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The Shooting

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3.7 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
IMDb6.4/10.0
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The Shooting, perhaps the most famous Western hardly anybody ever saw, takes deadpan survey of the fallout from a casual atrocity, or perhaps only a ludicrous accident, in a nameless town. We never see the atrocity/accident, or even the town. Word simply reaches a prospector's camp, a wood-and-canvas pimple on the blankness of the wasteland, that someone "rode down a man and a little person... maybe a child." Was the someone Willett Gashade's brother Coin, who has gone missing? Was it Leland Drum, Coin's companion, who gets shot from ambush at his fireside--perhaps by an unknown avenger, perhaps by Coin? The death of Drum explains the film's title, but there's a long list of things we never know in The Shooting, and most (all?) of the characters in the movie never know them either. Still, the small, relentlessly enigmatic cast of characters gets into motion and keeps moving--chasing something, running from something, headed for somewhere that may turn out to be nowhere, or deep inside themselves.

Monte Hellman made The Shooting (and a second movie, Ride in the Whirlwind) during one brief trip into the desert, anonymously financed by Roger Corman, in the summer of 1966. His material was a script by Adrien Joyce (later of Five Easy Pieces fame), the patient camera of Gregory Sandor, and the faces, voices, and brazenly modern presences of Warren Oates (Gashade), Jack Nicholson (a white-collar killer), and Millie Perkins (a pinched Medusa, freckled with trail dirt, bitchy light years from Anne Frank). Over the intervening decades the Beckettian movie has been sporadically available only on late-night TV or via scrappy 16-millimeter prints at film societies. That now triumphantly changes with this crisp, color-saturated DVD release, whose modest letterboxing eloquently enhances the unsettling power of Hellman's compositions and eerie long takes. --Richard T. Jameson

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ October 24, 2000
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Nicholson, Perkins
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Vci Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004W5VE
  • Best Sellers Rank: #402,756 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
    • #316,585 in DVD
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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3.7 out of 5 stars
63 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

  • Daniel S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE DESERT
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2001
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    If director Monte Hellman's THE SHOOTING is not the cult movie by excellence, I'm ready to watch the whole production of Jackie Chan available here at ... . DVD's and VHS. Without fast forwarding.
    Shot entirely in the gorgeous Utah desert sceneries, THE SHOOTING relates the story of a hunting. Who is hunted and who is hunting is one of the multiple unanswered questions of this unusual western. The name of the character played by Millie Perkins is never uttered, she is only credited as "The Woman". Is she the mother of the child Warren Oates's brother would have hurted during a ride into town ? Just guess.
    Monte Hellman and Jack Nicholson were both part of producer Roger Corman's unbelievable nest of future stars, they teamed up in 1967 for THE SHOOTING and RIDE IN A WHIRLWIND shot simultaneously. All I can say is that THE SHOOTING is a kind of UFO in the american production of this period and deserves to stay in your collection as an example of what can be done with a restricted budget and a lot of good ideas. Simply amazing.
    I had a few problems with the menus of the DVD, never knowing where I was because the different available features were not lightened. But fortunately I know how to count until ten and made my way through the menus where I discovered filmographies, a picture gallery, different trailers and a very informative commentary said by Monte Hellman and Millie THE WOMAN Perkins. I eventually learned that Jack Nicholson was helped by a technical trick when he had to draw his gun. Simple but efficient.
    A DVD for your library.
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  • TLR
    4.0 out of 5 stars Low-budget acid western
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2013
    An unusual, slow-moving acid western that's primarily a character study, aside from its Twilight Zone-like twist ending. The oddly-named characters are sometimes amusing, sometimes disturbing, and interact with each other in unpredictable ways. Warren Oates' character is probably the one the viewer will identify with. Oates, as always, is brilliant in a simple, understated way. Millie Perkins is icy cold and lovely all at once. Jack Nicholson's sociopath gunman will remind you of a Tarantino character.
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  • Joseph Marr
    3.0 out of 5 stars Truly Great Film -- Not-so-great DVD Transfer by Madacy
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2009
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    I've wanted to see this film for the longest time -- ever since I first read about it in the book "Cult Movies" by Danny Peary. I was not disappointed. "The Shooting" is one of the most interesting -- and one of the weirdest -- Westerns ever. Imagine a Spaghetti Western written by Rod Serling, adapted from a Samuel Beckett play. Throw in the following: the great Warren Oates, an evil Jack Nicholson, a bitchy Millie Perkins, some hellish desert locales, and a truly bizarre ending -- a definite must-see.

    The film itself deserves 5 stars -- but Madacy's DVD transfer is...well, not bad, but hardly the best. (Well, at least it's letterboxed.)

    There was a top-quality DVD put out by VCI a few years back: digitally-restored, with a commentary track by director Hellman and Millie Perkins. (VCI provided the same treatment for their DVD of the companion film, "Ride the Whirlwind", also directed by Hellman and starring Jack Nicholson.)

    Both "The Shooting" and "Whirlwind" VCI DVDs are now sadly out-of-print -- here's hoping for a re-issue of those restored transfers!
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  • Blair
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good buy
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2017
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    Still holds up really well even after 50 years.
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  • Robin Simmons
    4.0 out of 5 stars SEE THIS WITH "RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND"
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2002
    In the spring of 1965, Roger Corman, the king of profitable, low budget movies, helped produce (without credit) two amazing films that have achieved legendary cult status. Now, thanks to VCI Home Video, Monte Hellman's "THE SHOOTING" and "RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND" are available on DVD in pristine, widescreen transfers. The films are subtly interconected.
    Both films star a then unknown Jack Nicholson and super starlet Millie Perkins and were shot simultaneously on location in Utah for the modest amount of $150,000. Nicholson also wrote and co-produced "Ride in the Whirlwind" which is a straightforward tale of the making of a bad man and features sharp performances from Cameron Mitchell, the great Harry Dean Stanton, Rupert Crosse and Katherine Squire among others.
    After accidentally happening on a group of outlaws, and getting caught in the crossfire by a sheriff and his posse, Wes (Jack Nicholson) is mistaken for one of the gang and escapes. But, in order to defend himself during his flight, has to start killing. By the end of the film he has become a legendary and mythic figure. Quentin Tarantino, a big fan of Hellman, has called this "one of the greatest films ever made."
    In the "The Shooting," former bounty hunter turned miner Gashade (Warren Oates) returns to his diggings to find one of his partners, Leland, dead, his brother Coigne gone, and his third partner, Coley (Will Hutchins) holed-up in a nearby cave. Soon, a mysterious woman (Millie Perkins) materializes out of nowhere and offers Gashade a huge sum of money to guide her on a journey he soon realizes is a manhunt.
    The quirky screenplay is by Adrien Joyce, the odd pen-name of the brilliant screenwriter Carole Eastman who wrote the acclaimed "Five Easy Pieces" which also stars Nicholson.
    What "The Shooting" is actually about is anybody's guess. It has been called an existential western, or anti western. The super low-budget enforced a minimalist, almost surrealistic style that is terrific and timeless. The stark outdoor locations add immensely to the mood and of this this strange, enigmatic story that seems to reflect mid 60's paranoia and disillusionment.
    Since their initial release, both films, though seldom seen, have become critical favorites, and have attained cult film status here and in Europe. Both discs include an entertaining and revealing commentary by director Monte Hellman and actor Millie Perkins with additional informed commentary by American Cinematheque programmer Dennis Bartok.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Shooting DVD
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2022
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    Good morning,
    Package with DVD arrive at my adress. DVD is perfect, new. It is a western movie from the year 1966 with
    Jack Nicholson, movie is very interesting, I can reccomend it.
    Thank you very much for this movie.
    With regards.
    Jiri Skoda
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  • maurizio
    5.0 out of 5 stars la sparatoria
    Reviewed in Italy on January 7, 2021
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    Inconsueto e anomalo western, che alla fine lascia completamente spiazzati. Nel deserto, ove tutto il film è ambientato, procede un terzetto, che poi diviene quartetto, per ritornare terzetto. Dove va e cosa va a fare? Il film è un enigma. Suspense, belle interpretazioni (Nicholson come sempre luciferino). Ottimo il DVD (speriamo non lo rovinino passandolo in BR, la schifezza più assoluta in tema di home video, che qualcuno addirittura brama!!!)
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  • Bob Salter
    3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting Curiosity.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2009
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    The cult director Monte Hellman only directed a handful of offbeat, inventive films. Half of these films were made in a schedule of less than two weeks with a low budget of less than 100,000 dollars. Strange that he did not make more. In recent years he has had exhibitions of his still photography. Amongst this small canon of work are two interesting Westerns which were made back to back, and both starred a youthful looking Jack Nicholson. "The Shooting" and "Ride in the Whirlwind" were both made for Roger Corman, who was himself a director of Westerns in the fifties.

    The film concerns a bounty hunter played by Warren Oates who helps a mysterious woman on a journey through the desert. They are joined by a ruthless hired gun played by Jack Nicholson, who seemed to be rehearsing for his later role in "The Departed". They end up pursuing an unseen quarry with whom the woman wishes to conclude some murderous business. I will not be giving too much away by saying that we end with a shooting.

    This film has been described as an existential Western which is a phrase I have had to look up in the dictionary. It turns out to be a philosophy stressing the importance of responsibility and the free agency of an individual in a seemingly meaningless universe. Personally I prefer a God to believe in any day, and I am still unsure as to where the film fits into this description. It sits oddly between the traditional Western and the oddball excesses of the Italian Western. It is a rather bizarre experiment that does not quite work for me. The woman is extremely irritating when she fires her gun off every two seconds to aid Nicholson in tracking them. He was obviously not of the old Western tracking school. There is also a strange hand crippling sequence similar to the Italian Western "Django". It is all very surreal fare indeed. The location filming in the lunar desert landscapes of Utah give the film a very stark appearance. This accentuates the very spare style of the film.

    Warren Oates is excellent as always. He had a similar role in that other much better experimental film "The Hired Hand". Oates had an interesting but sadly short career. The budgetary restraints are obvious. Personally I guess I am a traditionalist. This film is included in many critics top ten Westerns of all time, but it would certainly not feature in mine. It is a bravura attempt but appears a little pretentious to my eyes. An experiment that like Frankenstein's monster got a little out of hand. I have given the film three stars for being so innovative. It is not to my taste but might be to yours.
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  • Carlo
    4.0 out of 5 stars La sparatoria
    Reviewed in Italy on September 28, 2019
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    Per soddisfare il suo bisogno di vendetta, una ragazza un po' ambigua si fa aiutare da due pistoleri vagabondi, ma uno dei due è un cacciatore di taglie e, in mezzo a un'estenuante marcia attraverso il deserto, ci si mette anche un killer. Western anomalo, enigmatico, quasi un poliziesco basato su un delitto avvolto nel mistero e con un finale imprevedibile e quasi sconcertante. Ottima la qualità audio e video del DVD Golem.
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  • collector
    1.0 out of 5 stars Aspettiamo una versione bluray
    Reviewed in Italy on November 12, 2020
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    il dvd indica nella parte bassa della cover, la dicitura" Rimasterizzato In Hd" ma qui, di alta definizione, nemmeno l'ombra.
    La definizione è modestissima, il croma è spento. Il confronto con l'edizione Criterion è impietoso.
    Meglio guardarlo in lingua originale, aiutandosi un po' con i sottotitoli in inglese.
    Per il momento, una edizione in bluray, è pura utopia.
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