BIG IRON | Marty Robbins | Award Winning Short Film 

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"BIG IRON on his hiiiipppp"

Stories get exaggerated for greater effect. Perhaps the Marty character takes some artistic liberties.

​@@jasonscraper4238thank you! I love that you thought to mention this

This definitely does NOT do the song justice. It's like watching children try to imitate Clint Eastwood.

@@donbailey8760 the song is an exciting rendition. This is a boring, poorly directed snoozefest. Sorry, you're wrong

​@@Kyle_Riel Can you make a better version?

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Actually Navy revolvers were .36 caliber. Smaller than Army revolvers at .45 caliber. Big Iron usually refers to either the earlier Walker or Dragoon colts. Both were heavier "saddle" guns.

@@cmdrgunslinger5955 ah interesting

The colt navy isnt really big caliber and size wise, the colt walker and dragoon are some real behemoths

Looks like the ranger was using an 1860 Colt Army .45 and Red an 1851 Colt Navy in .36 caliber. Ranger did have a big iron...

Thank you! That Marty touch was our brilliant writer, Ben Matthews handiwork

Johnny Cash also had one of the first concept albums that same year 1960. Ride This Train.

Thank you for explanation. Because without the final twist, it's like a trailer for any western

Thanks for the info, although I'm a western movies fan I had never heard of "Big Iron" .

@@raulcarmello1163 "Big Iron" is the name of Marty Robbins's song, not the name of an actual movie. Of all the old West movies, my own favorite is the 2010 version of _Monte Walsh,_ starring Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, and Keith Carradine. Of course, being an old-line Texas cattle rancher, I also favor the 1960 version of _The Alamo,_ starring John Wayne et al.

@@ChollaRanch Cool, I'm a city guy , we watch porn instead, my own favorites are the 1973 The Devil in Miss Jones and 1972 Deep Throat. I'm kidding, maybe not. Have a nice day.

Strange fact: Jerry Lewis is known to be 2nd and Sammy Davis Jr. 1st as the fasted gun slingers in Hollywood.

Thank you!!

Love it!!! 😂

Love the way Marty Robbins told the story with his songs.

*Hardly spoke to folks around him

big iron on his hiiiiiiiiiiipppppppppppp

Had a big orange on his lip 💋

Nope. They're just becoming rarer, sadly.

Neither did the losers!

The outlaw lost, eventually. Not that I mind.

Ni they don't grow old but they become very camp.

Letting the horse know he was walking behind it.

I've never been around horses so forgive my ignorance but is this so you don't spook the horse and get kicked?

@@stinkinhippy1724 Horses are very intimate type animals. They love closeness. They don't like surprises. They kinda shy. lol. When you touch a horse your hand merges with their body. For an instant you are one. It's communication for the horse person. For the horse as well. And of course, less likely to get kicked. I grew up with horses in NH around the middle of the last century. I live in AZ now. I'd love to be in that new movie. LOL

@@stinkinhippy1724 Yes, you don't want to surprise a horse as they kick if they are startled. So you must always be real careful the horse understands it's you moving behind it and not something dangerous. Also, IF the horse still kicks you you are better off the closer to it you are as the hoof has less distance to gain speed before hitting you and also it's more likely to hit for example your legs than your head or torso which means you'll have broken bones but you'll probably survive. Horses are incredibly strong (and not too smart, they react on instinct before they think), they can easily kill a human by accident if their defensive instincts are triggered. I have seen a horse casually snap a one inch wide thick leather rein the other end of which was fixed to the bit in his mouth with a slight movement of his head when he accidentally stepped on the other end.

😂😂 that's great

Wholesome thing to read. Thank you. ❤️

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I was raised listening to Marty too.

I love this, but "Laredo" is my favorite Marty Robbins song. ❤❤❤

Thank you!! We were listening to the album on set and love Marty Robbins' music. It is truly incredible how long of a life Big Iron has had.

"Oh he might have kept on living, but he made on fatal slip,"

The only other song I know that has it's own fanbase is "Dawson's Christian"

People love a song about justice being served, and Marty sure had the nicest voice to sing it with.

Yes, it was perfect that he was in there

Thank you! Ben Matthews was the brilliant writer responsible for the script

thats "Tall Handsome Stranger", the song ends : "He stood there a moment and looked all around Slowly and lifeless, he fell to the ground The stranger's my brother, born an outlaw He must have forgotten I taught him to draw The whole town was waitin' and I was alone The blood that I spilled was just like my own When she hears this story, how mother will cry Brother 'gainst brother and one had to die"

I agree! Alex Matthews is great in this.

@@arikhess8320 and very nice cinematography too.

​@@richardadesmondThank you! Caleb Stevens, our director of photography, and I worked really hard in production to try to find that western feel

Thank you! Alex really brought everything to this role and made it his own.

I was waiting for the showdown. Other than it, I liked the short. But, I was definitely disappointed. Having Robbins being the teenager was a very nice touch.

Victor: “You won’t believe what I found in the graveyard, Doc. Another barely alive corpse with a bullet in his head. I figure them same bad apples who shot that Courier did it again.”

If you look at the sections in the video they’re all places in new Vegas

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I would love to see it made into a full-length feature film! This is amazing, Arik!

Love it, especially the soundtrack! ❤️

Where can I get the ending song.

Thank you! We have a great team. I believe the film's composer, Kennoniah Dean, will be posting the soundtrack in the next week or so. We'll follow up!

@@arikhess8320 Okay. Thank you.

Thank you! We're really proud of it.

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you! Such a great song

El Paso would be great! That whole album is such great storytelling

Indeed; to bring a young Monty into this production was wonderful... brought even more ownership to the famed singer.

Thank you!!!

Marty was present for something historic. Wiki said he there was there when 'the gun' was on display? And it lead to this song?

Thank you!!! We've definitely looked at it

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A, Really? How enlightening. Writers take liberties huh? Just like Politicians I guess

The song came out long before this, excellent, movie

@@anthonyjulianelle6695 Yes, we know.

I also like to see it as a final "screw you" to Texas Red, the outlaw who's been terrorizing their town for over a year. Marty made sure he's remembered as someone who never stood a chance against the handsome ranger with the Big Iron on his hip.

Thank you!! It was a huge team effort for everyone involved so I'm sure the team would appreciate that!

That would be such a blast to make. I think it actually could work in a feature or limited series.

Oh lord no! Can you imagine how badly Hollywood would screw it up???

If you stop-action at the moment Red draws - his holster wasn't tied down at the leg and the barrel of his gun drug it upward preventing it from clearing and being able to be fired quickly. The resulting delay for Texas Red being able to cock, aim, and fire was only a split second or two - but all the time needed for the ranger's fatal shot to find its mark!

I note comments re Texas Red clearing leather. I'm fairly certain in the song the words are "Texas Red had JUST cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped".

Nuh uh @andrew

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Thank you! We shot Big Iron on a ghost town by Manor, TX. Great place.

Brother. 😂✊🏻

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Thank you! ! Our cast/crew that created this cross pollinated quite a bit so there will definitely be more to come.

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*1860 Colt Army.

@@ytucharliesierra With respect - no "The Colt Walker is the definition of big iron, and a clear frontrunner whenever the identity of the gun in Marty Robbins’ song is debated. As the most powerful black powder revolver in history, ___THE WALKER DWARFS THE SINGLE ACTION ARMY ___ in size, weight, barrel length (LOOK AT the barrel length of the ranger's weapon as he draws and fires [10:56] !), and raw power. In short, the kind of gun that would have made an impression on a small frontier town unfamiliar with the massive six-shooter" (caps plus comment in parenthesis added) "Often called the magnums of their day, the Walker fired a .44 caliber ball with a 60 grain maximum powder load, a significantly higher charge than other black powder revolvers. This impressive power was one of the features requested by Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker when he commissioned Colt to design a weapon that would aid the Texas Rangers on the battlefield, and Samuel Colt delivered a true powerhouse of a gun" (www.rockislandauction.com/riac-blog/what-is-the-gun-in-big-iron) ADDENDUM: Have been trying to respond to the next response regarding the loading rod comparison between the 1860 Colt Army and 1847 Colt Walker but it's not been posting for some reason. The following picture shows that not _all_ 1847 Walkers had a "pointed" loading rod - one of the two pictured does - but the other DOES NOT - so using the incorrect presumption that a non-"pointed" loading rod to discredit the "Big Iron" in the skit as _NOT_ being the 1847 Walker isn't valid (with all due respect ytucharliesierra) external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.2j7dxXNoCfIr6bfbyB3DZgHaFo%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=108fe4e4f4a8a2f05f673fb0e02ac13815cecdddc20a625215e17207d1caf154&ipo=images

Thank you for the detailed reply @@jdagg1998 Nonetheless I have to maintain that the ranger fires an 1860 Colt Army (cap and ball, a precursor of the Single Action Army). I used the slomo feature in addition to the pause function to nail a good freeze frame against the sky. The tip of the loading rod is not pointed in the film like it would be on the Walker. The part that holds the connecting hinge of the ramrod is also very different. I own an 1860 Colt Army replica by Pietta so I can tell... If this movie is based on Marty Robbins song requiring a Walker they still used an Army in production.

@ytucharliesierra Thank you in turn for your response. I would point out, with respect, that not all Colt Walkers came a "pointed" loading rod, the feature you used to validate your opinion that the ranger fired an 1860 Colt Army not an 1847 Colt Walker. Here is a URL showing three of that model - the bottom two of which have different ends on the loading rod - one pointed - one NOT pointed: www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2016/10/colt-walker.jpg While you may still be right - please note the quotation stating "(the Colt Walker)...a clear frontrunner whenever the identity of the gun in Marty Robbins' song is debated") - was not my statement but the opinion requoted from Rock Island Auction - one of the top auction houses for antique and collector firearms. One final point - if you look at the firearm in the holster shot at 13:28 (a) it's a huge weapon as the Walker was in comparison to the 1860 Colt Army and (b) it APPEARS that the loading rod _IS_ pointed on the end (blew up the pic as far as I could to determine) which seems to indicate it's the 1847 Colt Walker. In any case, I'm sure we can agree that which ever weapon it is, it's a great skit and fun to watch :)

Let's not go crazy now.😂

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Love seeing comments like this! Thank you for sharing.

And a fantastic group ✊🏻

Thank you!!

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We definitely will!! Thank you

Would love to continue this!!! Thank you!

​@arikhess8320 Thanks

@@arikhess8320 In the next film I'm the old guy with the long hair and beard playing the Indian flute. I"ll come prepared. LOL

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Thank you. That was our fantastic writer Ben Matthews! I'm sure he'd love to read this

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Was that an insult?

Wow. That's a pretty big compliment. Thank you!!

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Thank you!! A bunch of great people put a lot of love into this project

I'm sorry to hear that! I hope he likes it and gets well. ❤

Tell your Dad, a brother has him in his prayers........first time I heard this song was in 1968, on the other side of The World!

I would LOVE to do El Paso

"Agua Fria".

Wow. That would be an incredible project

@@arikhess8320 it could be so cool. Or at least El Paso 😂 I love that song so much.

​@@dawg6169 oooo, El Paso would be fantastic! I bet Master's Call would be crazy too. Of course, I could go on. I really love "hangin' me toni.." as well!

@@arikhess8320 literally any Marty song could be an amazing film lol

maybe could work as different, non-conected stories set in the same universe kinda like the ballad of buster scrugs.

Thank you! The film wouldn't be the same without the score from Kennoniah. It really brought the western to life!

@@arikhess8320 I agree. Music is the soul of a Movie.

Thank you! We put a lot of work into this one

Thank you!! We wanted to do it justice and pay homage to the amazing song and Marty while putting our own twist on it

Thank you!! We were blessed with a lot of great and passionate personnel

Thank you! Kennoniah Dean Belille was our film composer

The audio ruins it for me. There's a massive gap between the footage and the audio.

​@@kieranadamson3224sorry about that! We had to wait for RU-vid to process our changes before it could be fixed. It is fixed now!

We've discussed it because we're huge fans of the album as well! If we had the backing, we'd definitely do it!

Thank you! I really loved that detail as well when I read the script. All is thanks to our writer, Ben Matthews

Thank you!! ✊🏻

Absolutely! We were playing it at the air bnb the night before, while prepping for the next day! We actually have the footage of it in the behind the scenes documentary we made during it as well

Definitely!