni had the distinct feeling that it was going to be steves last picture.
Steve mcqueen, in his penultimate movie, plays tom horn, and was perfectly cast. It was released in the united states under the title two wheels good because of a legal conflict with mcqueen s estate. Tom horn is a 1980 western that marked the second to last movie that steve mcqueen starred in prior to his passing. Fresh out of the wilds of the west, horn, an experienced rough rider under teddy roosevelt, and agent for the pinkertons, enters newly civilised wyoming territory.
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Steve mcqueen was the second album by english pop band prefab sprout, which was released in june 1985. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Oct 06, 20 steve mcqueen bullitt, the magnificent seven stars as a legend brought to life in this story of a great american hero battling a gang of cattle rustlers in turnofthecentury wyoming. Nov 23, 20 tom hornsteve mcqueen, linda evans, richard farnsworth, slim pickens, geoffrey lewis 1980. Its the story of a famous stock detective who hunted down rustlers in wyoming around the turn of the century after a career as an indian scout in arizona. The essential steve mcqueen collection bullitt twodisc special edition the getaway deluxe edition the cincinnati kid papillon tom horn never so few.
Whats right about tom horn, steve mcqueens misunderstood penultimate film that scored tepid box office receipts in the wake of the action stars mesothelioma. If the film wasnt rigid enough, he was going to be good. He married three times and had a lifelong love of motor racing, once remarking, racing is life. In the steve mcqueen movie tom horn, mcqueen stated that he preferred a. Tom horn 1980 official trailer steve mcqueen, linda evans. William wiard this was the penultimate movie for 50yearold steve mcqueen, who was dying of cancer in 1980. Winchester model 1876 cimarron arms tribute to tom horn. Steve mcqueens penultimate film second to last for you nonliterary minded types was tom horn in 1980, and in a rare twist for a western, the focus was on the cowboys rifle as opposed to his sixgun. Mcqueen was dying of cancer when he made the movie, and his character is a man out of time, at the end of his life. The character played by mcqueen is allegedly based on a reallife bounty hunter, named papa thorson, who goes after bail jumpers. Tom horn internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Tom hornsteve mcqueen, linda evans, richard farnsworth, slim pickens, geoffrey lewis 1980. Steve mcqueen, slim pickens, linda evans, richard farnsworth.
This was the penultimate movie for 50yearold steve mcqueen, who was dying of cancer in 1980. In the 1980 western tom horn, starring steve mcqueen, the title character uses an 1876 winchester centennial and says he prefers to use that rifle because. Steve mcqueen and richard farnsworth in tom horn 1980 steve mcqueen and bert. Its the story of a famous stock detective who hunted down rustlers in wyoming around the turn of the century after a. Tom horn is an interesting movie because it allows us to see steve mcqueen as an older and mature actor.
Based on a true story, steve mcqueen the films executive producer stars as bounty hunter tom horn in wyoming who winds down his long career of heroism as civilization moves westward at the turn. Steve mcqueen became attached to star and mort engelberg would produce. I mean, steve mcqueen was not only the star of this film but also the executive producer, so you can be damned sure that mcqueen was going to make tom horn a hero to the very end. Peter hyams was hired to write and direct but hyams was fired after doing a draft. Costarring linda evans dynasty and oscar and golden globenominee richard. Had he shot it like costner did in wyatt earp, it would have been a different movie and much more of a classic. Tom horn, i thought, was steves best movie, says james coburn, who costarred with mcqueen in three films. Movie info based on a true story, steve mcqueen the films executive producer stars as bounty hunter tom horn in wyoming who winds down his long career of heroism as civilization moves westward. But the hunter bears all the marks of a tailormade star vehicle, one of those awful movies catering to a stars ego and image. After making the towering inferno in 1974, superstar steve mcqueen takes himself off the market. A very nicely filmed movie and another must have for any western movie collector. Steve mcqueen bullitt, the magnificent seven stars as a legend brought to life in this story of a great american hero battling a gang of cattle rustlers in turnofthecentury wyoming. The real life tom horn carried a winchester model 1894 chambered in. Steve mcqueen s secondtolast feature film tom horn remains one of his leastseen.
Rent tom horn 1980 starring steve mcqueen and linda evans on dvd and bluray. I did not see tom horn, which played briefly this spring to small audiences. Steve mcqueen i 19301980 he was the ultracool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the worlds most popular actor. Roping the legend of tom horn, steve mcqueens overlooked.
See the elegiac opening of tom horn, steve mcqueens penultimate film. Mar 22, 2018 tom horn was mcqueens vision and his movie all the way. Became famous for capturing the legendary apache chief geronimo. His 15 greatest movies, ranked worst to best, include the great escape, bullitt, papillon. Tom horn is an american western movie that was written by thomas mcguane and bud shrake. This movie, predictably, portrays tom horn as a misunderstood good guy who is framed by the local cattle ranchers association for killing the boy. While the film took liberties with facts, mcqueens performance was highly praised, and the film was wellreceived. He rejects several highly publicized multimillion dollar deals. Apr 22, 2014 tom horn, i thought, was steves best movie, says james coburn, who costarred with mcqueen in three films. When authorities arrested the real tom horn, he had several cartridges in his pockets, one of which was a. Preferably using a tailors tape either in inches or meters, measure the circumference of your head, 12 to 34 of an inch above your eyebrows around the back of the head at the position where you wish your hat to be. Dead or alive 1958, mcqueen thoroughly researched the life of tom horn by spending time with famed western novelist louis lamour, who had many of horn s letters in his private collection. The rifle steve mcqueen uses in the film is a winchester model 1876, stated to be chambered in. The story follows the life of tom horn, a frontier tracker and scout who assisted in the capture of geronimo.
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