Gary-Busey Movie Reviews

A GOOD MOVIE..SOME PARTS WERE FUNNY,LIKE JUNIOR..LOL.BEST PART OF THE MOVIE WAS WHEN H.D WAS TRAINING..KEEPING HIS MIND FOCUS ON RIDING BULL'S..JUST TO PAY THE BILL'S!

I lived in Midwest City Oklahoma when this movie was bein' Made. I loved the movie from the start. It was true and down to earth. This movie inspired me to ride bulls myself and represent Rodeo all the time. I am sad to see that this movie is not only hard to find, but also not available in a DVD form like other classic movies. This makes no sense to me. I would like to see it done better justic than it has recieved.

I love this movie on my Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys starring Scott Gleen, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson & Balthazar Getty.

H. D. Dalton (Scott Glenn) is a bull-riding cowboy, chasing his dreams, living for the romance of the rodeo.

I would be a traveller of this movie & it is in my heart and in my blood and the events we would be doing chasing the dream is:

Bareback Riding,
Saddle Bronc Riding,
Bull Riding,
Calf & Steer Roping,
Steer Wrestling & of course the rodeo clowns.

This was A good aswome real rodeo movie I loved!!!!!!

The country and western singers of the hits by Willie Nelson, Keith Whitley, Alabama, Lorrie Morgan, Clint Black, Baillie and the Boys, Foster and Lloyd, K.T. Oslin, Roger Miller and The Oak Ridge boys.

This video reminds me of a book and video on Whitefish Will Rides Again and Don Gay's worst Wrecks at Mesquite Rodeo.

I sure loved this movie.

This is 5 stars if you are a true race fan. Otherwise, it's still an interesting story. This film is loosely based on Tom Wolfe's essay about the younger days of Junior Johnson, although for some reason they changed his name for the film. (Notice, though, that Junior himself was a paid racing consultant on the film.) The race footage is very well done and there is some good footage from the old Southern 500. Bridges and Busey are a lot of fun to watch together as well.If you like stock car racing and wonder what the old days were like when the sport was still developing, you'll love this film. Only pity is it's not on DVD.

(Also another great film (although a little cheesy) about the old days is 43 The Petty Story starring Darren McGavin as Lee Petty and Richard Petty as himself AND Dale Inman AND Buddy Baker!!! It is a classic look at the old values that are still carried forward in the sport to some degree. It also has some insight to what NASCAR was and what it has become..Some really good vinatge racing footage is also included.) Also a pity it's not on DVD...We need to prolong the life of these smaller "special interest" films. Anyway have fun, great summmer stuff.

This is a classic movie about moonshing And small town life. It was the best when he went on to racing,It was great . I bought 3 copies and it's worth it. If you like muscle cars you love his black mustang. Great T.I.G.R

I absolutely loved this movie! If you have an interest in real life drama, getting over obstacles and above all RACING, then this movie is for you! It shows the everyday struggle one goes through in their personal life, as well as one's pursuit towards a dream. This inspirational story shows you the everyday obstacles someone in this sport may go through and increases your interest and excitement with the sport as it is in today's world. I recommend this to everyone who lives and breathe NASCAR and other forms of racing.

This is a great thriller that exemplifies the survival skills that Busey is forced to employ as he is fighting for right as well as for his own life. Everyone should see this movie.

Marcos did not start off as a greedy, conniving politician. Somewhere along the way, his priorities changed and his vision was clouded with self-importance at the expense of the citizens he swore to protect and defend. Like many Asian leaders, he believed himself to invincible and he can do anything he wants and get away with it. A Dangerous Life, takes the audience to the events leading up to his deposal. The film gave an honest insight on the main characters of the Philippine politics, the deceptions, killing for gain and Cory's quest to avenge her people and her country. Gary Busey and the rest of the ensemble gave a superb performance. This film is worth keeping in anybody's collection.

In this video you can find a well extracted review of the English groups that arrived to US and started to *invade* US charts in the 60s. It starts with the Beatles (of course!) and then goes to the Seekers,the Stones,Herman's Hermits,The Hollies,the Animals,the Who,the Kinks and Gerry and the Pacemakers,among others. Then the American *fight back* with groups like the Supremes,the Temptations,the Byrds,the Lovin' Spoonful,the Beach Boys and Mamas and the Papas. This video shows you the swinging atmosphere of competition between all these groups to be at the top and shows how England was the center of the universe in the sixties talkin' about music and fashion...US had to answer... This is a great documental with awesome briefs of videos of the groups. I think the only groups that are afwul missed here are the British Small Faces and the Yardbirds and the American Monkees.

I teach a high school History of Rock and Roll class. This video has proven to be a valuable teaching tool. Volume 1 focuses on the roots or rock: blues, gospel, country and jazz. Great film of Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry are flanked by commentary by contemporary artists (Eddie Van Halen, Bono, Tina Turner). Apart from Van Halen using the S*** word once, this is clean fun suitable for high schoolers and perhaps 8th graders.

One and a half million men were rejected for psychological reasons during WWII. Hundreds of thousands suffered combat fatigue during combat.(Depends whose counting.) A confused General slaps soldiers in a field hospital for breaking under the stress of war. (We all learn that it is only a matter of time before all would break.) The medical men say breaking is normal and Generals say it is an act of cowardice. All this sound and fury boils down to this...Private Slovick the only man to be killed by his country for being human and too honest.
Not one man in the firing squad that was made up of his buddies missed when they fired. Think you would have?

i'm an entusiast colector of world war II movies and i never see nothing like that before,i was a military at another country and another war{nicaragua}almost 25,000 of many young people die over there,there where many desertion too,but we never put nobody on front of fithing squad,i admire this private,because he prefer to die by his believe,than kill or be killed in action,in honor to the truth i think he was executed no by his desertion,but like he say by his criminal record,i do think ,the sistem was the one guilty because he recruit the man knowing his record.The problem is "the history don't make honor to desertors".

A must see (and read) for anyone interested in WWII or the conflict each dogface must have experienced on the front lines. It is amazing to me how out of 40,000 deserters, 49 of which were sentenced to death, only ONE was executed. Indeed, the only one since the Civil War. What was so "special" about Eddie Slovik? The movie follows true to the excellent book by William Bradford Huie and Martin Sheen's performance is a study in reserved pain. He doesn't shout with indignation when sentence is conferred upon him. Rather, he takes it "in stride" as just another bit of dumb luck he has experienced his whole life. Snatched from the only good thing his short life ever provided, his wife Antoinette, after being reassured he would not be drafted was a cruel joke played upon a guy who was made to suffer cruelties all his life. I am not going to sit in judgment on his decision to confess to desertion. Hey, my dad faught in that war, you just can't have everyone deciding they are not going to fight. My argument is with the system that drafted this guy in the first place and the system that made him unique in the execution of sentence. Was Eddie Slovik the worst case of desertion in the entire war? I highly recommend this film and book. The book is out of print but Amazon found me a copy and I just finished reading it. I wish the film was available on tape but it isn't. I saw the movie on the "Encore" channel about a month ago after first seeing it on TV in 1974. It hasn't lost a thing. If you get a chance to see it, please do so, you won't believe how moving this story is.

As he did in 1975 with "The Wind and the Lion," director and writer John Milius mixes history and adventure in his 1997 production of "Rough Riders," and in both cases the results are enjoyable although over the top at times. Curiously, he focuses on Theodore Roosevelt in both films and creates two of the more interesting interpretations of this famed American. In "Rough Riders," a young and very energetic Roosevelt is played by Tom Berenger (also co-producer) with both distinction and humor. It is perhaps the definitive TR to date. Note, especially TR's opening speech at the Naval War College and his retropsective at the end of the fight for "San Juan Hill." The action scenes are typical Milius, great fun and again at times a bit over the top. The film shifts from overly patriotic to momentary scenes that are clearly critical of American expansionism and jingoism. Milius does make one thing clear, after these events nothing was to be the same. This was a defining moment in American history. Well produced, written and acted, this film could have made it on the big screen rather than television and it should be on DVD! Certainly one of Milius' best efforts, "Rough Riders" is an enjoyable romp.

Of all of the recent genre of movies depicting vignettes of American history, Roughriders goes the extra mile to capture the essence, mood and feeling of Victorian America as it flexed it's international muscles for the first time! Berenger and the supporting cast are outstanding, and the battle scenes are among the most accurate ever made. This is a must see!

Rough Riders is a film that depicts one segment of the life of Theodre Roosevelt. It is a film that is a constellation of people, some at the end of their careers and some just starting out. It is a film that depicts the events the assault on Cuba in the Spanish-American War and the events which lead up to it and subsequent actions. It is a film that is not about one man but a group and it is the group of actors that makes this film work so well. There are the big names, Tom Berenger, Gary Busey, an ailing Brian Keith, George Hamilton and Sam Elliott. But there is a steller cast of supporting actors that make this ensemble work so well.

We see a young and vigerous Theodore Roosevelt, anxious to serve, leave his adminsitrative post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy to assume the role of second in command of a volunteer cavalry regiment, known as the Rough Riders. He is there to support the efforts of the commanding officer, Colonel Leonard Wood, to mold cowboys, indians, thieves and polo players into an effective fighting body. That Wood is able to do this so well is a tribute to his leadership and the enthusiasm of Roosevelt and the men who make up the command. Dale Dye givesa very believeable performance of this physician turned cavalry officer.

We see the effective end of 19th century warfare, single shot rifles and large formations of troops facing each other and the introduction of open warfare and effective use of machine guns. It was unfortunate that the military observers who were present in Cuba did not effectively report on the value of a machine gun to the British and French governments.

This film was also a major reunification of the north and south. Gary Busey's Joseph Wheeler is tremendous, although in actual life, Wheeler was quite short and wizened. But it is his fighting spirit that is effectively translated to us. In times of stress Wheeler had a tendency to forget who the enemy was and refer to the Spaniards as Yankees. Fortunately his son and aide serves as the peace-keeper for dad's mis-statements.

You see very few women in this film. You see the men leaving their wives and girl friends to go to war, from Wood and Roosevelt to the private soldiers. The events in Texas and Cuba are shown as almost a fraternity and not inappropriately either. We shouldn't make the mistake of assigning values of the 21st Century to the end of the 19th Century. You also see an aspect of American life that is less glamerous - the segregated Army - black soldiers lead by white officers. It may have been wrong, but that was the way it was done. The portrayal is accurate - soldiers respecting their officers and officers respecting their men. Officers who served in black regiments ran the risk of being seen as less effective officers than those in white regiments. Fortunately for John Pershing, he met Roosevelt and served with him in Cuba and the latter remembered him when he was President. One instance when service in a black regiment was beneficial. Incidently, the black members of the Army were amongst the most experienced and skilled long service soldiers that could be put in the field. They well showed thier skill and valor.

I could go to great length and describe all the actors and thier rolls. Suffice it to say that space precludes this. However, all rolls are well played. You almost get the feeling that these are professional soldiers you were watching. This extends from the military to the diplomatic to the purely commercial as we see William Randolph Hearst encouraging military intervention by sending reporters into Cuba in advance of the Army.

This is a film that all who have an interest in American history should see. It is as much a social commentary as military film. It portrays the many aspects of the Spanish-AMerican War. It shows well, the enthusiasm of men rushing to enlist and the disillusionment of some of the survivors as they return to empty homes where wives and children have left them. It is a well made film that records a segment of our history, right or wrong, but events that happended. It is well worth the rental fee.

This was my favorite movie from Farley. TOMMY BOY is hilarious! There's a lot of patented Chris Farley physical comedy and you also get the smart mouth wise crack comedy from David Spade in this movie as well.

Farley is Tommy and after his father dies of a heart attack, he inherits his father's auto parts company. He also finds out that his father's business was going into bankruptcy and now it's up to Tommy and Richard (Spade) to travel across the country and sell as many of brake pads as they can so the company doesn't have to sell.

This movie is truly hilarious and I enjoyed every minute of it. One of my favorite scenes in the entire movie is when Tommy and his girlfriend are on a date on the lake and he's get heckled by some kids. And how could you not laugh at the part with the deer in the back seat?

Great movie, very funny and it never gets old. Check out TOMMY BOY and also check out some of Farley's other movies like BLACK SHEEP and BEVERLY HILLS NINJA. And if you're looking for more SNL stars, check out Adam Sandler in THE WATERBOY and HAPPY GILMORE, Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in WAYNE'S WORLD and WAYNE'S WORLD 2 and Molly Shannon in SUPERSTAR just to name a few.

This is a movie that even non-fans of Farley and Spade will love! Story: Tommy (Chris Farley)is the loser son of the CEO of a brake pad manufacturing company. Dad dies, leaving Tommy and his dad's jealous underling Richard (David Spade) the task of selling one million brake pads in one month to keep the company from going under. Farley is at his comic best in this movie, and Spade is the perfect straight man! Farley and Spade are stuck on a road-trip from hell, and the comedy is non-stop. There are laughs from beginning to end, and the scene where Tommy tries to convince one guy to buy thier brake pads and ends up trashing his desk will have you rolling on the floor laughing! Great story, great cast, great movie all-around! Too bad I only have 2 thumbs- they are both WAY up!

This movie is funny as hell. Make sure you pick it up.

The recent release of the director's cut of Lethal Weapon add depth to the film by the inclusion of approximately 7 minutes of new scenes. The additions are in the beginning of the film when the characters are still being developed. In one scene, Gibson's character walks into the line of fire of a sniper, and in another he has a rather violent reaction to a commercial on TV. In the context of this portion of the movie, it further establishes the pain Gibson's character is going through and his mental state...is he crazy or just not caring what happens to him? Additional scenes also establish Glover's character's concern at growing old...does he still have it?

The balance of the film is pretty much unchanged. Lethal Weapon is a fun buddy action/comedy movie, but shines more than the sequels, which emphasized comedy and cartoonish action. Gibson and Glover actually act here, Gibson in particular in the scenes where he is struggling with his wife's death. The interplay between the actors makes this movie a cut above the standard action movie.

It's one of the most famous films of the 80's, and it's also one of the greatest. It's LETHAL WEAPON, a top-notch action flick from director Richard Donner (THE GOONIES).

LETHAL WEAPON is the story of Roger Murtaugh (Glover) who, on the day of his 50th birthday, is assigned a new partner on a suicide case: Martin Riggs (Gibson). Sound so bad? Nah. Until you learn your partner's a psychopath with a death wish. Then things get really bad.

I was completely attached throughout this whole film. I have never seen an action flick so stunning as this. Then we can break down the film - there's Donner's great directing; a perfect starring pair; a flawless score by Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen; and a super-powered script by Shane Black. Need you have more than these reasons to see this film?

Bottom line: LETHAL WEAPON is a ton of fun.

OVERALL: **** (4) out of ***** (5) [Almost a Masterpiece]

this is one of my top ten movies of all time. I like how the director shows the beginning of their friendship on a very dark note, but then ends the movie with them making jokes and having the two not as serious as before. This movie is great and i highly recommend buying it.