My hero, he was just so cool in everything he did (I think there's a bit of man love going on here). He should have paid Jerry Goldsmith to score his life, walking in music, sitting down music, on the job music, big toothy grin music. I may look at my In Like Flint Blu-ray tonight.
Let's hope that one of these days we get James Coburn's rodeo film, The Honkers (1972) released on home theatre, as far as I know it's never been released in any format.
Let's hope that one of these days we get James Coburn's rodeo film, The Honkers (1972) released on home theatre, as far as I know it's never been released in any format.
The Honkers occasionally plays on some of the specialty cable channels here in the US. I saw it about ten years ago and reviewed it here:
Poor James Coburn. Just looked him up at Wikipedia. He had terrible Rheumatoid Arthritis that distorted his body and sidelined his career for years. He died of a heart attack at only 74, and his second wife, Paula, at home with him when he died, herself died of cancer just two years later. She was only 48. Sad.
Under-rated, under-seen and worth checking out for one of Coburn's earlier unflinching portraits of a totally selfish hombre who wrecks havoc upon any and all he comes into contact with.
Caught The Honkers on Comcast On-Demand a few years back. Very good. And yeah, Coburn played a charming, thoroughly selfish bastard.
