1 of the greatest westerns of all time, Academy award should have been given

My father took us to see this in 1976, the same year he died. I'm 56 now I have always viewed this a perfect movie. Eastwood is the best!

As a Cub Scout in the late 60s I was absolutely blown away to meet the legendary Chief Dan George at a Scout Jamboree near Dallas. We were completely hypnotized by his stories. One of the kindest wisest humans I've ever met. He could paint pictures in your mind. It changed my life. What an honor.

The Outlaw Josey Wales & Jeremiah Johnson my two favourite westerns of all times watched both many times they never get old.

Clint Eastwood is a legend..has delivered so many classics. The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favourite western movie

Josie: "Whenever I get to liking someone they ain't around long." Chief: "I noticed when you get to disliking someone they ain't around for long neither."

The scene with Josey and Ten Bears is the most powerful scene in any movie I've ever watched. The straight forward talk, honesty and respect between these two men is memorable and deeply moving. I always thought that if people would live by the words and the code they displayed, war and conflict would cease to exist.

My father was a man who never liked going to the movies, but for some reason he decided that he, myself, and my two brothers were going to see this movie together. My sister and mom were not invited. I didn't want to go because I thought the movie was going to be lame, but my father gave me no choice, so we all went together. Needless to say, I fell in love with the movie as did my brothers. My father passed away many years ago, but my brothers and I still quote this movie to each other all the time, and remember my father and the bonding we had that day. One of my most enduring and endearing memories of my youth.

‘You can’t deny this is absolutely one of the greatest westerns ever made! Eastwood’s directing and acting have always been top shelf for sure!

Josey Wales is an iconic western and one of Clint's best

One of those movies that I will never get tired of watching.

Always been my favorite Eastwood movie

The Outlaw Josey Wales and Jeremiah Johnson are two films that should be on every fathers movie list to bring his children to see. Both of these films bring visions of wonderment to children of all ages.

Not only watched but enjoyed what a movie,loved every minute.

I think OLJW is Not only A Great Western, it's ICONIC. I lost our DAD in May 19th 2022 this year. But his love of westerns never changed his Love of Life. R.I.P. Josey & My Pa

"I didn't surrender neither...but they took my horse, and made _him_ surrender...." LOL Perfectly delivered

This is his absolutely best film... he does have so many that are great and some of the best movies ever... Thank you Clint for all of them ...

I just loved Dan George .. I loved the line about he did not surrender but his horse surrendering and pulling a cart in Kansas somewhere. Over all just another great Eastwood movie...

So many great quotes from this film. One of my favorites: "When I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long." "Well I noticed when you get to dislikin' someone, they ain't around long neither.".... Epic.

a superb movie,above average cowboy movie when i was younger,a multi-layered piece of great wit and subtlety as i get older

For me this was the best Clint Eastwood movie I've watched this movie so many times and always enjoyed it

Thank you Mr. Clint Eastwood. In my humble opinion, you have made some of the best films that Hollywood has ever had in its entire dark history. Fare thee well.

I was a kid during these times and it was a good time. I liked my country much better then. A time that is lost and someday will be forgotten. Breaks my heart.

“The Outlaw Josey Wales” is my all-time favorite movie. With “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” being my second favorite.

In my opinion, this is the greatest western ever made. I've seen it dozens of times and it never gets old.

In my estimation “The Outlaw Josey Wales” is BY FAR the best work Clint Eastwood directed or appeared in as an actor. This movie has it all. Josey’s final words with the slow reprise of “Rose of Alabama” as the accompanying score is a moment that is unmatched in American cinema. That’s my view of it.

For me this is the best Western movie of all time..strong story, magnificent scenery and top rate actors....

Any western with Clint Eastwood is classic. My all time favorite cowboy on silver screen. His later westerns felt real, gritty, raw. They portrayed the hardships and brutality of the old west. Whether the land, elements, other individuals or situations, Eastwoods westerns presented an outlook of reality.

Greatest western ever. One of the best movies ever made. There just aren’t any bad things about this movie. The characters are classic, the actors were perfect, the story is excellent. The style, the score, everything gels and works. So many classic lines delivered perfectly. This is one of those rare movies that if you are changing channels and its on...you are done for the night. Stops you every time. Thank you Clint for making such a great movie, casting such great natural actors and bring to life a rugged time in this country’s history. Love the Native Americans and their realness. Finally, thanks for going with your gut and not following other studios who said the western was dead. Far from it. It is still alive and well today!!

Clint Eastwood just has to be one of the most talented actor/director and most understanding script reader there has been this century ! Hope he stays with us for many more years .. let’s face it Clint’s got to make the 100 + 🙏

Mr Eastwood was my childhood movie hero and he's still my hero and the only actor I would really like to meet and thank for all the entertaining he's provided throughout my life, I hope he lives to be at least 200 and keeps making and starring in movies.

This movie is the absolute KING of one-liners. And not just Josey, but everyone has good ones. Excellent film.

Saw this movie in a theater in the summer of '76 when I was 14. Theaters back then weren't multiplexes, they had big screens and made everything seem larger than life and so left lasting impressions. This movie is just great storytelling and stands up to the test of time. "I guess we all died a little in that damn war."

I Love Clint. Be it westerns, Dirty Harry, Any Which Way movies or Gran Turino. The guy is class and coolness personified. A true true legend.

Love the heartache of the film...life is not always fair.

It's always been my favorite western.

Definitely one of the greatest westerns ever made. I think Chief Dan George was the key to this movie being so great. He was just natural and his comedic timing was spot on…

The Outlaw Josey Wales was the first Clint Eastwood western that I ever saw in the theater as an 8 year old. It is still my favorite Clint Eastwood western. With apologies to The Good The Bad and The Ugly. And High Plains Drifter.

"Well...you gonna pull those pistols, or....whistle dixie?" One of the greatest lines ever uttered on film.

One of my favorite movies . Rare gem

My favorite movie of all time. Besides being entertaining, it has many examples of morality and the fight between good and evil. "Whenever I like someone they don't live long." "Whenever you don't like someone they don't live long either."

Should have won an Oscar.

One of my absolute favorite movies of all time. Filled with some of the greatest quotes of all time. We used to sit around the campfire and quote this movie over and over again. Great Job!!

You know your watching a masterpiece when you forget your watching a movie! Loved the respect he showed to Native Americans!

I absolutely loved this movie, it was wonderful.

My dad loved this movie.. I can still hear him laughing at the funny parts. Hell of a movie. Ahead of it's time.

If you ever want to smile...first, watch this movie (if you are one of the twelve people who haven't seen it) and then watch this video. I'd bet a dollar to donuts you are smiling when it ends...great job Mr. Eastwood. Thank you for all the movie moments you have brought to our lives.

Forrest Carter visited me at my home in Dallas several times back in 1979 after this film was so magnificently made. Many have criticized him for things, but I found him to be a humble man who was trying to change his earlier reputation. He was so masterful in writing and I think one of the best in America. He drew a crowd no matter where we went. At the time, I knew very little about him, but he became a friend. He said Clint was the best moviemaker this country ever produced. He loved the film and so do I.

One of my favorite westerns and today I see the total resemblance of Clint's son in his movies of today's times. Clint broke Hollywood so many times making HIS stories and I have loved him forever even as his health is in jeopardy today he will live on in history as one of the GOODGUYS.

He should have won an Oscar for this.

Biggest iconic movie star Legend,he has had such a longevity,last man still standing in Hollywood of his era,never be another Clint Eastwood, like the saying never be another Elvis.

Great movie, up there with Shane and the Searchers. ' don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining' what a line.

"Endeavor to persevere" one of my favorite movie scenes/ lines ever. Along with "How's it work on stains?"

I absolutely love this movie.

So many great lines from this movie. My favorite: "Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."

This and Tombstone was watched more times at the station than all others combined. Never gets old.

Always been my favourite Western never miss it when its on A masterpiece.

I love how at the end, despite all of the danger he has faced and overcome, he is defeated by an old lady's look of warning ... he swallows the chaw spit. Take it from one who knows, that in itself is an heroic act. You really, really, _REALLY_ don't want to swallow chaw spit.

This and High Plains Drifter are my 2 favorite Eastwood westerns.

After all these years, this is still one of my favorites. That scene where Josie settles things with Ten Bears is just epic, still as powerful today.

Chief Dan George made this movie, he was a riot one of my favorite characters.

I love ❤️ all Clint Eastwood shows!I have been fan of his since his Rawhide shows long time ago when I was a kid! The rawhide theme song I always think is the best western theme song! Outlaw Josey Wales is another great movie of his! 👏💯❤️

An Absolute Classic !! I have watched it hundreds of times over and continue till this very day. Ranks As one of the Best Westerns of ALL TIME !

My favourite Eastwood story; After filming a scene, the Director called 'Cut' and said to him, 'Clint, that was perfect, We'll just do another take.' Clint replied, 'Perfect is as good as I get.' and walked off the set.

This many years later, me and my friends are still throwing lines from the movie at each other. Always a good measure of how good a movie is, at least most of the time. :-)

I had the pleasure of speaking with Fargo Graham on numerous occasions here in Willcox, Arizona about this movie and many others. Fargo was the "animal handler" for many movies during this time frame. He recalled meeting Mr. Eastwood and drinking whiskey. A departed generation and we are less for it.

What’s the best western ever? Who’s to say.. So many greats. Searchers, Liberty Vance, even Unforgiven. For my money, Josey Wales outshines them all. Always a pleasure to watch!

Listening to John Vernon speak glowingly about Clint's direction style really shows the respect and camaraderie that is exchanged by these true professionals. They support, encourage and respect each other; it's not a competition or a pissing contest. These guys surely are a different breed and the way they live and work shows their real humanity.

I saw it the day after I arrived in British Columbia. I'd lived my whole life near Toronto, and was starting fresh. What an inspiring movie! Never get tired of it.

Amazing to see how Mr Eastwood directed and acted at the same time, such responsibility to get the job done. He had to know everyone elses lines along with is own. Great behind the scenes coverage. Clint Eastwood is a true larger than life movie legend. The early spaghetti westerns are some of my favorites, lots of foreign talent from on screen, directing and music. Truly fantastic trade craft. Current Hollyweirds/China money have destroyed the Hollyweird movie brand.

One of the best Westernmovies ever!

My favorite movie of all time. I've seen it time and time again and it never gets old. It's also so fun quote!

Outlaw Josie Wales is a perfect movie. The historical story arc, sparse dialog, action sequences, the use of flashbacks, character development - all of it -Just Perfect.

The Outlaw Josey Wales is still one of my favourite movies of all time, I'm 51, I watch it at least once a year still, along with Pale Rider and The Unforgiven. Oh, and, "Yeah, I Reckon", thanks for the line, I've been using that line for 30 years, still, probably ten times a week, three short words that pretty much says it all, in many situations.

Well Done Mr Clint Eastwood.....I was only 15 but Dad loved westerns.... He went to see Magnificent 7. 36 times in a row. My son loved ya spitting on the dawg & had to watch it several times in cackles . Thankyou & all the crew must of been a great event in the making. Love JBXX

One of my all time favorite movies!

The behind the scenes footage, particularly Clint directing, in his prime, is priceless. Each moment, each piece of the film puzzle coming together, the peering behind the movie-making magic curtain of a film classic like this that is so iconic, is a historical document of not only the creative process, but one of cinema's greatest revisionist westerns put to celluloid. I can't tell you what a kick it is to see Clint's directing style. I've read about his casual, low key approach for decades in print and imagined it, but now here it is in living color, we can see what that actually looks like in real time at the moment a cinema classic was being birthed. He cracked the code on the directing style that would best suit his needs and I love his no bullsh*t approach to filmmaking. Two takes at the most and moving on. The fact there was a personal change at the highest, most crucial behind the scenes position: the director and the STAR of your movie takes over, seems a fools errand and impossible task, and yet, he made it seem seemless, effortless and what is insanely difficult to pull off look easy. That's a gift. And remember, they were days behind in the production schedule when filming halted to address the monumentious director change and by the end when filming wrapped, they came in 8 days early. That is unheard of in Hollywood which is just par the course for Mr.Eastwood. What a pro.

Ten Bears looks like someone not to be trifled with. Perfect character.

Saw it when it came out. 40 years later still one of my favorite movies ever. Unforgiven is fabulous, too. Clint has gotten better and better with each movie

This has always been my favorite Clint Eastwood movie. In fact it's in my top ten all time favorite movies.

Chief Dan George, the Indian girl & Ten Bears were remarkable. Clint & the young man gutshot singing the Rose of Alabama were unforgettable - "I ain't your Pa," classic line. The salesman plying his trade with a gob of spit on his jacket and the toll operator singing to the North & south while the old lady smoking on the porch added to the realism. Granny, with her cockyness looking for her son in the bar with her grandaughter & a cast of bar characters who joined the Mr. Wilson family. The redlegs got their just rewards as fellow southerner put to rest all notions of Josey on this side of the border. Great film, never tire of seeing it.

Has anyone else realized after all these years, what his spitting on the dog meant? He confirms it in this documentary. People always remember those scenes. It symbolizes a man who has lost so much, and the dog is man's best friend. Symbolizing attachment, and his refusal of the loss that comes with it. Absolutely incredible how Eastwood hid this meaning in this film with those few scenes. Everyone remembers it. Complete subtle genius.

My oldest brother took me and my brother to see this at the drive in. Double feature The Outlaw Jose Wales and Paint the Town Red. He popped filled a large paper grocer sack with popcorn and we set off. I was 9 years old and my brother 11. 😂 I think my oldest brother was 24 and may have been babysitting while our parents were out of town. Guys night out! ‘I be lookin’ for a man named Jose Wales.’ Dyin ain’t much of a livin boy.’ Great movies both!

my favorite western! Gritty, realistic & unique!

My favorite movie of all time , I am 64. This movie is historical story telling. Mr Eastwood's master piece. His craftsmanship is at his Zenith in this film.

Wonderful movie, the older I get the more I appreciate the genius of Eastwood

One of the best of the many best Clint Eastwood Westerns. None of them ever grow old. It's hard to pick a favorite but Jose is in the top 2. Got to love the good bad and ugly. And a fist full of dollars and, and, and etc

Brilliant script and timing of character’s makes one my most watched repeatable films ever, Eastwood Master Craftsman

Josey Wales never wanted to go to war but war came to him and started something it couldn't finish . This movie has so much depth and emotion it draws you into the scenes, it's not only an epic western and action film but also a drama and comedy. Just like Odysseus and Achilles names remembered for thousands of years maybe one day in the distant future a father will tell his son the story of the outlaw Josey Wales.

I was 5 when this movie was made, saw it the first time maybe around 11. I could watch it once a year and never get sick of it!!

" This boy grew up in a time of death and dyin, never turned his back on his folks or his kind, I rode with em, I got no complaints. " Josey

I have seen this movie probably 150 times lol it plays on tv all the time and i watch it pretty much everytime its on.... such a great show

Clint Eastwood.. a true classic man. Many always think of him as an actor, not a behind the screens man But he was so talented there as well. Worked so well, taught many.

In my opinion "Unforgiven" is one of Eastwood's best films, but "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is my favorite! It's his masterpiece!

I’ve seen this movie countless times. It’s gets better every time I see it. Clint Eastwood’s the best actor, director in Hollywood..

Love the movie! Found the movie set"town" where they filmed parts of the movie just east of Kanab... nothing left of the set but the background of the rocks !still as beautiful as when they filmed it😊all those years ago! It was a real old town from pioneer time.

My second favorite movie next to Jaws. I think this is his best Western. My absolute favorite line, "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining."

Josey Wales is my favorite Eastwood western. Its a great story, great chemistry. To me kinda what the west was really like in my mind.

This was quite good, thank you. Watched this movie countless times with my father.

This was definitely my favorite western. It couldn't be better.