A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

The Man With No Name. The ultimate badass motherfucker and one of Clint Eastwood's most memorable role. This is where it started off; A Fistful of Dollars followed by For a Few Dollars More and finally the most awesome western movie EVER, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly all of which were directed by the late legendary director Sergio Leone. A Fistful of Dollars is known as a Spagetti Western, a sub genre of western flicks in which this film gave rise to its popularity. The plot goes as such, The Man With No Name arrives at a little town of San Miguel where he soon discovers is run by two gangs; the Rojos and the Baxters. Realising the potential to make money, The Man With No Name plays a double agent kinda thing with both sides pitting one against the other. Throw in a damsel in distress, Marisol (Marianne Koch) who is forced to stay with the Rojos despite having a family of her own and also the main villain, Ramon (Gian Maria Volonte) who is famous for his rifle shooting and intelligence.

Ramon with a rifle

Like in all traditional westerns, Ramon will face off with The Man With No Name in a showdown at the end of the film. Sergio Leone is often regarded as the master of creating a build up and even if it took all day, the showdowns in his movies tend to leave you gripping your seat filled with an amazing score to boot. His films are also known to offer a far greater sense of realism intact as you can see the amount of grit on the characters as well as the despair of the setting. Also, known for his use of violence A Fistful of Dollars is no exception. Prepare to witness a whole massacre of the US army by use of gattling guns. This was what the West truly was, it was no fairy tale and Sergio Leone knows that.

Marisol with The Man With No Name

The real star of the show will have to be and always be Clint Eastwood. He potrays somebody we all wanna be some day. Fuck. I want to be as quick with a .45 as he is. This is how all fights should be like. Two man or one man against 4 men as exemplified in the video below where The Man With No Name proves his worth.

From the way he walks to the way he lights a match down to the way he talks. So fucking cool. I wish I was as witty and cool as The Man With No Name is. Damn. Besides Mr. Blonde and Rick Blaine, The Man With No Name is at the top of the cool motherfuckers list. Watch the movie for the experience that westerns offer. Let it transport you to another time and place where people kill people for no reason and where mercy is non existent. This is the west as according to Sergio Leone. A Fistful of Dollars. Lets not forget though that Quentin Tarantino was inspired by Sergio Leone.