Slim Pickens, Revisited

THE PILGRIM · Mar 25, 2020

Today I re-watched a Slim Pickens bio on YouTube.
I didn’t remember this trivia bit-
Ever watch that great movie The Big Country?
Remember when Charlton Heston put greenhorn Gregory Peck on that badass pony?
Turns out that was actually Slim on his personal trained trick horse, Dear John.
Slim of course was a real cowboy and a pro Rodeo Rider.
He had trained that horse to do a number of tricks including buck.
Here’s Slim and Dear John going over a buckboard.

Onomea · Mar 25, 2020

To me, Slim Pickens will always be Major TJ King Kong in Dr. Strangelove:

“Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.” YouTube

jack the toad · Mar 25, 2020

Dont recall that particular movie but liked Slim in all his movie roles.
Dr. Strangelove is first to come to mind.

Rudi · Mar 25, 2020

I love Slim. Esp. in Strangelove. The original line was "Dallas". But this was just when the President was shot. So the studio dubbed in "Vegas".

HOUSTON RICK · Mar 26, 2020

I will always remember Slim Pickens in this scene:Imaage slim pickens riding a bomb - Yahoo Search Results Video Search Results

okiegtrider · Mar 26, 2020

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RobertJ. · Mar 26, 2020

Yesterday I heard the song "Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan, and immediately the scene from "Pat Garret and Billy the Kid" came to mind, the scene where Slim gets shot by Kris Kristofferson, and he and his wife both know he's going to die. One of the saddest scenes in a movie, ever.

My favorite of all his movies is Dr. Strangelove.

monsai52 · Mar 26, 2020

Not a huge role, but I think he was great in "The Getaway".

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THE PILGRIM · Mar 26, 2020

Me two!
Slim was great in the Getaway,
Even if he had a small junky role!

crazyphil · Mar 26, 2020

I liked Slim in Honeysuckle Rose.

soFlaNative · Mar 26, 2020

"Has anybody got a dime?".

Marshwheeling · Mar 26, 2020

My favorite Slim Pickens role was in “Rancho Deluxe”, as stock detective Henry Beige.

CH4 · Mar 26, 2020

Loved him in Blazing Saddles! I am sure if I quote any of his lines I’ll get excommunicated from the forum.

OLDSTER · Mar 26, 2020

How about his role in Blazing Saddles. "What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is goin' on here"

Kurusu · Mar 26, 2020

CH4 said:
Loved him in Blazing Saddles! I am sure if I quote any of his lines I’ll get excommunicated from the forum.

Loved him there too.

You can rewatch this little bit. It's safe.

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Watchdog · Mar 26, 2020

Slim Pickens was probably one of the most unlikely people ever to become a "movie star". Probably would've been really difficult to find a more ordinary looking guy to be in the movies.

He created some memorable characters, made all the more memorable because he made them real, no matter how unrealistic they might have been.

What made his role in Strangelove so realistic for me is that although he talked like a hillbilly rube from the sticks, you realize that to be the command pilot of a B-52, he had to be intelligent and probably well-educated. Watching the film, you know it's a parody, but his character seems entirely feasible.

He had a lot of good roles. His small part at the end of Peckinpah's The Getaway is a real gem, and again he plays a totally believable character. He's probably onscreen less than ten minutes, but he totally steals the scenes from Steve McQueen.

I'm actually surprised he wasn't included in the cast of Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. Maybe he wasn't available at the time, who knows?

03hemi · Mar 26, 2020

Saw him in an episode of "Gun Smoke" last weekend. He played Festus's friend before he was the deputy, go figure.

Kurusu · Mar 26, 2020

And here Slim Pickens when he was still "slim"(even though is stage name had nothing to do with slimness).

Alpo · Mar 26, 2020

The Sheepman, with Glenn Ford and Shirley MacLaine.

Slim played the sheriff, who rather than get involved in the war between the sheepman and the cattleman, decided to go fishing.

JohnHL · Mar 26, 2020

I read someplace that Stanley Kubrick didn't tell Slim Pickens that Dr. Strangelove was a comedy and Slim played the role straight.

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