But it is also a great credit to Leonard's own clarity of intent as a writer. Then why does each ignore the warnings when they arise before hand? Still Frank will continue to underestimate Valdez who knows the entire country all too well. Its been a while since I read Auster, but I dont think his books constitute satisfying detective stories. The Secretary The Secretary, who calls. Screen legend Burt Lancaster plays Bob Valdez, an ageing Mexican-American lawman who is called upon to assist in the apprehension of a supposed murderer. We dont have Books-A-Million up here! Cinemark He imbues natural dialog with rhythms that aren't found in nature, but which speak louder and more powerfully than nature. The only one he shows mercy to is Davis, after the gunman screams, "I cut you loose! Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), There Was More To It: Elmore Leonard, Valdez Is Coming. Leonard is generally better known for his crime stories ("Rum Punch" and Get Shorty and "Out of Sight" and "Maximum Bob"), but for me, his most compelling and richest material is his Westerns. I suppose you could argue that it leaves a dangling ending - what happens to Tanner, etc - but the main conflict is over. 9) Top 10 Thai BLs The dead man is black, however, and his woman is Apache, so nobody else believes they owe her anything. The grandeur of revenge might as well be the title of a doctoral dissertation on Western fiction, and maybe on the works of Elmore Leonard in particular. But the weapon smuggler Frank Tanner is greedy and impulsive. His adventures are solitary statements. (director: Edwin Sherin; screenwriters: from a novel by Elmore Leonard/Roland Kibbee/David Rayfiel,; cinematographer: Gbor Pogny; editors: James T. Heckert/George Rohrs; music: Charles Gross; cast: Burt Lancaster (Bob Valdez), Susan Clark (Gay Erin), Frank Silvera (Diego), Jon Cypher (Frank Tanner), Richard Jordan (R.L. Letterboxd Limited. Now he has two hostages. Valdez Is Coming. Good and violent Western with excellent performance by Lancaster, Burt Lancaster anchors this worthy Western, Despite odd casting, the film worked very well, Mexican gentleman takes on mob of old west gangsters, Interesting social commentary by rookie director, chases, ambushes, race, culture, humiliation, Leonard, Lancaster & New Hollywood EstheticUnderrated Western. Valdez wins and Tanner loses everything. Any author careful and thoughtful enough to give a damn about just things surely doesnt deserve the dubious honor of pulp a style defined by its willful indifference to good taste and sensitivity. At the summary states, this film truly made an unusual casting decision by casting Burt Lancaster as a Hispanic man. The film is based on the 1970 Elmore Leonard novel of the same name. But even the greatest of copyists, of Leonard as with Van Gogh, surely find that it's easy to make the copy look like the original from across the room, but on close inspection, there is a not so readily achieved magic imbedded in the ridges and hollows. Probably. Valdez Is Coming (1971) PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Western | 9 April 1971 (USA) A Mexican-American sheriff must resort to violence against a powerful rancher in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man. That Leonard grew up in Detroit and not Santa Fe or Laramie or Yuma is a bit disconcerting, because it seems impossible that he could write so well of those people without having been one of them his whole life. It shouldnt happen but its happening. The dead manwho was black, which also entered into the issueleft an Indian woman, and Valdez wants $200 to get her back to the reservation. "She was scheduled to be an old maid till Willard come along. His history makes him a very dangerous man, although he now only wants to live in peace. is not allowed, Heathcliff wont work. It told the story of Valdez, no first name, a Mexican-American who works as the town constable because he's able to get along with everyone and gives the impression that he knows how to take orders. For some reason, friends that are fans of both Burt Lancaster and/or westerns have not seen this movie. And a film I watched just last month, Last Stand at Saber River, and it would seem that Leonard had a liking for delivering Western themed stories? 'Valdez' is such an unusual Western and only someone of Lancaster's pedigree could have played the part of Bob Valdez and do it justice. I have watched this movie many times and enjoy it very much. Revenge is widely used as a theme in popular culture of the 20th century, well beyond the Western genre, though from my own reading I cant come up with any examples of it in more serious works of literature. "Valdez Is Coming" was one of three successive Westerns he made in 1971/2, the others being "Lawman" and "Ulzana's Raid". By the end of the novel, he can barely even recall the ostensible motivation for his actions, let alone care about her welfare. Unsatisfying, for sure, if what you want or expect is closure. To ensure that Tanner will pay he takes as hostage his trophy girlfriend, the beautiful Gay Erin (Susan Clark), the widow of the aforementioned dead man that sparked the ongoing tragedy. A Mexican-American sheriff (Burt Lancaster) must resort to violence against a powerful rancher (Frank Tanner, played by Jon Cypher) in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian A Mexican-American sheriff (Burt Lancaster) must resort to violence against a powerful rancher (Frank Tanner, played by Jon Cypher) in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man. A few racial epithets later and we realize the man is (a) black and (b) possibly innocent of the crime he is accused of. Elmore LeonardsValdez Is Coming is the second Western Ive read and the firstreal Western, since I gatherTrue Gritis properly considered more of an anti-Western, a self-conscious (if appreciative) tongue-in-cheek revision of Western tropes rather than a sincere instance of them. The movie gets better and better as I age into an old man. Tanner and his men relentlessly pursue Valdez through the hazardous terrain.However,if Valdez has his way, it will not be long before the hunter becomes the hunted Burt Lancaster plays an old Mexican/American stagecoach shotgun rider who finds himself forced to kill an African American during a stand-off with him while a lot of other people are watching. On top of this, the story is its own thing as it defies expectations left and right. The film concerns about the upright Bob Valdez(Burt Lancaster),an older Mexican-American constable,he accidentally murders someone accused by Tanner(Jon Cypher) of being a killer of the husband from his lover(Susan Clark).Then Valdez asks Tanner one hundred dollars for his spouse,it ignites the violence ,passions and ultimately deadly taking on with the local landowner baron and his henchmen(Hector Helizondo,Richard Jordan).A respectable Valdez recovers his uniform and weapons his days in the US cavalry and he goes killing one by one enemies.He's only helped by an old Mexican(Frank Silvera). This diverse list makes me think that revenge is about as helpful for explaining what a novel is about as marriage: perhaps the revenge plot, like the marriage plot, is primarily a structuring device that provides a framework in which other issues can be explored and possibly resolved. but honor was always priceless. Although many might not like the ending, I actually liked when the movie faded to black. Not very artful and undermined by some flat characterizations and run-of-the-mill elements; but Lancaster is very good and there are some inspired moments. Outside, she was calm as Sunday. Thinking further in the 19th century, Poes Hop-Frog and The Cask of Amontillado largely fit my idea of the revenge plot. ''The Lawman' (which i watched last month) and then this one and then Ulzanas Raid (which. That Mr. Leonard seemed so pleased with how his style was translated to the screen is a great credit to those writers. When Valdez persists, in kindness and gentle-care, Frank to pay $100, he is is attacked and roped to a wooden cross..they send him into the desert this way to perish. Townsmen and friends alike, know little of him or his background, until an uneventful day when a rich and powerful land Baron, incites all to chase and corner an ex-army soldier because he "looks familiar." While I try to divorce myself from the source material since I'm not reviewing that, Valdez Is Coming comes out as barebones with the story feeling incomplete or perplexing as they let out several scenes out that would've given the actions the necessary context they deserved. He is the last gentleman, and to remain that he must often fight. 7) The Whale Ending Explained. When setting up Hammett or Chandlerin my Mystery & Detective Fiction class, I always talk about frontier justice and the appeal of the vigilante, and alsoabout the idea of the hard-boiled hero as (quoting Robert B. Parker) the last gentleman: he belongs, Parker says. Indeed, the African-American had been trapped in a small cabin at the foot of a rise, and several rifleman had kept him pinned down in the structure. Staying in the 19th century, and in English. Gritty, well written movie. "It's my life's goal. Ranked 52nd of 72 movies on our UMR Burt Lancaster Movie Ranking Page. "Mister, you've got a lot of hard bark on you walkin' down here like this.". Valdez is Coming Burt Lancaster (Actor), Susan Clark (Actor), Edwin Sherin (Director) Rated: PG-13 Format: DVD 764 ratings IMDb 6.7/10.0 $3000 FREE Returns Prime Video $3.99 $14.99 Blu-ray $17.49 DVD $30.00 VHS Tape from $1.99 DVD 1 $13.00 $13.00 $21.28 DVD March 14, 2005 1 $13.61 $13.60 $16.44 DVD September 4, 2001 1 $30.00 $28.50 $3.51 Be the first to contribute! He knows the mountains and is a wily problem for Frank to solve. Comments that are not civil or constructive will be deleted. High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valdez_Is_Coming&oldid=1135047210, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 08:31. In any event, it is through the movies made from his work, "The Tall T," "3:10 to Yuma," "Hombre," "Valdez is Coming," that I came to know and love Leonard's writing. In the early part of the 19th Century the ladies in Puerto Rico had been Spanish topics and had few particular person rights. With her in restraints, Valdez proceeds to systematically do away with the men Tanner sends after him with his long-range Sharps rifle. Valdez demands $100 compensation from Tanner to pay the expenses for the wrongfully accused Negros pregnant Apache widow and the sheriff promises his boys will kick in a matching $100 if Tanner pays. When Sergio Leone's Fistful of Dollars was released, with its uncompromisingly vivid characterizations, sparse, almost symbolic backdrops, and evocative, minimalist scores, the Western was changed forever. Tanner and his men ride up. This is what I get for watching a movie based solely on the poster. Burt Lancaster made three westerns all in a row. Valdez is freed by one of Tanner's henchmen (Richard Jordan) and, after convalescing, begins waging a one-man war against Tanner, picking off his men with his trusty Sharps rifle. He was shown from underneath, like a giant with a shotgun in each hand. Frankenstein. Coming Soon. Selbst wenn er dann am Ende einen nach dem anderen umlegt, was brigens wirklich Spa macht, kauft man ihm das immer noch nicht so richtig ab. Burt Lancaster is fantastic and show's why he is and was a superstar. It is an example of what became known as a "paella Western"; although the setting is ostensibly the American West, it was actually shot in southern Spain. Young, mostly.". Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Lancaster's on-screen presence but wrote that, "A lot of fancy flourishes, which I associate with Mr. Sherin's stage work, are apparent in the film, as in its picturesque groupings of picturesque characters, and in a musical score that's much given to comment on the action. "The Tall T" is a Budd Boetticher film starring Randolph Scott with a screenplay by Burt Kennedy. Accidentally killing the soldier, Valdez seeks $200.00 compensation for the widow. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Davis finds him and cuts the ropes, freeing the unconscious man. I think maybe part of the shame of liking Poe (there is some shame, I think) is the possibility that one does perhaps identify, or at least sympathize, with his narrators. Moreover, Sherin not only makes excellent use of the arid desert locations, but also stages the exciting shoot-outs with real flair and skill. Valdez asks Tanner for monetary help for the man's wife, but he is ridiculed and almost killed by Tanner's henchmen. Like many film fans I suspect, I didn't realise just how many of Elmore Leonard's novels and short stories had been adapted for the screen. Burt Lancaster(who I just thought was great, though he battled with the accent just a bit..a minor squabble)portrays Bob Valdez, a former Apache hunter for the Calvary now a constable who accidentally shoots an innocent black man claimed to have murdered the husband of Gay Erin(the beautiful redheaded Susan Clark). What you say about True Grit seems right to me: it makes the moves but the tone is different. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Life may be cheap in this world, death may be fast and sure, but the existential pathos here counteracts the indifference, courage, or grim determinationwith whichthe characters otherwise seem to confront their harsh circumstances. Today, many guitarists sound something like Jimi Hendrix, possibly without even being aware of it. Valdez is freed by one of Tanner's henchmen (Richard Jordan) and, after convalescing, begins waging a one-man war against Tanner, picking off his men with his trusty Sharps rifle. After Valdez is freed, he's ripe for revenge, abducting Tanners' woman Gay Erin (Susan Clark) as he gets ready for a final showdown. "They tore his body.They buried his pride.Find Tanner,El Segundo and 16 others.And tell them,VALDEZ IS COMING!. With all the computer generated garbage being put in theaters today, it's good to be able to turn on the western channel and see some real acting again. An angry Valdez has had enough, and is prompted to dust off his old army uniform, take up his musty Buffalo Rifle,his battered Shotgun and his haggard Winchester and raise Cain on Tanner and his men. I mean, isnt this exactly the sort of situation that Steve Donoghue is *here* for? *****. The German version is uncut. Ive suppressed the plot of Wuthering Heights and havent yet read Collins, but I did consider and reject the other two. Life's full of coincidence, no? The theme of personal revenge was certainly strong in Western (in the broader sense of occidental) literature at one time, from medieval tales like The Nibelungenlied and Njals Saga to Elizabethan revenge tragedies. "[4] Canby's description of the plot is illuminating as to the impact the movie probably made when it came out. Two of essentially the most notable girls, who bore arms in opposition to the United States, have been Blanca Canales and Lolita Lebrn. All entries copyright Rohan Maitzen. Valdez confronts her and she admits that it was she who killed her own husband in order to be with Tanner, not the other way around. The desert-like terrain of this isolated region of Spain resembles the U.S. southwest and parts of Sonora, Mexico, though the vegetation is not the same. Cast & Crew Read More Edwin Sherin Director Burt Lancaster [Bob] Valdez Susan Clark Gay Erin Frank Silvera Diego [Luz] Jon Cypher Frank Tanner Valdez shoots one of Tanners men and sends him back with a message. Whatever liberties it takes with the genre, True Grit is a satisfying Western: it was made into a John Wayne movie, after all. Ive never been able to read Leonards crime fiction, but Ive not tried his westerns. It turns out Only Good Ones is in the collection of Leonards stories I do have (The Tonto Woman and other stories) thanks for the heads-up about its relationship to Valdez is Coming, as I hadnt really intended to read the whole volume. Hot off of reading the Elmore Leonard novel last night, I decided to give the film adaptation a watch since it's still fresh in my memory. Valdez is freed by one of Tanner's henchmen (Richard Jordan) and, after convalescing, begins waging a one-man war against Tanner, picking off his men with his trusty Sharps rifle. I've read more of his Westerns than any of his other stories, and I find him one of the most astonishing purveyors of authentic-sounding . Kudos are also in order for Gabor Pogany's crisp widescreen cinematography and the rousing dramatic score by Charles Gross. So when I became, for a time, part of the cast of "Justified," the FX TV series based on Leonard's work, I hoped that I would actually get to say some real Leonard dialog. It seems odd that the alien race chose to save Caleb and Abby and raise two strange human children, but it was so the human race could start again. Show All, 91mins This is a very well respected movie and was directed with a deft touch by Edwin Sherrin. All right, you pay for the man and you get your woman.. But dialog that tells one story for the actor while the actor is telling another story is the richest of gifts for a performer. 6) Crash Course in Romance Episode 9 Recap & Review. Easygoing, but crafty and resourceful Mexican constable Bob Valdez (a typically sturdy performance by the always reliable Burt Lancaster) must resort to violence in order to collect one hundred dollars from evil and corrupt rancher Frank Tanner (nicely played to the hateful hilt by Jon Cypher) as compensation for the pregnant Native American widow of a black man Valdez wrongly killed. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Coming Soon. His language goes to a purpose: in this case, the way that everything about Western society its race relations, its class disparities, its sexual hierarchies all descend inevitably into the singular outcome of righteous bloodshed. Valdez believes it would be a fair gesture to raise $200 for the widow, $100 from Tanner and the rest from others in town. Drama A Mexican-American lawman seeks revenge against a rancher who tricked him into shooting an innocent man and then left him in the desert to die alone. By the end of the novel Valdez has killed over a dozen men, but even though by then things are more complicated than they seemed at first, theres no doubt that hes in the right, that we are rooting for him as he picks them off one by one in defense of himself but also of the code he cant quite articulate but follows without equivocation. He would say to Tanner, You see how it is? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. How often we are wrong. This Oater stars Burt Lancaster as a Mexican town constable. The supporting cast is very good. What exactly is that code? Of course, when he tries to do the honorable thing, he is treacherously dealt with, which leads to one of the most entertaining and compelling westerns ever filmed. The only negative about this is that the film is in many ways about race prejudice and you wonder if maybe casting an Anglo in such a role that it might be undermining the central message. The only thing that matters is revenge. If you use material from this blog, please give proper credit to the author. On second thought, perhaps, it's not quite that harmless. I suspect, though, that youre just calling your course premises into question with your concern over the novels racial (and, it might be added, sexual) language. The action scenes are pretty good. In motion pictures, Frank Silvera was cast as black, Latino, Polynesian and "white"/racially indeterminate (due to black + white film stock's lack of discernment when rendering light . It takes a minute or so to realize that this is stand-off with a man sealed inside a log cabin. At first, Rosemary resists, but when she hears the baby cry, her mothering instincts kick in, and she rocks the cradle. 8) Magic Mike's Last Dance Ending Explained. Aging town constable Bob Valdez (Burt Lancaster) is tricked into killing an innocent African-American man by powerful rancher Frank Tanner (Jon Cypher), whose hired gun R.L. Talk softly and carry a big gun -- a really big gun! No, it ends just like that. His side was hanging open and draining his life as he looked at the sky. She's plain as adobe wall.". Press J to jump to the feed. The film is based on the 1970 Elmore Leonard novel of the same name.[1]. Davis), Barton Heyman (El Segundo), Juanita Penaloza (Apache Woman), Werner Hassleman (Sheriff); Runtime: 90; MPAA Rating: PG-13; producer: Ira Steiner; MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.; 1971). Davis backs off, showing he has no gun, and El Segundo calls his men aside, refusing to obey orders. Copyright Fandango. Dialog that tells one story with words while telling a correlative story with the sounds of those words is rare and precious. I advise you to do the same. [1] Plot [ edit] Valdez is coming! Jakob . I think Spaghetti westerns lack believability, you know the good guy is never gonna die, while in this show the good guy takes a beating and loses at the end but wins as well. I think the revenge plot requires a certain level of identity on the part of the reader / viewer with the avenger. www.ultimatemovierankings.com/burt-lancaster-movies/. I do think he has limited range, but he knew how to pick roles that played to his strengths. Its enough to quote the pitch-perfectcover blurb: They were still laughing when Valdez came back. Still, Icant imagine reading a lot of books like this not in a row, certainly. "Within the first half-hour of the movie, Bob Valdez (Lancaster) is humiliated, called a greaser, shot at and mock-crucified, all because he wants to raise $200 from the white men responsible (along with himself) for the killing of a black freed-man, a murder-suspect later known to have been innocent. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of serviceapply. He dons his old cavalry uniform and sends Tanner a message via one of the rancher's wounded men (Hctor Elizondo): "Valdez is coming.". This is just a crackerjack movie, compelling from start to finish without losing a carefully crafted artistry that any movie lover would appreciate. I don't get the impression that Leonard had a lot of hard bark on him. The dialogue is cool and captures that nonchalance that is so characteristically Elmore Leonard. Inside, she was wild as mountain scenery.". 3) Hogwarts Legacy Game Review. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. "How old are you?" Burt Lancaster plays a Mexican in this one. The chief culprit, a wealthy land owner named Frank Tanner (Jon Cypher) refuses to ante up a cent. Before it's over, Frank will, without a doubt, know that..Valdez is coming. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Mandalorian Season 3 First Reviews: Still the Best Star Wars TV Show, Critics Say. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. My experience of Westerns is mostly cinematic, but the revenge plot seems pretty common to it, from straightforward versions like 7 Men from Now to more subtle variations like the ending of The Furies. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. If Frankensteins monster (with whom I strongly sympathize and identify like me, he loves Goethe!) Appalling! I never did. But, of course, Leonard isnt REALLY a pulp author, any more than Portis is. He gives new meaning to the word authentic. Terrific write-up, and Im happy to see that you enjoyed Valdez as any red-blooded reader properly should. It is also stylish: the prose is terse, repetitive, and epigrammatic in ways that reminded me of hard-boiled detective fiction which makes sense, of course, as the two genres are closely related. was Bob Valdez's reply when he was asked when he used to hunt and shoot down Indians to eradicate them from rangeland. The town turns him down; too much money. The genius of Elmore Leonard is that he got it right, and then improved on it. Bob Valdez (Burt Lancaster) is the principled Mexican-American constable, who despite being discriminated against and referred to as a greaser works for the local sheriff. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and I've read more of his Westerns than any of his other stories, and I find him one of the most astonishing purveyors of authentic-sounding Western dialog who ever lived. Great unexpected ending! The resulting confrontation was instigated by thoroughly nasty land baron Frank Tanner (Jon Cypher), who turns out to be a very bad guy indeed. but honor was always priceless. how original. The photograph of Valdez with the 7th Cavalry has a several errors. Ahabs quest for revenge in Moby Dick is quixotic because it is conducted against a force of nature that is beyond human conceptions of guilt. Stand-Off with a man sealed inside a log cabin consider and reject the other two 've a. 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