Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977 TV Movie) User Reviews (3)

some will hate, some will adore.

[king_jack_the_wicked · 5/10 · 30 September 2003]

I think this is one of those movies that only certain people would fancy, it is set in the old west and hard to believe at times. It's original as far as anything I have seen, but borrows from movies such as SHAKIEST GUN IN THE WEST.

I watched it as a teen and did not like it, then again in my early twenties and thought it was great, now the other day was my third viewing and it was still fresh and I didn't mind watching it even though I knew how it would all unfold, which usually makes me hate re-watching a film.

I think its purely a family movie, the type grandpa and the kids would enjoy most, but if you allow yourself to watch it and laugh you will find it is brilliant.

The characters are all pretty good but the Indian played by Larry Storch was perfect he made this film. The old man not sure his real name but Loco Gabe I believe he was here was also a laugh a minute presence.

spoiler to a scene-

One scene I have to say was one of the best movie moments ever - I'm paraphrasing here but Fink walks by to find the Indian Eagle Feather lying on the ground with his ear to a rock and saying "wagon, 6 horses, man, woman, small boy with blond hair". Fink says "wow, you can tell all that by putting your ear to the ground" and Eagle Feather replies, "No. they just ran over me" - come on people that was funny.

2 out of 4 stars for an interesting race and funny moments that make me laugh!

A wonderful adventure tale

[Tuco Ramirez · 10/10 · 18 January 2001]

I first saw this movie aged four, then again aged seven. It captured my imagination with its understated humour and quirky characters, while the adventure-laden plot remains sparklingly original. Until a few months ago I didn't even realise this was a TV movie due to the lovingly crafted scenes and entertaining dialogue. The characters of Mark Twain and Mike Fink have stuck with me ever since, particularly the final scene where the boy is given Twain's eagle feather as a momento of the tale. Incredible Rocky Mountain Race is a worthy movie by any standard

For (very) young kids only

[Wizard-8 · 6 May 2015]

In the 1970s, the Schick Sunn Classic studio was best known for its popular pseudo-documentaries like "In Search Of Noah's Ark", but they also dabbled in fiction productions like this made for television effort. I've seen other S.S.C. fiction productions, and "The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race" is no improvement. It goes wrong in a number of ways, but I think the biggest mistake is that it doesn't make the characters of Mark Twain and Mike Fink to be all that likable. They bring so much misery to people around them that you won't care which one of them wins the race at the end of the movie. These unlikable characters may be why director James Conway seems to be unable to bring any passion or energy throughout the movie because of those two louts chaining him down. It also doesn't help that Conway was obviously saddled with a low budget; the whole movie feels real cheap, not helped by Conway shooting on unspectacular locations in the wilderness. The frequent juvenile slapstick scenes may tickle the very young, but if you are older, the only incredible thing about the movie is how it got made and aired on network television.