The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a 2017 American western action film written and directed by Jared Moshe.
Starring Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker, Jim Caviezel, Tommy Flanagan, and Peter Fonda, the film follows Lefty Brown (Pullman), a Montana frontiersman seeking vengeance against the outlaws who murdered his friend, the newly elected Senator Edward Johnson (Fonda).
The Ballad of Lefty Brown premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 15, 2017.
The next day, a ranch hand informs Ed and Lefty that three horses have been rustled and they ride off to check.
After hearing his name and claiming he is a western hero from a novel he has, Jeremiah inspires Tom to join their quest.
A shootout ensues in which Jeremiah (who sneaked back) and the governor's man are shot, Tom kills several of the gang and Lefty apprehends the killer.
They were ambushed on their stagecoach, and they ended up hiding in a box canyon outside of which the outlaws waited for them knowing they'd run out of food.
Realizing no one believes him, Lefty escapes and digs up Ed's rifle he buried before managing to secure medical supplies after forcing one of the pursuing ranch hands at gunpoint.
Though Tom initially refuses to help, after knocking Lefty out, he interrupts Jimmy's eulogy and accuses him of killing Ed.
The project was initiated in September 2016, at which time the casting of Bill Pullman, Jim Caviezel, Peter Fonda, Kathy Baker and Tommy Flanagan was announced.
Writer and director Jared Moshe and producer Neda Armian considered other locations where they could film the movie.
After scouting many different states in the West, they chose Montana to film the movie, because of the authenticity that would bring to the project.
[11] Sold-out screenings of the film, near its shoot location in Whitehall, Montana, raised over $10,000 toward historical preservation efforts by the Jefferson Valley Museum.
[12] The Blu-ray/DVD from Lionsgate features bonus content including the featurette "Designing the Look of ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown" with director Jared Moshe and production designer Eve McCarney discussing the creative process, color palettes and set choices for the film.
"Bringing the Truth to Myth: Inside of the Characters of The Ballad of Lefty Brown," features interviews with Moshe, Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker, Tommy Flanagan, and Jim Caviezel.
[14] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".