A god-fearing Ohio boy dodging the Civil War draft arrives in Jefferson City where he joins up with a hardscrabble group of like runaways heading west. Bad Company is a 1972 American English-language Adventure Drama film starring Barry Brown, Jeff Bridges, Jim Davis, David Huddleston, John Savage, Jerry Houser and Todd Martin. Bad Company was Produced by Stanley R. Jaffe. Bad Company is written by David Newman and Robert Benton and it is directed by Robert Benton. Paramount Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Bad Company was released on 8th October 1972 and takes a screen time of 93 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Bad Company was made on a budget of $70 million and at the box office it grossed only $3 million. Cinematography was done by Gordon Willis and editing by Ron Kalish and Ralph Rosenblum. The music was composed by Harvey Schmidt.
Bad Company Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : 5.0/5
Positive Review Rating : 61%
Sover
The ironic comical Western prides itself in taking on the Horatio Alger myth. ( Read More )
Combust Ible Celluloid
Bad Company (1972) 3 1/2 Stars (out of 4) Tweet Undercover Cowboy By Jeffrey M. Anderson Screenwriter Robert Benton (Bonnie & Clyde, Superman) made his directorial debut with this smart, character ... ( Read More )
Rogerebert
But we get the feeling the movie doesnt know where its headed and the last scene (one of those freeze frames thats supposed to crystallize a significant moment for us) left me suspended in midair.I... ( Read More )
Movies Tv Guide
A segmented movie, BAD COMPANY manages to sustain interest through deft direction and an intelligent screenplay. ( Read More )