Screen legend Clint Eastwood is responsible for some of the best movies of all time, both as an actor and a director.
Eastwood starred in Unforgiven and the Outlaw Josey Wales, both movies that routinely score at or near the top of the best westerns and films ever made. However, he also starred in a dud so problematic that even Eastwood himself can't stand it. It's called Ambush at Cimarron Pass, and CBR puts it at #1 on the list of Eastwood's worst movies. You can watch the movie for free on YouTube and decide for yourself.
Even Clint Eastwood Hates His 1958 Movie, 'Ambush at Cimarron Pass'
Even Eastwood hates the movie. Ambush at Cimarron Pass "follows a group of American cavalry escorting a prisoner to a fort as they're ambushed by Apache. Later coming across a band of former Confederates, they reluctantly join forces in a bid to survive the journey through Cimarron Pass, facing off with superior Apache numbers," CBR explains.
Ambush at Cimarron Pass "has been acknowledged by Eastwood himself as not only the worst film of his career but one of the worst films ever made," CBR noted. "However, as one of the earliest films to cast him in a leading role, it's also an important chapter in his Western career."
After all, he made a lot of movies after this one.
What did Eastwood say about the movie? He opened up about it in 2015 while speaking to students at Loyola University.
"And then finally one day I started getting some parts and then I did a little film out at Fox called Ambush at Cimarron Pass. It was probably the worst film ever made and… But I had the second lead in it and an actor named Scott Brady was the lead," Eastwood told the students, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"And the film was made in eight days. So it was really el speedo grande. And I saw it. I went to see it, it was playing a second feature in North Hollywood. I went to see it and I saw that film and I said I’m through. I’ve got to go back to school. I’ve got to do something else, I’ve got to get a job of other sorts. And then finally I accidentally ran into somebody out at CBS on Beverly Boulevard and they were doing a Western called Rawhide. And they cast me as one of the leads."
What Are Clint Eastwood's Other Worst Movies, Ranked?
What are the other worst Eastwood movies on CBR's list? In order after Ambush at Cimarron Pass:
2. The First Traveling Saleslady
3. Pink Cadillac
4. Lafayette Escadrille
5. City Heat
6. Cry Macho
7. The Rookie
8. Firefox
9. The Witches
10. Every Which Way But Loose, Any Which Way You Can
'Ambush at Cimarron Pass' Has a Dismal Rotten Tomatoes Rating
(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)
Fans weighed in on the YouTube comment thread. "I have to agree with Clint this is a pretty bad movie I'll try to finish it but probably not, we will see," wrote one.
"What's with these OLD 1950's GARBAGE WESTERNS? These movies SUCK!" proclaimed another YouTube user. But not everyone agreed. "I think its a good little western," another fan wrote.
But Ambush at Cimarron Passhas a dismal Rotten Tomatoes score of just 27 percent.
"The acting is as corny as the storyline. I felt embarrassed for the actors while watching this movie. Especially the ending. This is why the old studio contracts were so dumb and did great harm to the product," a fan wrote on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
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