What is Shooting / Ride in the Whirlwind about?

Name: Shooting / Ride in the Whirlwind
Genre: Drama,Suspense/Thriller

THE SHOOTING, 1966, First Look Pictures, 82 min. A western like no other, Monte Hellman’s existential masterpiece follows a wary bounty hunter (Warren Oates) hired to escort a snarling little vixen (Millie Perkins) across the desert – searching for what? Along the way, they’re shadowed by a demonic gunfighter (Jack Nicholson), as they all ride closer to some hellish reckoning. With former TV western star Will Hutchins. RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND, 1966, First Look Pictures, 83 min. Monte Hellman’s flipside (and originally released as a co-feature) to THE SHOOTING: two cowhands (Cameron Mitchell and Jack Nicholson, who also scripted) find themselves mistaken for bandits and hunted to extinction. Nicholson plays it totally straight here – his naturalistic dialogue was based on Old West diaries. With Rupert Crosse and Harry Dean Stanton and cinematography by Nestor Almendros. Discussion in between films with director Monte Hellman.

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What is Shooting / Ride in the Whirlwind about?: THE SHOOTING, 1966, First Look Pictures, 82 min. A western like no other, Monte Hellman’s existential masterpiece follows a wary bounty hunter (Warren Oates) hired to escort a snarling little vixen (Millie Perkins) across the desert – searching for what? Along the way, they’re shadowed by a demonic gunfighter (Jack Nicholson), as they all ride closer to some hellish reckoning. With former TV western star Will Hutchins.

RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND, 1966, First Look Pictures, 83 min. Monte Hellman’s flipside (and originally released as a co-feature) to THE SHOOTING: two cowhands (Cameron Mitchell and Jack Nicholson, who also scripted) find themselves mistaken for bandits and hunted to extinction. Nicholson plays it totally straight here – his naturalistic dialogue was based on Old West diaries. With Rupert Crosse and Harry Dean Stanton and cinematography by Nestor Almendros. Discussion in between films with director Monte Hellman.