| The Magnificent Seven |
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| CBS Network |
| 1998- 1999 |
| Drama |
| 60 Minutes |
This western adventure told the story
of federal Judge Oren Travis (Robert Vaughn) who
enlists the aid of seven men: a gunfighter, a preacher, a con man, a
rogue, a thrill seeker, a drifter and a former
slave to rid a frontier town of renegade
ex-confederate soldiers.
Initially, Chris Larabee, the leader of the group
recruits six other men to protect a Seminole village
from a gang of renegade Confederate soldiers
known as the Ghosts of the Confederacy.
When their job was finished (for which they were
paid $35), the seven men joined forces
with Judge Oren Travis to bring law and order to
the town of Four Corners.
JD, Josiah, Vin,
Chris, Buck, Nathan, Ezra
Listen to Theme Music
Members of the Magnificent Seven included:
- Michael Biehn as Chris Larabee, a
gunfighter. He lost his wife and son in a fire
and is on a mission to find their killers.
Chris hates to be called a cowboy.
- Eric Close as Vin Tanner, a
Buffalo/Bounty Hunter who carries a sawed-off
.44-40 caliber Winchester rifle.
- Andrew Kavovit as John "J.D." Dunne,
a former stable boy from back east who turned
gunfighter.
- Dale Midkiff as Buck Wilmington, a
flirtatious womanizer. He befriends JD and
teaches him the tricks of the trade.
- Ron Perlman as Josiah Sanchez, a
former gunfighter turned preacher. His father
was a missionary.
- Anthony Starke as Ezra Standish, a
gambler/con-artist. His dream is to own a
saloon.
- Rick Worthy as Nathan Jackson, a
former slave and Civil War veteran with
medical skills. He's a master with the knife
and carries three strapped on his back.
Other friends of the Magnificent Seven
included:
- Laurie Holden as Mary Travis, the editor of the local
newspaper and daughter-in-law to Judge Orrin Travis. Her son Bill
is still haunted by his father's murder.
- Casey Wells as Dana Barron a local tomboy, and romantic
interest of J.D.
- Michelle Phillips as Maude Standish, Ezra's con-artist
mother who taught him all his unethical ways which he is just now
realizing were not so nice.
- Siena Goines as Rain, a Seminole Indian girl and
romantic interest of Nathan Jackson.
Favorite Quotes
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JD: |
My name's JD Dunne, and I can ride.
And I can shoot.
(Shoots gun, startles his horse and falls)
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Ezra: |
And he can fly!
(JD jumps out of horse's way, falls into in
water trough)
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Buck: |
And he can swim, too!
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Chris: |
You ran out on me once before. You
wouldn't be thinking about doing that
again, would you?
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Ezra: |
I swear upon the grave of my sainted
mother.
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JD: |
Now, you told me your mother was still
alive.
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Ezra: |
Figure of speech.
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Chris:
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Figure you're dead if you're lying.
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Ezra: |
Such a pity that I, as a convicted felon, will be unable to
lend my services.
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Judge:
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Well, how about if you got a pardon?
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Ezra: |
Where do I sign?
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Vin:
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How's your Spanish?
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Chris: |
No bueno. Yours?
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Vin: |
What's "no bueno" mean?
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Josiah: |
Satan's up to his old tricks again, eh?
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Vin:
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Yup. Apparently he's using a .44 these
days.
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Buck: |
I hear we got trouble.
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Chris:
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Would you be interested in partaking in a
little show of force?
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Buck: |
"Show of force"? Well hell, that's my middle name.
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Buck: |
Who is this guy?
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Chris: |
Nobody. Leave him.
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Buck: |
You mind if I just shoot him?
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Chris: |
Well boys, what say we head over to the
saloon and ponder the Judge's proposal?
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Ezra: |
Wonderful idea.
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Vin:
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Reckon I could use some pondering.
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Ezra:
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Oh, you're an accomplished cheater, I'll
give you that, but you're still a, uh...
help me out here, Buck.
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Buck:
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You are crookeder than a yellow-bellied
snake making his way through a prickly
pear patch.
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Ezra: |
Thank you.
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Maria: |
So, cowboy... what can I do for you?
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Chris: |
You can start by not calling me cowboy.
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TRIVIA NOTE: The series is based on
the western movie classic The Magnificent
Seven (1960) starring Yul Brynner. The movie
was inspired by Akira Kurasawa's 1954 Japanese
classic film The Seven Samurai.
The
Magnificent Seven
(1960)
Robert Vaughn who played Judge Oren Travis on the
series appeared as the gunfighter Lee (who
dies) in the 1960 film.
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