Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hun... Read allSix tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 6 wins & 38 nominations total
- Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- (as Alejandro Patino)
- Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- (as Clinton Robert)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe poker hand Buster Scruggs refuses to play in the saloon is a two-pair of black aces and eights, known as "the dead man's hand." According to legend, that was the hand 'Wild Bill' Hickok had when he was shot in the back of the head and killed by Jack McCall.
- GoofsAfter the Cowboy in Near Algodones is about to get hanged for the first time, the horse wanders from its initial spot under the tree. If the rope around the Cowboy's neck is long enough to let the horse wander that far, he would have landed on his feet if the lawmen had had luck fulfilling the deed. Also, the rope changes angle in closeups vs. in landscape footage.
- Quotes
Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't low-down and poker's played fair. If there weren't, what are all the songs about? I'll see y'all there. And we can sing together and shake our heads over all the meanness in the used-to-be.
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"Near Algodones" kept me interested, and I enjoyed the characters, but there was no take away, so it kind of fell flat.
"Meal Ticket" was worthless and should have been cut altogether. It was extremely boring and sad.
"All Gold Canyon" and "The Gal Who Got Rattled" were enjoyable and interesting. Good characters and beautiful cinematography. Both segments kept my interest.
"The Mortal Remains" had some interesting dialogue but it fell off and didn't seem to have a point.
So one segment was fantastic, three others were pretty good, and two were completely forgettable. A mixed bag, but I generously give it a 6/10.
- chris-278-208073
- Nov 18, 2018
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- Also known as
- La balada de Buster Scruggs
- Filming locations
- Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA(location)
- Production companies
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- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1