An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.
- Cal, General Store
- (as Jim O'Hara)
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
- Card Sharp
- (uncredited)
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
- Apache Indian
- (uncredited)
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMaureen O'Hara, her brother Charles B. Fitzsimons and writer Albert Sidney Fleischman formed Carousel Productions in order to get the film made. Sam Peckinpah was hired for $15,000, Brian Keith was paid $30,000; the entire picture was done for $300,000. Another brother, James O'Hara, has a small role in the opening scenes.
- GoofsThe impact of "Yellowleg 's" injured shoulder varies throughout the film, for example he has difficulty handling a gun or raising his arm in the doctor's office yet seems to have no problems using the same arm to mount his horse or to clamber up rocks.
- Quotes
Yellowleg: You don't know me well enough to hate me that much. Hating is a subject I know a little something about. You got to be careful it don't bite you back. I know somebody who spent five years looking for a man he hated. Hating and wanting revenge was all that kept him alive. He spent all those years tracking that other man down, and when he caught up with him, it was the worst day of his life. He'd get his revenge all right, but then he'd lose the one thing he had to live for.
- Alternate versionsThe print distributed by UPA for television in the seventies was in black and white.
- ConnectionsEdited into Cynful Movies: Dangerous Companions (2019)
- SoundtracksRock of Ages
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady and music by Thomas Hastings
Sung in the church bar
But you do not have to be a Peckinpah fan to enjoy this crepuscular western (Peckinpah is not my cup of tea as far as western are concerned;give me Ford,Daves,Walsh,Mann instead).If there had been problems between the director and his star,the movie did not suffer for it.
It is a good western but be warned: it's a gloomy one.The story begins with the death of a dancehall girl's child ("He was all I loved in this world" she would say later).THe movie looks like a long funeral ;it's a long way to the place where the boy must be buried in his father's grave.It's difficult to tackle a sadder subject.
Another great moment is O'Hara's and Keith's arrival in the ghost town,searching for the grave.Often filmed at dusk or in the darkest night,this film is also a story of redemption,of forgiveness.
- dbdumonteil
- Sep 15, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Trigger Happy
- Filming locations
- Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA(photographed at the town of "Old Tucson")
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1