The Return of Josey Wales
| The Return of Josey Wales | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Parks |
| Written by | Asa Earl Carter (publishing as Forrest Carter)[1] R.O. Taylot (special scenes) |
| Based on | The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales by Asa Earl Carter |
| Produced by | Mickey Grant[1] |
| Starring | Michael Parks Rafael Campos Everett Sifuentes Suzie Humphreys John William Galt Charles McCoy Mary Ellen Averett |
| Cinematography | Brant A. Hughes |
| Edited by | Ivan L. Bigley |
| Music by | Rusty Thornhill |
| Distributed by | Magnum Entertainmento |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Return of Josey Wales is a 1986 American Western film directed by and starring Michael Parks.[2][3] It is a sequel to Clint Eastwood's 1976 film The Outlaw Josey Wales and was adapted from The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales, the second novel featuring the Josey Wales character, by Asa Earl Carter. The novel was published under Carter's pen name Forrest Carter, which he used to present a false persona involving a claim of Cherokee ancestry.[4]
The Eastwood film had been based on the author's 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.[4] Eastwood had planned to adapt The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales himself as a sequel to his original film, but his project was eventually cancelled.[5]
Synopsis
[edit]Friends of veteran gunfighter Josey Wales are killed in Mexico by supporters of the executed Mexican Emperor Maximilian. Another friend, Pablo, rides to the ranch where Josey, thought to be dead by the United States government after the events of The Outlaw Josey Wales, lives quietly with his wife Laura Lee, their baby son Jamie, her grandmother, and Lone Wolf and his wife and son. After learning of his friends' deaths, Wales travels to Mexico to confront a corrupt lawman and get another friend out of jail.
Cast
[edit]- Michael Parks as Josey Wales
- Rafael Campos as Chato
- Everett Sifuentes as Capt. Jesus Escabedo
- Suzie Humphreys as Rose
- John Galt as Kelly
- Charles McCoy as Charlie
- Joe Kurtzo as Nacole
- Paco Vela as Paco
- Bob Magruder as Tenspot
- Benita Faulkner as Enloe
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Return of Josey Wales Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ a b "Movie With a Murky Background: The Man Who Wrote the Book (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023.
- ^ Carter, Forrest (2008). Josey Wales: Two Westerns. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826311689.
External links
[edit]- The Return of Josey Wales at IMDb (given a "one-star" rating of 4.2 out of 10 based on 168 user responses as of January 2022)
- The Return of Josey Wales at Rotten Tomatoes (with no recorded ratings as of January 2022)