According to LAST OF THE DOGMEN, the Oxbow Quadrangle in Montana is the place to find the descendants of a few Cheyenne Indians who escaped a massacre by infamous whites and proceeded to live there in such complete ignorance and seclusion from the world that they did not know a word of English (now, wouldn't that be pure bliss?)
Directed with an eye for Montana's lovely, formidable landscapes, and for a syrupy scene whenever possible, in comes a fat-looking, paunchy Tom Berenger accompanied by Zip, a clever mutt of nondescript breed mix who absolutely steals the show as best actor and brightest mind.
In his occupation as bounty hunter Berenger witnesses a fatal attack on three prison escapees but he cannot tell who did it, and so begins his quest to identify the killers. In the process, he stumbles across beautiful Barbara Hershey (isn't that the name of a chocolate bar, too?) Hershey promptly announces that she likes to wander about naked. Now, if ever there was an invitation... Alas, Tom lives with the guilt of allowing his wife to drown and does nothing about tasting the chocolate.
As indicated, the culprits turn out to be Cheyennes but they are absolutely lovable people, and in the end Berenger and Hershey seriously consider staying with the tribe in its hiding place, thereby following wise Zip's choice. Before that, though, Berenger finds dynamite (wow, in a place that had possibly never received a human footprint!) and drives away his former father in law and posse. One major goof: a cuffed Tom and his sheriff dad in law are blown away by the dynamite and fall some 30 meters into rapids but somehow in the water Tom's hands are manacle-free and he saves his dad in law's life. I can only conclude that the dynamite removed Tom's cuffs... but not Tom. Call it luck.
Is that a story? Well, not in the way that James Fenimore Cooper told it in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, for instance, a very large budget production of which went on screen in 1992 featuring the incomparable Daniel Day-Lewis jumping and sprinting about.
Of course, the only thing connecting the two tales is THE LAST OF THE part of the title, they even take place in different centuries, but at least in DOGMEN you see less blood and gore. Now, that's a plus! 6/10.
Directed with an eye for Montana's lovely, formidable landscapes, and for a syrupy scene whenever possible, in comes a fat-looking, paunchy Tom Berenger accompanied by Zip, a clever mutt of nondescript breed mix who absolutely steals the show as best actor and brightest mind.
In his occupation as bounty hunter Berenger witnesses a fatal attack on three prison escapees but he cannot tell who did it, and so begins his quest to identify the killers. In the process, he stumbles across beautiful Barbara Hershey (isn't that the name of a chocolate bar, too?) Hershey promptly announces that she likes to wander about naked. Now, if ever there was an invitation... Alas, Tom lives with the guilt of allowing his wife to drown and does nothing about tasting the chocolate.
As indicated, the culprits turn out to be Cheyennes but they are absolutely lovable people, and in the end Berenger and Hershey seriously consider staying with the tribe in its hiding place, thereby following wise Zip's choice. Before that, though, Berenger finds dynamite (wow, in a place that had possibly never received a human footprint!) and drives away his former father in law and posse. One major goof: a cuffed Tom and his sheriff dad in law are blown away by the dynamite and fall some 30 meters into rapids but somehow in the water Tom's hands are manacle-free and he saves his dad in law's life. I can only conclude that the dynamite removed Tom's cuffs... but not Tom. Call it luck.
Is that a story? Well, not in the way that James Fenimore Cooper told it in THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, for instance, a very large budget production of which went on screen in 1992 featuring the incomparable Daniel Day-Lewis jumping and sprinting about.
Of course, the only thing connecting the two tales is THE LAST OF THE part of the title, they even take place in different centuries, but at least in DOGMEN you see less blood and gore. Now, that's a plus! 6/10.