White sands national monument, new mexico, usa filmed on location in. Bite the bullet, the official newsletter for the birmingham bullets supporters club. Aug 24, 2016 scenes of bite the bullet 1975 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Directed by robert brooks in cold blood, cat on a hot tin roof, the films turn of the century tale of high stakes and harsh tests of endurance glorifies the kind of gutsy men and women who built this country. Filming locations 17 filming dates 1 filming locations. The phrase was used in a literal sense in the 1975 film bite the bullet. Loaded on state of the art automated machinery right here in the usa. Overview of bite the bullet, 1975, directed by richard brooks, with gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn, at turner classic movies. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in bite the bullet 1975.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race. Written and directed by richard brooks, bite the bullet is a 1975 american western film starring gene hackman, candice bergen, and james coburn. Richard brooks bite the bullet is a finely crafted, epic western about a crosscountry horseback endurance race. Bite the bullet 1975 richard brooks, gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn, action, adventure, western november 21, 2015 at the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race. Film critic rex reed repeatedly reported that bite the bullet was, in his opinion, one of the best pictures of 1975. Lusty, highspirited and full of the pleasures of the american western, the 1975 release is easily the best of the directors later films, and a standout western of the post the wild bunch era. Bite the bullet 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan michael vincent bite the bullet part nine duration. Hackmans, bergens talents shine on film, in books boulder. Yeah, if this films title is a metaphor for death, then its a little more comprehensive than bite the. Hackmans, bergens talents shine on film, in books in 1975, actors gene hackman and candice bergen came through boulder city to film a western movie titled bite the bullet. Definition of bite the bullet in the idioms dictionary. A disparate group of individuals enter a horse race through 700 miles of the wild west to win a large cash prize.
Bite the bullet 1975 john wayne message board jwmb. Written and directed by richard brooks with a cast led by gene hackman, candice bergen, and james coburn, bite the bullet seems primed to be a great 1970s western film. In many ways, it often flirts with this as it probes themes of honor, masculinity, the old west, and animal cruelty. Bite the bullet internet movie firearms database guns in. Wild west saga of a 700 mile horse race across rugged terrain by nine men and women after big prize money. Sam clayton gene hackman rides in to find the aftermath of a slaughter of horses in the opening scene from writerdirector richard brooks bite the bullet, 1975. Bite the bullet 1975 is a strong moralistic tale of an endurance race viewed through the eyes of a reluctant participant sam clayton gene hackman.
Jul 08, 2014 bite the bullet 1975 a group of exrough riders, an exprostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert. Based on actual events of the early twentieth century. Starring gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn, ian bannen, janmichael vincent, ben johnson, mario arteaga cinematography harry stradling jr. Set at the turn of the century when automobiles were being introduced into the culture and the old west was vanishing, the plot follows clayton as he enters a grueling, crosscountry horserace. The film is set in 1909, allowing for more modern firearms to make an appearance as well as motorcycles and automobiles. Bite the bullet is a 1975 western that focuses on contestants who take part in an endurance horse race covering 700 miles. Bite the bullet 1975 a group of exrough riders, an exprostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert. Bite the bullet 1975 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. By lee pfeiffer twilight time has released the 1975 gutbusting western bite the bullet as a limited edition 3,000 units bluray edition. Take a hard ride western, full movie, hd, entire feature film, english free full length westerns duration. I think bite the bullet suffered from bad timing, it got a big release in the summer of 1975, the year jaws pretty much sucked all the oxygen out of the room as far as its competition was concerned.
One of the characters has a broken, aching tooth and cannot get treatment. May 30, 2014 wild west saga of a 700 mile horse race across rugged terrain by nine men and women after big prize money. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Directed by robert brooks in cold blood, cat on a hot tin roof, the film s turn of the century tale of high stakes and harsh tests of endurance glorifies the kind of gutsy men and women who built this country. The film, directed by richard brooks one of the most truly macho filmmakers of his day centers on a disparate group of cowboys who are competing in a 700 miles endurance horse race in hopes of winning the. Bite the bullet is a 1975 american western film written and directed by richard brooks and starring gene hackman, james coburn, candice bergen, ben johnson, ian bannen, janmichael vincent and dabney coleman. Bite the bullet, a song on motorheads album ace of spades bite the bullet, a song on roadstars album glass mountain. The white sands national monument, new mexico 8 of 8. A columbia pictures film, bite the bullet is the true story of 700mile, crosscountry horse race. Released 1975, bite the bullet stars gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn, ben johnson the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 11 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Bite the bullet is a 1975 american western film written, produced, and directed by richard brooks and starring gene hackman. Bite the bullet is an epic western adventure featuring an amazing awardwinning cast. Even as recently as 1975s bite the bullet, which i saw for the first time a few nights ago and which prompted this rant, it is obvious horses to say nothing of a rattlesnake were actually put through the agonies they appear to be on screen and have been horribly maligned.
Set at the turn of the century when automobiles were being introduced into the culture and the old west was vanishing, the plot follows clayton as he enters a grueling, crosscountry horserace across 600 miles involving several riders. We note with great pleasure the release of richard brooks bite the bullet on bluray. Bite the bullet is a 1975 american western film written, produced, and directed by richard brooks and starring gene hackman, candice bergen, and james coburn, with ian bannen, janmichael vincent, ben johnson, and dabney coleman in supporting roles. Bite the bullet is a fine product of that particularly interesting halflife of the western that graced the second hollywood golden age of the 1970s a time when many of the old western stalwart heroes had seen their day, to be replaced by a combination of more urban types, mounted at times strangely on horses, such as gene hackman, james coburn, janmichel vincent, and their like. Bite the bullet 1975 richard brooks, gene hackman, candice. All those individualists will learn to respect each other. With gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn, ben johnson. Based on actual events, the film tells the story of. Its set in 1906, at just that moment when the traditions of the old west were being challenged by the inroads of civilization from the east, and the advance guard is represented in the person of a newspaper reporter on a primitive motorcycle. The contestants include two exrough riders gene hackman. Bite the bullet 1975 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The contestants include two exrough riders gene hackman, james coburn, an aging. Bite the bullet 1975 a disparate group of individuals enter a horse race through 700 miles of the wild west to win a large cash prize.
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