The Meanest Men in the West
1978 · 91 MIN · IMDB 4.2 · 329 VOTES · DIR. Samuel Fuller, Charles S. Dubin
Overview
Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only just a means for the ruffian to draw the tough title character into a blood- thirsty revenge scheme. In the second, a drifter burglarizes the Shiloh ranch. Then an unhinged girl relies on the man to aid in her flight from home.
Dialogue Timeline — 828 lines
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00:02:31 [Child screaming]
00:04:11 You're carrying the only son I have.
00:06:24 I love you.
00:09:35 You listen to me. Your mama is a sick woman.
00:14:19 Let's get it over with.
00:18:45 Well, you did the right thing.
00:21:49 It is my belief that during those intervals of imprisonment
00:28:13 What will you do about the man?
00:30:43 You know Kalig rode into town yesterday?
00:35:06 The Virginian's riding with him like a bodyguard.
00:39:37 Feels like a fist.
00:43:09 MAN: She's Garth's daughter.
00:46:35 Long hours, short pay.
00:49:16 All right, get them started.
00:55:50 rather than the couple thousand he'd get for robbing the bank?
01:00:37 He's gone. He's got Keeler's gun.
01:05:04 - Yeah. One did. - Which one?
01:09:04 - Why'd they let you ride off? - My job is to stop the sheriff.
01:11:27 Then I shipped out on a clipper.
01:13:36 It was your brother Kalig.
01:16:15 I mean, if you didn't have that ranch
01:19:50 calling me a parasite.
01:25:07 I'm still in one piece, son.
01:28:19 [Winding watch]