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Bad Company (1972)

Bad Company (1972)
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Set during the Civil War, Bad Company stars Barry Brown as a Northern boy, Drew Dixon, who heads West to avoid getting drafted. He falls under the spell of Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges), an easygoing young con artist. Drew joins Jake's gang of boy bandits, who live by their wits and try to avoid confrontation with adult criminals like Big Joe (David Huddleston). It is Drew who must eventually save Jake from hanging, even though he realizes that his intervention could lead to his own execution. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Director(s):
Robert Benton
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Bad Company

Set during the Civil War, Bad Company stars Barry Brown as a Northern boy, Drew Dixon, who heads West to avoid getting drafted. He falls under the spell of Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges), an easygoing young con artist. Drew joins Jake's gang of boy bandits, who live by their wits and try to avoid confrontation with adult criminals like Big Joe (David Huddleston). It is Drew who must eventually save Jake from hanging, even though he realizes that his intervention could lead to his own execution. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
92 mins

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Director(s):
Robert Benton
Writer(s):
David Newman, Robert Benton
Producer(s):
Stanley Jaffe
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
Categories:
Westerns
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    Ron V.

    Refreshing look at the old West which confirms that "cowboys" weren't all that good at shooting each other -at least on the first try and that there wasn't much that was noble about living off the land. Fortunately no Indians were harmed in the making of the film. Great Jeff Bridges performance

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    Keith G.

    There is little in common between Robert Bemton"s 1st film, this darkly funny western, and say "Kramer vs. Kramer" . But the underlying themes, an appreciation of the complexity of human nature, a refusal to judge characters, a sense of humor off-setting tragedy, a subtle visual strength that never overwhelms story are all already here. A rag-tag group of boys, most on the run from the Civil War draft (a Vietnam-era reference) try to make it as their romantic notion "outlaws". The main conflict is between Brian Brown"s straight arrow Christian boy, aping the ideals taught him, and the very young Jeff Bridges acting out his schoolboy idea of a tough guy. Along the way, as they encounter adults, dangerous, hard, with no ideals left, both boys are slowly forced by to change their self-image. There are a few story cheats, and not every episode is great, but this is a unique, creative and terrific use of the ‘old west’ to explore modern morality with wit, humanity and complexity.

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    William C.

    A gritty, tough western with some memorable characters and scenes. Bridges does a fine job playing a really dislikable character. His role reminds one of his recent casting as Rooster Cogburn, although Rooster is a hero and Jake is a scoundrel. David Huddleson is memorable as Big Joe. Barry Brown is also good. The ending of the film is shocking.

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