The Meanest Men in the West
Seen it?1978 | 91 min | Western, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and western fans. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. Shelve it next to Deadwood: The Movie.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only just a means for the ruffian to draw the tough title character into a blood- thirsty revenge scheme. In the second, a drifter burglarizes the Shiloh ranch. Then an unhinged girl relies on the man to aid in her flight from home.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles S. Dubin, Samuel Fuller
- Charles BronsonHarge Talbot Jr.
- Lee J. CobbJudge Henry Garth
- Lee MarvinKalig Talbot
- Miriam ColonEva Talbot
- James DruryThe Range Boss (The Virginian)
- Albert SalmiQuinn, Kalig Gang
- Charles GrodinArnie Doud, Harge Gang
- Don MitchellPreble
- Sara LaneElizabeth Garth
- Ross HagenBassett