Thomasine & Bushrod (1974) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline for this picture follows a man who does his best to make ends meet until his former lover returns to town and challenges him to get a house, picket fence and some land to raise children. They decide the best way to do that is become notorious bank robbers. Will their lifestyle end in dreams coming true or go down in a blaze of glory?
This movie is directed by Gordon Parks Jr. (Super Fly) and stars Max Julien (The Mack), Vonetta McGee (Repo Man), George Murdock (Orange County), Glynn Turman (Super 8) and Herb Robins (The Funhouse).
This is a very well done character piece that contains a worthwhile storyline that is entertaining to watch unfold. The movie does a good job of depicting racism from this era. Some of the kill special effects were dated but the shootouts were fun. The car references and scenes in this are well done and the elements of hope were feel good moments; however, the ending felt very realistic and concludes this picture perfectly.
Overall this is a very unique addition to the western genre that is definitely worth your time. I would score this a 7.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is directed by Gordon Parks Jr. (Super Fly) and stars Max Julien (The Mack), Vonetta McGee (Repo Man), George Murdock (Orange County), Glynn Turman (Super 8) and Herb Robins (The Funhouse).
This is a very well done character piece that contains a worthwhile storyline that is entertaining to watch unfold. The movie does a good job of depicting racism from this era. Some of the kill special effects were dated but the shootouts were fun. The car references and scenes in this are well done and the elements of hope were feel good moments; however, the ending felt very realistic and concludes this picture perfectly.
Overall this is a very unique addition to the western genre that is definitely worth your time. I would score this a 7.5/10 and strongly recommend it.