List of the best Slim Pickens movies: J.C.(1971), The Gun and the Pulpit(1974), Border Saddlemates(1952), Colorado Sundown(1952), White Line Fever(1975), Hawmps!(1976), Heartbreak Motel(1973), J.D. and the Salt Flat Kid(1978), Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964), Blazing Saddles(1974), Honeysuckle Rose(1980), Santa Fe Passage(1955) ... ...
Drama
USA
1971
100 Minutes
Jesus Christ is born again on Earth. But his father is a hardcore Southern Baptist, and during his teen years, Jesus rebels, joining a biker gang and leading an LSD-fueled pilgrimage to "the West" to fight "the establishment."
Western
1974
74 Minutes
Marjoe Gortner Slim Pickens David Huddleston Geoffrey Lewis Estelle Parsons Pamela Sue Martin Jeff Corey Karl Swenson Jon Lormer Robert Phillips Larry Ward
gunslinger preacher love interest land baron mother sheriff charming playful gutsy emotional wild west desert arizona village church house identity theft tyrants leadership religion
A fugitive gunman masquerades as a traveling preacher and defends townspeople from a merciless land baron.
Western
USA
1952
57 Minutes
Slim
Baxter is transporting counterfeit bills across the border in the bottom of fox cages. When veterinarian Allen places the fox ranch under quarantine tying up the bills, Baxter's plan to get at the money means trouble.
Western
USA
1952
67 Minutes
Joshua "Slim" Pickens, Ma Pickens
Rex Allen Mary Ellen Kay Slim Pickens June Vincent Fred Graham John Day
cowboy sidekick heir villain brother love interest fiery suspenseful frenetic colorado stagecoach ranch forest train old west ranchers timber industry schemes inheritance impersonation
Rancher helps a friend claim a spread he's inherited, only to get involved in his murder.
Action
Canada|USA
1975
92 Minutes
Duane Haller
Jan-Michael Vincent Kay Lenz Slim Pickens L.Q. Jones Don Porter Sam Laws Johnny Ray McGhee Leigh French R. G. Armstrong Martin Kove Jamie Anderson
In the 1970s Arizona, a young married man becomes an independent long-haul driver and he risks his life fighting the corruption in the local long-haul trucking industry.
Comedy
USA
1976
126 Minutes
Naman Tucker
James Hampton Christopher Connelly Slim Pickens Denver Pyle Gino Conforti Mimi Maynard Jack Elam Lee de Broux Herb Vigran Jesse Davis Frank Inn
In 1854, at Fort Val Verde, Texas, the U.S. Cavalry is experimenting the novel idea of using camels rather than horses as a means of transportation.
Horror
1973
84 Minutes
Sheriff Orville
Leslie Uggams Richard Robinson Shelley Winters Slim Pickens
Torture and humiliation await a singer at a rundown inn after car problems leave her stranded on a deserted road.
Comedy
1978
90 Minutes
Sheriff Ledy
Jesse Turner Dennis Fimple Slim Pickens
Comedy
UK|USA
1964
93 Minutes
Major T. J. "King" Kong
Peter Sellers George C. Scott Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Peter Bull Tracy Reed James Earl Jones Jack Creley Frank Berry Glenn Beck Shane Rimmer
military officer russian general president pilot scientist witty creative airplane white house washington, d.c. diplomacy politics suicide communism nuclear attack cold war pursuit fall 1950s
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Comedy, Western
USA
1974
93 Minutes
Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Slim Pickens David Huddleston Liam Dunn Alex Karras John Hillerman George Furth Mel Brooks Harvey Korman
sheriff gunslinger attorney cowboy friend outlandish madcap small town wild west race relations old west myths friendship railroad adventure rise rivalry 1870s
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Musical
USA
1980
119 Minutes
Garland Ramsey
Willie Nelson Diane Cannon Amy Irving Slim Pickens Joey Floyd Charles Levin Priscilla Pointer Mickey Rooney Jr. Diana Scarwid
country singer wife guitarist mistress best friend emotional passionate texas ranch stage bus love triangle country music touring forbidden love 1970s
Willie Nelson is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.
Western
USA
1955
91 Minutes
Sam Beekman
John Payne Faith Domergue Rod Cameron Slim Pickens Irene Tedrow George Keymas
A disgraced Indian scout and his partner are hired to escort a wagonload of guns through Indian territory.
Comedy, Drama, Action
USA
1974
101 Minutes
Grandpa Pruitt
Paul Koslo Dennis Fimple Jaclyn Smith Slim Pickens Seamon Glass Charles B. Pierce Betty Bluett Steve Ward
Details the lives of two feuding families of bootleggers, the Pruitts and the Woodalls, in rural 1920s and 1930s Arkansas.
Western
USA
1972
128 Minutes
Anse
John Wayne Roscoe Lee Browne Bruce Dern Colleen Dewhurst Slim Pickens Lonny Chapman Charles Tyner A Martinez Alfred Barker Jr. Nicolas Beauvy Steve Benedict
rancher cowboy young boy cook pretty woman bandit spirited gritty montana wild west cattle drives daunting task loyalty mentorship cowboys adventure quest 19th century
Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Ben Fairchild
Jason Robards Stella Stevens David Warner Strother Martin Slim Pickens L.Q. Jones Peter Whitney R. G. Armstrong Gene Evans William Mims Kathleen Freeman
business owner reverend prostitute partner cowboy fascinating profound amusing gutsy arizona desert modernization old west changing times unusual romance betrayal water supply transformation underdog 19th century
A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
Western, Drama
USA
1961
141 Minutes
Deputy Lon Dedrick
Marlon Brando Karl Malden Katy Jurado Pina Pellicer Slim Pickens Ben Johnson Sam Gilman Larry Duran Timothy Agoglia Carey Miriam Colon Elisha Cook Jr.
outlaw bandit partner sheriff stepdaughter deputy gritty quirky tense mexico bank desert prison monterey, calif. betrayal bank heist imprisonment showdown prison break romance
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
Western
USA
1980
98 Minutes
Sheriff Sam Creedmore
Steve McQueen Linda Evans Richard Farnsworth Billy Green Bush Slim Pickens Peter Canon Elisha Cook Jr. Roy Jenson James Kline Geoffrey Lewis Harry Northrup
gunslinger rancher pretty woman sheriff cattle rustler intense spirited wild west ranch prison cattle rustling investigation showdown violence murder pursuit revenge 1900s
An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he kills a boy.
Western
USA
1967
97 Minutes
Yarbrough
Dean Martin George Peppard Jean Simmons John McIntire Slim Pickens Don Galloway Brad Weston Richard O'Brien Carol Andreson Stephen Sandor Warren Vanders
sheriff businesswoman driver henchman partner thrilling wild west small town ranch street stagecoach corruption feud crime old west revenge pursuit 19th century
A former deputy and a strong-willed widow are determined to stop a ruthless town boss.
Romance
1974
92 Minutes
Sheriff
Monte Markham Sissy Spacek Susan Oliver Mark Miller Slim Pickens David Doyle Marion Charles Ward 'Kip' Allen
A recently divorced artist (Monte Markham) spends New Year's Eve with a hippie hitchhiker (Sissy Spacek) and a couple of friends.
Action
USA
1972
122 Minutes
Cowboy
Steve McQueen Ali MacGraw Ben Johnson Sally Struthers Al Lettieri Slim Pickens Richard Bright Jack Dodson Dub Taylor Bo Hopkins Roy Jenson
fugitive wife crime boss thug veterinarian crafty fiery gutsy thrilling texas motel betrayal gunfight hijacking robbery murder escape rivalry adventure 1970s
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Comedy, Western
USA
1975
100 Minutes
Frank Stillwell
Bill Bixby Susan Clark Tim Conway Don Knotts David Wayne Slim Pickens Harry Morgan John McGiver Don Knight Clay O'Brien
orphan gambler stagecoach driver bandit murderer sheriff playful endearing spirited quake city, calif. bank mine boomtown house stagecoach hidden treasure inheritance greed marriage of convenience family dysfunction
Three orphan children strike gold in 1878 California.
Comedy, Western
USA
1975
93 Minutes
Henry Beige
Jeff Bridges Sam Waterston Elizabeth Ashley Charlene Dallas Clifton James Slim Pickens Harry Dean Stanton Richard Bright Patti D'Arbanville Maggie Wellman Bert Conway
cattle rustler rancher wife cowboy detective niece hilarious quirky montana ranch prison robbery teamwork bartering boredom ransom deception quest transformation temptation
Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.
Western
USA
1965
112 Minutes
Sgt. James Gregory
Tom Tryon Harve Presnell Senta Berger Michael Anderson Jr. James Caan Slim Pickens Wayne Rogers Andrew Duggan Peter Breck Jeanne Cooper Laurel Goodwin
general soldier beautiful woman recruit native american tyrant engaging rousing melodramatic frontier battlefield small town bar camp american indian wars leadership military life love triangle battle death
What could be worse for two cavalry officers than to battle with native tribes? To battle each other for the same woman.
Western
1977
90 Minutes
Virgil Cane
Joe Don Baker Sondra Locke Ted Neeley Joy Houck Jr. John Davis Chandler Slim Pickens Linda Dano Dennis Fimple Grady Wyatt Jackie Akins Bud Davis
A Confederate captain (Joe Don Baker), an Indian, a geologist (Ted Neeley) and a woman (Sondra Locke) search for cursed diamonds in Arkansas.
Drama
1973
84 Minutes
Sheriff Orville
Leslie Uggams Richard Robinson Shelley Winters Michael Christian Ted Cassidy Dub Taylor Slim Pickens
jazz singer elvis impersonator handyman motel owner sheriff judge brutal creepy gory disturbing georgia hunting lodge backwoods road stadium rape torture hostage situation racism sadism
Torture and humiliation await a singer at a rundown inn after car problems leave her stranded on a deserted road.
Western
USA|Mexico
1973
122 Minutes
Sheriff Colin Baker
James Coburn Kris Kristofferson Bob Dylan Jason Robards Richard Jaeckel Katy Jurado Slim Pickens Chill Wills John Beck Rita Coolidge R. G. Armstrong
pat garrett outlaw deputy governor cattleman partner gritty suspenseful wild thrilling new mexico territory fort sumner wild west old west billy the kid lawlessness betrayal unusual friendship pursuit rivalry
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Western
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Ike Walterstein
Charlton Heston Joan Hackett Donald Pleasence Lee Majors Bruce Dern Ben Johnson Slim Pickens Clifton James Anthony Zerbe Roy Jenson G.D. Spradlin
cowboy farmer preacher son mother gritty wild west farmhouse cabin ranch aging rehabilitation loneliness love transformation revenge 1890s
Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by a husbandless woman and her young son.
Western
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Plank
Errol Flynn Patrice Wymore Scott Forbes Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Dickie Jones Howard Petrie Slim Pickens Chubby Johnson Robert "Buzz" Henry Sheb Wooley Peter Coe
rocky lord general spirited mountain california men union rivalry 18th century
In California during the Civil War, a Confederate patrol and a Union troop must set their differences aside in order to survive a Shoshone attack.
Western
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Ben Silas
Macdonald Carey Patricia Medina Skip Homeier Stephen Wootton Louis Jean Heydt Howard Wright Slim Pickens Malcolm Atterbury
Chassed by a posse, bank robber Clay Anderson, traveling under an assumed name, takes refuge at a farm owned by a preacher and his pretty young wife.
Comedy
USA
1968
100 Minutes
Cowboy Schaeffer
Dick Van Dyke Edward G. Robinson Dorothy Provine Henry Silva Joanna Moore Tony Bill Slim Pickens Jack Elam Ned Glass Richard Bakalyan Mickey Shaughnessy
Actor Jack Albany, who plays gangsters on TV, is mistaken for notorious hit-man Ace, and is hired by mob boss Leo Smooth to pull a heist, but Jack must find a way out of it.
Western
USA
1977
97 Minutes
Abel Pickney
Charles Bronson Jack Warden Will Sampson Kim Novak Clint Walker Stuart Whitman Slim Pickens John Carradine Cara Williams Shay Duffin Douglas Fowley
hunter american indian warrior old flame soldier crazy horse wild bill hickok gritty thrilling offbeat dense cheyenne, wyo. south dakota plains camp saloon native americans obsession hunting unlikely allies nightmares
At the closing of 1874 a haunted, dying Wild Bill Hickok teams up with a grieving Crazy Horse to hunt a murderous albino buffalo.
Western
USA
1976
100 Minutes
Bob Jay
Stewart Petersen Henry Wilcoxon Buck Taylor Maureen McCormick Ken Curtis Joan Caulfield Slim Pickens Dub Taylor Ace Reid Jack Elam Larry D. Mann
In 1861 Texas, the son of a poor farmer vows to avenge his father's murder committed by the spoiled son of a rich cattleman.
Comedy, Action
USA
1967
115 Minutes
Jarvis Bates
George C. Scott Sue Lyon Michael Sarrazin Harry Morgan Jack Albertson Alice Ghostley Albert Salmi Slim Pickens Strother Martin Woodrow Parfrey
con artist deserter sheriff rich girl mother father amusing tense united states small town household courtroom jail mentorship con game friendship teamwork desertion pursuit quest
A rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff.
Horror
USA
1981
91 Minutes
Sam Newfield
Dee Wallace Patrick Macnee Dennis Dugan Christopher Stone Belinda Balaski Kevin McCarthy John Carradine Slim Pickens Elizabeth Brooks Robert Picardo Dick Miller
television reporter psychiatrist husband police officer serial killer werewolf frightening campy emotional los angeles woods psychiatrist's office cottage movie theater mental health retreat werewolves supernatural cult psychology journalism
After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.
Western
Italy|Yugoslavia|USA
1971
99 Minutes
Tattinger
Bekim Fehmiu John Huston Richard Crenna Chuck Connors Ricardo Montalban Ian Bannen Brandon de Wilde Slim Pickens Woody Strode Albert Salmi
deserter general colonel engineer wife scout gritty gripping arizona fort mexico hill desert mission battle native americans massacre desertion redemption quest
Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.
Western
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Boone Polsen
John Derek Joan Evans Jim Davis Catherine McLeod Ben Cooper Taylor Holmes Nana Bryant Slim Pickens Frank Ferguson
rancher uncle gunman poor girl father brother thrilling tense passionate colorado small town ranch household inheritance shady dealings redemption showdown ostracized forgery quest
Jet Cosgrave returns home to claim the ranch that was stolen from him, after his father's death.
Adventure
USA
1963
103 Minutes
Willy Crup
Brian Keith Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Dewey Martin Jeff York Marta Kristen Rafael Campos Slim Pickens Rodolfo Acosta Pat Hogan Norman Frederic
dog frontiersman brother uncle neighbor native american emotional tense amusing texas farm brotherhood old west frontier life animals abduction native americans adventure rescue quest
Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while Old Yeller's son, Sam, tracks their trail.
Western
USA
1966
115 Minutes
Buck, Stage Driver
Ann-Margret Alex Cord Bing Crosby Red Buttons Michael Connors Bob Cummings Van Heflin Slim Pickens Stefanie Powers Keenan Wynn Brad Weston
cowboy prostitute pregnant wife banker doctor criminal thrilling tender engaging wild west desert stagecoach fort dangerous mission honor status unlikely allies american indian wars cooperation transformation
On the stagecoach to Cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the Indian attacks.
Adventure
USA
1979
114 Minutes
Dewey "Tex" Hopkins
Michael Caine Sally Field Telly Savalas Peter Boyle Jack Warden Shirley Knight Shirley Jones Karl Malden Slim Pickens Veronica Hamel Angela Cartwright
femme fatale henchman ship captain suspenseful shipwreck escape money discovery 1970s
An extension of the previous film, wherein a cache of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.
Drama, History
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Pete Bracken
Fess Parker Jeffrey Hunter Jeff York John Lupton Eddie Firestone Kenneth Tobey Don Megowan Claude Jarman Jr. Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Morgan Woodward
soldier spy conductor thrilling rousing railway georgia tennessee train train robbery espionage theft american civil war chase escape quest adventure 1860s
During the Civil War Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.
Western
USA
1959
75 Minutes
Corporal Wheeler
Victor Mature Elaine Stewart Faith Domergue Reba Waters Noah Beery Jr. Leo Gordon Rex Ingram John Hubbard Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Roy Barcroft
confederate soldier daughter native american survivor sister union soldier fiery engaging thrilling touching american west rest stop nevada oregon trail settlement civil war reconstruction postwar life traveling father/daughter relationship
An ex-Confederate officer and his young daughter, traveling West, rescue two women survivors of an Indian attack.
Western
USA
1961
97 Minutes
Richard Boone George Hamilton Luana Patten Arthur O'Connell Charles Bronson Richard Chamberlain Duane Eddy James Douglas Tammy Marihugh Carol Wells Slim Pickens
captain lieutenant beautiful woman soldier native american warrior rookie melodramatic tense wild west desert fort battle romance love triangle native americans military life competition transformation love rivalry
The trials and tribulations of bitter veteran Captain Maddocks and argumentative rookie Lieutenant McQuade at a cavalry desert outpost.
Western
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Sal Mineo Philip Carey Jerome Courtland Rafael Campos H. M. Wynant Joy Page Britt Lomond Herbert Rudley Sydney Smith John War Eagle Gregg Martell
The remarkable and ironical story of a wild colt that changes owners around the time of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
Western
USA
1965
124 Minutes
Charlton Heston Richard Harris Jim Hutton James Coburn Michael Anderson Jr. Senta Berger Mario Adorf Brock Peters Warren Oates Ben Johnson R. G. Armstrong
officer criminal prisoner of war deserter widow native american tense new mexico territory fort mexico village war kidnapping teamwork quest pursuit rivalry 1860s
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Drama, Western, History
USA
1955
110 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Russell Virginia Grey Jim Davis Eduard Franz
colonel davy crockett gen. santa anna teen girl soldier settler patriotic rousing thrilling tense texas abandoned building desert alamo jim bowie the alamo outnumbered land wars invasion negotiation
Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Anna.