And though its still a tough, hard place to make a living, thomasine and bushrod are prepared to try. Heres the clincher thomasine and bushrod steal from rich, white. Amid the changes transforming the country at the beginning of the twentieth. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Writerstar max julien and parks use the period setting to address racial prejudice headon in ways that may have been commercially risky were it set in the present.
To be certain, there arent that many blaxploitation westerns in the. At its core this is a love story about a young black couple who, due to the. Thomasine and bushrod was intended as the african american counterpart to bonnie and clyde, the difference being that the story in this case is utterly fictional. Available on itunes set in new mexico during the years 19121915, a fictional black bonnie and clydetype race through the southwest in their ancient jalopies, shooting lawmen and sharing the riches with poor blacks, whites, and indians alike. Vonette mcgee plays thomasine, and max julien who also wrote and coproduced the film is bushrod. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Good movie similar to bonnie and clyde, but the star actor and actress is african american. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us.
Despite her propensity for making bad decisions bushrod stays by her side until the bitter end. Movies this is us s niles fitch is making history as disneys first black, liveaction prince. Watch the full length movie of thomasine and bushrod online or on the fios mobile app. Max julien, vonetta mcgee, glynn turman, gordon parks jr. After an opening in which she shot a guy on the open range without apparent reason, in 1911 texas, vonetta mcgee 1st title character clears things up, with dodson herb robins her mark and marshal bogardie george murdock paying out, in gordon parks jr. Directed by gordon parks jr with max julien, vonetta mcgee, george murdock, glynn turman. Apr 07, 2008 thomasine and bushrod s biggest attribute is one of its most surprising, that being how much parks, julien and mcgee chose to highlight that it was a film made in 1973 about 1873. Thomasine and bushrod 1910s robin hood blaxploitation dvd. Not content with making a mere historically accurate piece, parks fills nearly every frame of the film with visual references to the seventies, a move that makes it. Bankrobber lovers max julien, vonetta mcgee in the 1910s southwest.
Thomasine and bushrod 1974 movie clip she said she was your wife screenwriter and 2nd title character max julien grills a gambler and dealer dave burleson, john gill about two lynched black youths he found on the way into town, then hears that his fellow title character vonetta mcgee awaits, in gordon parks jr. Thomasine and bushrod 1974 movie clip she said she was. Heres the clincher thomasine and bushrod steal from rich. Thomasine and bushrods biggest attribute is one of its most surprising, that being how much parks, julien and mcgee chose to highlight that it was a film made in 1973 about 1873.
Thomasine and bushrod spend less time as folk hero bank robbers than they do simply being husband and wife together, awash in the true and distinct friendship of couplehood, or dreaming of one day being able to settle and raise children. Amid the changes transforming the country at the beginning of the twentieth century, bounty hunter thomasine vonetta mcgee and the bandit bushrod max julien resume an old romance. This movie is about the relationship between the two main characters thomasine and bushrod. This pair of thieves, who operate in the american south between 1911 and 1915, pattern themselves after robin hood and hold the white establishment as a modernday sheriff of nottingham.
Bushrod is a reluctant outlaw who goes along with thomasine to please his woman. Screenwriter and 2nd title character max julien grills a gambler and dealer dave burleson, john gill about two lynched black youths he found on the way into town, then hears that his fellow title character vonetta mcgee awaits, in gordon parks jr. Set in new mexico during the years 19121915, a fictional black bonnie and clydetype race through the southwest in their ancient jalopies, shooting lawmen and sharing the riches with poor. Amid the changes transforming the country at the beginning of the twentieth centurycars replace horses and trails turn to roadsthe wild west of the 1900s is gradually being tamed. With the release of quentin tarantinos django unchained, it seems like a natural to try to make money from whatever blaxploitation westerns there are to be found. A pair of thieves operate in the american south between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white capitalists, and giving to mexicans, native americans and poor whites. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. One avenging sheriff, determined to bring the pair. Thomasine and bushrod 1974 movie clip been doin this. Set in the new mexico of 19121915, thomasine and bushrod details the exploits of a fictional black bonnie and clydetype duo. They are a pair of thieves, operating in the southwest between 1911 and 1915. After bushrod avenges his sisters murder by a bank robber, sheriff bogardie george burdock goes after.
The title song was written by arthur lee and performed by his band love. This pair of thieves, who operate in the american south between 1911 and 1915, pattern themselves after robin hood and hold the white establishment as a. A bullet for the general 1967, black gunn 1972, detroit 9000 1973, brotherhood of death 1976, death collector 1988. Julien and mcgee, the title characters, race through the southwest. Blaxploitation film about three martialarts specialists who prevent white supremacists. Bushrod s old buddy, jomo glynn turman, cooley high, turns up just when they need him most, and the trio plan their next heist together. Watch thomasine and bushrod online verizon fios tv. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Read about the thomasine and bushrod dvd and browse other dvd movies.
Vonetta mcgee plays thomasine and max julien plays bushrod in a film intended as a. Though the company has obviously grown into an internationally recognized chain of first run movie palaces, the drafthouse ritz in austin, texas. It is directed by gordon parks jr a pair of thieves operate in the american south. Vonetta mcgee blacula is featured as the female bounty hunter who resumes an old romance with bandit bushrod julien. Thomasine and bushrod 1974 movie clip she said she. A female bounty hunter who resumes an old romance with bandit bushrod. Bushrods old buddy, jomo glynn turman, cooley high, turns up just when they need him most, and the trio plan their next heist together. Its still a tough, hard place to make a living, but thomasine and bushrod are prepared to try. As cars replace horses and trails turn to roads, the wild west of 1910 is gradually being tamed. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Thomasine and bushrod comedy set in new mexico during the years 19121915, a fictional black bonnie and clydetype race through the southwest in their ancient jalopies, shooting lawmen and sharing the riches with poor blacks, whites, and indians alike.
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