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Cat Ballou (1965)
DVD (1 discs
)
Digital ✓
Genre: Western
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
1 Win , 5 Nominations
Synopsis
Long before Unforgiven deconstructed the Western, or Blazing Saddles lampooned it, Cat Ballou poked the genre in the eye. An altogether enjoyable comedy, the film is full of small surprises, big laughs, and wonderful character turns. Catherine Ballou (Jane Fonda) is a schoolteacher until a hired thug kills her daddy. To protect what she loves, she collects two petty criminals, a wisecracking hired hand, and a hired killer, Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin). Unfortunately, Shelleen is a raging drunk who is so inebriated and unsteady with a gun he literally misses the broad side of a barn. However, Cat, has, as they used to say in those days, a mind of her own, and she masterminds a spectacular train heist that puts them all on the lam. Marvin won an Academy Award for his role as the derelict Shelleen, and his performances (he actually has two) are still topnotch and on target. The framing device, two wandering minstrels, played by Stubby Kaye and Nat "King" Cole, are the maraschino cherries on the top of this Wild West confection.
Cast
Jane Fonda
Lee Marvin
Michael Callan
Nat King Cole
Dwayne Hickman
Stubby Kaye
Director
Elliot Silverstein
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Film Editing
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Music Score
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Song
- Oscar Nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Oscar Winner: Best Actor In A Leading Role
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
AFI Top 100 Funniest
Classics
Comedy
Western
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English
Subtitle Languages
Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Cast biographies/profiles/filmographies
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Production notes
- Trailers/TV spots
- Featurette: "The Legend of Cat Ballou" with Director Elliot Silverstein
- Lead Actors Michael Callan & Dwayne Hickman Audio Commentary
- Vintage Advertising
- Talent Files