The Missouri Breaks (1976): Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson
Directed by Arthur Penn, The Missouri Breaks (1976) has grown in Cult status, but was a commercial failure upon it's initial release. Anticipation and high expectations killed the film's chances: It was Marlon Brando's first film since Last Tango in Paris and The Godfather, and Jack Nicholson's first since Chinatown and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. There was just too much hype to live up to. Nevertheless, The Missouri Breaks is a great Western film, held together by Arthur Penn's masterful direction. Jack Nicholson is crafty as a thieving rustler pretending to be a farmer, and Marlon Brando is chilling as a sociopathic Regulator out for the kill. The supporting cast is good as well, including Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd and Harry Dean Stanton.
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Jack Nicholson
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Jack Nicholson
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Jack Nicholson
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks. 1976: Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson
