"The Great Scount & Cathouse Thursday" is a comedy western, though the film is set after the old west was no longer old...and the story just isn't funny. Mostly what purports to be comedy consists of goofy faces by Lee Marvin, folks yelling a lot, a meandering script and silly banjo music tossed in to remind you it's supposed to be funny.
Sam and Joe (Lee Marvin and Oliver Reed) used to be partners with Jack Colby (Robert Culp), but after striking it rich together, Jack ran off with the money and now, 15 years later, they meet up once again. Colby has bought respectability and the pair are unsuccessful in convincing him to do the right thing. However, this plot occupies little of the film and often it just meanders away on odd directions, such as their meeting up with a runaway prostitute.
I'll cut to the chase...I just didn't find the film funny and I thought it lacked cohesion...such a disjoint and aimless script that made sense. I also found it a chore to finish.
Considering that Oliver Reed and Lee Marvin were both alcoholics, the film looks more like a chance for the two buddies to drink and get paid to do it. Also, if you do watch the film, get a load of English Oliver Reed playing a half-Native American with the clap...complete with brown paint on his skin and a long, black wig. Uggh.
Sam and Joe (Lee Marvin and Oliver Reed) used to be partners with Jack Colby (Robert Culp), but after striking it rich together, Jack ran off with the money and now, 15 years later, they meet up once again. Colby has bought respectability and the pair are unsuccessful in convincing him to do the right thing. However, this plot occupies little of the film and often it just meanders away on odd directions, such as their meeting up with a runaway prostitute.
I'll cut to the chase...I just didn't find the film funny and I thought it lacked cohesion...such a disjoint and aimless script that made sense. I also found it a chore to finish.
Considering that Oliver Reed and Lee Marvin were both alcoholics, the film looks more like a chance for the two buddies to drink and get paid to do it. Also, if you do watch the film, get a load of English Oliver Reed playing a half-Native American with the clap...complete with brown paint on his skin and a long, black wig. Uggh.