The action hero. Steely-jawed and good with his fists. Beset by troubles, major and minor. He drank too much. His wife had left him. He was broke. He was a loose cannon. He was saddled with an unending stream of new partners and a legion of captains, police commissioners and mayors that made his life a living hell. He had, always, of necessity, a dry sense of humor and a stoic world view.
Surprised you did not mention Sergio Leone in the list of western directors who took that genre in a new direction, especially since he reinvented the "anti-hero" almost to the point of self-parody.
Great point, and thanks for catching that - I did have him in the first draft I wrote but somehow edited him out when I posted it. The perils of trying to write fast...
Surprised you did not mention Sergio Leone in the list of western directors who took that genre in a new direction, especially since he reinvented the "anti-hero" almost to the point of self-parody.
Great point, and thanks for catching that - I did have him in the first draft I wrote but somehow edited him out when I posted it. The perils of trying to write fast...