The Spikes Gang

1974
AA
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.1K

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Ron Howard, Lee Marvin, Charles Martin Smith, and Gary Grimes in The Spikes Gang (1974)

Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber, who teaches them the trade.

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Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber who teaches them the trade.Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber who teaches them the trade.Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber who teaches them the trade.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Lee Marvin

Harry Spikes

Gary Grimes

Will

Ron Howard

Charles Martin Smith

Tod
(as Charlie Martin Smith)

Arthur Hunnicutt

Kid White

Noah Beery Jr.

Basset
(as Noah Beery)

Marc Smith

Abel Young

Don Fellows

Cowboy

Elliott Sullivan

Billy

Robert Beatty

Sheriff
(credit only)

Ralph Brown

Posse Leader

Bill Curran

Gillis

Ricardo Palacios

Doctor

David Thomson

Sheriff of Carrizo Springs

Bert Conway

Bank Teller

Adolfo Thous

Pawnbroker

Allen Russell

Morton
(as Allen E. Russell)

Frances O'Flynn

Mrs. Young

Director
- Richard Fleischer
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Great Movie

A gem of a movie.Very realistic and exciting.A good combination of an established actor (Marvin) combined with up & coming actors (Grimes,Smith & Howard).It portrays the american west in a realistic manner (like most westerns from the late 60's & early 70's)

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Feb 25, 2002
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Trivia
Robert Beatty, despite being credited as The Sheriff, is not seen.

Goofs
At the beginning, the boys gather to bring Spikes some food under a bright blue nighttime sky. This obviously was filmed during the daytime, using a filter to darken the images. These scenes were only slightly darker than the preceding scenes when the posse came through looking for Spikes. This slightly darker scene, coupled with the sound of crickets, evidently was supposed to give the illusion that it was nighttime, despite the brilliant blue sky.

Quotes
Will Young: We sure didn't mean nothing like this to come of it. We didn't desire to commit murder. It just kinda ran away from us.
Harry Spikes: Well, we all started out as somethin' else, way back.