THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) (103 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
Asa Earl Carter, a 1950's Alabama Ku Klux Klan leader and ardent white supremacist, was a speechwriter for Alabama governor George Wallace in the 1960's. He broke with Wallace because of the governor's increasingly "liberal" views and ran against him for governor in 1970. After losing the race, he decamped to Texas, tried to distance himself from his past by changing his first name to "Forrest", and authored the first of four novels, The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales in 1972.
The novel was adapted into a screenplay by Sonia Chernus and later refined by Phil Kaufman who was also the original director. Eastwood had Kaufman fired soon after filming began because of what he thought was an excessive amount of takes and took over directing himself.
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
2 hours, 15 minutes
After losing his wife, son and home to a band of Civil War-era Kansas marauders, a Missouri farmer joins up with a small group of Confederates to take their revenge. By the end of the war, Wales finds himself as the last marauder to be hunted down.
Clint Eastwood produces, directs and stars.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
Best Music, Original Score- (Jerry Fielding)
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
Rated PG
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1976 Domestic Box Office Rank: #21[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $128[1]
Eastwood began a long-term romantic relationship with his co-star Sondra Locke on the set of this film. They appeared together in several subsequent Eastwood films.