Six-String Samurai (1998) with Justin McGuire

Thinking about various man/boy hero/sidekicks I couldn't go without mentioning Buddy and the Kid from the classic '90s cult film Six-String Samurai. Typical reluctant father figure trope, but it's the creative combination of old tropes that really brings this film together pulling from every thing from Mad Max to The Wizard of Oz to Yojimbo to even a conceptual mash-up of "Dueling Banjos" and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." It's a genuine "love it or hate it" tongue-in-cheek indie romp and most people who hate it do so because they can't stand the Kid speaking in moans instead of words for most of the film (though I could listen to him moan all day). It was supposed to be Jeffrey Falcon's big break out from Hong Kong action movies into Hollywood, but somehow the landing didn't stick, yet it boasts of award-winning cinematography and an early stint by the now renowned composer Brian Tyler. In an post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland where Elvis reigns as the king of Lost Vegas amidst Soviet occupation, an orphaned boy (Justin McGuire) becomes attached to a wandering katana-wielding Buddy Holly look-alike (Jeffrey Falcon). But the King has died and Buddy has a gig in Vegas to compete for the crown and he doesn't think he has time to let a boy tag along and worm his way into his heart. The Spinach Monster never saw it coming. Available on Youtube in 1080p, but with the wrong song in the end credits for some reason. Other versions available online have the correct song at the end but with poorer image quality. And the distorted aspect ratio in the first scene is intentional. (https site) Six-String Samurai (1998) [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst]