Kenyon,you took my review right out of my brain!
Seriously! I thought I was going to get one of those unintentionally funny dramas (or westerns.) You are right though,almost the whole movie is periodically acurate. I found the fur lined ski-wear the women had to be a bit much (their make-up looks late 70's/early 80s.)
The story was quite good and Gordon's acting wasn't bad at all. If you think about it,real lawmen would not be overly dramatic like say John Wayne,about making a capture. In that time they'd be pretty much like he was,just getting the job done.
It was sort of funny to see Gordon be mean to Bruce Dern by throwing a bucket of cold water on him after keeping him out in the freezing cold,not to mention seeing Gord taking a bath in quite a small tub (eeeew!)
I hardly recognized him at first by the way,he did have a bit of a belly then.
Harry Tracy falling in love and ending up walking barefoot by the sea with Katherine also made me laugh because it's hard to picture a western outlaw doing that!
Speaking of love,the closing theme,"My Love For You",is now my favorite all time GL love song. Hands down! Why? Tears actually come into my eyes when it plays. When a love song can do that to me,then it has certainly hit me where I live.
Overall,I'd rate this 4 and 25% stars (I don't know the #'s for that one.) As a movie seperate from the fact of Gordon being in it,it's realy good entertainment. Sid & Marty Krofft actually did something that can appeal to a mass audience and not just the kids that were the people in my age group.
Gordon,if you're reading,you were A-O.K.-go back & watch again!
Aurvoir,all!
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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm."
- Borderstone
[This message has been edited by Borderstone (edited June 24, 2004).]