The shooting: Will Hutchins, Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates, Charles Eastman, Guy El Tsosie, Brandon Carroll, B.J. Merholz, Wally Moon, William Mackleprang, James Campbell. Ride in the whirlwind: Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson, Katherine Squire, George Mitchell, Rupert Crosse, Dean Stanton, John Hackett, Tom Filer, B.J. Merholz, Brandon Carroll, Peter Cannon, William A. Keller, Neil Summer, James Campbell, Walter Phelps, Charles Eastman, Gary Kent. Originally released as motion pictures in 1966. Special features: Audio commentaries on both films, featuring Hellman and film historians Bill Krohn and Blake Lucas; House of Corman (producer Roger Corman in conversation with director Monte Hellman); The diary of Millie Perkins (actor Millie Perkins in conversation with director Monte Hellman); Whips and jingles (actor Will Hutchins in conversation with film programmer Jake Perlin); Blind Harry (actor Harry Dean Stanton in conversation with Monte Hellman); The true death of Leland Drum (actors B.J. Merholz and John Hackett in conversation with director Monte Hellman); Heart of lightness (assistant director Gary Kurtz in conversation with director Monte Hellman); The last cowboy (chief wrangler Calvin Johnson in conversation with director Monte Hellman); An American original (new video essay on actor Warren Oates, written and narrated by film critic Kim Morgan); Insert features an essay by critic Michael Atkinson.
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Ride in the whirlwind (1966, 82 min.) / Proteus Films ; written by Jack Nicholson ; produced by Jack Nicholson and Monte Hellman ; directed by Monte Hellman ; Santa Clara Productions ; SGF Properties, Inc. Ride in the whirlwind (1966, 82 min.) / Proteus Films ; written by Jack Nicholson ; produced by Jack Nicholson and Monte Hellman ; directed by Monte Hellman ; Santa Clara Productions ; SGF Properties, Inc.
Summary:
In the mid-sixties, the maverick American director Monte Hellman conceived of two westerns at the same time. As shot back-to-back for famed producer Roger Corman, they feature overlapping casts and crews. The films - The Shooting, about a motley assortment of loners following a mysterious wanted man through a desolate frontier, and Ride in the Whirlwind, about a group of cowhands pursued by vigilantes for crimes they did not commit, are rigorous, artful, and wholly unconventional journeys.
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