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The Shooting • Member Bonus
“The reason, Mr. Gashade, for the hunt is the kill.”
A Low-Budget Western from the Corman-Hellman-Nicholson Trio
After impressing producer Roger Corman with their previous work, director Monte Hellman and actor Jack Nicholson presented him with a spec script, but Corman had a different idea. He proposed that they make two Westerns instead, giving them three weeks to shoot each film. Hellman and Nicholson agreed, and the result was a pair of existential Westerns – The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind – shot in 1965 in Utah. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our…
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