Pale Rider (1985) - Ending Scene 

I agree

Yes. The attention to detail with the sound effects is awesome…like how the sound of the spurs while he walking changes when he walks in front of the building. *perfection

Although Clint has provided many wonderful facet character roles throughout his career, his true calling was in producing and directing. A gifted story-teller. He won’t be missed because he has left behind many magnificent gifts for all of us to share.

Its getting nastier by the day.

I work with a 19 year old British lad and he has never heard of Clint.

For sure

That wasn’t actually the last words of the film. The last words are “We love you Preacher!” from the “Yup” guy’s fiancé’s kid, as the Preacher rides off into the unknown.

The bullet holes match the bullet holes on the preachers back, the sheriff more than likely killed him in his former life.

It was such a thing of beauty that even the moron lawman himself was impressed. You can tell because his mouth was agape in shock at how perfect the bullet hole was placed 'dead center' in his big ass stupid looking forehead! Why, he was even straining to see the bullet hole in his own forehead before he smashed down stone cold dead in the dirt. I'm pretty sure his widow tracked down Clint just so she could make love with him on her dead husband's grave! So, you know... Happy Ending for one and all!

yep, black powder revolvers at that time

Did everyone in the theater go nuts? Love this movie. I remember seeing Unforgivin in the Theater as a young teenager.

Me too in El Paso. Ft Bliss didn't have a theater

Fort McClellan

He put 6 bullets in the preacher.

it'spaying homage to those old spaghetti westerns. the other guy is from those films. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PYgiAmdFjEI.html i used to think it was cleef but i don't think it's him.

It's his step dad

turns out he was the Preacher's father... he had come home one day and caught his son and wife in bed together and he was still a little miffed!

He asked for it & got it.

Johnny Ringo would like a word…

Death rides a pale horse. It's a biblical reference...the forth seal was opened. It's justified judgement on the wicked. So, neither Angel or a Ghost.

So is the stranger from High Plains Drifter and it would be a stretch to think of them to be one and the same.

@@rustydaboyrobot no like he was literally a ghost, a man who had died years before at the hands of stockburn, brought back by the prayer at the beginning of the film, Clint Eastwood himself has confirmed his character is a ghost, although whether he’s a ghost or the angel of death is not specified. Hell it’s not even known if there’s a difference between the two for him

@@gunnercollin interesting. Big difference between the two. And he has carnal knowledge with the one wife. So, that's why i said neither. It absolutely can't be an angel. So...ghost. 😄

@@gunnercollin it would be nice to see a Eastwood character like this helping out the Dutton family on 1883 or 1923 from the Yellowstone Tv Series somehow.

Put one in his head and that hair still didn't move

Is it explained in the movie why he reacts that way or is there a past between them that's a mystery?

@@lukesvideogameletsplays4416implied but left open ended

​@@lukesvideogameletsplays4416The implication is that Eastwood's character is an avenging spirit killed by Stockburn and his gang. He's shown shirtless earlier and he has several gunshot wounds in a similar configuration to the ones Stockburn suffers here. Stockburn's realization is basically "You..." (Wait, I know you.) "YOU!!!" (Wait, I KILLED you!).

Barbers

especially with that wonderful third eye Clint generously provided him with!

Remington 1858 cap and ball revolver, converted to cartridge, 45 caliber. They can be had.

shooting people like the Preacher in the back

The guy was 75 years old. Plus the frost sometimes makes the barrel stick.

You know what they say, "beware of an old man in a profession where men die young".

Six deputies.

Depends on the gun. Some are easy, some are impossible.

It was sure nice to see John Russell casted in this, he surely was a fine actor !! great to see old cowboys be offered these types of roles!!. Bring the old and new together!!!

The final bullet was from a different gun which the Preacher had in his belt. So if he tried to draw, the Preacher would have pulled that gun. But I think he was almost hypnotized by the Preacher as he approached.

The Preacher was death, been brought back to deal justice to Stockburn, he couldn't be killed. The bullet holes he put into Stockburn were the opposite Stockburn killed the Preacher with years beforehand that were put into the preacher back. The Preacher put then into Stockburns front, the honorable way to kill and face death, front on. This movie is filled with these sorts of parallels.

Eastwood allowed "The Man With No Name" to evolve over time, but finally admitted after Pale Rider that he was "The Angel of Death" all along.

The preacher was a ghost in the movie clint eastwood said in a interview

No, it was a long walk from where Clint chased off the guy's horse into town. But if he hadn't made the trip, Clint might have been shot.

Because he had to look him in the eyes to be sure who it was.

Because he believed for the longest time that Preacher was dead. After all, he was the one who executed him.