James Coburn News

Once in a while, a niche title manages to find its way on DVD. Shout Factory's latest double-feature disc, contains two "forgotten" James Coburn films from 1976, "The Last Hard Men" and "The Sky Riders," while both films are not comparable in objective quality, both serve as a testament to Coburn's charismatic natural abilities as a leading man.

The Last Hard Men 1976 // 98 Minutes // Rated R Sky Riders 1976 // 98 Minutes // Rated PG Released by Shout! Factory Reviewed by Judge Gordon Sullivan // January 3rd, 2012 View Judge Sullivan's Dossier E-mail Judge Sullivan Printer Friendly Review Maybe it's just my inner twelve-year-old taking control, but when I see the titles The Last Hard Men ... (more)

Typically I'm not a big fan of double-disc titles. They're usually fairly low quality, don't have many special features, and one of the titles is usually something that barely made it to the screen.

There's a story I've heard on multiple occasions about actor James Coburn that has always stuck with me.

IT is perhaps one of the worst Aussie accents in history. Worse than James Coburn's half-Cockney, half-American attempt in The Great Escape.