In February, I shared 15 western movie taglines that were clever or witty, real groaners, or just plain silly. March through September, I will share 10 movie taglines each month. October through December will be the Top 40 Countdown of Best Western Movie Taglines.
I compiled a list of 250 westerns and their taglines. From that 250, I plucked out the best 125 to share between February and December. These 125 taglines range from good to outstanding as far as doing justice to their corresponding movies.
The Top 40 taglines are the ones that capture and sum up the heart of the movie in such a fabulous way that we're amazed at how a handful of words can be that powerful or theme-descriptive. Also in December, I will 1) share taglines I've written for two western movies and one early-settling of the American frontier movie that deserved better taglines and, 2) offer a downloadable document of the 250 movies and taglines that I compiled.
Onward to the September Western Movie Taglines—
A
Fistful of Dollars (1964)
In his
own way, he is, perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived.
Barbarosa (1982)
The
Outlaw… The Outcast… And the Legend that was bigger than both of them.
Cahill
U.S. Marshal (1973)
Five
killers robbed a bank. The lucky ones got caught. The rest got Cahill.
****
Break the
law and he’s the last man you want to see. And the last you ever will.
The
Gunfighter (1950)
His
only friend was his gun… His only refuge – a woman’s heart.
The
Hateful Eight (2015)
No one
comes up here without a damn good reason.
Hondo (1953)
First
she was afraid he’d stay. Then she was afraid he wouldn’t.
***
Hot
blooded with the heat of the plains that bred him, silent as gunsmoke, a
stranger to all but the surly dog at his side...
The
Naked Spur (1953)
Strong
men are weak when a woman is bait.
News
of the World (2020)
Find
where you belong.
Once
Upon a Time in the West (1968)
There
were three men in her life. One to take her…one to love her—and one to kill
her.
Zandy’s
Bride (1974)
They
would be married first…and they would fall in love last.
See you in October when the Top 40 Western Movie Countdown begins.
Kaye
Spencer
www.kayespencer.com
Thanks, Kaye. Cahill U.S. Marshal is not my favorite John Wayne movie, but it had some great taglines!
ReplyDeleteOf this list, the one that seems like the strongest tagline is the one for Cahill U.S. Marshal. "The rest got Cahill" is what seals it.
ReplyDeleteThe next strongest to me is the "There were three men in her life. One to take her…one to love her—and one to kill her." for Once Upon a Time in the West. - BK Jackson