Buffalo Rider is a 1976 American

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film co-directed by John Fabian, George Lauris and Dick Robinson. The film's character of Buffalo Jones bears no relation to Charles "Buffalo" Jones who the producers did not know existed until years after.

Plot

''Buffalo Rider'' Tells the story of a man named Buffalo Jones with Rick Guinn playing the role of Jones. Jones is depicted as a loner who tames and rides a buffalo and hunts down murderous buffalo hunters.

Cast

* Rick Guinn as Jake "Buffalo" Jones * John Freeman as Frank Nesbitt * Rich Scheeland as Ralph Pierce * George Sager as Ted Clayborn * Dick Robinson as Sam Robinson * Priscilla Lauris as Mrs. Robinson * C. Lindsay Workman (''voice'') as Narrator * Hal Smith (''voice'') as Old buffalo hunter

Reception

The film has received negative reviews. Chris Higgins of ''

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'' wrote that "given all the animal 'stunts' (including what sure looks like actually shooting buffalo and various cross-species animal fights) it wouldn't pass muster today. The movie itself is a bit sub par, featuring an extreme over-reliance on narration and a sort of meandering documentary-ish treatment with some buffalo-related dramatic elements tossed in." The film was featured in a

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article of "the weirdest thing on the internet tonight" where Andrew Tarantola wrote, "Enjoy the heartwarming tale of a man, conveniently named Buffalo Jones, and his buffalo, named Buffalo. No wait. Its name is Samson, because that's so much more original. Whatever you call them, the two chum around the American frontier, saving babies and stuff for an hour and a half (even though the script was apparently only about 15 pages long)."

In popular culture

On November 22, 2011, the film was released as a

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. In 2011, the Austin-based band The Possum Posse created "Guy on a Buffalo", a narrated song set to clips from the movie ''Buffalo Rider''.A Chat With The Guy Behind 'Guy On A Buffalo' - Forbes
/ref> A clip from Part 3 of "Guy on a Buffalo" was used in Season 3 Episode 6 "All For Nothing" of the hit series ''

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'' inspiring the ranch hands to try and go buffalo riding

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt0198346
Complete movie
on

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