The Grey Fox [Blu-ray]

Director: Phillip Borsos Phillip Borsos

Overview

"The Grey Fox" is the nickname of Bill Miner, a western train robber released from a 33-year prison term at the turn of the century. Miner tries to earn an honest living, but when he sees The Great Train Robbery he reactivates his banditry.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2020
UPC:	0738329250164
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	25,549

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alex Cox; Interview with Producer Peter O'Brian; Interview with Composer Michael Conway Baker; About the Restoration - Featurette; Theatrical Re-Release Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Farnsworth	Bill Miner
Jackie Burroughs	Katherine 'Kate' Flynn
Wayne Robson	Shorty (William) Dunn
Ken Pogue	Jack Budd, Hotel Manager
Timothy Webber	Fernie
Gary Reineke	Detective Seavey
David Petersen	Louis Colquhoun
Don Mackay	Al Sims
Samantha Langevin	Jenny
Tom Heaton	Tom,Tom
James McLarty	Accomplice
George Dawson	Accomplice
Ray Michal	Gunsmith
Stephen Miller	Danny Young
David Crowley	Oregon Engineer
Jack Leaf	Shopkeeper
Isaac Hislop	Town Boy
Sean Sullivan	Newspaper Editor
Bill Murdock	Mission Engineer
David McCulley	Fireman
Jack Ackroyd	Fireman
David Raines	Fireman
Nicholas Rice	Mail Clerk (Mission),Mail Clerk
Frank Turner	Hotel Clerk,Hotel Clerk
Gary Chalk	Mail Clerk
Paul Whitney	Mountie
Bill Meilen	Ducks Engineer
Murray Ord	Mountie
Paul Jolicoeur	Conductor
Mel Tuck	Baggage Clerk
Peter Jobin	Sgt. Wilson
Anthony Holland	Judge
Jon York	Prison Guard
Lisa Westman	Farm Girl
John Owen	Piano Player
Michael Conway Baker	Composer

Technical Credits

John Hunter

Phillip Borsos	Director
David Brady	Executive Producer
Bruce Nyznik	Sound/Sound Designer
Peter O'Brian	Producer
John Hunter	Screenwriter
Rod Crawley	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Bolstered by an effortless performance from former bit-part veteran Richard Farnsworth, director Phillip Borsos's The Grey Fox is a rich, laconic elegy to Hollywood's Old West. Farnsworth's Bill Miner -- a real-life stagecoach robber released from a lengthy prison stay into a completely different world -- could have been a source of easy laughs, as in 1986's distressingly similar fish-out-of-water comedy Tough Guys. But Borsos and writer John Hunter are too reverent of old Westerns for cheap shots. Instead of being an ironic take on the genre, The Grey Fox is an affectionate tribute to movie history: when Miner decides to resume a life of crime, it's because he was inspired by a screening of The Great Train Robbery. In keeping with the film's mood, cinematographer Frank Tidy gives the rainy Pacific Northwest locales an otherworldly glow. Ultimately, it's Farnsworth's relaxed, observant interpretation of Miner that gives the film an enduring quality; the attention the actor garnered in this film would assure him quality roles for the rest of his career.