Joe Kidd
Western
Universal Studios  (1972) 88 mins PG

6.2 (2,832 votes)
Joe Kidd, which concerns a land war in New Mexico at the turn of the century, marks Clint Eastwood at the top of his form as a western hero. Filmed in 1971, the classic backdrop of the High Sierras, the top-notch acting skills of Robert Duvall and the rugged Eastwood as a "hired gun" who takes action based on his own particular sense of justice. And like a very classic western, it has gunfights, conflicts, and a slam-bang finale which has a locomotive being driven through a saloon where the bad guys are hiding....

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Joe Kidd
Robert Duvall  ......  Frank Harlan
John Saxon  ......  Luis Chama
Don Stroud  ......  Lamarr Simms
Stella Garcia  ......  Helen Sanchez
James Wainwright  ......  Olin Mingo
Director  .....  John Sturges
Producer  .....  Sidney Beckerman
Writer  .....  Elmore Leonard
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the shootout begins in the Mexican village, one of the bad guys is shot in a doorway, when he flies backwards into the room, the "brick" wall he lands against gives and then wobbles and shakes like rubber or card board. (more)

Filming Locations:
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Joe Kidd: [Punches Sheriff Bob Mitchell in the nose] Next time I'll knock your damn head off. (more)