Excellent dude but one critique: Texas Red had not cleared leather ‘fore a bullet fairly ripped

@jasonscraper4238

11 ай бұрын

Stories get exaggerated for greater effect. Perhaps the Marty character takes some artistic liberties.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

​@@jasonscraper4238thank you! I love that you thought to mention this

@Kyle_Riel

10 ай бұрын

This definitely does NOT do the song justice. It's like watching children try to imitate Clint Eastwood.

@Kyle_Riel

10 ай бұрын

@@donbailey8760 the song is an exciting rendition. This is a boring, poorly directed snoozefest. Sorry, you're wrong

@chickledpink5949

9 ай бұрын

​@@Kyle_Riel Can you make a better version?

"Ohh, he might have went on living, but he made one fatal slip when he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip."

@arikhess8320

28 күн бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👂👂👂

@Heisenvader1

21 күн бұрын

"BIG IRON on his hiiiipppp"

Love how they’re using Colt Navy revolvers, literal Big Irons

@arikhess8320

28 күн бұрын

🤔... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@cmdrgunslinger5955

21 күн бұрын

Actually Navy revolvers were .36 caliber. Smaller than Army revolvers at .45 caliber. Big Iron usually refers to either the earlier Walker or Dragoon colts. Both were heavier "saddle" guns.

@The_Republic_of_Ireland

21 күн бұрын

@@cmdrgunslinger5955 ah interesting

@craigthemonke794

16 күн бұрын

The colt navy isnt really big caliber and size wise, the colt walker and dragoon are some real behemoths

@merlinwilliams9286

13 күн бұрын

Looks like the ranger was using an 1860 Colt Army .45 and Red an 1851 Colt Navy in .36 caliber. Ranger did have a big iron...

The fact that the Ranger uses a cavalry twist draw. 👨‍🍳👌

@arikhess8320

28 күн бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This Texas Red was faster than the one in the ballad. Still, this was great. I love the young Marty idea.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! That Marty touch was our brilliant writer, Ben Matthews handiwork

Most "award winning" videos I see are a waste of time. Well done.

@arikhess8320

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

*History of the Big Iron* --- The "Big Iron" that inspired this song was originally built by Andy Anderson (a Hollywood gun-maker and fast-draw holster-maker favored by Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood) in his Gunfighter Shop, using parts from several models. The gun was constructed with a Great Western frame and a 12" barrel made from an 1892 Winchester center-fire .44 rifle/carbine barrel. Since Anderson was 6'4" with large hands, he favored Colt 1860 Army grips and so fixed a grip frame from an 1860 Army pistol and added a Great Western cylinder chambered for .44 Magnum loads. Marty Robbins was in the shop on the day the finished gun was sold. The purchaser, also a very large man, impressed Marty by the speed of his fast draw. One week later, Anderson received in the mail a recording of "Big Iron," which Marty had written immediately after seeing the gun demonstrated. The song "Big Iron" was first released to the public on the _Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs_ album in September 1959, then as a single in February 1960. Today, the gun which so inspired Robbins resides in a private collection (see Wikipedia sv Big Iron, see also The Fast Draw Resource Center, and cf Shooting Chef, Waxahachie TX).

@user-lw7vg2rp4f

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for explanation. Because without the final twist, it's like a trailer for any western

@raulcarmello1163

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, although I'm a western movies fan I had never heard of "Big Iron" .

@ChollaRanch

8 ай бұрын

@@raulcarmello1163 "Big Iron" is the name of Marty Robbins's song, not the name of an actual movie. Of all the old West movies, my own favorite is the 2010 version of _Monte Walsh,_ starring Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, and Keith Carradine. Of course, being an old-line Texas cattle rancher, I also favor the 1960 version of _The Alamo,_ starring John Wayne et al.

@raulcarmello1163

8 ай бұрын

@@ChollaRanch Cool, I'm a city guy , we watch porn instead, my own favorites are the 1973 The Devil in Miss Jones and 1972 Deep Throat. I'm kidding, maybe not. Have a nice day.

@JoleneSailer

8 ай бұрын

Strange fact: Jerry Lewis is known to be 2nd and Sammy Davis Jr. 1st as the fasted gun slingers in Hollywood.

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day. Didn't speak to folks around him, didn't have too much to say. No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip. Because the stranger there among them, had a Big Iron on his hip.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Love it!!! 😂

@carlaaustin6054

10 ай бұрын

Love the way Marty Robbins told the story with his songs.

@badboy-18

10 ай бұрын

*Hardly spoke to folks around him

@oxos_pass

10 ай бұрын

big iron on his hiiiiiiiiiiipppppppppppp

@michaelshultz2540

2 ай бұрын

Had a big orange on his lip 💋

I grew up in Arizona where Marty was from. I worked in country radio for years. I knew Marty's twin sister Mamie and his son Ronnie Robbins. I met Marty once when he opened for a Merle Haggard concert in 1980 in Phoenix. Marty was a great ballad writer and had one of the best voices of any music genre. Gunfighter Ballads and Trail songs was one of the first concept albums ever from 1960.

@michaelshultz2540

18 күн бұрын

Johnny Cash also had one of the first concept albums that same year 1960. Ride This Train.

western duels, they never grow old.

@arikhess8320

8 ай бұрын

Nope. They're just becoming rarer, sadly.

@ghostrider-ek8gu

3 ай бұрын

Neither did the losers!

@N0sf3r4tuR1s3n

2 ай бұрын

The outlaw lost, eventually. Not that I mind.

@docfurious2408

Ай бұрын

Ni they don't grow old but they become very camp.

I liked that the Ranger put a hand on his horse as he went around behind. Exactly right.

@audreyricci6383

4 ай бұрын

Letting the horse know he was walking behind it.

@stinkinhippy1724

21 күн бұрын

I've never been around horses so forgive my ignorance but is this so you don't spook the horse and get kicked?

@mulcogiseng3175

17 күн бұрын

@@stinkinhippy1724 Horses are very intimate type animals. They love closeness. They don't like surprises. They kinda shy. lol. When you touch a horse your hand merges with their body. For an instant you are one. It's communication for the horse person. For the horse as well. And of course, less likely to get kicked. I grew up with horses in NH around the middle of the last century. I live in AZ now. I'd love to be in that new movie. LOL

@Murgoh

4 күн бұрын

@@stinkinhippy1724 Yes, you don't want to surprise a horse as they kick if they are startled. So you must always be real careful the horse understands it's you moving behind it and not something dangerous. Also, IF the horse still kicks you you are better off the closer to it you are as the hoof has less distance to gain speed before hitting you and also it's more likely to hit for example your legs than your head or torso which means you'll have broken bones but you'll probably survive. Horses are incredibly strong (and not too smart, they react on instinct before they think), they can easily kill a human by accident if their defensive instincts are triggered. I have seen a horse casually snap a one inch wide thick leather rein the other end of which was fixed to the bit in his mouth with a slight movement of his head when he accidentally stepped on the other end.

Rode that dead man all the way back to AZ without even tying him down to the saddle. The thing legends are made of.

@arikhess8320

8 ай бұрын

😂😂 that's great

As a kid Marty came into my dads music store. Northeast Texas. We were ivited to watch him race at Tyler speedway .

I’m guessing the kid was Marty Robbins’ grandfather? A lot of his songs are directly based on the stories his grandfather told him as a kid.

I love the subtle reference of Marty Robbins looking like Marty McFly

I confess I had to stop the video for a moment so I could stop laughing when I heard Gabby Johnson announcing the pending arrival of the new sheriff.

I think big iron is the only song that I know that actually has a fanbase. A fanbase that loves this song so much that people turned it’s to memes cosplay recreate the song with film it’s been animated multiple times it’s been referenced in many different forms. And finally it’s was made into a film Marty the creator of the song would have no idea how popular it would be. This was a nice short humble film made with a lot of love thanks for this.

@arikhess8320

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!! We were listening to the album on set and love Marty Robbins' music. It is truly incredible how long of a life Big Iron has had.

@user-ck1jy7jm9n

5 ай бұрын

"Oh he might have kept on living, but he made on fatal slip,"

@caesari3708

4 ай бұрын

The only other song I know that has it's own fanbase is "Dawson's Christian"

@YeOldeTowneCryer

3 ай бұрын

People love a song about justice being served, and Marty sure had the nicest voice to sing it with.

1:39 "Truth is... the game was rigged from the start."

@Itsjustacorpse

21 күн бұрын

Victor: “You won’t believe what I found in the graveyard, Doc. Another barely alive corpse with a bullet in his head. I figure them same bad apples who shot that Courier did it again.”

@lolgetn00bed

14 күн бұрын

If you look at the sections in the video they’re all places in new Vegas

@talonkaine7121

14 күн бұрын

@@lolgetn00bed hawley

From an analytical point of view I think the ranger only won because he called Red by his real name which shook him. Unlike with his other shootings we see Red hesitate and his hand shaking, while danger remains cool and collected. Nice touch

Watching this, thinking of my grandfather and it’s getting dusty in the room all of a sudden. I miss you Papa. ❤

@arikhess8320

8 ай бұрын

Wholesome thing to read. Thank you. ❤️

The young guy who tells the ranger who Red is, was great.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

I agree! Alex Matthews is great in this.

@richardadesmond

11 ай бұрын

@@arikhess8320 and very nice cinematography too.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

​@@richardadesmondThank you! Caleb Stevens, our director of photography, and I worked really hard in production to try to find that western feel

I'm 70 now & I grew up watching the old B&W westerns. I also love listening to the songs & instrumentals of westerns. Marty sang some of my favorites, BIG IRON being my favorite. It would've been great if they played that song at the end, otherwise good short movie.

@MA5TAWOO

2 ай бұрын

Copyrighted

@jerrierussell8505

Ай бұрын

I was raised listening to Marty too.

@TheSaltydog07

Ай бұрын

I love this, but "Laredo" is my favorite Marty Robbins song. ❤❤❤

Couple of things. For those who asked, there is an annimated version of BIG IRON, the annimated version is also synced to the record. There is also an AI version for EL PASO tied into the record. There is another song by Marty Robbins about a lawman and an outlaw who are brothers. The song starts "A tall handsome stranger rode into town, boots were all dusty, coat open wide, six ways of dyin' hung low on his side"

@danewood2309

5 ай бұрын

thats "Tall Handsome Stranger", the song ends : "He stood there a moment and looked all around Slowly and lifeless, he fell to the ground The stranger's my brother, born an outlaw He must have forgotten I taught him to draw The whole town was waitin' and I was alone The blood that I spilled was just like my own When she hears this story, how mother will cry Brother 'gainst brother and one had to die"

Wonderful homage to Marty Robbins and his ballad "Big Iron". Well done!

@arikhess8320

28 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!

This was amazing! Always been a fan of Westerns and this song, I was blown away by this! The nice touch of the kid being Marty witnessing this to inspire the song…just brilliant!

@kellygears8514

11 ай бұрын

Yes, it was perfect that he was in there

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Ben Matthews was the brilliant writer responsible for the script

This was excellent! One issue, in the story, "Texas Reds had not cleared leather," in the movie he did. Most excellent add that Marty was the boy, just excellence.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Alex really brought everything to this role and made it his own.

@michaelstele5871

11 ай бұрын

I was waiting for the showdown. Other than it, I liked the short. But, I was definitely disappointed. Having Robbins being the teenager was a very nice touch.

This was great. I'd have preferred if the final duel had been like the song, "Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore the bullet fairly ripped, and the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip." Otherwise this was fantastic.

Am I the only one what hears Marty in a western movie and think Back to the Future III?

Marty robbins, greatest poet that ever lived. Still listen to his music. Good short film.

@arikhess8320

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! We're really proud of it.

Thank you to everyone involved with the making of this film. The filming of it was one of the most surreal experiences in my lifetime thus far.

@michaelkoebnick4226

Жыл бұрын

I would love to see it made into a full-length feature film! This is amazing, Arik!

@jodyfulford8215

11 ай бұрын

Love it, especially the soundtrack! ❤️

@chrissmichaels

11 ай бұрын

Where can I get the ending song.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! We have a great team. I believe the film's composer, Kennoniah Dean, will be posting the soundtrack in the next week or so. We'll follow up!

@chrissmichaels

11 ай бұрын

@@arikhess8320 Okay. Thank you.

Looks like Texas Red cleared leather after all…

@jdagg1998

10 ай бұрын

If you stop-action at the moment Red draws - his holster wasn't tied down at the leg and the barrel of his gun drug it upward preventing it from clearing and being able to be fired quickly. The resulting delay for Texas Red being able to cock, aim, and fire was only a split second or two - but all the time needed for the ranger's fatal shot to find its mark!

@andrewstackpool4911

10 ай бұрын

I note comments re Texas Red clearing leather. I'm fairly certain in the song the words are "Texas Red had JUST cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped".

@reinavendramini7880

10 ай бұрын

Nuh uh @andrew

@Pichudiamond3

10 ай бұрын

@@andrewstackpool4911incorrect

Trying to revive spaghetti westerns? Let's call it noodle western...

@ethanrichard4950

3 ай бұрын

Was that an insult?

I'd love to see a whole series about the Ranger

@arikhess8320

9 ай бұрын

That would be such a blast to make. I think it actually could work in a feature or limited series.

@dougearnest7590

2 ай бұрын

Oh lord no! Can you imagine how badly Hollywood would screw it up???

Texas Red (Eric Riggs), reminds me of one of my favorite character actors of the 50s and 60s. That being Jan Merlin. Very well done and acted short film. I enjoyed it very much.

I first heard this song in the Fallout: New Vegas video game, and this is awesome. A perfect story.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Such a great song

How in the fuck does this not have millions of views? This is premium content here and there's not even 400 likes!

@987654321wormy

11 ай бұрын

Let's not go crazy now.😂

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

I like crazy! .. ✊🏻😏

The music is amazing. Texas Red, you'll get 'em next time!!

Marty, in universe, probably wrote the line "had not cleared leather" when he made the song even though Texas Red did cleared it. He was so enraptured at the Arizona Ranger's awesomeness that he couldn't help himself to make him more awesome by putting that line in. Sometimes even the greatest stories has a lie thrown in there to make it better

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Love this! 🤔👏🏻

@yourgodsisspeakingtoyouher4284

10 ай бұрын

A, Really? How enlightening. Writers take liberties huh? Just like Politicians I guess

@anthonyjulianelle6695

9 ай бұрын

The song came out long before this, excellent, movie

@KOTKCereal-1jhkjhjkhjkh

9 ай бұрын

@@anthonyjulianelle6695 Yes, we know.

@generalrubbish9513

7 ай бұрын

I also like to see it as a final "screw you" to Texas Red, the outlaw who's been terrorizing their town for over a year. Marty made sure he's remembered as someone who never stood a chance against the handsome ranger with the Big Iron on his hip.

The details... Hollywood holster, snaps on shirt...😮😂

So many memories here. As a high school aged teenager driving friends up to the Alberta Rockies for a day of skiing in my Dad's car (a '72 Buick land yacht) . Only had two 8-track tapes: One we wouldn't listen to and the other was Marty Robbins' Gunfighter Ballads. We all learned every word of every song. Big Iron was one of the faves since it was the lead-off song on the first side of the album and 8-track. I think El Paso and Utah Carol were the other two amongst the top three with us.

@arikhess8320

2 ай бұрын

Love seeing comments like this! Thank you for sharing.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting but I definitely didn't think it'd be THIS GOOD. Perfect Bite Size Spaghetti Western. Thank you guys for bringing the song to the silver screen!

@arikhess8320

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

I listened to Marty Robbins with my dad as a kid, and I still do now, he would have loved this. Thank you for bringing one of my favourite songs to life. I'd love to see you do the same to El Paso.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

El Paso would be great! That whole album is such great storytelling

@wolfstar_productions

5 ай бұрын

Indeed; to bring a young Monty into this production was wonderful... brought even more ownership to the famed singer.

honestly, the only thing that bugs me is the Ranger's badge; it's not the badge of an Arizona Ranger, which would've been a silver five-pointed star with rounded points. Other than that, I can tell that the ranger did fire slightly before Texas Red had cleared leather, the momentum would've carried the gun out of the holster, though the Ranger did fire his shot before Red could unholster and fire his. The pistols in question are even period-correct. Other than those two details, I'd say it's a solid 9.5/10.

@arikhess8320

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! ✊🏻

the fact that a man could just take the song and make a film about it. dedication.

@arikhess8320

2 күн бұрын

😂😂🤌🏻

Outstanding! More, More!

Patrolling the Mojave always makes you wish for a nuclear winter

They should make a full movie out of this.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

All right guys. Lot's more good country songs to do this with. We'll be looking for the next one.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Would love to continue this!!! Thank you!

@richardhoelscher5125

4 ай бұрын

​@arikhess8320 Thanks

@mulcogiseng3175

17 күн бұрын

@@arikhess8320 In the next film I'm the old guy with the long hair and beard playing the Indian flute. I"ll come prepared. LOL

Best Western I've seen

I have two words for you. Brilliantly. Executed. Loved the bits about making Marty Robbins a witness to the duel and the Ranger being a victim of Texas Red. Absolute icing.

@arikhess8320

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@jondoe8889

5 ай бұрын

Marty was present for something historic. Wiki said he there was there when 'the gun' was on display? And it lead to this song?

Wow! To think it has less than 50K, hope this blows up even more

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!!! ✊🏻

The ranger here seemed more like the real deal than the song. In the song he is called a "handsome stranger". Excellent video, of a classic western song.

Cool short film. I would point out that gun fire puts out smoke and in those days they put out alot of smoke, so when I see films without smoke from guns its kind of annoying.

The lighting, camera angles and framing are excellent, in fact the cinematography of Caleb Stevens and editing of Aaron Bandy are sublime.

Hoping for decades someone would make a movie out of this. Thanks. 😊

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!! ✊🏻

Big Iron being one of my forever favorite songs,, you really brought the story to life. Will be looking for your name.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! ! Our cast/crew that created this cross pollinated quite a bit so there will definitely be more to come.

The young kid writer…..a new generation Brad Pitt.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

And he writes too! He's a published author as well

Such a fantastic western!! 👏🏻🎉🐎🤠

@arikhess8320

Жыл бұрын

And a fantastic group ✊🏻

What an 'Epic' music and the climax. Wow.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! The film wouldn't be the same without the score from Kennoniah. It really brought the western to life!

@chrissmichaels

10 ай бұрын

@@arikhess8320 I agree. Music is the soul of a Movie.

fun fact: the ranger was the only one who had a big iron, T.R. either had a comically small iron, or a regular pistol/revolver

That was something! The outfits, the acting, the music, the picture.Y'all did a fine job. Contragulation!

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! It was a huge team effort for everyone involved so I'm sure the team would appreciate that!

Wow. The acting, the cinematography, everything about this is perfection!

@arikhess8320

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! We were blessed with a lot of great and passionate personnel

Loved it all of it. Molte Grazie

Use the Pause feature on the video progress bar to stop the video at 10:55 (you may have to move the progress bar back and forth a little to find the exact frame described next) - I know it's a movie skit (and a good one) but you will see Red's holster rising upward into the air as he drew because he had made a mistake no true western gunfighter would have made. His holster was not tied down at his thigh resulting in it being carried upward along with his six shooter's barrel as he drew it ( "had not cleared leather" in the song) and struggled to bring it into firing position - which was all the delay the Ranger needed to fire first delivering the fatal shot with his black powder 1847 Colt Walker revolver!!

@ytucharliesierra

6 ай бұрын

*1860 Colt Army.

@jdagg1998

5 ай бұрын

@@ytucharliesierra With respect - no "The Colt Walker is the definition of big iron, and a clear frontrunner whenever the identity of the gun in Marty Robbins’ song is debated. As the most powerful black powder revolver in history, ___THE WALKER DWARFS THE SINGLE ACTION ARMY ___ in size, weight, barrel length (LOOK AT the barrel length of the ranger's weapon as he draws and fires [10:56] !), and raw power. In short, the kind of gun that would have made an impression on a small frontier town unfamiliar with the massive six-shooter" (caps plus comment in parenthesis added) "Often called the magnums of their day, the Walker fired a .44 caliber ball with a 60 grain maximum powder load, a significantly higher charge than other black powder revolvers. This impressive power was one of the features requested by Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker when he commissioned Colt to design a weapon that would aid the Texas Rangers on the battlefield, and Samuel Colt delivered a true powerhouse of a gun" (www.rockislandauction.com/riac-blog/what-is-the-gun-in-big-iron) ADDENDUM: Have been trying to respond to the next response regarding the loading rod comparison between the 1860 Colt Army and 1847 Colt Walker but it's not been posting for some reason. The following picture shows that not _all_ 1847 Walkers had a "pointed" loading rod - one of the two pictured does - but the other DOES NOT - so using the incorrect presumption that a non-"pointed" loading rod to discredit the "Big Iron" in the skit as _NOT_ being the 1847 Walker isn't valid (with all due respect ytucharliesierra) external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.2j7dxXNoCfIr6bfbyB3DZgHaFo%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=108fe4e4f4a8a2f05f673fb0e02ac13815cecdddc20a625215e17207d1caf154&ipo=images

@ytucharliesierra

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the detailed reply @@jdagg1998 Nonetheless I have to maintain that the ranger fires an 1860 Colt Army (cap and ball, a precursor of the Single Action Army). I used the slomo feature in addition to the pause function to nail a good freeze frame against the sky. The tip of the loading rod is not pointed in the film like it would be on the Walker. The part that holds the connecting hinge of the ramrod is also very different. I own an 1860 Colt Army replica by Pietta so I can tell... If this movie is based on Marty Robbins song requiring a Walker they still used an Army in production.

@jdagg1998

5 ай бұрын

@ytucharliesierra Thank you in turn for your response. I would point out, with respect, that not all Colt Walkers came a "pointed" loading rod, the feature you used to validate your opinion that the ranger fired an 1860 Colt Army not an 1847 Colt Walker. Here is a URL showing three of that model - the bottom two of which have different ends on the loading rod - one pointed - one NOT pointed: www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2016/10/colt-walker.jpg While you may still be right - please note the quotation stating "(the Colt Walker)...a clear frontrunner whenever the identity of the gun in Marty Robbins' song is debated") - was not my statement but the opinion requoted from Rock Island Auction - one of the top auction houses for antique and collector firearms. One final point - if you look at the firearm in the holster shot at 13:28 (a) it's a huge weapon as the Walker was in comparison to the 1860 Colt Army and (b) it APPEARS that the loading rod _IS_ pointed on the end (blew up the pic as far as I could to determine) which seems to indicate it's the 1847 Colt Walker. In any case, I'm sure we can agree that which ever weapon it is, it's a great skit and fun to watch :)

With the big iron on his hip

One of the greatest cowboy songs ever conceived 😅this song is an Institution 😢😊

@arikhess8320

2 ай бұрын

Definitely!

Spectacular. Congratulations to everyone involved. And, yes, that the "not cleared leather" bit was likely an embellishment on Marty's part adds a touch of realism, I believe. Saluti dall'Italia. Edit: piece of trivia: "mancino" means left-handed in Italian.

Thank you for making this film, I have waited for someone to do this for decades! Fantastic! Only Texas Red didn't clear leather, but other than that it's dead on!! Make more!!

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! We've definitely looked at it

Production, location and acting were terrific. Awesome job making “Big Iron”

@arikhess8320

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! We shot Big Iron on a ghost town by Manor, TX. Great place.

This was an amazing Video I wish it was a movie tho cause it was that good

Texas Red told his 13th victim "You should have shot first" just before he killed him. The Ranger could have said to Texas Red at the conclusion "When you kill a man make damn 15:32 sure he's dead."

Magnificent! Awesome! Stupendous! 👍👍👍

Do El Paso next! El Paso is another one of my favorites. I love the storytelling in his songs.

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

I would LOVE to do El Paso

Great lighting, characterization

@dannyteal1020

9 ай бұрын

Not to mention editing and soundtrack

@arikhess8320

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Blessed by the best cast crew we could have gotten.

The influence of Sergio Leone can never be underrated in the small westerns produced since the 1960's spaghetti western era. Good film.

Ooh, The Ranger made twist draw, having his Army Colt grip forwards.

While it may diverge from the original song, the idea that the (unlucky number 13th man) didn't die, but came back to take Texas Red, more or less as a revenant, is a good turn for the story. He's a mass murderer, and he can't escape his past, anymore than he can escape the setting sun or the judgement of The Lord. Well, anyone who isn't particularly religious reading this, it's still a good revenge story, the Arizona Ranger tracked him down and killed him, preventing him from harming anyone else. I'm not really sure about any other more politically correct way of putting it, a maddog killer got put down.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! (Love the username btw)

Awesome music!

Just wanted to say. Whoever directed this film did amazing! Brought a song I’ve listened to for years to life! Probs to you and your great direction! Great film!

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Brother. 😂✊🏻

GREAT short film

big iron was my grandads favourite song I’ve listened to it over and over again and I picture this it’s amazing

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Wow. That's a pretty big compliment. Thank you!!

A great story to one of the best songs of all time! Thank you everyone involved in making this, you are all big irons!

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

😂 thank you!

One of the best songs of all time. Marty Robbins was a great story teller

@arikhess8320

28 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

I've listened to "Big Iron" numerous times. This effort did it justice.

This is so rad! I'd literally kill to see a film made from the entirely of "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" and "return of the gunfighter"

@arikhess8320

11 ай бұрын

Wow. That would be an incredible project

@dawg6169

11 ай бұрын

@@arikhess8320 it could be so cool. Or at least El Paso 😂 I love that song so much.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

​@@dawg6169 oooo, El Paso would be fantastic! I bet Master's Call would be crazy too. Of course, I could go on. I really love "hangin' me toni.." as well!

@dawg6169

10 ай бұрын

@@arikhess8320 literally any Marty song could be an amazing film lol

@thedogmen.

9 ай бұрын

maybe could work as different, non-conected stories set in the same universe kinda like the ballad of buster scrugs.

Grew up listening to Marty Robbins. Good memories 👍

Patrolling the Desert almost makes you wish for a snowy winter.

Outstanding.

Loved this song since I was a kid back in the 70s. Aqua Frea translates to Cold Water in case anyone was wondering.

@edbecka233

11 ай бұрын

"Agua Fria".

Very well made and acted. Couple of faces I've seen in motion picture productions before. The music reminds me of "Un Dollaro Bucaro - A Man, A Story"

There are indeed a lot of Badass Images in this film. Great work!

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

✊🏻✊🏻

For those who are interested… Marty Robbins was also a pretty good race, car driver… According to smoky Unick.

Great film.

@arikhess8320

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Awesome video. Thanks for filming it. It was cool that the Ranger was the 13th man who came back and got him.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. That was our fantastic writer Ben Matthews! I'm sure he'd love to read this

I kinda love seeing cap and ball revolvers and in film, I feel like they never get enough attention.

WOW ..!! stunning..Awesome..And the song running through my head all the way through..

A man comes into town with a big iron on his hip. Another dead gunslinger rides out across his saddle. Cue the music.

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Love this comment!

I listened to that sang with my Dad so many times.This is a great tribute and nice touch to play Marty into the scene too... only thing missing was the song itself as the Arizona ranger rides out of town

Probably the best thing to come out this year! Awesome!!

@arikhess8320

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ✊🏻

Excellent job on this.