Monday Morning Maybe

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The White Buffalo

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1977 | 97 min | Western, Adventure, Action

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, 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
Made for action fans. If you loved Dances with Wolves or News of the World, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier towns and beautifully desolate high country - before improbably teaming up with a young Crazy Horse to pursue the creature.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 25 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 38K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

  • Charles BronsonWild Bill Hickok/James Otis
  • Jack WardenCharlie Zane
  • Will SampsonCrazy Horse/Worm
  • Kim NovakPoker Jenny Schermerhorn
  • Clint WalkerWhistling Jack Kileen
  • Stuart WhitmanWinifred Coxy
  • Slim PickensAbel Pickney
  • John CarradineAmos Briggs
  • Cara WilliamsCassie Ollinger
  • Shay DuffinTim Brady