Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Pax and Michael bring noodles and meatballs to the campfire with the podcast's first Spaghetti Western. It's the Sergio Leone classic, How the West... no, wait... Once Upon a Time in the West. Keep getting those confused. This is the one with Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson.

Pax also shares Western reads To Hell on a Fast Horse and the two Rawhide Kid mini-series, Slap Leather and The Sensational Seven. Then Michael discusses the weirdness of the Shirley Temple short, Pie-Covered Wagon.

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The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Pax and Michael talk about The Quick and the Dead from 1995, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe. Also up for discussion: some Marvel Westerns, starting with 1872 and moving on to Red Wolf and classic Ringo Kid.

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Forsaken (2016)

Michael and Pax discuss the recent movie, Forsaken starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore, Brian Cox, and Michael Wincott. We also briefly touch on the concept of contemporary Westerns and whether or not those scratch the Western itch for us.

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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) and Outland (1981)

In this bonus episode, Pax and Michael each picked a movie based on the themes and plot of High Noon, which we previously talked about in Episode 5. First, Michael chooses Outland from 1981, starring Sean Connery in a sci-fi take on the High Noon concept. Next, Pax chooses a 1980 TV movie sequel called High Noon II: The Return of Will Kane starring Lee Majors, David Carradine, and Pernell Roberts. Which was better? The answer may surprise you!

High Noon (1952)

Pax and Michael talk about the 1952 western classic, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Lloyd Bridges. We talk about likes and a surprising number of dislikes. Come see if we wind up liking it.

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The Big Country (1958)

Michael and Pax discuss the 1958 epic starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Chuck Connors, and Sam the Snowman. Also: Pax talks about the TV shows Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, and The Wild Wild West, while Michael mentions Tumbleweeds (1925) and Jesse James (1939). Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck may come up as well.

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Bone Tomahawk (2015)

Pax and Michael talk about Kurt Russell's other 2015 western, Bone Tomahawk.

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