Alicia I love this movie so much

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

classicsoncall Still looking good, the old Maverick himself, James Garner, rides into an old West boom town and generally takes over with understated good humor and a lightning gun that doesn't get much of a workout. The genre parody takes off right from the start with a nice view of Madame Orr's House, and if you didn't get the hint this was going to be a spoof right then and there, you probably weren't paying attention. With Jack Elam on board, you never quite know if he's going to be a good guy or a villain, so when he backs up the new sheriff at the saloon, you have the makings of a clever team up. As with almost everything else in the story, Jason McCullough's (Garner) romancing of the mayor's daughter (Joan Hackett) comes slow and easy, and you had to get a kick out of their cowardly/mature conversation right before the shootout with the Danby's. I'd have to say the cannon gimmick with Joe Danby (Bruce Dern) was pretty clever, but did you notice? Right after Prudy shot two of the Danby kin out of the thirteen that arrived to help out Pa (Walter Brennan), there were still thirteen lined up against McCullough and the cannon. Makes you wonder whether thirteen was their lucky number or not.

utgard14 Jason McCullough (James Garner) is just passing through town on his way to Australia (!). Needing money, he takes the job of sheriff and quickly finds himself at odds with the criminal Danby family. Very funny western comedy. It sends up the western genre gently without being condescending or insulting like so many western comedies are. James Garner is terrific as the level-headed sheriff, as quick with his wits as with a gun. Great character actor Jack Elam is lots of fun as his sidekick. Bruce Dern is hilarious as the dim-witted Joe Danby. Walter Brennan plays the patriarch of the Danby clan. One would assume this is a send-up of his role in My Darling Clementine. He's very funny as well. Harry Morgan is solid as always. Joan Hackett as the hotheaded Prudy nearly steals the show. I say nearly because Garner's flawless performance can't be beat. It's really a superb cast in a must-see film.

Dalbert Pringle In this two-fisted, double-barreled Western spoof from 1969, I'd confidently say that the big, burly James Garner was perfectly cast as the cool-headed, no-nonsense cowboy-turned-sheriff.Set in the good-old-days of the wild, wild West, Garner (with his own special brand of dry wit) played Jason McCullough, a sharp-shooting gambler/cowboy who, one day, drifts into the lawless, gold-rush town of Calendar, and before he knows it, he's been unanimously elected as their "new" town sheriff.Reluctant, at first, to take on this seemingly thankless job where all odds for success seem to be stacked against him, McCullough, surprisingly enough, keeps a cool head and actually manages to clean up dusty, dirty, old Calendar in record time...... Well, he almost cleans it up that fast.As it turns out, McCullough's still got to deal with the ruthless, cut-throat, shoot-em-up Danby Clan, headed by that big, ornery cuss who everyone calls "Pa".All-in-all - Support Your Local Sheriff was an enjoyable parody of a genre that's always ripe for a good-natured ribbing, now and again.

beresfordjd This movie is almost perfect - it does what a comedy is meant to do - it takes you by surprise with its wit and timing. It could not have been better cast as James Garner is at his best as the laid back sheriff of the title. When this was released it was a surprise to see Jack Elam playing comedy rather than the villain he was always cast as. Bruce Dern does his part justice too playing it straight as a die as the local bad boy brought to heel by Garner. The supporting cast are all excellent - the movie is peopled by all the faces you have seen in countless movies, doing their job and, in some cases ,stealing the scenes. I saw this movie when it was new and it still works 43 years later - it has hardly dated. Funny is funny and this film is funny. Enjoy.