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THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018) Movie Trailer: The Coen Brothers’ Six-part Western Anthology Film

James Franco The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Trailer

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen‘s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) movie trailer stars James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Liam Neeson, and Tim Blake Nelson. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs‘ plot synopsis: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film, a series of tales about the American frontier told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen. Each chapter tells a distinct story about the American West…

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” 
Tim Blake Nelson (Buster Scruggs)
Willie Watson (The Kid)
This first segment finds Tim Blake Nelson playing a sharp-shooting songster.

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“Near Algodones”
James Franco (Cowboy)
James Franco’s wannabe bank robber gets his due and then some. And just a little bit more for good measure.

“Meal Ticket”
Liam Neeson (Impresario)
Harry Melling (Artist)
Lugubrious dark humour pervades the Liam Neeson starrer Meal Ticket, a gothic tale about two weary travelling performers.

“All Gold Canyon”
Tom Waits (Prospector)
Tom Waits mines a rich seam of humour.

“The Gal Who Got Rattled”
Bill Heck (Billy Knapp)
Zoe Kazan (Alice Longabaugh)
Grainger Hines (Mr. Arthur)
Zoe Kazan finds an unexpected promise of love, along with a dose of life’s cruel irony, on a wagon train across the prairies.

“The Mortal Remains”
Brendan Gleeson (Irishman)
Tyne Daly (Lady)
Jonjo O’Neill (Englishman)
Saul Rubinek (Frenchman)
Chelcie Ross (Trapper)
Ghostly laughs haunt this segment as Tyne Daly rains judgment upon a motley crew of strangers undertaking a final carriage ride.

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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