My Name Is Nobody |  | Directors: Sergio Leone, Tonino Valerii
Actors: Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean Martin, R.G. Armstrong, Karl Braun
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 3,063
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: IMED2521D
UPC: 014381252125
EAN: 0014381252125
ASIN: B0007M21Z8
Theatrical Release Date: June 1974
Release Date: April 26, 2005
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Product Description
An old gunslinger wants to quietly retire in Europe, a young gunman who idolizes him schemes to have him go out with guns blazing.
Genre: Westerns
Rating: PG
Release Date: 26-APR-2005
Media Type: DVD
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My Name is Nobody is a spoof of spaghetti Westerns, but it's also a legitimate, highly regarded entry in the genre. Its pedigree is purebred, as it was executive produced by the maestro of spaghetti Westerns, Sergio Leone, as a personal farewell to the genre that he helped to create. It's a transitional film, cheekily acknowledging the impact of The Wild Bunch and Sam Peckinpah (whose name is seen on a gravestone in one scene) and the popularity of Terence Hill, whose comedic "Trinity" films represented the last gasp of the once-glorious spaghetti Western. All of these elements are beautifully combined in the amusing tale of Nobody (Hill), an ambitious young gunman in 1899 who idolizes a legendary gunslinger Jack Beauregard, played by Henry Fonda in his final Western (and his second for Leone, after the classic Once Upon a Time in the West). Before Beauregard can retire in peace, Nobody sets up a final showdown of epic proportions, and the great Ennio Morricone enhances the abundance of memorable scenes with one of his most playfully inventive scores (including a comical use of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"). Tonino Valerii fully deserved his director's credit, but Leone also made significant contributions (including the opening scene), and the result is a delightful and surprisingly resonant film that Steven Spielberg later called his favorite Leone production. It's easy to see why: Like many of Spielberg's films, My Name is Nobody qualifies as both art and entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
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 Funniest Western Ever February 25, 2003
C. A. Luster (Burke, VA USA)
37 out of 41 found this review helpful
I have seen many comedy westerns including Cat Ballou, Blazing Saddles, and City Slickers. None have made me laugh harder than "My Name is Nobody". Henry Fonda plays a retiring gunfighter, Jack Beauregard, for the law while Terence Hill plays a comedic young gunfighter, Nobody, for good. His methods are quite different and should keep you in stitches more than once. The scenes at the Circus can't be beat. Although he is proficient with a gun, you never see him kill anybody to make his point. Did I mention the musical score by Ennio Morricone is great? As mentioned in a good review, laurie's boomer views, you can play just the soundtrack. I love Morricone's happy go lucky intro song , My Name is Nobody, and all the western themes that dramatize the scenes with Beauregard. I do hope this will be released on DVD in the US and for a lower price. The import quality lacks a little to be desired so I am hoping for a better transfer of the master in the future. The WHAM! version menu is overly red and the Bio has Henry Ford instead of Fonda as the name, but the bio is correct. The DVD is decent quality with a only a few screen glitches and the sound is good. The occasional graininess can't be helped since the original VHS quality was no better and probably the master print wasn't sharp. I don't regret getting the DVD since this is a great movie and my VHS is wearing out.
My Name Is Nobody November 21, 2003
Benjamin O. Simmons (Kansas City, Missouri United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
"My Name Is Nobody" 1973 (Released in U.S. in 1974)
Rated: PG
Director: Tonino Valerii
Starring: Henry Fonda (Jack Beauregard), Terrence Hill (Nobody)
Music by: Ennio Morriconne
Running Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes Entertaining Spaghetti Western based on an idea from and produced by Sergio Leone (of "Fistfull of Dollars" fame) featuring Terrence Hill as the title character, a mild-mannered drifter, who just happens to be the fastest gun in the west.
The movie is set in 1899 in the waning days of the wild west in America (the movie was filmed in the American southwest and Spain). An aged gunfighter, Jack Beuaregard (Fonda), the west's most famous gunslinger, is worn out by the rigors of his trade and plans to retire to Europe. "Nobody" has grown up admiring Beauregard (he can quote from memory each of his victims) and follows him about the southwest attempting to get him to face the Wild Bunch, a band of 150 gunmen, so that he can "go out in style".
Eventually Beauregard agrees and together they hatch a plan to take on all 150 of the Wild Bunch at one time.
This movie is a comedic western that features top-notch performances by its two leads as well as a magnificent soundtrack (as always) by Morricone.
The movie is chock full of memorable scenes, especially the opening sequence in the barber shop and the showdown with the Wild Bunch (who's every appearance in the film is heralded by Morricone's version of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"). Look also for a nod to Sam Peckinpah (in addition to the Wild Bunch) in the cemetary scene with Beauregard and Nobody.
This is a great film that can be viewed by the whole family and can be enjoyed many times over. If you enjoy the genre, you'll love this movie. Highly recommended.
Best spaghetti western ever! October 29, 2001
DF (East of the Mississippi)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is my favorite spaghetti western! It is a hoot! The basic elements of your Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns are there - the mysterious, gun-slinging stranger, the rough-edged characters, lots of shooting and violence... But the movie is a comedy, a spoof of spaghetti westerns, as well. It is quite well done, with very good acting and an amusing plot that revolves around a "mysterious stranger" and his efforts to make his hero, Henry Fonda, go down in the history books. The fellow's name is Nobody, and on that hangs the plot. I have loved this movie since it came out, and have watched it numerous times over the last 20 years. Enjoy!
Nobody is not Trinity but better. March 30, 2006
W. McMillin (Texas)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am sure that if you are looking at this then you are a fan of the trinity movies. The Nobody character is based on Trinity but with much more refined. Terence Hill's Nobody has a certain directness and is a much fuller character. Henry Fonda's career in spaghetti westerns often gets overlooked and that is a real shame. If you compare this to his portrayal of Wyatt Earp then you can see that the love of the western never left him. This is much more the Fonda that one loves rather than the villian in "Once upon a Time in The West" (itself a great film). I love showing this to people that have never seen it. They usally like it and then I move on the the Trinity films.
The Classic Western July 28, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This western is outstanding... interesting characters, great scenery, classic music.... it's all there!! Buy it now -- you won't be disappointed.
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