The Return of Josey Wales

10/1/19861h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Legend has it he lives. ~

Overview:

In a small, dusty border town, two long-time best friends of the mysterious gunman Josey Wales are brutally murdered by marauding rurales. The rurales, led by the beastial Commandante Escobar, head back to Mexico with gambler Ten Spot as hostage. Told of his friend's peril, Josey sets out on a trail of bloody vengeance.

Director:

Michael Parks

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
war veteran
sequel
cowboy
wild west

Cast

Michael Parks

~ as ~

Josey Wales

Rafael Campos

~ as ~

Chato

Charles McCoy

~ as ~

Charles

Suzie Humphreys

~ as ~

Rose

John William Galt

~ as ~

Kelly

Robert Magruder

~ as ~

Tenspot

Paco Vela

~ as ~

Paco

Everett Sifuentes

~ as ~

Capt. Jesús Escabedo

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
4
An odd thing.

Following 10 years on from the release of 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', it's difficult to see why 'The Return of Josey Wales' even exists - especially without the involvement of the original's star, Clint Eastwood. It was hardly going to be a moneymaker, either.

I found this 1986 flick to be extremely slow and uninteresting, none of the actors or characters stick out even minutely. Michael Parks is an OK cast on paper, but as Josey Wales he just doesn't fit what we've previously seen from the character. Rafael Campos, in his final film role, would be the one I'd name as the standout if asked, but that's just via a process of elimination.

It's the absolute definition of pointless, and to make it even less enjoyable they continue the irritating chewing tobacco spitting thing from the first film. There are also some ultra amateur swoosh-like transitions used, which cheapen the whole thing further. No hate from me at all, but this is a very poor release from the 80s.