Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981 · 97 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (30 votes)
Dir. Lamont Johnson · Starring Amanda Plummer, Diane Lane, Burt Lancaster, Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleeson, William Russ · Music Sahn Berti

“They told the Doolin-Dalton Gang where to go. Then...they went with them.”

Western

In nineteenth century Oklahoma, two teen girls, fans of stories about outlaws, are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.

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This film feels like a bittersweet journey through a fading myth, seen through the eyes of youthful idealism. It's a wistful, character-driven exploration of adventure and disillusionment, wrapped in the romanticized dust of the Old West. A melancholic yet spirited ode to the end of an era.

adventurouswistfulmelancholicromanticizedyouthfulsteadyclassic Western aestheticcharacter-drivenperiod piececoming-of-ageidealism vs. realityoutlaw mythologyfriendshipfreedom
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