This scene and Robert De Niro's death stare toward Morie while Sunshine of Your Love plays in Goodfellas are the two best "yeah, I'm a badass," moments in cinematic history.
@@DefCon1966 When the bounty hunter leaves and everyone is relaxing Grandma Sarah looks to Lone Watie to see how he is reading the situation first and she sees that he is still looking at the door. It's a huge statement about the respect that she has for him now.
Why is everything Josey Wales does or says so dang COOL!? Just gotta love everything Eastwood does! You can have Brando and Dean...this is the epitome of cooool.
@@lukeweaver9287 what about "this heres what we call the Missoura Boat ride." Or "You gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?" But I dont know why. The take away from this movie is when the chief says, "Now, SPIT"
This scene sums up why I love this film so much. There isn't one weak line or bad performance in this movie, every scene is well crafted and every actor - no matter how small the part - speaks his or her lines with perfection. How it got only one Oscar nomination i'll never know...
@@bigdaddydiesel5520 Yup - "the Nixon years" in the words of the ridiculous NYT reviewer in the Eastwood documentary from the 70s. The Gray Lady was already an old hag two generations ago.
Wez,you kind of really hit the mark with your comment!Not a wasted line,not a wasted move,pretty much every actor doing exactly how much needed doing without wasted words or movement during the length of this film!Something to be respected...
What he meant to say is "I had to come back, I need to use the restroom before I ride out, could you hold my gun so I don't drop it in the pissoir again?". Damned unfortunate miscommunication.
@@terrydactyl4350 Another "damned unfortunate miscommunication" is that the entire movie takes place in the U. S. and _here_ we say "pisser". +Ryan Taylor must be one of our brothers to the north.
One of my two favorite Clint quotes. The other is from "The Unforgiven", when the wannabe bounty hunter makes his first kill, and says to Clint, "He had it comin'." Clint replies, "We all have it coming, kid."
"He should have armed himself when he decorated hes saloon with my friend" "Thoose who dont wanna get killed better clearout the backdoor" Filled with great lines that film to.
@@nicklasandersson5606 also the dialogue under the tree between Munny and Schofield Kid (before Munny goes to the saloon) is really good. Now i cant remember the exact words i wanted to write, but check that dialogue
The old chief makes this movie for me the amount of native Americans who actually have been native Americans in some westerns is very low and everything from Spaniards,Mexicans to Italians and other white people who have been painted up seem to just outnumber them a 1000 to 1. Native Americans used to outnumber the whites in a fair few areas until manifest destiny spouting politicians,underhanded tactics and outright lies became the USAs calling card
+olgasM3 He had nothing against this guy that was just trying to make a living after a bad war that both fought in so Wales must likely had respect for him and thought it just more waste of life.
Hence the sadness in Wales' voice when he said "I know". He knew he'd be back. Wales knows all about stupid toughguy assholes who'd rather be dead than not feel like a badass. He used to be that way but it makes him sad to see it in others because there's no reasoning with a man running on pride and testosterone. Only choice is to shoot him.
and yet alex is right, if your not blind you see it in everyday life. peerpressure is just one of those ''pride things'' the devils advocate movie had a script too it said VANITY ITS TRUELY MY FAVORITE SIN(devil).
Now I know what you thought when you was thinking. Did that detective fire all of his bullets in this fire fight,or did he save one just for me. I'm kind of thinking the same myself. And all of this adrenalin going to my head in this fight, I've kind of forgotten myself. So maybe sit there thinking about it to yourself and wonder if you're feeling in anyway in luck today. Well are you Mr.Pink..... Aww. Classic Clint quotes, love them, could quote them all day long.
One of the all time badass western scenes! After Clint says his epic line you can feel the subtle fear sink in the bounty Hunter. Clint won the mental duel already!
+Tommy Tolo Wasn't just pride. He's a bounty hunter. That's how he eats. If word gets out that a bounty hunter walked away and allowed his bounty to escape, his career is finished, as is his reputation.
He didn't have to do it then. He can pick the time and the place. Going back right then was just stupid. Almost as bad as when the US Press tells our enemies we're about to attack them.
@@robertthomas5906 Copy that..he was not a killer..he needed to be a killer... he wanted to be a killer so he killed himself.. Hollywood shit .. ambush was the way of the west... just like every other period in history but it's not photogenic... Violence is not cool...and maybe it's time to rember what so called " honor killing " really looks like before we relive it ..
Thank you for your comment ! I love this scene. One of the truly great Westerns. And the late John Davis Chandler was one of my favorite character actors. I've been scrolling down thru all these comments & yours is the first one I've seen that mentions Mr Chandler. Very talented fellow. As a director, Clint Eastwood is gifted at getting wonderful performances from his casts.
@@ilearncode7365 No, I don't think so. It's just that the Bounty Hunter felt that he would be so shamed by running away from his target that he wouldn't be able to live with himself, so he had to come back even though he was pretty certain it would mean his death. I'd still consider that kind of foolish, but I can understand it.
Not sure if this is from the movie "Tombstone" or another movie based on the same events.. So.. I'll leave this here: "TELL THEM I'M COMING, AND HELL IS COMING WITH ME!"
I have spent most of my life watching Mr. Clint Eastwood. And I have to say he has been one of the Greatest Men in Hollywood, and in real life. I will miss him, God Bless Mr. Clint Eastwood and his Family..💞
Being the fastest to clear leather doesn't mean shit if your draw is hasty, amateurish and unpracticed. There's a 99% chance you'll miss your first shot and then won't get another. First shot on center mass (i.e - torso) wins the gunfight most of the time. That is true today and was true back then; misses mean zero points and it's awfully hard to nail the guy with your second shot when he's just plugged you in the guts with his first. This was the strategy spoken of both Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp.You have to be cold enough to not botch your draw under pressure and practiced enough to put your first round in the man's chest EVERY TIME even when you know he's going to shoot at you first.
Lot's of great lines, but this one is my favorite alltime from any western made. Clint delivers the line so perfect, and the absolute fear on the face of the bounty hunter is fantastic. Kudos for showing this. 🔫🔫🔫
HardRokMiner My favorite is "That's a lie" said by John Wayne in the bar scene in "The Quiet Man". It is the perfect definition of Man. Please let me know what you think. And pass it on.
Well said and well put ! The doomed bounty hunter was played by well known character actor John Davis Chandler (1935-2010). A small role but he certainly made the most of it !
You're right ! The actor playing the bounty hunter (John Davis Chandler) was born in 1935. So he was indeed 41 when this movie was first released (1976). I do like this film & love the scene. But don't understand why Clint called him "boy". I am happy they had the good sense to cast Mr Chandler in the role. One of my all time favorite character actors.
One of my favorite scenes in movie history. The bounty hunter knows hes done for but he has to come back. Theres an unspoken code of honor and respect at work, no hate here.
Don't forgot about two spectacular Westerns from 1966 : "Billy the Kid vs Dracula" & "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter". Made for a great drive-in double bill !
The outlaw and bounty hunter both had a sense of honour. Neither tried to backshoot the other or approach with a weapon already drawn. Romantic, but probably not how it went down in real life.
In all fairness, Josey wasn't looking for trouble and just wanted to be left the hell alone. As for the bounty hunter, how did his sense of honor work out for him? Oh right.
Yeah. In real life, he'd have just waited for him outside. Send a "scout" in first to make sure he's in there, and then just snipe him when he walks out. Bounty was probably dead or alive. A professional bounty hunter would never risk a confrontation like that. Not one that wanted to live to retirement, anyway.
I have got the movie DVD as this is my favourite Clint Eastwood movie called The Outlaw Josey Wales as a bounty hunter comes looking for him as I am dedicating this movie to my old school friends who are both sisters as they will see for themselves that I am still alive as I hope to see them again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxxxx
I saw this when it came out in theaters....great movie....the bounty Hunter guy JDC alway played the bad guy....he was like Bruce Dern....mean all the time....we don't seem to have those character actors anymore.....
I think in this one scene the others start to see has a good man only killing when absolutely has to. Granny finally sees he is not a murdering outlaw from Missouri, but a man just trying to stay alive. Great movie one of my favorites.
Clint Eastwood is one of the best actors of all time! All American through and through red white and blue! They dont make em like Him anymore. Gonna be a sad day when We lose Him.
