The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

Cast

Paul Newman
as Judge Roy Bean
Jacqueline Bisset
as Rose Bean
Roddy McDowall
as Frank Gass
Ava Gardner
as Lily Langtry

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Genres & Description

Comedy Drama Romance Western

7.0 / 10

A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols.

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dtouey

You just try to get today's candyass hollywood actor to play a scene with a fucking bear like that. Just try! - @Thursday, November 1, 2018 11:24 PM

Fritz Idler

Weird movie. Worth seeing as an interesting failure. I only had a vague inkling at the time, about Judge Roy Bean. But it was clear Paul Newman was not the actor to play him. Just as he was miscast in "Fat Man and Little Boy", as General Leslie Groves. Brian Dennehy in the TV movie was more like it. Though he played him straight, with no need for attempted gruffness. Paul can play crazy brave or reckless, but not crazy hard core. It's too abstract to him. Like the whole movie is. - @Friday, May 25, 2018 11:23 PM

Anthony Smith

A fine performance by Paul Newman as Judge Roy Bean. great cameo by the great director John Huston as Grizzly Adams. Also great appearances by Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, and the vivacious Ava Gardner. Even the bear itself is good as well. One of Huston's finest films. - @Friday, February 16, 2018 6:25 PM

Mike Marley

"I've gotta shovel "..hahahaah.Anthony Perkins was great in this phenominal movie.. - @Sunday, February 4, 2018 10:02 PM

Jimmy Fischbeck

Great Movie! Everything but Andy Williams. - @Wednesday, February 15, 2017 2:41 PM

FC Schaeffer

Stacy Keach's Bad Bob should have been in the movie longer, it's a hell of a performance. - @Saturday, January 21, 2017 4:58 AM

Richard Brighton

great film... and the true story of West... - @Sunday, July 10, 2016 11:05 PM

adamzanzie

John Milius actually later said in an interview in the 80's that he believes Huston was the wrong director for the movie and that Paul Newman was wrong for the part. The interview can be seen in the documentary "Milius". - @Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:48 AM

actlloyd Andrew

I'd say Peckinpah would have been up to the task as well :) - @Friday, January 10, 2014 4:27 PM