the vibe
Thomas McGuane’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, clear, gritty
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Thomas McGuane has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s.
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
Dir. Arthur Penn · With Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.
Dir. William Wiard · With Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth
