- Actors: Cliff Robertson, Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare, R.G. Armstrong, R.L. Armstrong
- Directors: Cliff Robertson
- Writers: Cliff Robertson, Bud Shrake, Gary Cartwright
- Producers: Cliff Robertson, Bruce Graham
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: Jun 1 2004
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0001XAOMU
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#28,032 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #55 in DVD > Westerns > Western Stars > John Wayne
- #55 in DVD > Classics > Classic Stars > John Wayne > Westerns
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A minor masterpiece...,
By inframan (the lower depths) - See all my reviews
This review is from: J.W. Coop (VHS Tape)
Cliff Robertson has always been one of the hugely underrated actors of stage, TV & film. Anyone who saw his original performance in Days of Wine & Roses on Playhouse 90(with Piper Laurie) or saw him doing Tennessee Williams on Broadway knows that this is someone who for whatever reasons missed out on the major stardom that was his natural due. J.W. Coop is one more surprise from Mr. Robertson. This movie is the closest approximation I've ever seen on the screen to a Hemingway story. It's full of the rich true details of place and incident, and the aching pain of the fighter/cowboy/soldier/man rubbing up against life, trying to make some kind of mark, some kind of sense, before his end comes, & it always comes too soon for these guys.
4.0 out of 5 stars
COOP? How do you spell that?,
By John Cobb (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: J.W. Coop (VHS Tape)
Growing up in the Mid_West, the concept of "art' film was quite foreign to me in 1971. The first time I saw J.W. Coop, it struck me like a thunderbolt. Lots of ambin' around, reaction shots, quiet confidence, pseudo-documentary style, unspoken sub text...WOW.A labor love for Cliff Robertson, JW COOP is an indie-like movie developed in the 1970's studio system, where titles like POSEIDON ADVENTURE and TOWERING INFERNO were the only things that made sense at the time. As a result, studio-type compromises are evident throughout--Christina Ferrare is atrocious as the hippie-chick who interjects JW's dust covered mind-set to the present. I'm certain the original script-by Gary Cartwright and the ingenious Bud Shrake was likely funnier...and edgier. What's left is still engaging, and the rest of the supporting cast is solid, the story interesting--spiced with wonderful little vignettes throughout. I highly recommend.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The RCA at its best before it became just entertainment.,
By Reginaldo B. Cornejo "Two Stones" - Published on Amazon.com
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Having grown up around Rodeo in the early 50s and 60s, I found J.W. Coop to be a magic carpet ride into the past when Rodeo hadn't been tainted by big money sponsors and television. One more thing that made this movie enjoyable to watch was that it was filmed on location in two of my home towns I lived in Porterville and Springville, California, as a very young man. Infact the young, teen, blonde girl stirring the pot in the movie (don't blink or you'll miss her) was one of my friends and she still lives in Porterville. Anyway, if you want to watch a good A- Rodeo movie with a small town feel to it, then pick up this solid, well written movie. One more thing, I had forgotten the movie, so I was really surprised by the ending. No special effects, just good editing and good writing. I felt I was watching my father rodeo again. He never made it big, but it was fun to see him try to earn some money doing what he loved.
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COOP? How do you spell that?,
By John Cobb - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: J.W. Coop (VHS Tape)
Growing up in the Mid_West, the concept of "art' film was quite foreign to me in 1971. The first time I saw J.W. Coop, it struck me like a thunderbolt. Lots of ambin' around, reaction shots, quiet confidence, pseudo-documentary style, unspoken sub text...WOW.A labor love for Cliff Robertson, JW COOP is an indie-like movie developed in the 1970's studio system, where titles like POSEIDON ADVENTURE and TOWERING INFERNO were the only things that made sense at the time. As a result, studio-type compromises are evident throughout--Christina Ferrare is atrocious as the hippie-chick who interjects JW's dust covered mind-set to the present. I'm certain the original script-by Gary Cartwright and the ingenious Bud Shrake was likely funnier...and edgier. What's left is still engaging, and the rest of the supporting cast is solid, the story interesting--spiced with wonderful little vignettes throughout. I highly recommend.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Damn great!,
By Dr. Eberhard Lohmann - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: J.W.Coop (DVD)
I write from Germany and in German TV there's only a few american movies and/or TV films, that really struck me.It's mainly films of the 1970ties. One day I caught one of these mostly latenight films, J. W. Coop or "Der Cowboy" how it's called in German. I recorded it on VHS (no one could think of dvd then, it must have been around 1990 or shortly after) and from then on seen it at least 15 or 20 times. Its one of these rare films, that get me real involved in the plot (like Black Rain or The Silence of the lambs). When I'm sitting before my video player (I just ordered the dvd version from Amazon US a few days ago) its not Cliff Robertson acting on the screen, but J.W. Coop. And that makes a great actor, one who is able, to catch the viewers attention, so that he sort of dives into the action. J.W. Coop is not a real action movie, but a kind of silent one with a silent ending, inspite of the tragic closing. I always had my regrets, that Cliff Robertson didn't write and/or direct any more movies. And yesterday I read that he died last year. Sure. he made a few more films, but J. W. Coop should be his greatest. |
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