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First Cow

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.

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Kelly Reichardt

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Box Office

$101,068

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N/A

Awards

28 wins & 157 nominations total

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I want some of that buffalo steak
for breakfast, with fried cakes. - First Cow

I want some of that buffalo steak for breakfast, with fried ...

Finished all that
back at Cotter's Hell. - First Cow

Finished all that back at Cotter's Hell.

Uh, mushrooms,
a digger squirrel. - First Cow

Uh, mushrooms, a digger squirrel.

Ten dry biscuits,
some jerky, salt. - First Cow

Ten dry biscuits, some jerky, salt.

This is a land of
abundance, Mr. Figowitz, - First Cow

This is a land of abundance, Mr. Figowitz,

Your cook has
retired for the night? - First Cow

Your cook has retired for the night?

I've been walking
for a long time. - First Cow

I've been walking for a long time.

I didn't know there were
Chinese in these parts. - First Cow

I didn't know there were Chinese in these parts.

There are, uh, some
men chasing me. - First Cow

There are, uh, some men chasing me.

Might have killed
one of their friends. - First Cow

Might have killed one of their friends.

They called him a thief, - First Cow

They called him a thief,

And he came after me, - First Cow

And he came after me,

I stuffed them
into hollow trees, - First Cow

I stuffed them into hollow trees,

When we find that whore son, - First Cow

When we find that whore son,

Okay, so what I'm
hearing, is about two days... - First Cow

Okay, so what I'm hearing, is about two days...

Midday? No. What's that? - First Cow

Midday? No. What's that?

After midday,
whenever you get there. - First Cow

After midday, whenever you get there.

Hit the river, head downstream, - First Cow

Hit the river, head downstream,

Said the company is paying three
silver ingots for every beaver pelt, - First Cow

Said the company is paying three silver ingots for every bea...

And there's beer at the
fort... and other things. - First Cow

And there's beer at the fort... and other things.

- And women?
- More than one. - First Cow

- And women? - More than one.

I want food tonight, or
I'm taking it out on this one. - First Cow

I want food tonight, or I'm taking it out on this one.

Can't wait to never
see him again. - First Cow

Can't wait to never see him again.

I'll be waiting for
you outside the gates, - First Cow

I'll be waiting for you outside the gates,

How many twists
do you want for this? - First Cow

How many twists do you want for this?

Oysters! Clams! Oysters! Clams! - First Cow

Oysters! Clams! Oysters! Clams!

The body... I'm telling you, it was
up somewhere on Snake River. - First Cow

The body... I'm telling you, it was up somewhere on Sna...

I'm getting to that. Then, they
start hitting each other with... - First Cow

I'm getting to that. Then, they start hitting each othe...

- Blew up the whole ship?
- We got two on the ship. - First Cow

- Blew up the whole ship? - We got two on the ship.

Lived as a slave up there for
three years before he got free. - First Cow

Lived as a slave up there for three years before he got free...

You know what it's like in
there. No way of knowing. - First Cow

You know what it's like in there. No way of knowing.

I spoke to the ferryman, - First Cow

I spoke to the ferryman,

You need to ask the
Chief Factor about that. - First Cow

You need to ask the Chief Factor about that.

Chief Factor ordered two cows
and a calf, and that's a true story, - First Cow

Chief Factor ordered two cows and a calf, and that's a ...

What good is one cow to
anyone? Cow needs a stud. - First Cow

What good is one cow to anyone? Cow needs a stud.

Chief Factor wants
milk in his tea, - First Cow

Chief Factor wants milk in his tea,

Here's a question. What
does a tongue taste like? - First Cow

Here's a question. What does a tongue taste like?

I bet you have some distinct opinions
about what your tongue tastes like. - First Cow

I bet you have some distinct opinions about what your tongue...

Whatcha saying there, Brilliant
William? Something brilliant, I bet. - First Cow

Whatcha saying there, Brilliant William? Something brilliant...

What's the difference
between a river and a lake? - First Cow

What's the difference between a river and a lake?

You figure that
one out yet, Willy? - First Cow

You figure that one out yet, Willy?

Hey, I'm not bothering him. I'm
just asking him an honest question. - First Cow

Hey, I'm not bothering him. I'm just asking him an...

He knew for sure
it was a chicken - First Cow

He knew for sure it was a chicken

Yep. Yep. I think that's how you
got this crack in your brain bone. - First Cow

Yep. Yep. I think that's how you got this crack in your...

Willy, better do something,
or your head is going to blow. - First Cow

Willy, better do something, or your head is going to blow.

You, watch him 'til I'm done. - First Cow

You, watch him 'til I'm done.

Coo, coo. - First Cow

Those, uh, Russian villains, - First Cow

Those, uh, Russian villains,

Well, here I am, - First Cow

Well, here I am,

Oh, they mostly went
south, some north. - First Cow

Oh, they mostly went south, some north.

And, uh, where are you
staying in the meantime? - First Cow

And, uh, where are you staying in the meantime?

Mm, I've got a
bottle there, too. - First Cow

Mm, I've got a bottle there, too.

Maybe you'd, uh, like
to come help me drink it? - First Cow

Maybe you'd, uh, like to come help me drink it?

Uh, of course, I would, but... - First Cow

Uh, of course, I would, but...

He's fine. - First Cow

Well, you wait here. - First Cow

Well, you wait here.

I've been in these parts
close to two years now. - First Cow

I've been in these parts close to two years now.

I've thought about leaving more
than once, but I sense opportunity here. - First Cow

I've thought about leaving more than once, but I sense ...

More raw materials
than anywhere I've seen, - First Cow

More raw materials than anywhere I've seen,

I caught my first trade ship
to Canton when I was nine. - First Cow

I caught my first trade ship to Canton when I was nine.

From there, I sailed to London, - First Cow

From there, I sailed to London,

This is a land of
riches, I tell you. - First Cow

This is a land of riches, I tell you.

I see something in this
land I haven't seen before. - First Cow

I see something in this land I haven't seen before.

I see something in this land I haven't seen before - First Cow

I see something in this land I haven't seen before

More nameless things around
here than you can shake an eel at. - First Cow

More nameless things around here than you can shake an eel a...

Doesn't seem new
to me. Seems old. - First Cow

Doesn't seem new to me. Seems old.

History isn't here yet. - First Cow

History isn't here yet.

History isn't here yet - First Cow

History isn't here yet

It's coming, but we
got here early this time. - First Cow

It's coming, but we got here early this time.

Maybe this time we
can be ready for it. - First Cow

Maybe this time we can be ready for it.

Here's to... something. - First Cow

Here's to... something.

My mother died when I was
born, and then my father died. - First Cow

My mother died when I was born, and then my father died.

Well... I never stopped moving. - First Cow

Well... I never stopped moving.

That's worth something in China.
They use it for medicine over there. - First Cow

That's worth something in China. They use it for medici...

If a man could take a batch
of that precious beaver oil - First Cow

If a man could take a batch of that precious beaver oil

Glands never make it back to
the fort, just rot away in the woods. - First Cow

Glands never make it back to the fort, just rot away in the ...

Anyway, I don't have
contacts in Canton. - First Cow

Anyway, I don't have contacts in Canton.

I'm from the North. They
hate a northern man there. - First Cow

I'm from the North. They hate a northern man there.

- Or you need some kind of miracle.
- You need leverage. - First Cow

- Or you need some kind of miracle. - You need leverage.

I'd like to open a
hotel someday... - First Cow

I'd like to open a hotel someday...

It has holes in it, - First Cow

It has holes in it,

It's just one black rock. - First Cow

It's just one black rock.

They say it was a
powerful spirit once - First Cow

They say it was a powerful spirit once

If anyone sits on it, it rains. - First Cow

If anyone sits on it, it rains.

- In a meadow.
- Hm. - First Cow

- In a meadow. - Hm.

Hmm. I'm not a milk drinker.
It doesn't agree with me. - First Cow

Hmm. I'm not a milk drinker. It doesn't agree with...

I'd use it... for cookies... - First Cow

I'd use it... for cookies...

I'm tired of this
flour-and-water bread. - First Cow

I'm tired of this flour-and-water bread.

Oh, flour, some sugar... - First Cow

Oh, flour, some sugar...

How long does it
take to milk a cow? - First Cow

How long does it take to milk a cow?

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In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.

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Director: Kelly Reichardt

Writer: Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt

Production: N/A

Genre: Drama, Western

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 90/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $101,068

Released: 10 Jul 2020

Awards: 28 wins & 157 nominations total

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