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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Director
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Year
2018
Genre
comedy, drama, musical
Box Office
N/A
Production
Mike Zoss Productions
Awards
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 7 wins & 41 nominations total
Homepage
https://www.netflix.com/title/80200267
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[heavy Texas drawl] A song never fails to ease my mind out here in the West, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:09
[heavy Texas drawl] A song never fails to ease my mind out h...
Heavy Texas drawl A song never fails to ease my mind out here in the Westwhere the distances are great and the scenery monotonousAdditionally my pleasing baritone seems to inspirit ol' Dan hereand keep him in good heart during the day's measure of hoof - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:56
Heavy Texas drawl A song never fails to ease my mind out...
Additionally, my pleasing baritone seems to inspirit ol' Dan here - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:10
Additionally, my pleasing baritone seems to inspirit ol'...
[whinnying] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
[whinnying]
Buster Scruggs, known to some as the San Saba Songbird. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
Buster Scruggs, known to some as the San Saba Songbird.
I got other handles, nicknames, appellations, and cognomens, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:10
I got other handles, nicknames, appellations, and cognomens,
Misanthrope I don't hate my fellow maneven when he's tiresome and surly and tries to cheat at pokerI figure that's just a human materialand him that finds in it cause for anger and dismayis just a fool for expecting better - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:17
Misanthrope I don't hate my fellow maneven when...
"Misanthrope"? I don't hate my fellow man, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:08
"Misanthrope"? I don't hate my fellow man,
I figure that's just a human material, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:09
I figure that's just a human material,
[Dan whinnies] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:10
[Dan whinnies]
And if I'm in luck, there'll be customers there - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
And if I'm in luck, there'll be customers there
[men murmuring] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
[men murmuring]
I'd like me a splash of whiskey to wash the trail dust off my gullet - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
I'd like me a splash of whiskey to wash the trail dust ...
I'd like me a splash of whiskey to wash the trail dust off my gulletand keep my singing voice in fettleWhiskey's illegalThis is a dry countyWell what are they drinkingWhiskeyThey's outlaws - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:23
I'd like me a splash of whiskey to wash the trail dust...
Well, what are they drinking? - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:43
Well, what are they drinking?
Well, don't let my white duds and pleasant demeanor fool ya. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Well, don't let my white duds and pleasant demeanor foo...
Well don't let my white duds and pleasant demeanor fool yaI too have been known to violate the statutes of manand not a few of the laws of the Almighty - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:11
Well don't let my white duds and pleasant demeanor fool...
I too have been known to violate the statutes of man, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
I too have been known to violate the statutes of man,
[men grunt in agreement] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:08
[men grunt in agreement]
Sir it seems that you are no better a judge of human beingsthan you are a specimen of oneJust on a brief inventoryI'd say that you could use yourself a shave and a brighter dispositionAnd lastly if you don't mind me aspersin' your friendsa better class of - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:19
Sir it seems that you are no better a judge of human...
Just on a brief inventory, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
Just on a brief inventory,
And lastly, if you don't mind me aspersin' your friends, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
And lastly, if you don't mind me aspersin' your fr...
Your shootin' iron work? - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
Your shootin' iron work?
Appears to do. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:44
Appears to do.
[body thuds] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:19
[body thuds]
It appears that the vitals of this lucky son of a gun remain unpuncturedSloppy shootin' on my part - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:08
It appears that the vitals of this lucky son of a gun remain...
It appears that the vitals of this lucky son-of-a-gun remain unpunctured. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
It appears that the vitals of this lucky son-of-a-gun remain...
[wheezing continues] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
[wheezing continues]
A coup de grâce I'll leave to the wolves and gila monsters - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
A coup de grâce I'll leave to the wolves and gila...
A coup de grâce I'll leave to the wolves and gila monsters. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
A coup de grâce I'll leave to the wolves and gila monst...
[Dan whinnies] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
[Dan whinnies]
Frenchman's Gulch. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:09
Frenchman's Gulch.
Hold on, son. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:31
Hold on, son.
I guess with everyone similarly disadvantaged, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
I guess with everyone similarly disadvantaged,
-I'm out. -Well, this is well-timed. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
-I'm out. -Well, this is well-timed.
-I would prefer not to. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:20
-I would prefer not to.
-I would prefer not to. -It is too late. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
-I would prefer not to. -It is too late.
Can't no-one compel another man to engage in recreation. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Can't no-one compel another man to engage in recreation...
And as for names, my horse is Dan. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
And as for names, my horse is Dan.
-I'm Buster. Buster Scruggs. -Buster Scruggs? - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
-I'm Buster. Buster Scruggs. -Buster Scruggs?
-[piano music stops] -[chatter ceases] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:14
-[piano music stops] -[chatter ceases]
But right now, I'd appreciate it - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:14
But right now, I'd appreciate it
I'm not a devious man by naturebut when you're unarmed your tactics might gotta be downright Archimedean - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:09
I'm not a devious man by naturebut when you're...
Surly Joe the gamblerHe will gamble nevermoreHis days of stud and hold 'em They are donepiano harmonizingIt was long about last AprilHe stepped into this saloonBut he never really took to anyoneSurly Joe crowd Surly JoeSurly Joe crowd Surly JoeOh wherever - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 01:26
Surly Joe the gamblerHe will gamble nevermoreHis days of...
♪ Surly Joe, the gambler ♪ - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:42
♪ Surly Joe, the gambler ♪
-♪ Surly Joe  ♪ -[crowd] ♪ Surly Joe  ♪ - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:22
-♪ Surly Joe  ♪ -[crowd] ♪ Surly Joe  ♪
[crowd] ♪ Surly Joe!  ♪ - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
[crowd] ♪ Surly Joe!  ♪
♪ Surly Joe ♪ - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
♪ Surly Joe ♪
♪ Where the rest his face has got to We don't know ♪ - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:16
♪ Where the rest his face has got to We don't know ♪...
I can cut you a little slack, grieving as you are, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:12
I can cut you a little slack, grieving as you are,
I assume you meant West Texas Tit, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
I assume you meant West Texas Tit,
Things have a way of escalating out here in the West - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
Things have a way of escalating out here in the West
I should be able to make pretty short work of this ramified old son-of-a-gun. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
I should be able to make pretty short work of this ramified ...
Scruggs! Scruggs! - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
Scruggs! Scruggs!
Now, just hang on there, partner. I had to strap on my tool belt. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
Now, just hang on there, partner. I had to strap on my tool ...
[gunshot] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
[gunshot]
[gunshots] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
[gunshots]
[wailing] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
[wailing]
Whoa Looks like when they made this fellathey forgot to put in the quitman sobbingFive fingers at a bullet a pieceI ain't got but the one bullet leftSure hope I don't missLet me see hereHis heart would be on the left but in the mirror it'd be on the - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:32
Whoa Looks like when they made this fellathey forgot to put...
[man sobbing] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
[man sobbing]
His heart would be on the left, but in the mirror it'd be on the right. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
His heart would be on the left, but in the mirror it'd ...
Of course, we is both facing the same way and the gun is upside down, so... - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Of course, we is both facing the same way and the gun is ups...
Cause for reflection. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:12
Cause for reflection.
Buster Scruggs. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:41
Buster Scruggs.
The same. You make a sweet noise there, partner. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
The same. You make a sweet noise there, partner.
That's high praise coming from the San Saba Song Bird. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
That's high praise coming from the San Saba Song Bird.
I've been hunting you up on account of they say you're the one to beat, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
I've been hunting you up on account of they say you...
[loading pistol] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
[loading pistol]
Another young fella with something to proveI gotta set myself up in the undertaking businessStop doing all the skill workso another man can profitBut then do I want to wear a black suit - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:16
Another young fella with something to proveI gotta set...
I gotta set myself up in the undertaking businessStop doing all the skill workso another man can profitBut then do I want to wear a black suit - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:13
I gotta set myself up in the undertaking businessStop doing...
I gotta set myself up in the undertaking business. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
I gotta set myself up in the undertaking business.
Stop doing all the skill work - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Stop doing all the skill work
But then, do I want to wear a black suit? - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
But then, do I want to wear a black suit?
Well that ain't good - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
Well that ain't good
I shoulda seen this coming. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:58
I shoulda seen this coming.
[slow guitar song plays] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
[slow guitar song plays]
Buster There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't low downand poker's played fairIf there weren't what are all the songs aboutI'll see y'all thereAnd we can sing togetherand shake our heads over all the meanness in the used to be - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:22
Buster There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men...
If there weren't, what are all the songs about? - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:04
If there weren't, what are all the songs about?
And we can sing together - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:08
And we can sing together
[choir] ♪ When a cowboy trades his spurs For wings ♪ - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
[choir] ♪ When a cowboy trades his spurs For wings ♪
-[rope creaking] -[gentle thudding] - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
-[rope creaking] -[gentle thudding]
Fancy place. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:32
Fancy place.
Oh, we got folks from over Val Verde, Chloride, Tucumcari itself, of course. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Oh, we got folks from over Val Verde, Chloride, Tucumcari it...
Had to hop on the counter here with my scattergun, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:08
Had to hop on the counter here with my scattergun,
Oh, sure I have. Two times, attempted, I should say. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Oh, sure I have. Two times, attempted, I should say.
The other I held for the marshal. Both his legs were shredded some, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:06
The other I held for the marshal. Both his legs were shredde...
Marshal don't come through but once a month, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
Marshal don't come through but once a month,
Had to billet that scamp for what, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:07
Had to billet that scamp for what,
He's in Yuma now, busting rocks. Still a little gimpy from what they say. - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:05
He's in Yuma now, busting rocks. Still a little gimpy f...
Fella by the name of Civilly... uh, Chevilly, - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 00:13
Fella by the name of Civilly... uh, Chevilly,
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Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.

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Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jack London
Production: Mike Zoss Productions
Genre: comedy, drama, musical
Year: 2018
MetaScore: 79/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 09 Nov 2018
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 7 wins & 41 nominations total
Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80200267
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