The script is nearly word-for-word identical to the original (original screenwriters David Zelag Goodman and Lukas Heller are credited) and a lot of set-ups and shots are the same as well, but Selleck plays a much more amiable and kind Walsh, to the point that some of the harsher lines attributed to Marvin's Walsh are given to other characters to soften the title character's personality to match Selleck's more affable style. Shorty arrives, and it is apparent that he knows of the fight to come with his former friend. The film premiered on TNT on January 17, 2003. Shorty makes a long shot with a pistol at Monte, but runs off when the shot only wounds Monte in the left side. "Monte Walsh" is as lovely a Western as I've seen in a long time. The name "Monte Walsh" is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of Schaefer's book. Then Monte and Chet find that their lives on the range are inexorably redirected. When Shorty shoots and kills Chet while trying to rob the store, Monte, distraught after the death of his beloved Martine, goes after him. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make a new start. A much better story was Monte Walsh, with Lee Marvin. He said it was much more complicated than it looks like.” Released 50 years ago in October 1970, Monte Walsh was filmed entirely on location in Arizona. When the accountant who manages the lands he used to ranch drives his primitive car into a mud puddle and asks for help, Monte jumps his horse over the vehicle and rides away. Set in Wyoming and filmed in Alberta, Canada, Monte Walsh is a remake of the 1970 theatrical film Monte Walsh, starring Lee Marvin. MONTE WALSH. The name "Monte Walsh" is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of Schaefer's book. At the end of the Wild West era, cowboys Monte Walsh (Lee Marvin) and Chet Rollins (Jack Palance) arrive in the town of Harmony, where they reconnect with their old friend Shorty Austin (Mitch Ryan). Seven years pass and Monte returns from working all over the West. One on One with the Wrangler NFR Contestant – Shorty Garrett Favorite movie: Lonesome Dove – I watch it over and over. [2], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monte_Walsh_(2003_film)&oldid=987479746, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox television with editor parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, CL Western Studio & Backlot, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, CL Ranch, 45001 Township Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, This page was last edited on 7 November 2020, at 09:31. He and his friend Chet Rollins (Keith Carradine), another long-time cowhand, work at whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse". An eastern company is taking over the western free-range society and fewer cowboys are making a living. The former wanderers do their best to settle down: Chet gets married and finds work, while Monte pursues saloon girl Martine (Jeanne Moreau) to a nearby township. Monte Walsh (1970) Shane was about who owns what and what they will do to retain their “supposed” land. Monte Walsh is a 2003 American made-for-television western film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, and Keith Carradine. Monte’s particular skill is as a bronc buster, which is super fitting given Selleck’s strong horsemanship. In the late 1800s, die-hard cowboy Monte Walsh (Tom Selleck) refuses to give in to the changing times, even though his lifestyle is fast becoming a thing of the past. Same goes for TNT's remake, a modest oater that has good ol' boys, cattle rustling and a … [1] The film premiered on TNT on January 17, 2003. Like a lot of recent Westerns, it's about the end of the old West. In 1892 in Antelope Junction, Wyoming Territory, Montelius "Monte" Walsh (Tom Selleck) is an aging cowboy facing the final days of the Wild West era. Monte Walsh is a 1970 American Western film directed by cinematographer William A. Fraker (his directorial debut) starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance. Monte, unable to shoot Shorty in the back as he walks away, pursues. An aging cowboy realizes that the West is changing and fights to keep his piece of it alive. The film was set in Harmony, Arizona. In the late 1880s, Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins, two aging cowboys, ride into the town of Harmony, and manager Cal Brennan offers them a job at the Slash Y Ranch. Monte Walsh ★★½ 2003Tried-and-true horse opera adapted from the novel by Jack Schaefer and a remake of the 1970 film. As Shorty is dying, Monte tells him that he rode the wild bay horse. Chet, meanwhile, has fallen in love with Mary Wilder (Lori Hallier), a widow who owns a hardware store. Monte Walsh: Isabella Rossellini ... 'Countess' Martine: Keith Carradine ... Chester 'Chet' Rollins: George Eads ... Frank 'Shorty' Austin: Robert Carradine ... Sunfish Perkins: Barry Corbin ... Bob the Storekeeper: … The film was set in Harmony, Arizona. “Jack [Palance] and I talked about the complexities of Shorty,” Ryan recalls, “about how much of a challenge both our parts were, because his was a very sweet, shy kind of a guy. Shorty loses his job and gets involved in rustling and killing, gunning down a local lawman. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prairie is what they long for. The actual Colt SAA (serial number # 4562, Mfd. Aging cowpoke Monte Walsh (Selleck) realizes that life in 1892 Wyoming's Antelope Junction is changing. Although Marvin and Jack Palance were a bit long in the tooth to play cowboys, they were no worse then the 200-plus-pound cavalry troopers. "Monte," a friend says to Lee Marvin, "do you realize how many cowpunchers there were out here 10 years ago? Monte then manages to slip around Shorty and shoots him. Monte goes on a drinking binge and rides a wild bay horse that even Shorty could not tame through town, causing considerable damage. Camaraderie and competition with the other cowboys fill their days. Release Dates Cast: Lee Marvin (Monte Walsh), Jeanne Moreau (Martine Bernard), Jack Palance (Chet Rollins), Mitch Ryan (Shorty Austin), Jim Davis (Cal Brennan), John Hudkins (Sonny Jacobs), Michael Conrad (Dally Johnson), Tom Heaton (Sugar Wyman), G.D. Spradlin (Hal Henderson). One of them, Shorty, played so well by newcomer Mitchell Ryan (who would go on to a lengthy and very visible career), is at first a young hero and student of sorts of Monte and Chet's, but ends up going bad and kills a marshall who was trying to arrest the trio. Monte Walsh is an alltime Classic western,maybe Lee Marvin,s best performance,a poignant story of an ageing Cowboy. Perhaps trying to give Monte a choice to kill him or walk away. Monte Walsh (Lee Marvin ) and his pal Chet Rollins (Jack Palance) are two over the hill cowboys seeking work in the town of Harmony, Arizona in the final days of the Old West. Loosely based on the 1963 Western novel Monte Walsh by Jack Schaefer, the film is about two long-time cowboys whose solitary and predictable lives on the range are inexorably changed when a fellow cowhand becomes involved with rustling and killing. Official Sites Well there's a hell of a lot less now. Monte Walsh is a 1970 American Western film directed by cinematographer William A. Fraker (his directorial debut) starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance. His friends have gotten older, prices are rising, and he is seen by the townspeople as a relic of another time. However, one little boy asks for lessons in roping. Monte Walsh is a 1970 American Western film directed by cinematographer William A. Fraker (his directorial debut) starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance. STARRING: Tom Selleck (Monte Walsh), Isabella Rossellini (Martine), Keith Carradine (Chet Rollins), and George Eads (Shorty Austin). It's 1892 in the Wyoming Territory, and cowboys like Walsh - real cowboys with no roots, and no possessions save for a pistol and a saddle - are dying off. ... Shorty arrives and Monte chases him. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, hair stylist: second unit (as Christine Harrison), assistant hair stylist (as Heather Ingram), post-production supervisor (as Steven Brandman), first assistant director (as Phil Chipera), first assistant director: second unit (as Douglas F. Dean III), second assistant director (as Martin Pederson), sound mixer: second unit (as Sabastian Salm), visual effects supervisor (as Thomas Turnbull), video playback operator (as Gerald 'Chooch' Paglaro), video playback: second unit (as Andrew Peart), gaffer (as Chris Sprague) / gaffer: second unit (as Chris Sprague), best boy electric: second unit (uncredited), extras casting (as Marcy Hershon-Dichter), assistant location manager (as JT Wotton), location production assistant (uncredited), assistant location manager: second unit (uncredited), script supervisor: second unit (as Anne-Marie Wheeler), craft service: second unit / first aid: second unit, wrangler captain (as Catherine Sutherland), production accountant (as Jacqueline E. Wechselberger). We watch a lot of westerns, Monte Walsh, Conagher. The story has elements of a tragedy. Monte Walsh is a 2003 American made-for-television western film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, and Keith Carradine. They take a job at the ranch of Cal Brennan (Jim Davis) and meet an old friend Shorty (Mitch Ryan). The name "Monte Walsh" is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of Schaefer's book. Before Electra Glide , … The Single Action Army is carried and used by multiple characters, notably by Monte Walsh (Tom Selleck) and Shorty (George Eads). After Walsh but before Horn, Billy Green Bush’s was in James Guercio’s unbeatable Electra Glide in Blue (1973), as was Mitchell Ryan (who plays Shorty in Monte Walsh). Monte Walsh is a 1970 American Western film directed by cinematographer William A. Fraker (his directorial debut) starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance.The name "Monte Walsh" is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of Schaefer's book.The film was set in Harmony, Arizona. He tells Monte he is sorry to hear of Martine's death, and walks off. But Monte Walsh deals with so much more. SHOWTIMES (All Eastern--check local TNT listings): Fri., Jan. 17, 2003, 8 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 18, 8 p.m.; Sun., Jan 19, 8 p.m. The resident horse breaker is a young man they know named Shorty (George Eads), for … Caught up in the spirit of the moment, Monte asks Martine to marry him, and she accepts. | | This specimen was restored by Kenny Howell of R&D Gun Shop. There they meet an old friend, Shorty Austin, and the three ride into town, where Monte visits Martine Bernard, his mistress, at the local saloon, while Chet courts Mary Eagle, a widow who has inherited a hardware store. | Monte Walsh (Tom Selleck) is part of a vanishing breed of men. They seek work and take a job at the ranch of Cal Brennan (William Devane), where they meet an old friend, Shorty Austin (George Eads), another ranch hand. Chet marries Mary and goes to work in the store, telling Monte that their old way of life is simply disappearing. And no jobs for them." Facing the death of an era as the age of technology invades his old-school cowboy ways at the turn of the 20th century, Monte Walsh must change with the times or die defending his way of life. The song played over the opening credits is "The Good Times Are Comin' " by Mama Cass, with music and lyrics by As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. Monte Walsh is a 1970 ... with the plot of Schaefer's book. The song played over the opening credits is "The Good Times Are Comin' " by Mama Cass, with music and lyrics by John Barry and Hal David. Monte has a long-term relationship with an old flame, prostitute and saloon girl "Countess" Martine Bernard (Isabella Rossellini), who suffers from tuberculosis. But he and Chet have to take less exciting work at a ranch run by Cal Brennan (William Devane). Company Credits Filming & Production A rodeo owner, Colonel Wilson (Wallace Shawn), sees him and offers him a job. The film was set in Harmony, Arizona. 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