The Missouri Breaks

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Summary:
A rancher, a rustler, and a regulator face off in Arthur Penn's eccentric western. As a cover for their horse thievery, a gang of Montana rustlers, led by the laid-back Tom Logan (Jack Nicholson), buys a small farm adjacent to the ranch of their latest target/nemesis, Braxton (John McLiam). When the gang leaves Tom on the farm and heads to Canada for another score, Tom takes a s... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Marlon Brando - (Lee Clayton)
Jack Nicholson - (Tom Logan)
Kathleen Lloyd - (Jane Braxton)
Randy Quaid - (Little Tod)
Frederic Forrest - (Cary)
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Review:
With a script by Thomas McGuane, the volatile presence of both Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson, and director Arthur Penn's penchant for breaking genre conventions and mixing moods, The Missouri Breaks veers from quiet poignancy to broad comedy to frontier action, and finally to abruptly shocking violence, in a story that poses the o... Continue >>

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