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starring: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keachdirected by: Walter Hill
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301971676
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6301971671
Label: Warner Home Video (M
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video (M
Publication Date: 1987-01
Publisher: Warner Home Video (M
Sales Rank: 52171
Studio: Warner Home Video (M
Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 1980
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This terrific Walter Hill Western follows the careers of the James and Younger brothers--and uses the nifty idea of casting actual clans of acting siblings in the roles. Thus, the James brothers are played by James and Stacy Keach; the Youngers by David, Keith, and Robert Carradine; the Millers by Randy and Dennis Quaid; and the Fords by Christopher and Nicholas Guest. Hill, working with an evocative Ry Cooder score, creates a film that is at once breathtakingly exciting and elegiac in its treatment of these post-Civil War outlaws. The Keaches in particular bring a surprising dignity to the roles of Frank and Jesse James, while David Carradine is a hoot as Cole Younger--and the Quaids mimic real life (as it was for them then) in their battles as the Miller brothers. Bloody, to be sure, but also bloody good. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Gimmicky, but it works -- just don't expect a classic
Walter Hill's 1980 Western The Long Riders (his first film after the 1979 cult classic The Warriors) starts out with a gimmick -- the casting of famous Hollywood brothers as famous outlaw brothers -- but ends up as a fair addition to the genre (and it reportedly began its life as a musical!).
The main reason most people will get curious about The Long Riders is the cast. But look at that cast! It is likely to be the only place you'll see such a parade of prominent Hollywood families ... Read More
Rating: - Probably the best of the James Gang movies...
This 1980 release shows, fictionally yet creditably, the history of Frank and Jesse's career as bank and train robbers. There are lots of scenes with only the Younger brothers or the Miller brothers, much like the recent "Assassination of Jesse James" bomb with Brat Pitt spent much of its time with lesser and later gang members. The difference in the two films is astounding: in "Long Riders" there is coherent dialogue, enunciated clearly, and many daytime events, so the viewer can really see what's ... Read More
Rating:  - Great, realistic atmospheric Western
"The Long Riders" is one of the best Westerns ever made. It concerns one specific facet of the West treated now in only three other films, all of which concern the post-Civil War careers of the Missouri riders: those men and boys who threw in their hands with Bloody Bill Anderson, William Quantrill, Archie Clements and other guerrilla leaders in response to the horrific depredations of the murderers and rapists from Kansas styling themselves "Jayhawkers" and "Redleggers" (the union militia from Kansas, ... Read More
Rating: - One Of Many Jesse James Movies.
I have seen almost all of the various movies concerning
the life of Jesse. This one is good entertainment
with about 50% of the material factual.
Even Bob Hope made a flick, called Alias Jesse James,
which is excellent entertainment.
The Long Riders rates five stars with me because
of the unusual casting of brothers to play the
parts. Ry Cooder's soundtrack rates another five
stars. I believe most of you will enjoy this movie.
Rating: - One of two best westerns ever made!
If you want to have a well rounded library of movies and want to include westerns The Long Riders, as well as, Tombstone, are two of the best ever made. With the direction of Walter Hill, music by Ry Cooder, and siblings in the starring roles you can't beat this fictional account of the exploits of the gang of Jesse James. Keith Carridine, as Val Kilmer did in Tombstone, nearly steals the show, but is balanced out by a talented group of real life acting brothers. This brilliant idea pits the true emotion ... Read More
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