cert 15. 48 Horror Recommendations to Suit Your Reading Mood. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Write a review. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. The director Arthur Penn takes a complex story shared with two major film stars Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson - "Missouri Breaks", a comedy mixing moods of chilling shocking violence. But the whole venture of cattle rustling, bounty-hunter, ranch, hired-gun, conflict, outlaws, tracking is pulled off, not by the director and stars...but by our favorite composer - Mr. John Williams. Brando's conversation with his horse, in which he notes that the animal has "the lips of Salome and the eyes of Cleopatra," must be seen to be believed... Brando admittedly improvised quite a bit in his over-the-top role. Came to me in in impeccable shape. But.....still very recognizably great Williams themes and variations. Saturday review; Culture. I originally wanted to read this because it was filmed in Montana AND because I had heard good things about Thomas McGuane. I originally wanted to read this because it was filmed in Montana AND because I had heard good things about Thomas McGuane. Everything played on old "western style" instruments. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. I couldn't find the original novel, if one exists. There's a problem loading this menu right now. This edition I read is the screenplay for the movie. Don't have an account? Sign up here. Penn who gave us - "The Left-Handed Gun" "Little Big Man", "Tom Horn", "Rancho Deluxe", provides identification with the criminal element - rangy horse thieves and downtrodden heroes. We’d love your help. [Full Review in Spanish]. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2019, still very recognizably great Williams themes and variations, Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016. The director Arthur Penn takes a complex story shared with two major film stars Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson - "Missouri Breaks", a comedy mixing moods of chilling shocking violence. ... worth seeing if only for the madness of Marlon Brando ... it's not hard to see why some charge him with sabotaging the film with a genuinely bizarre performance. The Missouri Breaks. Start your review of The Missouri Breaks. Xan Brooks @XanBrooks. Although the general western flavor of the film seems all right, an air of pastiche is never far off, as if this were really a western made not by Arthur Penn but by Monty Python's Flying Circus. The Missouri Breaks fairly reverberates with unexpected brilliance. The "American Western", a favorite among Hollywood film-makers and the audiences that flock to see them is still going strong. and the Terms and Policies, "rustlers, shoot-outs, bounty-hunters and John Williams", Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2001. You can still see all customer reviews for the product.