One of my goals in starting this blog was to write about and hopefully promote interest in more obscure movies, art films and B-features alike. Everyone and their mother can tell you what they think about Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, but what does your friend's mom have to say about....
Blindman (1971) directed by Ferdinando Baldi. English language, Italian production spaghetti western starring Ringo Starr.
Tagline: Blindman, Blindman, what did he do? Stole 50 women that belong to you.
As you can tell from the limited information already presented to you, this movie is a genuine oddity. The plot centers around a blind gunman, who is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands.The women are re-appropriated by Mexican pimp Domingo and his brother Candy(RINGO STARR!!!) and Blindman pursues them into Mexico to attempt a daring rescue. To begin with, let me just say that I'm not talking blind like, 'all my other senses are heightened Zatoichi style blind'; I'm talking blind like seriously handicapped. The movie begins with Blindman's business partner taking advantage of him because he can't see, and while he does from time to time kick some ass, he is definitely handicapped. Also of note is the fact that this movie is set in a world where so many of the men have huge noses and ridiculous mustaches that I was not immediately sure which of the characters was played by Ringo Starr. Adding to my confusion was the decent script and cinematography, which demonstrated a good sense of fun and a developed, if kitschy, sense of aesthetics. Truly bizarre take on this genre, worth checking out, and have I mentioned, RINGO STARR?!? As a Mexican pimp!? Named Candy!!?!
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