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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.4 / 100
1976·Comedy / Western·1h 42m

THE GREAT SCOUT & CATHOUSE THURSDAY

“They Weren't Forgotten By History... They Were Left Out On Purpose!”

Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby, who ran off with all the gold from a mine they were prospecting fifteen years earlier. He tells his other partners from that time, Joe Knox and Billy, and they confront Colby demanding not only the thousand dollars he took but an addition fifty-nine thousand for their trouble. After being thwarted in this attempt, they, and a would-be named Thursday, hatch a plan to kidnap Colby's wife, Nancy Sue, who is coincidently Sam's old flame, but find that Nancy Sue is not the sweet girl that Sam remembers.

Above the Line
Don Taylor·DirectorRichard Alan Shapiro·WriterÁlex Phillips Jr.·Director of PhotographyJohn Cameron·MusicSheldon Kahn·Editor
Cast
Lee Marvin·Sam LongwoodOliver Reed·Joe KnoxRobert Culp·Jack ColbyElizabeth Ashley·Nancy SueStrother Martin·BillySylvia Miles·MikeKay Lenz·ThursdayHoward Platt·VishniacJac Zacha·TrainerPhaedra·Friday
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 2
Don Taylor·DirectorJosé Luis Ortega·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Richard Alan Shapiro·Writer
Camera· 2
Álex Phillips Jr.·Director of PhotographyCarlos Montaño·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Sheldon Kahn·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
John Cameron·MusicNorman B. Schwartz·Sound Effects EditorBernard F. Pincus·Sound Effects EditorGreg Dillon·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 4
Renié·Costume DesignJack Martin Smith·Production DesignEnrique Estévez·Set DecorationJohn Inzerella·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Jules Buck·ProducerDavid Korda·ProducerSamuel Z. Arkoff·Executive ProducerRichard Alan Shapiro·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 2
Graham Sumner·Property MasterJerry Gatlin·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
59.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#995B30
#71A5D8
Mood
Adventurous, Whimsical, Comedic
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features a painted scene with four large carved faces resembling Mount Rushmore at the top, depicting two women and two men. Below them, a vintage re”

comedyadventurewestern
Key Elements
Vintage CarYellow UmbrellaBrushGun
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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