Four strangers become friends. Four friends become heroes. On the road to Silverado.
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
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Nostalgic, classical in form, resolved and unpretentious.
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- BornKnighton TMDB · Dec 20237/10
Written (along with his brother) and directed by Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Wyatt Earp), Silverado is one Western that remounts to the golden age of westerns - when I had put the movie on my to watch list, I surely thought it was some lost western from the 70´s. But alas, no it was a mid-80's to 90's transition movie what gave me some concerns, that proved wrong otherwise. The director doesn't have so many hits in his career other that RotLA, but it is simple in screenplay but not naive as most of the 50-60's westerns with some greater tone on violence and blood. It tells the story of 4 cowboys, two of them brothers, united by their own reasons, they being played by Kevin Kline and Kevin Costner, a black man with a vow of vengeance Danny Glover (that points the story around the 1870-80) and the lone wolf Scott Glenn that saves the first one that lead to encounters with the others.. The way off all 4 points to the city of Silverado, on which an ex-"friend" of Scott is the ruthless and abusive sheriff (Brian Dennehy, one of the best roles on the movie along with the saloon owner Linda Hunt - another great star on the movie, with just 1,45cm height that you have seen an
Read the whole review on TMDB - Wuchakon TMDB · Mar 20225/10
**Fun, rip-Roaring Western with too many characters in a complicated story** Released in 1985, "Silverado" is a Western about two brothers (Scott Glenn & Kevin Costner) and two other gents (Kevin Kline & Danny Glover) who become friends and ultimately team-up to take on the corrupt sheriff of the New Mexican town Silverado. The first time I watched "Silverado" was in the mid-90s and I was turned off by the implausibility of the prison break scene in the first act, not to mention the nigh goofiness of Costner's character. There's an unrealistic vibe, almost verging on Indiana Jones territory, which is easy to explain since writer/director Lawrence Kasdan also wrote "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981). So it's necessary to accept the implausible heroics to glean from (and enjoy) the meat of the picture, which is essentially a serious story running the gamut of the human condition (e.g. injustice, action, drama, comedy, conflict, etc.). I only bring this up so that viewers who favor realism in their Westerns, like "Shane" (1953), "True Grit" (1969/2010), "The Long Riders" (1980), "Unforgiven" (1992) or "Wyatt Earp" (1994), will make the necessary mental adjustments before attempting to d
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Jul 20188/10
Hi Ho Silver! Silverado is directed by Lawrence Kasdan and Lawrence co-writes with his brother Mark. It stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Jeff Goldblum Linda Hunt and Rosanna Arquette. Music is by Bruce Broughton and cinematography by John Bailey. As a big Western fan it's most interesting revisiting Silverado some 30 odd years after its release. In context of the time it first came out, when the genre was a dead duck, it was a bold and beautiful romp. How wonderful to find that with one or two 1980s irks aside, it is still a fine Western beast beating a true genre heart. Ok, it's hardly pulling up trees thematically, in the main because it embraces what it homages, every cliche in scene and writing is respectful to its predecessors, the Kasdan's achieving everything they set out to do - entertain like minded film lovers. Cast are on fine form, clearly enjoying the material and setting of such. The locations are outstanding, the vistas gorgeous, with production design to match. Broughton's musical score is rambunctious and lifts the spirit, even if much of it feels 1980s as opposed to the era of films setting. Action scenes are expertly sta
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Cast
- Kevin KlinePaden
- Scott GlennEmmett
- Danny GloverMalachi 'Mal' Johnson
- Kevin CostnerJake
- Brian DennehyCobb
- Rosanna ArquetteHannah
- John CleeseSheriff John T. Langston
- Linda HuntStella
- Jeff GoldblumSlick
- Ray BakerMcKendrick
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- Lawrence KasdanDirector
- Lawrence KasdanScreenplay
- Mark KasdanScreenplay
- John BaileyDirector of Photography
- Bruce BroughtonOriginal Music Composer
- Carol LittletonEditor
- Lawrence KasdanProducer
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