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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018
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7.1/10

Release Date

09/11/2018

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
90%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
72%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
79%

Stories live forever. People don't.

A hand turns the pages of an old book titled The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Other Tales of the American Frontier, and the first story opens in the American Old West. Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy dressed in white, arrives at an isolated saloon where a group of outlaws has gathered. Inside, he trades insults with another patron while the rest of the room watches. Tim Blake Nelson plays this cowboy, who seems to treat everything as a joke in a place where any word could lead to something worse. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, the film is presented as an anthology of six stand-alone stories.

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Facts about The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old
Digital releaseNovember 15, 2018
Worldwide premiereAugust 30, 2018
Runtime2 h 12 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs
CountryUnited States
Production companiesMike Zoss Productions
Trailer views8.1 M

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt7.4/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

3Oscar nominations
7total awards
44total nominations
Oscars 1 nom.

Awards won

  • —National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

  • 2019Academy Award for Best Costume Design

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Cast

Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake NelsonBuster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Willie Watson
Willie WatsonThe Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Clancy Brown
Clancy BrownCurly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Danny McCarthy
Danny McCarthyCurly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
David Krumholtz
David KrumholtzFrenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Thomas Wingate
Thomas WingateGun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Tim DeZarn
Tim DeZarnMean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
E.E. Bell
E.E. BellPiano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Alejandro Patiño
Alejandro PatiñoCantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Tom Proctor
Tom ProctorCantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Clinton Roberts
Clinton RobertsCantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Matthew Willig
Matthew WilligCantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Jesse Youngblood
Jesse YoungbloodCantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
J.J. Dashnaw
J.J. DashnawCantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
James Franco
James FrancoCowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Stephen Root
Stephen RootTeller (segment "Near Algodones")
Ralph Ineson
Ralph InesonPosse Leader (segment "Near Algodones")
Mike Watson
Mike WatsonPosse (segment "Near Algodones")
Brian Brown
Brian BrownPosse (segment "Near Algodones")
Ryan Brown
Ryan BrownPosse (segment "Near Algodones")
Richard Bucher
Richard BucherPosse (segment "Near Algodones")
Jesse Luken
Jesse LukenDrover (segment "Near Algodones")
Michael Cullen
Michael CullenJudge (segment "Near Algodones")
Austin Rising
Austin RisingBailiff (segment "Near Algodones")
James 'Scotty' Augare
James 'Scotty' AugareComanche Chief (segment "Near Algodones")
Liam Neeson
Liam NeesonImpresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Harry Melling
Harry MellingArtist (segment "Meal Ticket")
Jiji Hise
Jiji HiseThe Bawd (segment "Meal Ticket")
Paul Rae
Paul RaeChicken Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Tom Waits
Tom WaitsProspector (segment "All Gold Canyon")
Sam Dillon
Sam DillonYoung Man (segment "All Gold Canyon")
Bill Heck
Bill HeckBilly Knapp (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Zoe Kazan
Zoe KazanAlice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Grainger Hines
Grainger HinesMr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Jefferson Mays
Jefferson MaysGilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Prudence Wright Holmes
Prudence Wright HolmesBoarding House Landlady (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Eric Petersen
Eric PetersenBoarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Doris Hargrave
Doris HargraveBoarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Jackamoe Buzzell
Jackamoe BuzzellBoarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Ethan Dubin
Ethan DubinMatt (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Jordy Laucomer
Jordy LaucomerWhipped Boy (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Thea Lux
Thea LuxHis Mother (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Bret Hughson
Bret HughsonHis Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Rod Rondeaux
Rod RondeauxSioux Chief (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Raymond Kurshals
Raymond KurshalsPuppet Dancer (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Jonjo O'Neill
Jonjo O'NeillEnglishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan GleesonIrishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Saul Rubinek
Saul RubinekFrenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Tyne Daly
Tyne DalyLady (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Chelcie Ross
Chelcie RossTrapper (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Martin Palmer
Martin PalmerBlubberer (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited)
Billy Lockwood
Billy LockwoodFather (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") (uncredited)
Stephen R. Estler
Stephen R. EstlerGambler (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited)
Grace LeSueur
Grace LeSueurPretty Girl at Gallows (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited)
Bill Foster
Bill FosterSaloon Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited)

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Cast of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by the numbers

56average cast age in years
11%women in the cast
29%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: David Krumholtz, age 40 at release. The oldest: Tim DeZarn, at 66.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 4United Kingdom 1

Crew

  • AddressJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • WritingEthan Coen, Joel Coen
  • MusicCarter Burwell
  • PhotographyBruno Delbonnel
  • EditingJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Production designJess Gonchor
  • Costume designMary Zophres
  • CastingEllen Chenoweth
  • Visual effectsJohn Bair, Nathan Overstrom, Alex Lemke
  • ProductionEthan Coen, Joel Coen, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle

Trivia about The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

It was cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel who convinced the Coens to shoot digitally, and the decision was driven by budget, not aesthetics.
To play the singing cowboy, Tim Blake Nelson took daily lessons for almost six months before filming began in June 2017.
The fourteen wagons in "The Gal Who Got Rattled" were built at a blacksmith shop in New Mexico and shipped to Nebraska on flatbed trailers.
Bill Heck tried on about sixty different hats before playing singing cowboy Billy Knapp.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

What it's about The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

prostitutenative americanparodyanthologybank robberystagecoachcowboywagon trainsinging cowboyamerican westthe old west

What The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is called in other countries

It was released in 29 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainLa balada de Buster Scruggs
  • FranceLa Ballade de Buster Scruggs
  • ItalyLa ballata di Buster Scruggs
  • BrazilA Balada de Buster Scruggs
  • PortugalA Balada de Buster Scruggs
  • Japanバスターのバラード：2018
  • South Korea카우보이의 노래
  • China巴斯特·斯克鲁格斯的歌谣
  • RussiaБаллада Бастера Скраггса
  • United StatesAll Gold Canyon
  • BulgariaБалада за Бъстър Скръгс
  • CanadaLa ballade de Buster Scruggs
See the remaining 17 countries
  • CroatiaBalada Bustera Scruggsa
  • CzechiaBalada o Busteru Scruggsovi
  • Georgiaბასტერ სკრაგზის ბალადა
  • GreeceΗ Μπαλάντα του Μπάστερ Σκραγκς
  • Hong Kong細説當年話西部
  • HungaryBuster Scruggs balladája
  • Israelהבלדה על באסטר סקראגס
  • LatviaBalāde par Basteru Skragsu
  • LithuaniaLaukinių Vakarų istorijos
  • PolandBallada o Busterze Scruggsie
  • SlovakiaBalada o Busterovi Scruggsovi
  • SloveniaBalada Busterja Scruggsa
  • Taiwan西部老巴的故事
  • Thailandลำนำของบัสเตอร์ สกรั๊กส์
  • TurkeyBatı Vahşi Hikâyeleri
  • UkraineБалада про Бастера Скраґґса
  • VietnamBản Ballad Của Buster Scruggs

Where it was filmed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Where the Story Takes Place

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Soundtrack from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Original music by Carter Burwell

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
SoundtrackThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Carter Burwell · 2020 · 23 songs
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Songs

  1. 1
    The Book (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    1:48
  2. 2
    Cool Water (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    1:44
  3. 3
    Carefree Drifter (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    0:49
  4. 4
    Randall Collins (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    1:19
  5. 5
    Near Algodones (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    1:56
  6. 6
    The Wingless Thrush (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    2:30
  7. 7
    Our Revels (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    2:21
  8. 8
    When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    2:35
  9. 9
    Canyon Awake (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    1:54
  10. 10
    How Deep (From "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Soundtrack)
    2:12

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