12/3/2023 0 Comments Ballad of buster scruggs movie![]() Buster points out the five thugs (and only customers) sitting at a nearby table drinking liquor and the barman explains that they are "outlaws". The unhelpful barkeeper tells Buster that whiskey is prohibited the county is under prohibition laws. He finally arrives at the run-down cantina and asks the owner for a drink of whiskey. He then resolves to ride over to a nearby cantina for a well-deserved drink and potential game of cards. He brings his horse to a stop in a low canyon, and "breaks the fourth wall" as he tells the viewers who he is and how he doesn't really consider his "outlaw" status to be earned as he removes a 'WANTED' poster from one of his saddlebags. He dresses like Glen Campbell's 'Rhinestone Cowboy', rides a white stallion named 'Dan', plays a guitar, and merrily sings the country tune: 'Cool, Clear Water'. We begin the story in Colorado, in Monument Valley as we observe the protagonist of this story: Buster Scruggs (Tim Blake Nelson). Story 1: THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGSĬolour Illustration: Two cowboys rising from a gambling table, with one pointing a gun at the other and the caption below reading: "'You seen 'em, you play 'em,' sneered the surly man". We slowly open the book and observe the first colour plate and first story. The film itself is an anthology of six tales taken from the book with six, consequent, colour plate illustrations for each story. ![]() We open on a large, leather bound novel on top of a table that is titled: 'BUSTER SCRUGGS & OTHER TALES OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER'. ![]()
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