Dollar for the Dead

1998
5.2| 1h34m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 11 October 1998 Released
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Country: United States of America
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In this tribute to the old time spaghetti westerns with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in, Emilio Estevez assumes Clint Eastwood's "man with no name" role. Estevez plays a super-quick gunman on the run from a rancher (Long) and his men out to kill him for killing his son. The gunman gets mixed up with a former Confederate soldier (William Forsythe) who has knowledge of hidden gold. The only trouble is he is also pursued by Union soldiers. When they free a man (Ed Lauter) with part of the map to the gold, they then are also pursued by Spanish soldiers. It all leads to a small Mexican town terrorized by soldiers and led a by a good priest (Joaquim De Almeida) who also has knowledge of the gold.

Genre

Western, TV Movie

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Gene Quintano

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Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Acensbart Excellent but underrated film
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Wain_DK Dollar for the Dead is a great little western experiment, and should be seen by all western enthusiasts - especially if you like Sergio Leone's western style, or almost any western with Clint Eastwood.The movie is pretty predictable all the way, but that's really missing the point. It never tries to be a great work of art - just an homage to the old spaghetti westerns.The style of the movie is great, it has all the right clichés, and the cast works well together - I especially liked William Forsythe in this movie. The movie is pepped up with a modern pace, hilarious over-the-top shootouts and a good dose of comic relief - which all works great. You just have to recognize the movie's almost sarcastic way of approaching the whole genre.A must-see for all fans of the genre - 8/10
Elaine I would have liked a few more plot twists and turns but was entertained by this film for the most part. I thought the guy who played the padre & the mean Federale captain, Jordi Molla, did a very good job acting. Also good was Dulley, the one-legged companion to Estevez. The photography was pretty good, beautifull scenery & I loved the movie score that went with it. It was interesting to note at the closing credits that the whole film was filmed in Spain. I would of sworn the film took place somewhere in the southwestern United States. Also interesting was the old-fashioned "machine gun" that Dulley used toward the end of the flick. I wouldn't mind having this video in my own library.
Snegovik SPOILERS! SPOILERS!First of all: sorry for my poor English. I really like this idea: John Woo goes Wild West. I wonder where The Cowboy has got his magic handguns which never run of ammo? My favorite scene begins when The Cowboy makes a huge hole in the floor, then falls down, shoots about twenty enemies, goes out to the street and kills thirty guys more... without reloading his colts! Cheesy, but looking nice. Of course, every bullet, fired by The Cowboy, reaches its target... So, if you like funny action flicks with a huge body count, watch this one.
Tinyhippy I didn't really like this film. The gun fight scenes were cleverly done, and really rather amusing, but the film doesn't seem to get anywhere fast.Emilio Estevez, much better in "Young Guns" 1 and 2, seems quite weak here, and although he is a talented actor, in this film he looks lost a lot of the time. It is an entertaining film to watch, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again.