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Cowpunchers!The Last of the Mohicans (1992)The Last of the Mohicans directed by Michael Mann and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe and Russell Means.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are reminded why we threw the tea into the harbor. Mel finds this movie too close to her personal brand of stress dream! Amy does not recommend you get burned at the stake. Stu posits that the movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford is in fact still going on. Will Mel and Amy get better at geography? Stick around to the end to see how they do...2024-09-081h 20Cowpunchers!Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter directed by William Beaudine, and starring John Lupton, Narda Onyx, and Cal Bolder.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers get pedantic. Amy uses complex Non-Euclidean Geometry to explain the romantic subplot. Mel is holding out for a himbo. Stu observes someone's kink.2023-11-051h 21Cowpunchers!Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966)Billy the Kid versus Dracula directed by William Beaudine and starring John Carradine, Chuck Courtney and Melinda Casey.
Episode Roundup: For our spooky Halloween special, the Cowpunchers discuss inappropriate ways to look at things. Pat takes umbrage with the inconsistent vampire lore. Amy is confused about how doctors are educated and hopes cryptid lore is included in the curriculum. Stu sends a rude postcard to Francis. Mel implores you to take it seriously when someone wants to "catholic" at the problem2023-10-221h 11Cowpunchers!More Dead Than Alive (1969)More Dead Than Alive directed by Robert Sparr and starring Clint Walker, Anne Francis, and Vincent Price.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers attempt to adequately describe how big and tall Clint Walker is, but ultimately come up short. Amy advises you to not taunt unhinged young men with firearms. Mel is convinced Anne Francis is a time traveler. Stu comes up with a last minute Halloween costume.2023-10-081h 26Cowpunchers!The War Wagon (1967)The War Wagon directed by Burt Kennedy, starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Howard Keel.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers reccomend you watch another movie. Stu posits that a train would be a more economical option. Amy forgets that train robberies exist. Mel fixes the movie by setting it inside Westworld. Stay to the end to hear a letter from a listener with some bonus 3:10 to Yuma facts!2023-09-241h 28Cowpunchers!3:10 to Yuma (2007)3:10 to Yuma starring Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, and Ben Foster.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers want to know where Charlie Prince buys his jackets. Mel has valuable advice on where to store your high explosives. Amy says what we're all thinking, "Hey, $200 is $200, am I right?" Stu seriously doubts the medical accuracy of this movie.2023-09-101h 47Cowpunchers!3:10 to Yuma (1957)3:10 to Yuma directed by Delmer Daves and starring Glenn Ford, Van Heflin and Felicia Farr.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers beg Mark to shut his mouth. Mel's eyebrows are living their best lives. Stu exhausts his thesaurus as he comes up with new names for Contention City. Amy critiques the heavy shots at the saloon. 2023-08-271h 25Cowpunchers!Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)Two Mules for Sister Sara directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers revel in hearing Clint Eastwood say "ass." Mel tells the story of the largest rosary she's ever seen. Amy proposes using an exploding Bible as a weapon. Stu describes his ideal career; doing nothing.2023-08-131h 12Cowpunchers!I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969)I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring John Garko and Frank Wolff.
Episode Roundup: This episode is bursting with fun surprises! Stay till the end to hear a lovely letter from a lovely listener, our world famous geography quiz (that Mel and Amy forgot to do on the last episode) and at the very very very end... Stu attempts to read through the show notes for the other Sartana movies we've watched.
The Cowpunchers discuss the finer points of cowboy pokemon evolution, then...2023-07-301h 19Cowpunchers!The Telegraph Trail (1933)The Telegraph Trail directed by Tenny Wright and starring John Wayne, Duke the Wonder Horse, and Frank McHugh.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch a movie that was as lazy as it was racist! Seriously, it was a wagon full of slurs paired with about 25 minutes of stock footage. Amy demands the release of the "scooch cut." Mel builds on the theory that "Fellowship of the Ring" is a Western.2023-07-161h 21Cowpunchers!The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)The Treasure of the Sierra Madre directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and Tim Holt.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers talk delicious Texas peaches, what happens when you give a coot some gold, and that the true treasure was the friends we made along the way. Mel posits that this may be the prequel to Silverado, and advises you to not get bit by a gila monster. Amy provides some Mining Facts(TM). Stu tells us the badges he's earned while in the Coot Scouts and is impressed with how sweaty Humphrey Bogart looks. 2023-07-021h 26Cowpunchers!Old Henry (2021)Old Henry directed by Potsy Ponciroli and starring Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze and Gavin Lewis.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch the Western version of John Wick. Amy makes a lot of Pokémon references. Pat teaches us about cowboy guns. Stu is shocked by Chekov's Hogs.2023-06-041h 03Cowpunchers!Cowpunchers Gold Mine Vol. 1Our first "Best Of" Episode! Enjoy this collection of our favorite jokes, gags, and bits from the last 3 years! Mel rants about Kenneth Branagh. Amy laughs hysterically at a list of stuffed horses. Pat gets mad at poor firearm/banjo handling. Stu observes a weird dinner.
Episodes included: Arizona, Badland, Sabata, Shanghai Joe, Shakiest Gun in the West, Sabata Revisited, Sabata the Killer, the Grand Duel, White Buffalo, BloodRayne 2, Christmas Mountain, Boot Hill, Wild Wild West, Tombstone, Dodge City, My Names is Nobody, Trail of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro 1920, High Noon, Return of Sabata. 2023-05-211h 04Cowpunchers!The Mark of Zorro (1940)The Mark of Zorro directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Basil Rathbone.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers gleefully return to Caballero night! Mel and Amy enjoy men's fashion. Stu doesn't believe this is a western at all. And finally -- Justice for Chihuahua!
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2023-05-071h 31Cowpunchers!Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968)Django, Prepare a Coffin directed by Ferdinando Baldi, and starring Terence Hill, Horst Frank, and George Eastman.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers continue their search for a Terence Hill movie that isn't obnoxious so that Amy can be freed from the fey realms! Stu incorrectly identifies Django Reinhardt as Spanish (he was Belgian). Amy observes Terence Hill collecting men for his ghost army. Mel trusts no one, and neither should you.2023-04-231h 10Cowpunchers!Meek's Cutoff (2010)Meek's Cutoff directed by Kelly Reichardt, starring Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood and Paul Dano.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers detail all the places you can get lost in and die in America to this very day! Pat posits that this is a post apocalpytic film. Mel makes her own postcard. Amy is still trapped in the fey realm and Stu proposes Stephen Meek as a guide to get her out. We also answer the age-old question: Should you take your pregnant wife and or your bird on the Oregon trail?
Reach out to...2023-04-091h 23Cowpunchers!Bad Girls (1994)Bad Girls directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, and Drew Barrymore.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers have a disagreement on the quality of this movie! Amy is captivated by a caravan of coots. Pat reveals his "type" and that type is Drew Barrymore with murder in her eyes. Stu calls his mom to ask if she'll let him watch Spiderman.2023-03-261h 12Cowpunchers!Bandidas (2006)Bandidas directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, starring Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Steve Zahn.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are coming at you with some BSE (Big Spaghetti Energy) with this Western that is nearly great except for one early aught's infected scene. Pat demands the Cleef. Stu is haunted by Dwight Yoakam's face. Amy was really hoping for a Lady Zorro scenario. Mel introduces the punchers to the very technical term "boobular". The search continues for Salma Hayek's perfect Western.
Check us out on Instagram @CowpunchersPod or email us at CowpunchersShow@gmail.com2023-03-121h 18Cowpunchers!For a Few Dollars More (1965)For a Few Dollars More directed by Sergio Leone, and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volontè.
Episode Roundup: SABATATHON '23 is rounded out with the middle stage of the "Dollars" Trilogy. Get ready for a metric ton of FACE. Stu squints so long and hard his face gets frozen that way. Mel doesn't know anyone or anything, she's dead! Amy tests Mel and Stu with this year's Sabatathon quiz, "A Western by Any Other Name."2023-02-261h 37Cowpunchers!Bad Man's River (1971)Bad Man's River directed by Eugenio Martin, starring Lee Van Cleef, James Mason and Gina Lollobrigida.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers revel in seeing Lee Van Cleef in a different hat. Stu posits that this movie has Big Muppet Energy (TM). Amy's broad definition of coot causes a contr0versy. Mel provides direction for Lee and Gina's "sexy" scenes.
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Check us out on Instagram: @CowpunchersPod2023-02-121h 25Cowpunchers!Return of Sabata (1971)Return of Sabata directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, and Giampiero Albertini.
Episode Roundup: SABATATHON '23 is off to a roaring start with this, the last "Canonical" installment of the Sabata trilogy! Stu admires an ugly suit. Mel feels that this movie taught her to appreciate James Bond. Amy found the missing portion of a circus movie. Pat observes a man get hit in the nuts so hard that he dies.2023-01-291h 30Cowpunchers!High Noon (1952)High Noon directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and Thomas Mitchell.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers stan Helen, and could not run out of nice things to say about this classic Western. Stu posits that this film is a good bridge between film noir and westerns. Mel says the real villian is not Frank Miller, but the whole town. Amy is charmed by a young Lee Van Cleef.
Send us a note at CowpunchersShow@gmail.com !2023-01-151h 27Cowpunchers!The Mark of Zorro (1920)The Mark of Zorro directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, and Noah Beery.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch a Zorro movie only to talk at length about Batman. This movie dared to ask "Have you seen this one?" Mel suggests that Zorro would be a great moderator for the AITA sub-Reddit. Amy points out that this movie had a stronger female lead than some movies made in the last twenty five years. We introduce a new segment, "Who brought the hands?"2023-01-011h 30Cowpunchers!Trail of Robin Hood (1950)Trail of Robin Hood directed by William Witney, starring Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards and Trigger the horse.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers learn about the cut throat world of Christmas Tree farmers in this seasonally appropriate western. Stu is impressed by a very violent dog. Mel provides an audio tour of famous stuffed horses. Pat explores this movie's similarities to Space Jam. Amy loses her mind.
Send us a note at cowpunchersshow@gmail.com !2022-12-181h 22Cowpunchers!My Name is Nobody (1973)My Name is Nobody directed by Tonino Valerii and starring Terence Hill and Henry Fonda.
Episode Roundup: Get ready for an EXPLOSIVE horse riding event! Pat is an active advocate for horse murder. Mel discusses the rare Cowboy weather system and its impact on the American Plains. Stu gets pissed about the most important pissing scene in cinema history. Amy is kidnapped by Terence Hill and taken to the Fae Realms.2022-12-041h 26
Cowpunchers!Heads I'll kill you, tails... you're dead - They Call me Allelujah (1971)Heads I'll kill you, tails... you're dead - They Call me Allelujah directed by Giuliano Carnimeo, starring George Hilton, Charles Southwood and Agata Flori
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers have difficulty naming this movie - other titles include: "Guns for Dollars", "Deep West", and "They Call me Hallelujah". Mel proves that the protaganist is a time lord. Amy digs the soundtrack of the revolution. Stu confirms that none of this is historically accurate.
Send us a note at cowpunchersshow@gmail.com !2022-11-201h 20Cowpunchers!Dodge City (1939)Dodge City directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers announce their strong and steadfast support for the Union. Mel is a first order Olivia de Havilland stan. Stu wants to see two trains get in a fight. Amy can't think of a word that describes an altercation that involves firearms. Pat develops a crush on Errol Flynn.2022-11-071h 34Cowpunchers!Bone Tomahawk (2015)Bone Tomahawk directed by S. Craig Zahler, starring Kurt Russel, Patrick Wilson and Matthew Fox.
Episode Roundup: The cowpunchers list the differences between Amy MacLeod and David Arquette. Amy implores you to avoid evil magic circles, no matter theie provenance. Pat entrenches himself further into anti-horse rhetoric. Stu refuses to meet with the devil.
Send us a note at Cowpunchersshow@gmail.com !2022-10-231h 26Cowpunchers!Tombstone (1993)Tombstone directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, and Sam Elliott.
Episode Roundup: How many one-liners will we include and how many of those will have been spoken by Val Kilmer? Amy is your huckleberry. Stu wants to watch this again right now. Pat wants pepperoni and cheese. Mel greatly admires Kurt Russell's mustache.2022-10-091h 48Cowpunchers!My Darling Clementine (1946)My Darling Clementine directed by John Ford, starring Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell and Victor Mature.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers take a reccomendation from M*A*S*H*'s own Colonel Potter! Amy posits the different potential flavors of church. Mel demands justice for Chihuahua. Stu recalls the age old tradition of wrecking the theater when you don't like the show.2022-09-251h 15Cowpunchers!Wild Wild West (1999)Wild Wild West directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, and Salma Hayek.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch "Missed Opportunity 2: Now With Salma Hayek's Butt." Mel reveals her deep and furious loathing of Kenneth Branagh. Stu thinks this movie wasn't nearly dumb enough. Amy wants you to know that that isn't how crocheting works.2022-09-111h 31Cowpunchers!Silverado 1985Silverado directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glen and Kevin Costner.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers all get together for a super-sized episode for this super-sized western! Mel wonders where most of this movie went. Stu is impressed by the beards. Pat enjoys the charcuterie board of western tropes. Amy thinks this should have been a mini-series.
Send us a note at Cowpunchersshow@gmail.com !2022-08-281h 20Cowpunchers!It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)It Can Be Done Amigo directed by Maurizio Lucidi and starring Bud Spencer and Jack Palance.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers list things you can eat other than dirt, create a video game boss, and name a bird. Amy is captivated by a cornucopia of coots. Stu is vexed by the villainous visage of Jack Palance.2022-08-1446 minCowpunchers!Boot Hill (1969)Boot Hill directed by Giuseppe Colizzi and starring Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and Woody Strode.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers celebrate "Geen's" retirement. Amy believes this movie led to the invention of the staple. Stu can't handle all that hot and cool JAZZ. Pat is haunted by a cadre of killer clowns.
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Cowpunchers!The Return of Ringo (1965)The Return of Ringo directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, and Lorella De Luca.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch a man go to absurd lengths to determine whether his wife has been cheating on him. Stu learns a new way to sling back a shot of whiskey. Amy thinks any movie is made better when someone tosses a rifle to the main character.2022-06-1947 minCowpunchers!The Great Train Robbery - Alternate Audio TrackThe Cowpunchers have been a bit busy lately. This week we have the alternate audio track for The Great Train Robbery. Eventually, once Amy figures out how to edit video... we'll get this up on YouTube.
But for now - enjoy the fruits of our silly and strange labors!
Stay safe everyone!
Library of Congress version of The Great Train Robbery - https://youtu.be/In3mRDX0uqk
2022-06-0515 minCowpunchers!They Call Me Trinity (1970)They Call Me Trinity directed by Enzo Barboni, starring Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and Steffan Zacharias.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers enjoy a feast of fist fights. Stu brings the chili tips you need. Amy discovers a new type of Coot.
Send us a note at Cowpunchersshow@gmail.com ! 2022-05-2251 minCowpunchers!Law and Order (1953)Law and Order directed by Nathan Juran and starring Ronald Reagan, Dorothy Malone, and Preston Foster.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers review a surprisingly horny movie for 1953. Pat isn't surprised Reagan is a cop in a law and order movie. Amy wants an old west version of Frasier. Stu thinks Carter would've won in 1980 if only he had featured this movie in his campaign ads.2022-05-0851 minCowpunchers!Panning for Comedy Gold 3Bonus Episode!!!
Another collection of clips and bits that didn't make the final episodes they were recorded for!
This time we've got the Sabatathon quiz! Can the boys figure out if a movie synopsis is from IMDB or Amy's imagination? Stu is a shill for big kangaroo. Amy is committed to Sauce Kevin. Pat gives a passionate defense of thumbs. 2022-05-0128 minCowpunchers!The Great Train Robbery (1903)The Great Train Robbery directed by Edwin S. Porter and starring Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, A.C. Abadie, and George Barnes.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch the very first Western film and provide their commentary! Watch along with us! Stu isn't sure where Baltimore County Maryland begins or ends. Pat suggests replacing the classic wurlitzer with some sultry sax as the sound track. Amy requests you send the whole man.
Stay tuned, cowpokes! A bonus episode along with our riff track for The Great Train Robbery is coming soon!
To watch the Gr...2022-04-2437 minCowpunchers!Wolf Lowry (1917)Wolf Lowry directed by William S. Hart and starring William S. Hart, Margery Wilson, Aaron Edwards, and William Fairbanks.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers wonder how silent the set was for a silent movie. Amy wants to see an Old West version of Seinfeld. Stu has a lot of fun putting his own emphasis on the dialogue cards. Pat tells us what good flavors cabbage can bring to a good shoe stew.2022-04-101h 02Cowpunchers!Cowpunchers TV! Charmed and Star Trek TNGCharmed - S3:E14 The Good, the Bad and the Cursed (2001)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - S6:E8 A Fistful of Datas (1992)
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers indulge in some TV! We watched two western themed episodes of non-western themed television shows. In Charmed, We wanted MORE MAGIC, however they may have used all of it to keep Prue's half-shirt functional. We discuss the poor safety features of the Holodeck and a possible connection to the company that brought us WestWorld. Both episodes reveled in the western tropes we all know and love. Amy wants to...2022-03-271h 08Cowpunchers!Hell or High Water (2016)Hell or High Water directed by David Mackenzie and starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers wax philosophical after watching a movie about robbing banks in 2009. Stu expresses his dissatisfaction with people who own giant pickup trucks and don't use them. Amy wants a cold beer and to watch the Texas landscape.2022-03-131h 00Cowpunchers!Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970)Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring George Hilton, Charles Southwood and Erika Blanc.
Episode Roundup: The cowpunchers invent some brand new sentences including: "Go to foot-cigarette jail!", "Where can guns live?" and "How else do you salt your eggs if not from the salt from your salt holster?" Pat offers you an egg in this trying time. Stu shows us how cowboys do business. Amy wants to know why three loaves of bread were revealed with such flourish.2022-02-131h 15Cowpunchers!Adiós, Sabata (1970)Adiós, Sabata directed by Gianfranco Parolini, and starring Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, and Ignazio Spalla.
Episode Roundup: SABATATHON '22 gets started with a discussion as disjointed and chaotic as the movie itself. Amy comes up with exciting new ideas for Cowpunchers merch. Pat wonders what that accordion is going to do. Stu discovers the existence of Sabata slash fiction, and then dies.2022-01-301h 32Cowpunchers!Shanghai Noon (2000)Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers court a sponsorship with Dr. Pepper. Stu is excited by the return of the Hollywood Meat Slap(TM). Pat wonders if this is a Western or a martial arts movie, either way it's a sports movie. Amy's inner monologue is somehow captured for this film. 2022-01-161h 18Cowpunchers!The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)The Escape of Prisoner 614 directed by Zach Golden and starring Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, and George Sample III.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers admire the simple joys of the coffee mugs found in diners. Stu thinks that this movie was just stupid enough; any more dumb and it would have just been unbearably dumb. So stupid. Amy is haunted by Ron Perlman's enormous cranium.2022-01-0254 minCowpunchers!Christmas Mountain (1981)Christmas Mountain directed by Pierre de Moro and starring Mark Miller, Slim Pickens, and Jack Glenn Evans.
Episode Roundup: NO GODS. NO KINGS. ONLY SLIM PICKENS. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The Cowpunchers are once again confronted by a town full of assholes, this time though, the town must be taught the true meaning of Christmas. Pat introduces us to the concept of the "Granny Witch." Amy devotes herself to God's anointed on Earth, Slim Pickens. Stu is concerned by the existence of a cattle-sheep rivalry.2021-12-191h 11Cowpunchers!The Long Riders (1980)The Long Riders directed by Walter Hill and starring David Carradine, Stacy Keach, and Randy Quaid.
Episode Roundup: Oh brother! What a movie! All the Carradines you want, none that you don't. Amy is captivated by one hell of a mustache. Stu lists all possible emotions, none of which are portrayed by Jesse James.2021-12-0554 minCowpunchers!The Deadly Companions (1961)The Deadly Companions directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Kieth, Steve Cochran and Chill Wills.
Episode Roundup: What's under that hat? What's under that haaaat? Stu posits that it's a map to buried treasure. Amy wonders if Chill Wills is a bear.
Apologies for Amy's audio again this week. She'll get it figured out for next time, I promise!
Contact us at cowpunchersshow@gmail.com2021-11-2138 minCowpunchers!Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961)Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon directed by R.G. Springsteen, and starring Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, and William Demarest.
Episode Roundup: What this movie lacks in a convincing romantic subplot and upper lips, it more than makes up for in stunning images of beautiful horses. Stu eagerly awaits the arrival of the Wells Fargo Wagon. Amy can't mention the name "Jack Ging" without giggling.
NOTE: We had some sound troubles on this episode. Apologies in advance!2021-11-0749 minCowpunchers!BloodRayne 2: Deliverance (2007)BloodRayne 2: Deliverance directed by Uwe Boll and starring Natassia Malthe, Zack Ward, and Michael Paré.
Episode Roundup: Happy Halloween, y'all! The Cowpunchers get SPOOKY with this abysmal Cowboys and Vampires video game movie! Amy wonders what people of the 1880s would think if they knew their photograph would be featured in the opening credits. Pat thinks that the script was written by a malevolent AI. Stu makes a deal with a mysterious wizard. Did anyone involved in the making of this movie know what a bear sounded like? What's with all the dick stuff? The Court of Judge Roy...2021-10-241h 01Cowpunchers!The Shooting (1966)The Shooting directed by Monte Hellman and starring Will Hutchins, Millie Perkins, and Jack Nicholson.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch "Missed Opportunity: The Movie." There is a criminal under-usage of Jack Nicholson in this film. Can beautiful, haunting, searing shots of the desert save a movie without a story (coherent or otherwise)? Spoilers: probably not! Stuart is frustrated by the appearance of the world's dumbest human man. Amy is left to wander the desert until she dies trying to find the lost scenes from this movie that would help make it entertaining.2021-10-1052 minCowpunchers!A Fistful of Dollars (1964)A Fistful of Dollars directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers serve up what is commonly regarded as the FIRST spaghetti western! Would you like some grated parmesean? Clint Eastwood brings a dump truck of face. Amy wants to know why the villian doesn't believe in headshots. Stu is impressed by Clint Eastwood's concern for his mule's feelings.
Contact us at: Cowpunchersshow@gmail.com2021-09-2649 minCowpunchers!Back to the Future Part III (1990)Back to the Future Part III directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, and Thomas F. Wilson.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers go back in time only to find a thick musk of cowboy piss. Amy makes plans for a pastel cowboy cosplay. Seven-year-old Stu reveals his love for flashing lights and flying cars.2021-09-1255 minCowpunchers!Go West (1940)Go West directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx.
Episode Roundup: It's a gun, not a gun, but a gun! The fun movie that the Cowpunchers needed! Stu ponders the wonders of the Chastity Horse. Amy uncovers her dream of being an uncredited barfly.
Contact us at: Cowpunchersshow@gmail.com2021-08-2942 minCowpunchers!Angel and the Bad Man (2009)Angel and the Bad Man directed by Terry Ingram, starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Deborah Kara Unger and Luke Perry.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers crunch the numbers to uncover this movie's target audience: Nobody. Amy plays a game of spot the differences between this and the original. Stu is haunted by Lou Diamond Phillips' nipples.
Contact us at CowpunchersShow@gmail.com2021-08-0151 minCowpunchers!Angel and the Badman (1947)Angel and the Badman directed and written by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey, and Bruce Cabot.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are scandalized by the appearance of John Wayne's nipple. Stu is captivated by the idea that being kind to one's neighbors could be a good thing. Amy is impressed by Gail Russell's smoldering, thirsty look. That woman is so damn thirsty. Eat your oatmeal.2021-07-181h 08Cowpunchers!The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)The Ballad of Buster Scruggs directed by Ethan and Joel Cohen, starring Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson and Clancy Brown.
Episode Roundup: This collection of tales is beautifully told, and overwhelming in the feels it made us feel. Amy has trouble with mostly all of the words ever. Pat is at risk of be replaced by a robot. Stu schools Pat and Amy on basic Civil War Medicine. Have a box of postcards from Tom Waits' Valley.
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Like! Subscribe! Leave a review!2021-07-041h 06Cowpunchers!McLintock! (1963)McLintock! directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, and Patrick Wayne.
Episode Roundup: A very special Fathers' Day episode featuring the father of two of the Cowpunchers! Amy suspects the director had a spanking fetish. Dad has determined that this movie is all about butts, drinking, fist fights, and falling down. Stu wonders how he's supposed to know if something is funny without the aid of a trombone. The Cowpunchers advise you to not play in a slurry pit by a mine as that's a great way to get heavy metal poisoning.2021-06-201h 00Cowpunchers!Westworld (1973)Westworld directed by Michael Crichton and staring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin and James Brolin
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch "Poor Public Safety Measures" the film. Amy prefers air conditioning and Tecate over historically acurate immersive attractions. Stu thinks they should add four more parks. Join us as we bake alive in our high tech control room. No one is safe from Yul Brynner.
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Like! Subscribe! Leave a review!2021-06-0652 minCowpunchers!The White Buffalo (1977)The White Buffalo directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, and Will Sampson.
Episode Roundup: How many times must we be forced to behold Charles Bronson? Amy wants to know what this movie wanted her to feel, because right now she's just pissed off. Pat demands that the sack full of cats introduced in Act I be resolved in Act III. Stu goes out to the garage to sit in a 1977 Dodge Aspen. 2021-05-231h 05Cowpunchers!The Quick and the Dead (1995)The Quick and the Dead directed by Sam Raimi, starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers bring you a Mother's Day special with an even more special guest: Our famous listner, our own Mother! Stu starts a new lawn mower maintenance program. Amy posits that maybe there were too many explosions. Our mother is horrified at the state of citizen's teeth in this old west town. Where's Doc Haywood when you need him?
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Like! Subscribe! Leave a review!2021-05-0953 minCowpunchers!A Gunfight (1971)A Gunfight directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch An Movie about shooting your best friend for fun and profit. Amy calls the Coot U.N. to order. Stu points out that buying a ranch will not save your relationship with your significant other. Pat feels good about feeling bad for getting exactly what he asked for.
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Like! Subscribe! Leave a review!2021-04-2558 minCowpunchers!Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)Trigun: Badlands Rumble directed by Satoshi Nishimura and starring Masaya Onosaka, Hiromi Tsuru and Satsuki Yukino.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers demand more Western anime! Pat attempts to explain the futuristic concept of "Double Dollars". Stu does some lavish estate planning. Amy is baffled by the "Thomas Meat", and so should you. #LeeVAnimeCleef
Send us your thoughts at: CowPunchersShow@gmail.com2021-04-111h 08Cowpunchers!Panning for Comedy Gold 2BONUS EPISODE!!!
Another collection of bits, gags, digressions, and assorted strangeness that we cut from previous episodes that we couldn't just throw away!
Pat teaches us the proper verbiage to use when throwing someone through a window. Amy really Tony Hawked it. Stu refuses to watch Game of Thrones. The Cowpunchers search the internet for the most niche podcast ever made.2021-04-0422 minCowpunchers!Panning for Comedy Gold 2BONUS EPISODE!!!
Another collection of bits, gags, digressions, and assorted strangeness that we cut from previous episodes that we couldn't just throw away!
Stu is upset the horse gets credit. Pat teaches us the proper verbiage to use when throwing someone through a window. Amy really Tony Hawked it. The Cowpunchers search the internet for the most niche podcast ever made.2021-04-0419 minCowpunchers!Hell Town (1937)Hell Town (originally released as "Born to the West") directed by Charles Barton and starring John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, and Johnny Mack Brown.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are nearly compelled to look for work in the American Cattle Business! You could say we had some real BEEF with this movie! In all seriousness, there was a full two minutes of cows mooing. Amy thinks this would have been a better movie if it had been made as a romantic comedy. Stu realizes that the beef were the friends we made along the way.
Moo.2021-03-2839 minCowpunchers!Rango (2011)Rango directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Timothy Olyphant
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers find themselves with a delightful film! It leaves them nearly speechless as they talk about nearly everything except the movie itself. Pat finds lots in common with this children's animated film and the Mad Max series of movies, coincidence? I think not. Stu discovers his western animal avatar, his answer may surprise you. Stu quizzes Amy and Pat with everyone's favorite game, "Is it West?"2021-03-1454 minCowpunchers!The Grand Duel (1972)The Grand Duel directed by Giancarlo Santi and starring Lee Van Cleef, Alberto Dentice, and Jess Hahn
Episode Roundup: Sabatathon '21 is closed out with this charming classic featuring a Baroque painter and a horse's rear end! Amy gets a Netflix deal. Pat can't say "Lee Van Cleef." Stu has an easy time editing this episode. Amy challenges Stu and Pat in a game of "Sabata or Sartana???"2021-02-281h 13Cowpunchers!Sabata the Killer (1970)Sabata the Killer directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Anthony Steffen, Peter Lee Lawrence and Eduardo Fajardo.
Episode Roundup: This dogs breakfast of an "movie" was packed with double crosses and truly taught us to live, laugh and love. Pat shares his memories of the Woodrow Wilson musical. Stu is entranced by Teddy Hobo-sevelt. Amy wonders what she ever did to this movie. Again, we emphasize that this show is not for children.
2021-02-141h 02Cowpunchers!Sabata (1969) Revisited!Sabata directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, and Ignazio Spalla.
Episode Roundup: Welcome to SABATATHON '21! The Cowpunchers have been at it for a year now, and to celebrate we're starting a new tradition; Lee Van Cleef movies every February, all February. Pat wonders who is actually playing that banjo, because it sure ain't Banjo! Stu is fascinated by all the weird sexual tension. Amy wants half-capes to make a comeback.2021-01-311h 11Cowpunchers!Quigley Down Under (1990)Quigley Down Under directed by Simon Wincer and starring Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, and Alan Rickman.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers reflect on the beauty of the Australian landscape and Tom Selleck's mustache. Amy celebrates America's Sweetheart, Alan Rickman. Stu buys the whole box of postcards.2021-01-1744 minCowpunchers!Stagecoach (1939)Stagecoach directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Clair Trevor, and Andy Devine.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers have an intense discussion over who brought the face; John Wayne or John Wayne? Maybe...John Wayne! Amy successfully caulks the wagon and crosses the river. Stu just wants a bowl of brown food in a saloon with sawdust on the floor. Pat wants a movie about Old West Journalism.2021-01-031h 04Cowpunchers!Down the Wyoming Trail (1939)Down the Wyoming Trail directed by Al Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, and Mary Brodel.
Episode Roundup: H0-HO-HOWDY! The Cowpunchers discover the true meaning of Christmas and it has everything to do with Santa Claus shooting a man to death in cold blood. Stu shouts at the landscape. Amy wonders who the father is. Pat reveals the Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Elk. Pour one out for Limpy.2020-12-201h 02Cowpunchers!The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)The Shakiest Gun in the West directed by Alan Rafkin and starring Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, and Jackie Coogan.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers go on a trip to Dark Mayberry. Pat puts out a call for any and all Western-themed Joe Don Baker content. Stu goes birding and spots the rare and elusive Philadelphia Popinjay. Amy struggles with her internet and wonders how much of the plot summary Stu and Pat made up.2020-12-061h 01Cowpunchers!Hickok (2017)Hickok directed by Timothy Woodward, Jr. and starring Luke Hemsworth, Kris Kristofferson, and Trace Adkins.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch a movie without a plot, but take the time to order sandwiches from Subway. Luke Hemsworth eats beans out of a can with his hands while sitting in a cave. Stu is deeply insulted by this movie. Amy can't understand the villain.2020-11-221h 03Cowpunchers!Cat Ballou (1965)Cat Ballou directed by Elliot Silverstein and starring Jane Fond, Lee Marvin, and Michael Callan.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are overjoyed to witness their first hoe-down! Amy discusses the nutritional needs of the Great American Coot. Stu is excited to hear Nat King Cole sing something unrelated to Christmas. Melissa laments all the zippers and establishes "Lee Marvin" as a verb. We're here for you, Dan.2020-11-081h 11Cowpunchers!Haunted Gold (1932)Haunted Gold directed by Mack Wright and starring John Wayne, Sheila Terry, and Duke the Horse.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers endure a painfully racist character for a handful of kooky eyes staring through walls and a ghoulish Christopher Walken. Was it worth it??? Stu describes what sort of cowboy hat Cab Calloway would have worn. Amy gets another shot to prove she didn't sleep through geography class. Pat gives valuable advice about what you should and should not do when hanging out in an abandoned saloon.2020-10-2559 minCowpunchers!Day of Anger (1967)Day of Anger directed by Tonino Valerii, starring Lee Van Cleef, Giuliano Gemma, and Walter Rilla.
Episode Roundup: Amy calls murder school back into session. Pat sparks an in-depth discussion on the economics of blackmail. Stu can't ID a mule. The cowpunchers describe the most unsettling saloon.2020-10-111h 05Cowpunchers!Charro! (1969)Charro! directed by Charles Marquis Warren and staring Elvis, Ina Balin, and Victor French.
Episode Roundup: Long live the King! How many Elvis impressions can we fit in one episode? Amy is delighted by a bearded Elvis. Stu has the meats. The cowpunchers are pleasantly surprised. Stu gives valuable advice on how to get over Elvis. Amy tells you not to blame yourself. Elvis, if you're listening, we'd love to have you on the show.2020-10-0155 min
Cowpunchers!Charro! (1969)Charro! directed by Charles Marquis Warren and staring Elvis, Ina Balin, and Victor French.
Episode Roundup: Long live the King! How many Elvis impressions can we fit in one episode? Amy is delighted by a bearded Elvis. Stu has the meats. The cowpunchers are pleasantly surprised. Stu gives valuable advice on how to get over Elvis. Amy tells you not to blame yourself. Elvis, if you're listening, we'd love to have you on the show.
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Episode Roundup: This wasn't a movie, it was a trip to the holodeck gone horribly wrong. RED ALERT. Stu and Pat investigate where this movie's plot went and coerce a plot summary from Amy after a good-cop-bad-cop routine. We identify the real villains of this movie; Foley artist interns. Amy is concerned that no one is allowing the dancing girls time to rest. Pat realizes he's been addressing his Christmas letter...2020-09-161h 12Cowpunchers!Red Sun (1971)Red Sun directed by Terence Young and starring Toshiro Mifune, Charles Bronson, and Ursula Andress.
Episode Roundup: Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune together at last in this buddy cop odd couple east meets west! Amy judges the spear throwing, and she is decidedly not impressed. Stu describes the most perfect and punchable face. Pat wonders if Charles Bronson ever did a movie with Don Knotts. After a terrible drought, the Cowpunchers experience a monsoon of Coots!2020-08-301h 09Cowpunchers!Johnny Guitar (1954)Johnny Guitar directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, and Mercedes McCambridge
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers reflect on a movie that isn't about, and barely features, the title character. Stu believes this to be the most 1950s movie ever made and urges you to vote for Eisenhower. Amy tries to determine how the "Dancin' Kid" got his name as he doesn't dance all that much and is clearly a grown man. Stu admires a model train layout. Amy can't find a convincing reason why these women hate each other so very much. The Cowpunchers head o...2020-08-1654 minCowpunchers!Panning for Comedy GoldBonus Episode!!!
"Black Jack" really got away from us. Here's some weird stuff that didn't make the cut in an already baffling episode! Pat believes that the appearance of God on Earth will result in the collapse of sombrero futures. Stuart becomes obsessed with the layers of meaning and suspects a dark conspiracy. Amy explains how to wear a hat in a douchey frat. The Cowpunchers accidentally summon the devil.2020-08-1408 minCowpunchers!Black Jack (1968)Black Jack directed by Gianfranco Baldanello and starring Robert Woods, Lucienne Bridou and Rik Battaglia.
Episode Roundup: Wow! Is this a Western, or a delicious layered dessert? Or possibly a Biblical parable? Stu plans a killer Halloween party, while Pat and Amy provide some cool ambiance. Professor Pat reminds you that your term paper is due. Amy demands that author Dan Brown explain what happened in this movie. Stu arrives at the only reasonable conclusion... #IlluminatiConfirmed Pat admires all that good Italian Fuzz. Amy discusses the migration and mating patterns of the North American Coot.2020-08-031h 03Cowpunchers!The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973)The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (My Name is Shanghai Joe) directed by Mario Caiano and starring Myoshin Hayakawa, Klaus Kinski, and Carla Romanelli.
Episode Roundup: Want to watch a movie where racists get kicked apart? Then boy oh boy do we have the movie for YOU. Amy takes us to murder school. Stuart determines the true value of 50¢. Pat flails. Amy observes the Great American Coot in its natural habitat. Stuart visits the punishment shed. Pat discusses the "Hollywood Meat Slap." Wait...when did Pat get here???2020-07-191h 07Cowpunchers!The Duel (2016)The Duel directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith and starring Woody Harrelson, Liam Hemsworth, and Alice Braga.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers ask the tough questions like: Is being better than "Badland" enough? Does anyone notice those things Woody Harrelson drew on his face? Was it God's Will to crush Woody Harrelson's pelvis? Will we run out of Hemsworths? Stuart doesn't appreciate Dave. Amy can't hold it together. Stuart posits that this movie was shot at a Six Flags. Amy doesn't know geography.2020-07-051h 08Cowpunchers!Open Range (2003)Open Range directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, and Annette Bening.
Episode Roundup: Once again, the Cowpunchers are nearly compelled to start smoking. Amy suggests building a fence. Stuart reveals his sweet tooth. Amy gets caught up in the...CROSS FADE! Stuart is involved in a dangerous train crash. This episode is brought to you by B R O W N.2020-06-211h 05Cowpunchers!Sabata (1969)Sabata directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Franco Ressel, and Linda Veras.
Episode Roundup: The cowpunchers sell some cars, trucks, and SUVs. Sabata tries his hand at stand up comedy in order to avoid being shot. Stuart explains what a "swagger stick" is and Amy lobbies for its return. Amy revels in the creative uses of mirrors and firearms. Stuart asks if you've seen his elaborate dueling room.2020-06-0756 minCowpunchers!A Pistol for Ringo (1965)A Pistol for Ringo Una Pistola per Ringo directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, and Nieves Navarro.
Episode Roundup: BONGIORNO, its our first Spaghetti Western! We discuss the creative martial uses of chickens. Stuart points out the confluence of Wild West Outlaws and Major League Baseball. Amy reminds us that there is no shame in punching a criminal in the beanbag.2020-05-2450 minCowpunchers!Slow West (2015)Slow West directed by John Maclean and starring Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, and Caren Pistorius.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers give valuable dating advice. Amy wonders whether Fantasy is Western. Stuart expresses his biases against the Swedes.2020-05-101h 08Cowpunchers!Badland (2019)Badland (2019) Directed by Justin Lee and starring Kevin Makely, Mira Sorvino, and Bruce Dern.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers spend two hours to watch less than a minute of quality cinema. Discount Stanley Tucci punches a blind guy. Stuart reads his grocery list. Amy asks the most important question of our time: Why Sad?2020-04-2650 minCowpunchers!An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) directed by Phil Nebbelink and Simon Wells and starring Phillip Glasser, Dom DeLuise, and Jimmy Stewart.
Episode Roundup: Could a children's film have a better shoot-out than The Shootist? Stuart reveals the sworn enemy of the Cowpunchers. Amy discusses cat piss. We reinforce that this podcast is not for children.2020-04-1246 minCowpunchers!The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Vera Miles.
Episode Roundup: The Guy Who Shot Liberty Valance. The Dude Who Capped Liberty Valance? Did Jimmy Stewart fall through a portal into the past? Amy determines who brought the face. Stuart is nearly compelled to start smoking.2020-03-291h 02Cowpunchers!Arizona (1940)Arizona (1940) directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Jean Arthur, William Holden, and Warren Williams
Episode Roundup: We discuss how much an "incalculable" film costs and give valuable firearms advice. Amy observes a weird dinner. Stuart admires a hat. #cowpunchers2020-03-1550 minCowpunchers!The Shootist (1976)The Shootist (1976) directed by Don Siegel and starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, and "guest" starring Jimmy Stewart.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers discover that much of Carson City, Nevada, is populated by jerks. Amy fires a gun. Stuart gets a malaise. 2020-03-0140 minCowpunchers!Magnificent Seven (2016)The Magnificent Seven (2016) directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Haley Bennett.
Episode Roundup: Amy counts to seven. Stuart throws a cat out of the room. We discuss how Yelp reviews worked in the 1870s.2020-02-1653 minCowpunchers!Magnificent Seven (1960)Welcome to Cowpunchers! In the premier episode, we watch and discuss John Sturges's Magnificent Seven starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen.
Episode Roundup: Amy wonders where all the women are. Stuart admires how handsome John Sturges is. Are Charles Bronson and Josh Brolin the same person? Which drinking establishment featured in the film is best?2020-02-0245 min