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Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)

Starring: James Garner, Joan Hackett Director: Burt Kennedy Rating: G (General Audience) Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam
  • Directors: Burt Kennedy
  • Writers: William Bowers
  • Producers: Bill Finnegan, William Bowers
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: G (General Audience)
  • Studio: United Artists
  • DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000056H2F
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,174 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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While hardly the first Western spoof to ride out of Hollywood, Support Your Local Sheriff is easily one of the best. James Garner plays the confident, cool-headed cowboy who strolls into a wild gold rush town on the way to Australia and takes the job as sheriff. Like a parody of My Darling Clementine by way of Rio Bravo, he arrests the hotheaded but hopelessly confused son (Bruce Dern) of a ruthless ranching magnate (Walter Brennan). Stuck with a half-built jail (where he keeps his prisoner penned up with pure psychology and a few spatters of red paint), a rummy sidekick (google-eyed Jack Elam in one of his first comic turns), and a disaster-prone tomboy (Joan Hackett), he takes on a succession of gunfighters with increasing exasperation. "Sure is a childish way for a grown man to make a living," he laments before chasing one gunman out of Dodge by pelting him with rocks. Directed with laconic ease by veteran Western director Burt Kennedy, it's a clever spoof of familiar conventions in a lighthearted vein, more understated and affectionate than Mel Brooks's outrageous farce Blazing Saddles. It inspired a slew of imitators, including a decade of silly Disney Westerns that sank the genre in slapstick shenanigans, and was followed in 1971 by Kennedy's pseudosequel Support Your Local Gunfighter, which reteamed Garner and Elam in a more mercenary story of con artists and gunslingers. --Sean Axmaker


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Armed with a wry sense of humor and a straight-shooting sidearm, James Garner (Maverick, My Fellow Americans) fights for peace, justice and fun in this outrageous, irreverent and "very funny" (Los Angeles Times) farce co-starring Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan and Jack Elam. Support Your Local Sheriff is "sheer entertainment from start to finish" (Boxoffice)! On his way to Australia, frontier opportunist Jason McCullough (Garner) stumbles into a small gold-rush town and decides to earn a little extra pocket money by accepting a temporary assignment as its sheriff. Happily applying himself to his new position, McCullough manages to turn the town derelict (Elam) into his deputy, outsmart the dreaded Danby clan (led by Brennan in a hilarious comic performance), and fend off the lusty advances of the mayor's daughter (Hackett) all without breaking a sweat or dirtying his shiny black boots!

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Taming the Wild West, September 29, 2003
James Garner stars as Jason McCullough in this hilarious Western spoof. This was the era of John Wayne westerns, and this movie came about at just about the right time to make fun of the western and what it had become, often scarcely more than a cookie-cutter production with a predictable plot, scowling gunfighters, and the same basic storyline. McCullough is a wandering frontiersman on his way to Australia, and happens upon a small mining town which has sprung up overnight and become too big for its laws. He decides to earn a little extra money before moving on, and takes a job as the sheriff of the town. Consequently he's forced to deal with the Danby bunch, a rancher family who's swindling and intimidating the mine owners. Between dealing with the Danbys (headed by the very funny Walter Brennan), trying to keep his prisoners in a jail with no bars, and fighting off the advances of the hapless mayor's daughter, McCullough has his hands full.

Garner is great in his role as the opportunistic, but effective, sheriff. Jack Elam co-stars as his deputy, and the antics of this pair are enough to keep anyone entertained throughout the movie. Anyone familiar with Westerns from this era will appreciate the humor of this parody on Hollywood's Wild West.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Support Your Local Sherrif, January 3, 2001
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This is one of those old comedies that you can watch over and over again. My family has worn out a VHS copy, so I'm happy that a DVD release is coming up. This movie not only stars James Garner, but several other popular actors from the 60's & 70's. Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, and Jack Elam to name a few. When Jason McColough, played by Garner, rides into town, he finds it right smack in the middle of a gold rush- and right smack in the middle of the problems that too much too soon can bring. There is fighting in the streets, gunmen shooting up the town, not to mention the revelry going on at Madam Orr's place. Needing work to finiance his gold prospecting Garner accepts the job of sherrif. The Mayor (Morgan) happens to have a pretty but accident prone daughter. Her misadventures while trying to attract the new sherrif's attention add great comedy to the plot. The sherrif's work is cut out for him when the Danby's led by pa Danby (Brennan) try to spring the youngest Danby from jail. He makes the town drunk (Played by Elam) his deputy and from there things just get funnier. When the dust settles everyone is alive and happy. Not the most complicated plot ever written, but light comedy is not supposed to be. Easy and fun to watch.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful western comedy. . . ., January 12, 2000
It won't take very long to realize that Support Your Local Sheriff is little more than a feature length Maverick episode (unfortunately minus Jody Foster). Don't take that as a negative. This is a wonderfully entertaining romp through the silliest mining town you'll ever encounter.

James Garner is terrific as the lightning quick gunslinger with even quicker wits. The supporting cast includes Harry Morgan, Walter Brennan, Bruce Dern and Jack Elam. This may be Elam's finest performance ever.

There's plenty of action, plenty of laughter and a dollop of romance thrown in for good measure. Support Your Local Sheriff is great family entertainment; perfect for a rainy day, a lazy day, or just while you're passing through on your way to Australia.

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5.0 out of 5 stars husbands kinda movie!!!!!
this is one of my husbands favs.now that he has it ,he'll sit in his chair even longer.
Published 3 months ago by P. brown

4.0 out of 5 stars A Movie For Classic Films Buffs To Check Out
This was a very entertaining movie, far better than the similar "Support Your Local Gunfighter," although the two seem to be companion pieces. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Craig Connell

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie!
The DVD arrived before the expected date. Show plays well. It's fun to see a movie from my teenage years on a widescreen TV! Thanks!
Published 8 months ago by S. Hakes

5.0 out of 5 stars A funny, affectionate spoof of classic Westerns
By 1969, revolution was in the air in the United States. All kinds of institutions were under question or attack. Read more
Published 12 months ago by W. C HALL

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great Comedy Western
This is one excellent classic film starring James Garner. this is one funny and outrageous western for whole family to enjoy. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Brent Hilton

5.0 out of 5 stars Support Your Local Sheriff
I'm not going to tag this movie as essential but, in my book, it is. This is James Garner in his two best genres: comedy & western. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Harry Brewer

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!
I think this is the funniest movie available. When I am feeling down, it always cheers me right up. Of course, James Garner is easy to look at!
Published 17 months ago by Barbara J Ollerenshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars on my way to australia
I was born 7 years after this film was released and since i imagine a guy would have to be at least ten years old to enjoy it it would have been 17 years after its release before... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Hermit

5.0 out of 5 stars Good clean fun for the family
Well acted with great lines. Good give and take between the characters. A movie that our whole family, including grand children, will enjoy many times. Gardner at his best.
Published on September 20, 2007 by R. Lavinghouze

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent action - light comedy Western
This superb light-comedy-action-Western is a perfect vehicle for the kind of role James Garner did better than anyone else; the handsome, slightly dangerous (to bad guys), rascal... Read more
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