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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Mono Audio, English, Spanish, Subtitled
The sleeper hit of 1965, CAT BALLOU was declared an instant classic when its sly blend of Western parody and rapid-fire action hit the screen. Lee Marvin won an Oscar® for Best Actor for his dual role as noseless (“it got bit off in a fight”) gunslinger Tim Strawn and as Kid Shelleen, the woozy, boozy has-been who goes up against him. Jane Fonda co-stars as Catherine “Cat” Ballou, the schoolmarm-turned-outlaw who teams up with the Kid. Singer Nat King Cole and comedian Stubby Kaye also appear, singing the title song, “The Ballad of Cat Ballou.” This wild and wooly adventure is “the ultimate American spoof of the American Western.” (Judith Crist)
Editor's Note
Fonda is agreeably peppery as a teacher in the Old West who wreaks vengeance on the men who murdered her father. Marvin enlists as a drunken old gunfighter trying to retain his old glory and also portrays his twin brother, a rustler with a silver nose. A 60s-style genre spoof with enough action to keep it real. Marvin won an Academy Award for his two performances.
Plot Summary
In this spoof of the Western and the Old West, a young schoolteacher, Cat, and her gang wreak vengeance on the men who murdered her father. They hire a drunken old gunfighter, trying to retain his old glory, to help them with the cause. Together they set out to get even with an English lord who's responsible for the death of Cat's parents.
| Features | Production Notes | | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailer | | Talent Files | | Interactive Menus | | Featurette: The Legend Of Cat Ballou With Director Elliot Silverstein | | Lead Actors Michael Callan & Dwayne Hickman Audio Commentary | | Vintage Advertising | | Chinese Subtitles | | Korean Subtitles | | Thai Subtitles | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | Portuguese Subtitles | | Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video | | Widescreen & Fullscreen Presentations | | Audio: English (Mono) |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 11/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1965 | | Catalog ID: 04864 | | UPC: 00043396048645 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1966) |  | Lee Marvin, Winner, Best Actor | |
British Academy Awards (1966) | | Lee Marvin, Winner, Best Foreign Actor | |
Golden Globe (1966) | | Lee Marvin, Winner, Best Actor | | | Jane Fonda, Nominee, Best Actress-- Musical/Comedy |
| Memorable Quotes| "Well, the town's got a big outfit movin' in. Build factories. Make a real city out of Wolf City. They want your daddy's water rights. He won't sell them." (Jackson Two--Bears to Cat Ballou) | | "Sir, don't if I could have just one nip to steady my hand... please?" (Kid Sheleen to Frankie Ballou) | | "You won't make me cry. You'll never make me cry!" (Cat Ballou to the townsfolk who allowed her father to be killed) | | "You all say you love me and are beholden to me and 'Take it easy, Cat, we're going to take care of you'... and the first time I ask you to do one little thing for me like rob one little train..." (Cat to her friends) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Premiere
"A buoyant western satire....Lee Marvin is great in two roles..." 11/01/2005 p.120 |
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