WesternActionDrama

Tom Horn

- See him before he sees you.

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

Release Date : 1980-03-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : First ArtistsSolar ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tom Horn

Original Name : Steve McQueen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glendolene Kimmel

Original Name : Linda Evans

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Coble

Original Name : Richard Farnsworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Belle

Original Name : Billy Green Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Creedmore

Original Name : Slim Pickens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant Prosecutor

Original Name : Peter Canon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stable Hand

Original Name : Elisha Cook Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mendenhour

Original Name : Roy Jenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arlo Chance

Original Name : James Kline

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Stoll

Original Name : Geoffrey Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burke

Original Name : Harry Northup

Gender : Male

Character Name : "Gentleman" Jim Corbett

Original Name : Steve Oliver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ora Haley

Original Name : Bill Thurman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corbett's Bodyguard

Original Name : Bobby Bass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brown's Hole Rustler

Original Name : Mickey Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cattle Baron

Original Name : B.J. Ward

Gender : Female

Character Name : Corbett's Bodyguard

Original Name : Richard Brewer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corbett's Bodyguard

Original Name : Mel Novak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corbett's Bodyguard

Original Name : Tom Tarpey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corbett's Bodyguard

Original Name : Bob West

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Cleveland

Original Name : Richard Kennedy

Gender : Male

Character Name : MacGregor

Original Name : Larry Strawbridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ora Haley's Bodyguard

Original Name : Pat Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dart

Original Name : Jim Burgdorf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rash

Original Name : Jerry Wills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isam

Original Name : Walter Wyatt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt

Original Name : Bob Orrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Auctioneer

Original Name : Fargo Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Auction Deputy

Original Name : Leo Hohler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy at Auction

Original Name : Erik Owens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brown's Hole Rustlers

Original Name : Tom Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brown's Hole Rustlers

Original Name : Joe Massangale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brown's Hole Rustlers

Original Name : Dave Moordigian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brown's Hole Rustlers

Original Name : Michael E. Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slaughter House Man

Original Name : Jimmy H. Burk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slaughter House Man

Original Name : Bill Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Windmill Man

Original Name : Dan Corry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gunfighter

Original Name : Jeffrey Meyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Nolt

Original Name : Clarke Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Feed Store

Original Name : Mike Chambers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Feed Store

Original Name : Bob Kern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Feed Store

Original Name : W. H. Manooch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Feed Store

Original Name : Fred O'Dell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Ohnhouse

Original Name : Drummond Barclay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Proctor

Original Name : Chuck Hayward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Tom Runyon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John L. Hallett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Jerry L. Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Larry Hollister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Bar

Original Name : Victor Spelta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid Deputy

Original Name : Jack Webster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Alan L. Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Robert Elliot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horn's Capturer

Original Name : Gilbert B. Combs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horn's Capturer

Original Name : Mike H. McGaughy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horn's Capturer

Original Name : Rock A. Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Padre

Original Name : J. P. S. Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy

Original Name : Lee Barton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy

Original Name : Roe Henson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy

Original Name : Paul Pinnt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steer Roping Sequence

Original Name : Chuck Henson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steer Roping Sequence

Original Name : Claude Henson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horse Breaking Sequence

Original Name : H.P. Evetts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horse Breaking Sequence

Original Name : Jeff Ramsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horse Breaking Sequence

Original Name : Bud Stout

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horse Breaking Sequence

Original Name : Gary Combs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horn's Capturer

Original Name : Walter Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Bert Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trick Rider

Original Name : Jimmy Medearis

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Someday, you're going to have to pay for your way of life, Tom. Tom Horn is directed by William Wiard and adapted to screenplay by Thomas McGuane and Bud Schrake from Horn's own autobiography. It stars Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush and Slim Pickens. Music is by Ernest Gold and cinematography by John A. Alonzo. Plot finds McQueen as legendary army tracker - turned hired gun - Tom Horn, who is hired by Wyoming ranchers to see off cattle rustlers, only to see them turn against him when his methods threaten their reputation. As a big fan of both Westerns as a genre and McQueen (in the process of getting the cancer that would kill him) the actor, it's tricky trying to review Tom Horn (and his final film "The Hunter") without the heart ruling the head. Fact is, is that Tom Horn is not the glorious hard hitting Tom Horn picture that the character demands. It looks fabulous, is very melancholic, and McQueen is genuinely affecting in his performance, but the production problems (various attached directors, rewrites etc) are evident and give us a film of what might have been. Nonetheless, this is no stinker, in fact, it's a very reflective piece dealing with a man out of his time - and he knows it. The narrative is strong on the end of the so called Wild West, a changing of the times, where law and order is about to finally become the dominant force. Horn was the man who helped bring in the mighty Geronimo, which gives the makers a chance to not only nod towards respect for the great Apache chief as a plot device, but to also let Horn, in McQueen's hands, show us a resignation of time being up for his kind. One dodgy "special effect" aside, when the violence is required for the story it is an adrenaline jolt, this is because the tone of the piece is ultimately sombre. The hazy romantic thread between Horn and Glendolene Kimmel (Evans is fine in a thankless role) is suffering from flashback overkill, but the tender feel to it sits comfortably within the pic's earnest intention. The political aspects strike the required chord for narrative worth, and the key aspect of Horn's ultimate fate being based on fact or otherwise? is deftly handled. Poor editing and a number of "time filling shots" grate a little, and if not prepared for a sombre pic then this will disappoint. Yet there's a lot of beauty here and if you be a fan of McQueen or not, his turn is brave, committed and very engaging. 7/10

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-09-07

_**The passing of the Old West with Steve McQueen**_ The legendary Tom Horn was a cowboy, a scout, a stage coach worker, a soldier assisting with the capture of Geronimo, a Pinkerton, a range detective and he fought at The Battle of San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. In 1901 he rides into the Wyoming Territory at 40 years of age where he is hired to kill rustlers, but is eventually accused of shooting a 14 year-old shepherd boy, a crime for which most authorities believe he was framed. "Tom Horn" (1980) was reportedly a troubled production. Steve McQueen in the title role had a passion for the project, which took three years to bring to the screen. He did much research, but was diagnosed with fatal mesothelioma in late 1979. McQueen wasn’t able to work with several directors, including Clint Eastwood’s mentor Don Siegel and “A Man Called Horse” director Elliot Silverstein; he ended up unofficially taking the reins, although William Wiard is credited in the position. While some critics say the movie comes across as a mess and base this on the fact that McQueen was working from two different scripts, I never felt lost watching it. The story’s pretty simple, really, with a few flashbacks to Tom’s relationship with a love interest (Linda Evans). The film’s fittingly funereal with flashes of great violence and a bit o’ low-key humor. It has authenticity in its favor, no doubt due to McQueen’s research. It just FEELS like the way it really was in the Old West at the turn of the century. Unfortunately, it wasn’t shot in Wyoming, but rather about 800 miles southwest of the real-life locations. In Jail, Horn wrote his autobiography “Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter,” which was published after his death in 1904. Horn was one the few people in the Old West to have been executed by a water-powered gallows, known as the "Julian Gallows,” which is depicted in the movie. The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot entirely in Arizona (Patagonia, Sonoita, Portal, San Raphael Valley, etc.). The cast includes Western notables like Slim Pickens, Richard Farnsworth, Geoffrey Lewis, Roy Jenson and Elisha Cook Jr. GRADE: B-/B