Few hauteur directors are more revered and beloved than Oscar "Budd" Boetticher, Jr., who lived a life more amazing than any movie. And few films have been more eagerly-awaited on DVD than the spare, adult westerns he made at Columbia in the late 1950s, all starring Randolph Scott, most written by future director Burt Kennedy, and co-starring such outstanding actors as James Coburn (in his film debut), Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, and Craig Stevens. Now, at last, you hold them in your hand: The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station. Rounding out the set is Bruce Ricker's acclaimed feature-length documentary, A Man Can do That, executive produced Budd's friend Clint Eastwood. Sony Pictures and The Film Foundation are honored to present one of the absolutely essential collections of this or any year.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful films but a poor transfer:
This boxed-set is long overdue, Boetticher/Randolph Scott westerns being one of the most sought after films by movie buffs all over the world. This set is well conceived with lots of interseting bonuses. But the quality of the transfer is not up to the usual level for these kinds of releases. Anyway, nobody could go without!
Just great!:
For years I've been waiting for Boetticher's films on DVD. It was worth it. The Budd Boetticher Box Set is just great.
The Ranowns, at last:
I will not review these films -- except to indicate that "Ride Lonesome" is a particularly fine one -- but want to warn buyers that the packaging (courtesy the ever adorable Sony Corporation) may arrive in bad shape. My NEW copy was shrink-wrapped, but inside one of the discs was piled on top of another because one of the little tabs had broken off. Clearly, this was noticed by the packager in the factory -- but shipped anyway. My choice to either return and wait for another copy or accept as OK damaged... more info
Director Budd Boetticher has Western star Randolph Scott riding tall in THE TALL T through to COMANCHE STATION.:
In the mid 1950's Director Budd Boetticher came together with ageing star Randolph Scott to make a remarkable group of B-Westerns under the banner of RANOWN Productions, the name was made up from the names of Randolph Scott and producer Harry Joe Brown. The first of these was SEVEN MEN FROM NOW (1956) a Batjac (John Wayne) Production. This film was painstakingly restored and released as a Special Collector's Edition in 2005. This five-film Budd Boetticher Collection in production order is: THE TALL T... more info
