Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1980
PG
1h 37m

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Coming-of-Age Costume Drama Period Drama Drama Western

In 19th-century Oklahoma, two teen girls who love stories about outlaws are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and, although disappointed, still tr... Read allIn 19th-century Oklahoma, two teen girls who love stories about outlaws are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and, although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.In 19th-century Oklahoma, two teen girls who love stories about outlaws are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and, although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.

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6.1/10

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Trivia
Burt Lancaster had hepatitis and suffered a mild heart attack during filming.

Goofs
When Bill Doolin hands a shotgun shell to the kid who wants to watch the approach to the town for him, he hands him a standard red 12-gauge shotgun shell that any 12-gauge owner today would know well, but it was only in the late 1960s that manufacturers began using a color-coding scheme, originally red for 12-gauge, gold for 20-gauge. In 1890s Oklahoma it would not have been the color shown on screen.

Alternate versions
Having been discarded by its distribution company, Universal Pictures, the movie has only received one English-language video issue since it arrived in theaters c. 1981: a UK release on Picture Time Video. This version is truncated by 7 minutes; instead of the full 95-minute cut, the film runs only 88 minutes.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: So Fine, Gallipoli, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, True Confessions, Rich and Famous (1981)

Soundtracks
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Written by Tom Slocum, Sanh Berti, Dehl Franke Berti
Performed by Mary McCaslin, Jim Ringer, Tom Slocum, Beverly Spaulding

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10/10

Wonderful old-fashioned family western

Amanda Plummer and Diane Lane are perfect complements in the title roles. Cattle Annie, as played by Plummer, is assertive, questioning, and somewhat rambunctious. In contrast, Lane's character is a lot like Barbara i One Day At A Time. The two young ladies get in the middle of Legendary Marshal Bill Tilghman's attempts to take the gang led by Burt Lancaster. The dialogue is sensational, and the acting, including terrific performances by Scoot Glenn and John Savage, could not be better. This is one to savor.