"The Dirty Outlaws" 1967 R 1h 43m
Original title: El desperado
AKA: Big Ripoff
Release in the U. S. in 1971
It's a paella and spaghetti western.
It's actually a pretty good yarn, with half decent acting. But, let's not carried away with these 8/10 ratings. I mean, you put this above the Eastwood spaghetti movies? Really? The dubbing alone drags this one down to a 7. LOL The acting isn't terrible, but it isn't really all that good either. The directing is typical of spaghetti westerns. If fact I think spaghetti westerns were a way of laughing at American westerns.
All in all, I liked this movie. There is believeable tension between the characters, and there is sexual tension between Steve, Katy, and Lucy. But, it's not a fairy tale ending for the girls.
The Bushwacker 12/28/2021.
The Dirty Outlaws
1967 [ITALIAN]
Action / Drama / Western
Plot summary
An outlaw masquerades as a blind man's son in order to trick him into a cache of Gold. After a while he grows attached to the family and all goes well until the outlaws gang comes through town...
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If it ain't dusty in Texas, it's muddy
Good spaghetti western with a good cast.
It's too bad Franco Rossetti didn't make more westerns; this is his only oater and it's a pretty good spaghetti western. I liked Chip Corman (Andrea Giordana) as Steve, El Desperado, who spends much of his screen time in a Confederate soldier uniform masquerading as a blind man's returning son. He's not, of course, he's really after a stash of gold the blind man has been saving, hidden in a ghost town that's right out of Django, all mud and muck. Pretty soon though a gang shows up to waylay a Confederate payroll that's rolling through the town. The only negatives are the unavoidable fistfight/barroom brawl and a scene where Desperado gets kicked around in the mud which goes on too long. The finale is great and makes up for quite a bit of the typical spaghetti hi-jinx which leaves non-fans of the genre cold. If you like pasta you'll dig this almost unknown gem. Just released by Wild East, this has a good widescreen transfer and looks great!
Not bad spaghetti western
This gritty spaghetti western is not bad at all, mostly due to the interesting, believable performance of Chip Gorman. He's a handsome man, with lots of charisma, and his acting is better than average.
The performances are all fairly good, especially Rosemarie Dexter, as the desperado's love interest.
Piero Lulli was very convincing as the blind man, and Aldo Berti was amusing as the man who keeps assuming identities.
The story kept me guessing, most of the way through, interested to find out how it would end, and the surprise ending had me fooled.
Gorman has the smoldering looks and charisma to play both bad guys, and good guys. I will have to look for more of his films.