The Reivers

  • Comedy
  • Drama
12/20/1969
106
PG-13

Boon is a reiver (that's a cheat, a liar, a brawler and womaniser) and he had just four days to teach young Lucius the facts of life (like cheating, lying, brawling and womanizing).

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.

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  • Wuchak

    McQueen hams it up in Faulkners early 1900s Southern misadventure

    In northern Mississippi, 1905, the first automobile is brought to town, a yellow Winton Flyer, bought by the patriarch of the McCaslin family (Will Geer). A likable rapscallion named Boon (Steve McQueen) talks the 11 year-old McCaslin grandson (Mitch Vogel) into going to Memphis in the borrowed vehicle for a few days while gramps is out of town for a funeral. Rupert Crosse joins the fun trip and Sharon Farrell plays a woman of ill repute in Memphis.

    Based on William Faulkners last novel, "The Reivers (1969) is a picaresque tale thats worth seeing just for the primitive automobile. Steve called the vehicle the real star of the picture and acquired it after filming ...

    November 7, 2022
  • Geronimo1967

    This reminded me of one of those live-action films that Disney put out in the 1960s and 70s. A big star (Steve McQueen) is friends with a young lad (Mitch Vogel) and together with his cheeky friend Ned (Rupert Crosse) they borrow the bright yellow Lincoln motor car of his grandfather (Will Geer) and head off for some adventures. First things first, to Memphis they travel where Boon (McQ) is hoping to see his gal (Sharon Farrell) who works in an house unsuitable for an eleven year old boy! Whilst they are preoccupied, Ned hits upon the idea of trading in the car - remember that roads arent so prevalent and mud still is - for an horse! When Boon discovers the news, he knows he has to get the car back before they go home and all hell breaks lo...

    July 15, 2025
  • Geronimo1967

    This reminded me of one of those live-action films that Disney put out in the 1960s and 70s. A big star (Steve McQueen) is friends with a young lad (Mitch Vogel) and together with his cheeky friend Ned (Rupert Crosse) they borrow the bright yellow Lincoln motor car of his grandfather (Will Geer) and head off for some adventures. First things first, to Memphis they travel where Boon (McQ) is hoping to see his gal (Sharon Farrell) who works in an house unsuitable for an eleven year old boy! Whilst they are preoccupied, Ned hits upon the idea of trading in the car - remember that roads arent so prevalent and mud still is - for an horse! When Boon discovers the news, he knows he has to get the car back before they go home and all hell breaks lo...

    July 15, 2025

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