Pale Rider (1985)


Pale Rider
Release Date01 May 1985
Budget$7,000,000
US Box Office$41,000,000
TaglineHell comes home
GenreAction, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsColumbia State Historic Park - 22708 Broadway, Columbia, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassTraditional Western
MoodTough Guys
ThemesRighting the Wronged, Lone Wolves, Mysterious Strangers, Taming the West
TonesGritty, Atmospheric, Reflective, Tense, Stylized
TagsBad Guy, Corruption, Feud, Gold, Good Guy, Gunfighter, Mine, One Against Odds, Prospector, Revenge, Stranger
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Pale Rider is a 1985 American western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood who also stars in the lead role. This movie has plot similarities to the classic Western Shane (1953), including a final scene that shares similarities to the famous ending of Shane. The film also bears similarities to Eastwood's previous Man with No Name character, and his 1973 western High Plains Drifter. The title is a reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is Death. The film also featured Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Christopher Penn, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath and John Russell.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Clint Eastwood
Preacher

Michael Moriarty
Hull Barret

Carrie Snodgress
Sarah Wheeler

Chris Penn
Josh LaHood

Richard Dysart
Coy LaHood

Sydney Penny
Megan Wheeler

Doug McGrath
Spider Conway

John Russell
Stockburn

Charles Hallahan
McGill

Marvin J. McIntyre
Jagou

Fran Ryan
Ma Blankenship

Richard Hamilton
Jed Blankenship

Graham Paul
Ev Gossage

Chuck Lafont
Eddie Conway

Jeffrey Weissman
Teddy Conway

Allen Keller
Tyson

Randy Oglesby
Elam

Herman Poppe
Ulrik Lindquist

Kathleen Wygle
Bess Gossage

Terrence Evans
Jake Henderson

Jim Hitson
Biggs

Loren Adkins
Bossy

Thomas H. Friedkin
Miner Tom

S.A. Griffin
Deputy Folke

Jack Radosta
Deputy Grissom

Robert Winley
Deputy Kobold

Billy Drago
Deputy Mather

Jeffrey Josephson
Deputy Sedge

John Dennis Johnston
Deputy Tucker

Michael Adams
Horseman

Clay M. Lilley
Horseman

Gene Hartline
Horseman

R.L. Tolbert
Horseman

Clifford Happy
Horseman

Ross Loney
Horseman

Larry Randles
Horseman

Mike H. McGaughy
Horseman

Jerry Gatlin
Horseman

Lloyd Nelson
Bank Teller

Jay K. Fishburn
Telegrapher

George Orrison
Stationmaster Whitey

Milton Murrill
Porter

Mike Munsey
Dentist, Barber

Keith Dillin
Blacksmith

Buddy Van Horn
Stage Driver

Fritz Manes
Stage Rider

Glenn Wright
Stage Rider

Director

Clint Eastwood
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Writer

Michael Butler

Dennis Shryack

Producer

Clint Eastwood
producer

Fritz Manes
executive producer

David Valdes
associate producer

Original Music

Lennie Niehaus
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Cinematographer

Bruce Surtees

Editor

Joel Cox
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Production Designer

Edward C. Carfagno

Set Decorator

Ernie Bishop
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Makeup Department

Kathryn Blondell
hair stylist

Barbara Guedel
makeup artist

Production Manager

Fritz Manes
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Matt Earl Beesley
second assistant director

L. Dean Jones Jr.
second assistant director

David Valdes
first assistant director

Art Department

Edward Aiona
property master

Airick Kredell
lead man

Bob Lawless
stand-by painter

Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator

Robert E. Sessa
set designer

Jay Newington
set dresser: Sonora

Scott Nifong
props

Sound Department

Rick Alexander
sound re-recording mixer

Donald L. Bolger
cable man

Les Fresholtz
sound re-recording mixer

Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound effects editor

C. Darin Knight
sound mixer

Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound effects editor

Vern Poore
sound re-recording mixer

Jules Strasser
boom man

Brooke H. Ward
assistant sound editor

Special Effects

Chuck Gaspar
special effects

Stunts

Kerrie Cullen
stunts

Tom Ellison
stunts

Bob Herron
stunts

Leroy Hershkowitz
stunts

Walt La Rue
stunts

Buddy Van Horn
stunt coordinator

James Winburn
stunts

Diamond Farnsworth
stunts

George Orrison
stunt double: Clint Eastwood

Camera and Electrical Department

Edward A. Ayer
best boy

Kirk Bales
dolly grip

Brad Edmiston
camera assistant

Buzz Feitshans IV
camera assistant

Jack N. Green
camera operator

Leo J. Napolitano
additional camera operator

Marcia Reed
still photographer

Charles Saldana
key grip

Bruce D. Spellman
second grip

Baird Steptoe
camera assistant

Tom Stern
gaffer

Stephen St. John
additional camera operator

Tama Takahashi
camera assistant

Mike Thomas
camera assistant

Bill Young
dolly grip

Casting Department

Phyllis Huffman
casting executive

Christopher Gorman
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Darryl M. Athons
wardrobe: men

Deborah Hopper
wardrobe: women

Glenn Wright
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Jack Garsha
color timer

John Morrisey
assistant film editor

Music Department

Donald Harris
music editor

Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer

Transportation Department

Keith Dillin
transportation captain

H. William Miller
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Marco Barla
unit publicist

Paul A. Calabria
animal handler

Karin Dew
animal handler

Jay K. Fishburn
wrangler

Judie Hoyt
assistant to producers

Linda Sony Kinney
production secretary

Michael Maurer
auditor, assistant to producers

Bill McCamby
first aid

Lloyd Nelson
script supervisor

Jim Porter
first aid

Elise Ganz
studio teacher

Bill McCamey
first aid nurse

Production Company

Malpaso Company, The
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

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Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Sandrews

Warner Bros.

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Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

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Warner-Columbia Film

Warner-Columbia Films

Warner-Columbia Filmverleih

Yleisradio (YLE)

Miscellaneous

Donah Bassett and Associates
negative cutting

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Panavision
lenses and Panaflex® Cameras by

Technicolor
color

The Caterers Inc.
catering