Rancho Deluxe is a curious, off-center comedy western, with a gossamer charm that is kept alive throughout by its stars. Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston play Jack McKee and Cecil Carlson, a couple of cattle rustlers whose special target is taciturn rancher John Brown (Clifton James). Both men are outcasts by choice: McKee cant stand being around his stuck-up ex-wife (Doria Cooke), while Carlson, an Indian, finds his fellow tribesmen too tradition-bound for his tastes. Together, they plan to lift themselves out of the penny-ante class with one big crime caper. Brown gets wind of their scheme, and sends private eye Henry Beige (Slim Pickens) after them. In the end, the boys are done in more by their own stupidity than by Beiges diligence. The cast is top-heavy with delectable females, ranging from James bored wife Elizabeth Ashley to Pickens crafty daughter Charlene Dallas to camp followers Patty DArbanville and Maggie Wellman. Rancho Deluxes rambling script was the handiwork of Thomas McGuane. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide