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(aka "The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday" or "Wildcat")

 

Directed by Don Taylor
 USA 1976

 

They weren’t forgotten by history… they were left out on purpose! Screen legend Lee Marvin (Prime Cut, Monte Walsh) is Great Scout, Kay Lenz (Moving Violation) is Cathouse Thursday and with a little help from their friends (and enemies), including Oliver Reed (The Curse of the Werewolf), Robert Culp (Hickey & Boggs), Sylvia Miles (The Sentinel), Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke) and Elizabeth Ashley (Ship of Fools), they’re out to take over the lusty world of modern Colorado in 1908. In this ribald adventure, Marvin (as a leathery frontier scout) and Reed (as his half-breed partner) try to recover $60,000 stolen by their arch enemy Culp. Instead they end up saddle-bagged with a bevy of Wild West prostitutes all named for the days of the week, one almost-virtuous young lady named Thursday, and an acid-tongued ex-sweetheart (Ashley). The stage is set for some big complications as this colorful group takes on the tycoons, madams and the effects of modern times. Actor turned director Don Taylor (The Island of Dr. Moreau) directed this rip-roaring comedy western.

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In this broad comedy-western set in 1908 Colorado, Lee Marvin and Oliver Reed team up as Sam Longwood and Joe Knox, two con-men who once worked as a team. They reunite in order to get revenge upon their third partner, Jack Colby (Robert Culp), who used the trio's ill-gotten gains to become a high society big shot. Oliver Reed's ridiculously stereotypical portrayal of an Indian goes down in film history as the most absurd casting of a Native-American role since Howard Keel's "distinctive" portrayal of Levi Walking Bear in The War Wagon. Kay Lenz also appears as the sexy prostitute Thursday, who has an affair with Sam.

Excerpt from B+N located HERE

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Theatrical Release: June 27th, 1976

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Review: Kino Lorber - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino Lorber - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:46:17.370      
Video

1.85:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rays

Disc Size: 24,490,425,278 bytes

Feature: 21,082,324,992 bytes

Video Bitrate: 23.45 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:

Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1556 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1556 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Kino Lorber

 

1.85:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rays

Disc Size: 24,490,425,278 bytes

Feature: 21,082,324,992 bytes

Video Bitrate: 23.45 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• Theatrical Trailer (2:36)


 Blu-ray Release Date: September 25th, 2018
 Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 9

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

Kino present "The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday" on a single-layered Blu-ray in 1080p with a reasonable bitrate. The film is shown in the, original, 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The image quality is indicative of 70's films and it looks authentic without digital embellishment. The image is clean, has consistent detail and occasional depth - shot mostly outdoors - it looks like a fine representation.

There is a 16-bit DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio track in original English with the typical western related effects - horses etc. It supports the score by John Cameron (Night Watch, 1988's Jack the Ripper, The Ruling Class). There are optional English subtitles on this Region-A-locked Blu-ray.

Kino only have a trailer for The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday and a few other film trailers.

 The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday is, yes, 'broad' (although PG-rated) and quite a fun, western-themed flic. It gravitates from goofy to cool and has a solid cast who give the impression of having fun in the production. The humor can be dated but if you give yourself over to the film's absurd plot points and intentional over-the-top performances - it can be a rewarding viewing - certainly much better that I was anticipating.  The Kino Blu-ray is essentially bare-bones but the film carries enough charm to make it a viable purchase for some. Lee Marvin fans should certainly consider. 

Gary Tooze

 

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