"The Glory Guys" was written by Sam Peckinpah and originally was to be directed by him. However, for some reason I am not aware of, the film was instead directed by Arnold Laven.
The story is a fictionalized version of the events leading up to the massacre of US Cavalry men at the Battle of Little Bighorn. However, inexplicably, the names have all been changed...which is odd since it is based on a real event.
One of the fictionalized portions concerns the rivalry between an officer and a scout over a widow....and it makes up much of the film. For the most part, I wasn't thrilled with this because it seemed overly macho...with lots of punching, breaking things and the like. The portions of the story AFTER this were much better...less histrionic and more factual.
So is this any good? Yes, though as I stated above, I have no idea why names were changed and there is no mention of General Custer! The bad choices Custer made were in the film but are blamed on the fictional commander, Gen. Frederick McCabe. On the positive side, the music was great, the scope of the film lovely and the battle itself well handled. Worth seeing...but inexplicably fictionalized.
The story is a fictionalized version of the events leading up to the massacre of US Cavalry men at the Battle of Little Bighorn. However, inexplicably, the names have all been changed...which is odd since it is based on a real event.
One of the fictionalized portions concerns the rivalry between an officer and a scout over a widow....and it makes up much of the film. For the most part, I wasn't thrilled with this because it seemed overly macho...with lots of punching, breaking things and the like. The portions of the story AFTER this were much better...less histrionic and more factual.
So is this any good? Yes, though as I stated above, I have no idea why names were changed and there is no mention of General Custer! The bad choices Custer made were in the film but are blamed on the fictional commander, Gen. Frederick McCabe. On the positive side, the music was great, the scope of the film lovely and the battle itself well handled. Worth seeing...but inexplicably fictionalized.