Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Completist Curio.

Cattle Annie and Little Britches is directed by Lamont Johnson and Robert Ward co-adapts the screenplay with David Eyre from his own novel of the same name. It stars Burt Lancaster, Amanda Plummer, John Savage, Diane Lane, Rod Steiger, Scott Glenn and Buck Taylor. Music is by Sahn Berti and Tom Slocum and cinematography by Larry Pizer.

A strange Oater, one that's high on promise via its cast list and premise, but ultimately ends up unfulfilling. Story is based around how two teenage girls - fascinated by tales of outlaw's movements - hook up with the remnants of the Doolin-Dalton gang and inspire them to attempt former glories. Naturally it's all historically dubious and is bogged down by its derivative nature, whil...

Moving account of the last days of Bill Doolins gang and the teen girls who joined em

Two teen girls (Amanda Plummer & Diane Lane) hook up with the Doolin-Dalton Gang in 1890s Oklahoma Territory, but Bill Doolin (Burt Lancaster) is tired and the gangs heyday is behind them. Meanwhile Marshal Tilghman (Rod Steiger) is intent on putting the kibosh on the wild bunch. Scott Glenn and John Savage are on hand as members of the gang.

Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) is similar in tone to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and, like that film, was based on the real-life account, albeit loosely. Young Guns (1988) and Young Guns II (1990) did the same with the Billy the Kid story. The film starts off like Bad Company (...