Sonny & Jed / La banda J. & S. Cronaca criminale del Far West (Sergio Corbucci, 1972)

Iā€™m certain there already is a thread on this so can anybody please link me to it?

Ms. George has agreed to be interviewed and I would like to get any questions you guys would have about ā€œSonny And Jedā€.

How aboutā€¦

What was it like working in Spain on an Italian Western?

How was it working with Tomas Milian?

How was Sergio Corbucci?

What do you remember about Telly Savalas and Herbert Fux?
Would you have done another Spaghetti Western or another Movie directed by Corbucci too?
How was the atmosphere on the set?
Why a Western after Straw Dogs?

Yes very curious how she got along with Milian as he is so convincing in his treating her like dirt in the film.

Tell her she is fondly remembered and admired as a great actress from that era. :-*

Amen to that :slight_smile:

Iā€™m also curious to know how she got along with Milian. He is always good for a colourful story and by his own admition was ā€˜difficultā€™ to work with.

Susan George has agreed to be interviewed for my book.

And if anybody else has questions on the below films please let me know hereā€¦

LOLA (aka Twinkey)
STRAW DOGS
DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY
MANDINGO
FRIGHT
ENTER THE NINJA

And just about anything else where she has a meaty role in.

What was here participation in Jackie Brown. I believe she is thanked in the credits.

That seems to be the extent of her participation in that.

Did she enjoy working with Telly Savalas?

What is your favorite film of yours Ms. George?

Iā€™m keen to hear about her memories of working with british director Peter Collinson. She made 3 films with him that I am aware of (Up the Junction, Fright and Tomorrow Never Comes). Collinson made some interesting films here including The Italian Job but his work always seems to split opinion. His western, A Man Called Noon, is a perfect case in point.

Also, some of my favourite Susan George films are her earlier British ones. (All Neat in Black Stockings, The Strange Affair, Spring and Port Wine) Iā€™d like to hear what she remembers of that ā€˜swinging sixtiesā€™ era in the British film industry.

Lastly, how she found adapting from child to adult acting.

That should do for me.

Youā€™d call 'em grossā€¦ we say theyā€™re wild!

Sergio Corbucci directs this semi Spaghetti Western take on Bonnie & Clyde starring Thomas Millian, Susan George & Telly Savalas. By this time, Millianā€™s Cuchillo-esque character seems to run a bit thin for me.

ā€œI love you ā€¦you mother fucker!ā€

Well I donā€™t but it did have itā€™s moments.


For more info visit:
Database page: Banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far West, La - The Spaghetti Western Database (spaghetti-western.net)

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I found it really enjoyable. It isually has a strong resemblance to what Iā€™d identify as aa more realistic looking west. Itā€™s still filmed in Spain but has a far more wintery look to it with all the big coats and stuff. But all the coats sort of look like Super Fly to me. Mostly on Savalas. also enjoyed the pace. I get tired of Spaghettis that have miniature bursts of gunfights that last a few seconds. But Corbucci does the mini action scenes best here.

4.5/5

But the relationship sort of pissed me off >:(

I like this one. Enjoy the bad language and Telly. George is to much like a little brat at times though. Offbeat and like the landscape. Corbucci later westerns are not liked by some of course, which is fine. However, I prefer this to some of his earlier westerns like Ringo and His Golden Pistol.

Enjoyed the film also and found Susan George to be much better than in Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (only other movie Iā€™ve seen her in, and found her kind of obnoxious in that one)

I never realized that sheā€™s the same actress as in Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry. Now I know why I found both of these films so unbearable. Obviously Iā€™m going to avoid anything starring Susan George now that I know who she is - a very obnoxious bitch.

That said, Milianā€™s character doesnā€™t inspire any sympathy either.

1/10 for me.

typically am not a fan of Milian as a whole, the same character in every film runs a bit thin as Idiot saysā€¦ but I did enjoy Corbucciā€™s Sonny & Jed

Well itā€™s a Corbucci so thereā€™ll be things we like & things we donā€™t. I love bad language as much as the next one but I need a bit more.

Take a recycled Millian performance, add random white chick into the mix & viola, formula for success. Not for me

Letā€™s seeā€¦how to get girl 101:
try too rape herā€¦checkā€¦
make fun of her virginityā€¦checkā€¦
break her down morally & verbally abuse herā€¦checkā€¦

Am I the only one that finds this uneasy to watch?

Itā€™s not without itā€™s good scenes though. Who robs the same priest that marries them?

I would have to go back and watch again to really comment on those aspects, so maybe i will do that

take girl on date to porno movieā€¦ cheā€¦ wait, those werenā€™t invented yet

In my opinion those characters performed by trio Millian/George/Savalas are all pretty annoying. Iwill not say that the movie is shitty, but itā€™s close. Any of the late (beyond 1970) Corbucciā€™s spaghettis arenā€™t in my likings. :stuck_out_tongue: