We never got to see the fate of Alan Hale's character Stone on camera. We only heard about it from the Sherriff. Do you think they were protecting us from seeing the beloved "Skipper" get shot??? Would it have gotten bad reviews? (BTW, a few bars of the music seemed to suspiciously resemble the Gilligan's Island theme)
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"the skipper toooo....the millionaire... and his wiiiiife" (in brass over end credits, in strings elsewhere)
You're right. It does sound like the theme from Gilligan's Island, crossed with Morricone's GOOD, BAD, UGLY.
My guess is that the Skipper's death was better told than seen, b/c A) the story has more impact coming from his friend who shot him, B) the movie is pretty economical, mostly following the Eastwood character around rather than a lot of tangents, and C) the movie was too long anyway; theater owners prefer to book movies under 2 hours so they can run them more times per day.
Besides, to get all the information the sheriff gives us in a 2 minute scene, we would have had to stay in Red Rock (or whatever that town's called) for days.
I agree with the post above...also note that 'The Skipper' wasn't as beloved in 1968 as he would later become...Gilligan's Island didn't become a hit until the reruns gained popularity in the 70s.
shareI'm old enough to remember when GI was initially aired. I remember it being a hit right out of the gate.
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Ha ha! I totally heard Gilligan's Island theme in the score, too.
shareAll I know is that seeing him in this movie just yanked me right out of it. I'm sorry, Alan Hale IS the Skipper, and I can't buy him in any other role.
I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.
Okay, now that we got the Gilligan's Island poke in here, here is the inevitable question; who is hotter, Rachel or Mary Ann? Rachel or Ginger??
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