Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize for his playwriting and receiving an Oscar nomination for his performance in The Right Stuff, Sam Shepard has never quite become a household name. In fact, to many movie lovers, he is simply just one of those faces that are recognized when watching a movie, but leaves viewers stumped on what other movies they saw him in – and indeed, he does show up in countless Hollywood films from Days of Heaven to Black Hawk Down to The Assassination of Jesse James, although this is usually not as the star.
The movies he has been in a lead role – Don’t Come Knocking comes to mind – I’ve nearly always enjoyed. His latest movie, which hits theaters on October 7th, look to be equally enjoyable. The film, titled Blackhorn, is a continuation of the Butch Cassidy mythology, telling the tale of an aging Cassidy, now going by the name of James Blackthorn, who decides to make his way back to the states after years of exile in Bolivia.
If there is anything Shephard can do, it’s fit right into the world of a western.
Check out the trailer (tucked under the seat) and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments!
