Support Your Local Sheriff [Blu-ray]

Director: Burt Kennedy Burt Kennedy

Overview

In this western parody, James Garner plays a gambler who is persuaded to take the job of sheriff of a crime-ridden mining town. Garner doesn't use guns or violence to get control of the town -- he simply out-wits all of the critics.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2019
UPC:	0738329239619
Original Release:	1969
Rating:	G
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Sales rank:	14,017

Special Features

Audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Michael Schlesinger; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Garner	Jason McCullough
Joan Hackett	Prudy Perkins
Walter Brennan	Pa Danby
Harry Morgan	Olly Perkins,Street Brawler,Actor
Jack Elam	Jake
Bruce Dern	Joe Danby
Henry Jones	Preacher Henry Jackson,Bordello Girl
Walter Burke	Fred Johnson
Dick Peabody	Luke Danby
Gene Evans	Tom Danby
Willis Bouchey	Thomas Devery,Thomas Devery
Kathleen Freeman	Mrs. Danvers
Gayle Rogers	Bar Girl
Richard Hoyt	Gunfighter
Chubby Johnson	Brady
Dick Haynes	Bartender
Richard Alden	Actor
John Daheim	Brawler at Emma's
Paul Sorensen	Man Installing Jail Cell Bars
James Hackett	Actor
John Milford	Actor
Jeff Alexander	Composer

Technical Credits

William Bowers

William Bowers	Producer,Screenwriter
Burt Kennedy	Director
Marcel Vercoutere	Special Effects
Denny Arnold	Stunts
Franklin Milton	Sound Effects
Bruce Wright	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Along with Cat Ballou and Blazing Saddles, Support Your Local Sheriff ranks way up high on many people's list of essential comic Westerns -- and with good reason. While it lacks the lunacy of the Mel Brooks classic and is perhaps a trifle less sure-handed than Cat Ballou, Sheriff is a delight on its own terms. A huge portion of the credit is due to James Garner's perfect performance. Jason McCullough is a part that fits the actor to a glove, allowing him to use his easygoing charm, laconic way with a quip and mixture of bemusement and disbelief at the situations in which he finds himself to superb effect. It's a good thing that Garner has such quite strength, for he needs it to keep an irrepressible Walter Brennan from stealing any scene he can sink his teeth into. There's also notable turns from a loveably clumsy Joan Hackett, a remarkably dense Bruce Dern and almost everyone in the cast. They're all helped by William Bowers' clever script, deft turns of phrase, ability to set up jokes in the most surefire manner and appealing characters, and by Burt Kennedy's beautifully smooth direction. Sheriff is simply a lot of fun and should be enjoyed even by those who are not Western fans.