Hard Bounty (1995) User Reviews

Women are hot, movie is cold

[frankfob · 4/10 · 5 September 2006]

Jim Wynorski makes movies so guys can see beautiful women naked. That's it. Story, plot, historical accuracy, mood, whatever, doesn't matter; how many great-looking women it has and how often they get naked is the main concern of a Jim Wynorski movie, and this one keeps up that noble tradition (sort of). Kelly LeBrock doesn't really do anything for me--her lips look like they've been injected with most of the world's supply of collagen--and she's never been much of an actress. Even in a low-budget--VERY low-budget--western like this one, she's over her head. However, the other three women, especially gorgeous blonde Kimberly Kelly, almost make the movie bearable. I say "almost" because, once you get past the gratuitous nudity--of which there actually isn't enough, which is astounding for a Wynorski epic--the movie has pretty much nothing to recommend it. Wynorski usually leavens his breaststravaganzas with a healthy dose of humor, but there's little of that to be seen here. Matt McCoy is so hilariously lame in his goofy aping of Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name" character that at first I thought this movie was going to be a parody, in the vein of "Rustler's Rhapsody"--in the opening gunfight with three competing bounty hunters, you can clearly hear McCoy fire seven shots from his six-shooter--but unfortunately they played it straight, and it doesn't work at all. The acting, as has been mentioned, is for the most part subpar; although villain John Terlesky isn't half bad, McCoy, Ross Hagen as the sheriff and especially Jay Richardson as the chief bad guy are just terrible. The gunfights (I hesitate to say "action") are very poorly handled, the dialogue (can't believe they actually paid somebody to write that bilge) is laughable and there's not enough nudity to make up for its many shortcomings. I guess Wynorski just didn't have his heart in it. I give it four stars--one each for Kimberly Kelly's best assets and one each for Rochelle Swanson's, all four of which are displayed to their best advantage. Other than that, this "western" is pretty much a dud.

A "dirty" western

[Justin-Fog · 5/10 · 26 September 2005]

As a western fan I got to watch the censored German version years ago. But I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed the R-rated version which I recently got to watch. Kelly LeBrock is beautiful but with her Eastern accent she seems to be somewhat out of place in the Southwest. Matt McCoy is the tough, silent gunfighter who shoots to kill. The gunfight scenes are well done but the story is full of cliché, with some sex scenes and some nudity thrown in for spice. Well, if you don't expect too much you will be able to enjoy this film. If you expect Kelly LeBrock to bare it all, however, you'll be deeply disappointed. She leaves that to a couple of her female sidekicks. Compared to the tough HBO TV-western "Deadwood", this movie is quite harmless and I don't understand why it received an "R" rating. But if you are into the new kind of western films you really should give it a chance. At a more than reasonable price of a couple of dollars, it's worth the effort anyway. Jasper P. Morgan

Western skinflick

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 30 January 2019]

HARD BOUNTY is another Z-grade B-flick from director Jim Wynorski, featuring a group of prostitutes who turn out to be the movie's heroes. It's a cheap Wild West effort full of the usual stereotyped characters plus a square-jawed hero in the form of Matt McCoy who couldn't be more boring if he tried. Kelly LeBrock leads the female cast and certainly looks attractive here, but the script is join-the-dots stupid. Wynorski regularly pauses the action to allow his starlets to disrobe and reveal acres of flesh, but you'll just be wondering where they got silicon implants from in the Wild West...

Decent, but not great

[GRAYPUMA · 10 September 2002]

You can hardly expect an oscar winner for this type of film, but it was ok in the end, although the last half does descend into a farce, with the girls miraculously being able to kill everybody, despite not being able to hit a thing five minutes before.

In the end, 5 out of 10

bad movie

[pshort4 · 1/10 · 18 July 2006]

the stupidest,dumbest,ridiculous movie i have ever watched,the only reason i kept watching was to see how bad it could get.how could anybody with any intelligence say it was good or decent or even not bad.the girls in their gunsling outfits were awful.nobody dressed like that in those days.i wonder what kind of mind dreams up stories like that.surely that movie didn't make any money. the title was appropriate. i don't know what else to say about this movie. it's so bad i cant describe it any further. also the acting was terrible. it's hard to get ten lines when all you have is bad comments. maybe the writers should read some new books and get better ideas.

Might be the worst movie ever made

[johnnytvr79 · 1/10 · 13 August 2007]

Seen this on TV last night, and after the first dialog lines I said to myself: man, this could be the worst movie ever! And I watched the whole thing. Well, when you see some silicone breasts riding horses and seeking justice in the Wild West... you can just say: the worst ever!

I don't know how they thought to write such a screenplay and cast such actors (most of them would have been better in porn movies than westerns).

Overall, don't watch this unless you are really, but really in the mood for something silly beyond reality.

Silicone chicks drawing guns at high noon, c'mon...

Stopped watching 3 minutes into the movie.

[hatterasjeepguy · 1/10 · 24 February 2024]

Someone please tell me why anyone making a serious Western movie could be so ignorant that they would ruin it at the very beginning by having the main character rapidly fire seven times from a six-shooter? Foley artists not counting shots is a cardinal sin in Westerns. If you cannot make it realistic, don't make it at all. It's easy to see how I missed this movie when it was originally released. Amazon must be getting desperate if they are digging up stuff like this. Ripping off similar scenes from Clint Eastwood's movies is one thing, but there is no excuse for such a glaring mistake within the first three minutes of a Western.

Not as bad as the ratings or the other comment.

[Booyah · 8/10 · 12 January 2000]

First off, I can never respect or pay any mind to this comment because the "critic" completely bashes Kelly McGillis...not so much that I am defending McGillis...but she ISN'T IN THE MOVIE.

Secondly, the movie wasn't that bad. It's obviously going to wind up on Cinemax at 3AM, but there's nothing wrong with that. It's not overly "raunchy" as the other comment claims.

The actors all did a good job...the only problem I had with it is that Kelly LEBROCK (not McGillis) has a British accent which she can't seem to kick...which is a continuity problem being that her "other sisters" all have western accents.

Sexy Western

[wolfhell88 · 8/10 · 30 December 2001]

With the help of a Gunfighter three Girls show what "Girlpower" really means. It's a typically Jim Wynorski film and it's a good one. John Terlesky as bad guy Carver dressed in black and with that typical "bad-guy-look" has a few great and memorable appearances. The three beauties Kelly LeBrock, Kimberly Kelley and Rochelle Swanson are really worth to watch. Give this movie a chance. You will not be disappointed.

sexy little western

[vampi1960 · 8/10 · 29 July 2006]

as a fan of Jim wynorski films i had to check this out,some will think this is a rip off of the western bad girls but its not.Matt McCoy(hand that rocks the cradle)plays a bounty hunter known as the holy ghost. his flame(Kelly lebrock)is a prostitute at the saloon/brothel.his ex friend(john terlisky)comes into town looking for no good.wynorski regular(jay Richardson)is the crooked land baron.and then there's the sheriff(Ross hagen)who hits the sauce.as westerns go its pretty good. but one of the flaws is they didn't do breast implants back then as you'll see,I'm not complaining.sexy Rochelle Swanson plays one of the prostitutes.character actor George buck flowers plays the barkeep. look for directer Fred Olen ray as a gunslinger.its a fun movie.westerns come a long way since john Wayne and Randolph Scott. Kelly lebrock who was in the women in red and sexy Lisa in weird science is looking good.this was co produced by actor Andrew Stevens.I'm giving hard bounty 8 out of 10,its a good little movie,and a sexy western.

Not Bad At All

[hackraytex · 9/10 · 29 July 2022]

This movie was more than I expected when I saw it awhile back. It was certainly worth seeing again and I will see it again sometime. It was head and above what other independent productions were which is why I look for the independent productions. Also, I have enjoyed the performances of Matt McCoy.

It appeared to have a budget that shows that people believe on this movie put up the money to show their interest. The acting, writing, and directing were top notch.

It had a nod toward the spaghetti westerns and Tombstone. Not the sashes some of the gun hands wore. The costuming and appearance of the performers was pretty historically accurate. However they went over the line on how the women dressed when they rode out to take care of business. The same was also in Gang of Roses.

There were women in the Old West who had to take care of business and they were not embarrassed to switch their skirts to pants and the attire needed to get the job done.

Well done everyone.