The Valley of Gwangi directed by Jim O'Connolly, starring James Franciscus, Gila Golan and Richard Carlson. Featuring amazing animation by Ray Harryhausen.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch a movie that perfectly delivers on its promises, those promises being Dinosaurs and Cowboys together at last! Amy calls 'em like she sees 'em, and what she sees is pirates. Stu is enamored by a shirt made of ruffles. Mel, and all of us, would die for that tiny horse.
The Searchers directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch an examination of John Wayne being racist. Mel gets a cringe itch she just can't scratch. Stu wishes that John Wayne would have just had a villain era. Amy delights in watching the thirstiest woman in the West.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers make some connections between this and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Amy wants to know who left their gun in the outhouse. Stu curses Bob Dylan for making him feel feelings. Mel uncovers the secrets of the "coot suit". Unexpectedly, this movie seems to have it out for birds.
The Ox-Bow Incident directed by William A. Wellman and starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, and Harry Morgan.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are once again up against a town of assholes. Amy finds a movie that does, indeed, begin as most Western do. Stu finds much in this movie's message that could be applied to today.
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken directed by Steve Miner, and starring Gabrielle Anwar, Michael Schoeffling and Cliff Robertson.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers discuss a very odd, dare I say, confusing, scene of horse touching. Detective Amy begins to suspect Mel of having once been a horse girl. Mel has some quibbles with some of the horse husbandry in this film!
The Rifleman - Season 3 Episode 28: The Clarence Bibs Story and The Rifleman - Season 5 Episode 5: Death Never Rides Alone
Episode Round Up: The Cowpunchers enjoy a more violent version of the Andy Griffith Show! Or perhaps a less violent version of Gunsmoke? Either way, we are treated with appearances by Lee Van Cleef! Stu diagnoses your husband with a terminal case of "Coot". Mel is very pleased at the outcome of the Super Bowl. Amy devises a diabolical game to close out Sabatathon 2025!
Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Returndirected by Alfonso Balcázar and Pedro L. Ramírez, and starring Jorge Martín, Fernando Sancho, and Vittorio Richelmy.
Episode Roundup:The Cowpunchers are baffled and distracted by one very unfortunate beard. Stu really wants to take a nap. Amy turns the recap into a deep philosophical discussion about the nature of existence. Mel draws connections between this movie, Shakespeare's Hamlet, puppets, and a really bad game of Telephone.
El Condor directed by John Guillermin and starring Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef and Patrick O'Neal.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are delighted to see a new kind of Lee Van Cleef in our first episode for Sabatathon 2025! Amy left all her Santana references at home. Stu likes the hat tan. Mel wants to know what everyone in this movie has against underwear??
Stay till the end for the geography quiz and letters from our lovely listeners!
Once Upon a Time in the West directed by Sergio Leone and starring Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, and Claudia Cardinale.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers make the determination that they'd be terrible 19th Century Robber Barons. Amy asks for "The Jug." Mel loved Claudia Cardinale's performance; hated her wardrobe. Whenever Stu gets thirsty, he asks for a cool, refreshing sip of Hat Water.
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller and Sam Worthington.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers admit that none of them have what it takes to make it out West. Despite Mel's affection for the UK, she is reminded of why we threw the tea into the harbor. Stu is excited to see the accurate historical portrayal of a huxter. Despite her contentious relationship with the montage, Amy trusts Kevin Costner.
Troublemakers directed by Terence Hill and starring Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, and Boots Southerland.
Episode Roundup: HO-HO-HOWDY! The Cowpunchers bring the holiday cheer (and a vat of beans) with this Christmas Classic! Stu is your bean-counter. Amy delights in a gruesome Christmas tree. Mel is undecided whether or not she liked this one.
The Cheyenne Social Club directed by Gene Kelly and starring James Stewart, Henry Fonda and Shirley Jones.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers watch some cowboys have a midlife crisis. Amy is too scared to dance in front of Gene Kelly. Stu thinks Jimmy Stewart needs to lighten up a little. Mel is glad that Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda fixed thier marriage.
Blood at Sundown (released as "Perché uccidi ancora") directed by José Antonio de la Loma, and starring Anthony Steffen, Ida Galli, and Gemma Cuervo.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are nearly trampled to death by a cavalcade of horse chases. Mel presents her scientific thesis pinpointing the exact moment that the movie began to suck. Amy is frustrated to find that none of the writers knew how siblings worked. Stu states that this movie is barely worth the price of admission, which is saying something because he watched it for free.
Forty Guns directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan and Dean Jagger.
Episode Roundup: The cowpunchers are faced with relentless induendos in this 1950s Western. We handle it about as well as a handful of middle schoolers. Mel thinks that Griff's normal walk might be his super power. Stu is impressed by a large gathering of sweet looking dudes. Amy prefers a version of Tombstone where the leaders of the enemy factions want to SMOOCH.
Stay 'til the end for an after Halloween treat as Mel gives a quick review of Bloodrayne II: Deliverance.
Ravenous directed by Antonia Bird and starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, and David Arquette.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers cook up a great discussion after watching this Halloween treat that gave them a lot to chew on! Amy draws a connection between MLMs and cannibalism. Stu makes that case that President Grant was a wendigo.
Rio Bravo directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers accidentally ruin Rio Bravo for themselves, but hopefully, not for you! Stu threatens enter the spirit realm in order to contact John Wayne. Mel deletes Jerry Lewis from her memory. Amy proposes a Roman style leadership structure for coots.
Frontier Marshal directed by Allan Dwan and starring Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, and Cesar Romero.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are nearly overrun by an infestation of cowboys. Amy seeks directions to the next whiskey cart. Mel advises you to not threaten the people you like. Stu gets a lesson in how Vaudeville actors defend themselves in violent situations.
The Last of the Mohicans directed by Michael Mann and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe and Russell Means.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers are reminded why we threw the tea into the harbor. Mel finds this movie too close to her personal brand of stress dream! Amy does not recommend you get burned at the stake. Stu posits that the movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford is in fact still going on. Will Mel and Amy get better at geography? Stick around to the end to see how they do on the geography quiz! We also have another lovely letter from a lovely listener in the pony express this week!
Winchester '73 directed by Anthony Mann and starring Jimmy Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, and a gun.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers welcome you to the Gun Show. Amy regales us with tales of the One Rifle. Stu has all the Steve Miller Band puns you need. Mel heads over to the Sherwin Williams for a gallon of Dutch Henry Brown.
The Man from Snowy River directed by George Miller and starring Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson and Terence Donovan.
Episode Roundup: The Cowpunchers go back to a rainy day horse camp to watch a cozy movie while the boys are away. Amy wants to wrap herself in this movie like a big fluffy blanket. Mel wants to know why all the old west jerks are named Curly and is the evil horse a vampire??