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There is only one rule in the Wild West, the rule of the gun. Lead a fistful of Yankee soldiers on a mission to bring order to this chaotic frontier, facing desperados, robber barons, and more in a spaghetti western RTS adventure like no other.
    • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
      22·
      2 months ago

      Spaghetti Western is a very common term for those movies, or at least it was when I grew up. Sergio Leone was one of the pioneers of the genre so I guess that’s where the name comes from?

    • Agent Karyo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      17·
      2 months ago

      A lot of the classical westerns were produced by Italians. Even ones with Clint Eastwood. Hence the term spaghetti Western.

      Italian productions were also profilic in making Mad Max clones (post apocalyptic action) and Conan clones (sword and sandals action) in the 80s, but I am not aware of a specific name for these styles.

      • NutinButNetEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        All my life and I never looked it up to see why they were called that.

        Also always wondered as a kid about that Italian guy in the California Raisins VHS I watched on repeat and now that makes sense too https://youtu.be/aPCOfuXYRhs at 13:08 mark. The full thing is still great to watch, if anyone is interested. I apparently busted a few couches dancing to this as a kid lol

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    So is this developed, written, or produced by an Italian? The spaghetti seems like a misattributed description here.