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Nearly everything in the "Similar Characters" section seems to be completely irrelevant to this article. This article begins with the stipulation that, "This article is about the film character played by Clint Eastwood" -- but most of the cited examples have absolutely nothing in common with Eastwood's character, aside from having no specified name. (In particular, comparing Eastwood's character to the protagonist from the "Kill Bill" movies, the Prince from the "Prince of Persia" game, or Boba Fett are all just utterly ridiculous.)
I strongly suggest removing the entire "Similar Characters" section; or at the very least, limiting the entries within it to characters that are directly and unquestionably inspired by Eastwood's "Man With No Name." Merely being nameless does NOT make a character "similar" in anything but the most superficial sense. FireHorse 12:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
I was redirect to this page after opening a link on the "Sword of the Stranger" film page when talking about the swordsman with no name. I a little confused as it's talking about a character with no name, as this article talks about, but it this is completely irrelevant to the other page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.102.181.144 ( talk) 23:31, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm surprised by the lack of a reference to "The Mandalorian", both generally and given that The Mandalorian wiki article references "The Man with No Name." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:246:5700:7D0:4D9:3F40:AF6:71 ( talk) 03:23, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
I would like to merge this article with the very similar article, " The Man with No Name." Any objections? -- Draugen 06:34, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I replace "Monco" by "Manco", the right spanish word for one-handed
Surely the picture accompanying this article ('The Man With No Name from the Dollars Trilogy, played by Clint Eastwood') is not in fact taken from any of the Dollars Trilogy movies? I'm not sure which Eastwood movie it's actually from (possibly "Hang 'Em High"?) but the overall appearence doesn't resemble any of the costumes Eastwood wore in his 'spagetti westerns'. Is it possible to source a more relevant photo? Demos99 09:03, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
-Exactly. That is NOT Eastwood in any Leone picture - he looks about 10 years older.
The Man With No Name as stated in the intro, does not onlyrefer to the Man With No Name of Leone's movies, and as such the picture stands as an example of the Man With No Name outside of that which fits the definition. -- 142.162.166.97 02:49, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
This has now been fixed with a pic from For a Few Dollars More.
A lot of recent anonymous edits have bungled the text...I'm not sure how to fix it since I don't really know the subject matter, but it's somewhat unreadable at the moment. Adam Bishop 23:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Its somewhat contested and unconfirmed that Yojimbo is based on Red Harvest, so am removing "Although ultimately based on Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett". Highlandlord 16:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
I just deleted a section of text that was repeated verbatim in the 'filmography' section from the 'Similar Characters' section, and it was reverted. Why? Jonabbey 04:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
Ah, I see, it was robotic. Never mind. Jonabbey 04:36, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
What is this rant about Josey Wales under "Fan Theory"? A prime example of OR if you ask me.
This article makes the claim that both the film A Fistful of Dollars as well as the "man with no name" character were both directly plagiarized from the film Yojimbo and that the makers of the film actually sued over it. Until this can backed up with some actual citations I think the "unreferenced" tag should remain on this article. -- Grandpafootsoldier 07:54, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
The following smacks of original research. I don't think it belongs in the article, but I've moved it here in the hopes that it can be properly sourced and put back into the main article. -- 142.103.211.144 21:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Some instances, at least, of the Man With No Name may not be, or be intended as, human in the normal sense of the word. There is a wealth of supernatural symbolism around the general stock character:
In High Plains Drifter, the Man's identification as an avenging spirit comes as close to explicit as possible without being directly stated: at the end of the film, a townsman carving a grave marker asks him his name, and he answers, "You know my name," and the camera pans to the name on the grave marker (that of a sheriff murdered by the very outlaws who had just been massacred).
In Pale Rider, the Stranger is shown with the scars of flatly unsurvivable bullet wounds in his back, and rides into town on a pale horse just as a young woman is reading the requisite verse of Revelation: "death on a pale horse..." Another character recognises his description but states that the man matching it is dead. Eastwood has identified the character as a ghost in an interview available at http://www.clinteastwood.net/welcome.html.
Supporting evidence for a supernatural view of The Man With No Name is thinner for the "The Dollars Trilogy", but the process by which the Man acquires his signature clothing (from a character named Angel-eyes, and a dying man) in GBU is suggestive of a shamanic rebirth or initiation, or an occult bargain. This slight suggestion of the supernatural in the last film of the trilogy may have been a presage of the more explicit supernaturalism of High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider.
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"Occasional Nicknames" states the following: "The credits for A Fistful of Dollars list Eastwood's character as "Joe" and though the undertaker in the movie calls him by that name, he is the only character to do so (and it is further worth noting that "Joe" is often used as a generic nickname). Thus, during the entire incident in the beginning of the movie, he uses only his left hand when lighting his cigar, dealing the cards and striking the man he is hunting (keeping the right hand on his gun the whole time)." I'm assuming there's supposed to be something in there about "Monco," correct? intooblv ( talk) 03:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
So, I've been wondering. Why did Eastwood stop playing the character? The movies seemed to be fairly successful both critically and definitely commercially, and based on how well-received spaghetti westerns continued to be made (Once Upon A Time), so it wasn't for lack of good ideas or lack of financing or external discouragement. Why then did he stop? -- Gwern (contribs) 16:59 2 August 2008 (GMT)
He is characteristically soft-spoken and laconic, speaking only when necessary, with as few words as possible.
So, calling him "laconic" suggests that he doesn't speak much.
Describing him as, "speaking only when necessary" seems slightly redundant.
"with as few words as possible" really has me wondering if this is a bit of a joke.
Saying the same thing three times over, to indicate that a person doesn't talk much, just sounds like someone was having fun with the content. Or is it just in my head?
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All of this information is completely unsourced or completely useless. Such a section is not a bad idea, but this junk needs to stay out of it unless sources are found. I'm placing it here for now in case anyone wants to sift through it. TTN ( talk) 18:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
In Rango, the Spirit of the West is presented as "The Man With No Name". Is this a reference, or not? should it be included in the page? 24.151.237.124 ( talk) 20:57, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Should The Stranger( Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath)be mentioned in this page.~Tailsman67~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.48.207 ( talk) 23:02, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
This article has more information about Yojimbo and Red Harvest than it actually does about the Man With No Name. The information about yojimbo/red harvest would be better served in their own articles with only minor references here; as is, this article is very bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by L.cash.m ( talk • contribs) 23:41, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
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I note that the "Concept and creation" section has more info about Yojimbo and Mifune than about Eastwood and Leone. I don't necessarily have any suggestions about how to change that. I am posting this in case anyone who might know (or want to research) things and make any changes to the article that they see fit. MarnetteD| Talk 02:06, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
A look at these does not give a definitive answer as to the poncho. The design on it is more memorable than the color. It is also important to note that it isn't seen until the very end of GBU so hyperbolic words like iconic or signature are POV. Of course if any sourcing can be found onee way or the other then that could be used in the article. MarnetteD| Talk 18:02, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
I just deleted the following sentence from the Concept and creation section as it has nothing to do with the Man with No Name:
A subsequent film, Last Man Standing (1996) starring Bruce Willis, is a credited remake of Yojimbo.
Straffin ( talk) 16:24, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
This article is incomplete and is missing important citations for its information. The appearances in literature section needs to be rewritten so that it briefly details the character's appearance in each work with proper citations. This section should also include the character's appearances in film as well with the same detailing and citation applying to it. If there is any more information out there on the character's concept and creation then it should be added to the article with proper citations. The article is also missing important information on the character's reception and legacy which needs to be added to the article with the proper citations. This article has potential like most article to be GA and FA status if enough attention is given to it. Hopefully sooner rather than later.-- Paleface Jack ( talk) 16:51, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
The popular culture section also needs to be rewritten so that it's not bullet points.
should the main character of the mandalorian series be mentioned? his mannerism and attitude is quite similar to the man with no name and i believe the series as a whole is referred as a "space western" or some similar title. Rakspak ( talk) 00:35, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Can we change the top picture to this MV5BMGRmNGFkMjctY2M2OC00NWU3LTljY2EtY2ViOWI4NjY1ODM1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDczMTAyNTg@._V1_.jpg (558×793) (media-amazon.com) MrCboY1997 ( talk) 00:53, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
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Nearly everything in the "Similar Characters" section seems to be completely irrelevant to this article. This article begins with the stipulation that, "This article is about the film character played by Clint Eastwood" -- but most of the cited examples have absolutely nothing in common with Eastwood's character, aside from having no specified name. (In particular, comparing Eastwood's character to the protagonist from the "Kill Bill" movies, the Prince from the "Prince of Persia" game, or Boba Fett are all just utterly ridiculous.)
I strongly suggest removing the entire "Similar Characters" section; or at the very least, limiting the entries within it to characters that are directly and unquestionably inspired by Eastwood's "Man With No Name." Merely being nameless does NOT make a character "similar" in anything but the most superficial sense. FireHorse 12:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
I was redirect to this page after opening a link on the "Sword of the Stranger" film page when talking about the swordsman with no name. I a little confused as it's talking about a character with no name, as this article talks about, but it this is completely irrelevant to the other page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.102.181.144 ( talk) 23:31, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm surprised by the lack of a reference to "The Mandalorian", both generally and given that The Mandalorian wiki article references "The Man with No Name." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:246:5700:7D0:4D9:3F40:AF6:71 ( talk) 03:23, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
I would like to merge this article with the very similar article, " The Man with No Name." Any objections? -- Draugen 06:34, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I replace "Monco" by "Manco", the right spanish word for one-handed
Surely the picture accompanying this article ('The Man With No Name from the Dollars Trilogy, played by Clint Eastwood') is not in fact taken from any of the Dollars Trilogy movies? I'm not sure which Eastwood movie it's actually from (possibly "Hang 'Em High"?) but the overall appearence doesn't resemble any of the costumes Eastwood wore in his 'spagetti westerns'. Is it possible to source a more relevant photo? Demos99 09:03, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
-Exactly. That is NOT Eastwood in any Leone picture - he looks about 10 years older.
The Man With No Name as stated in the intro, does not onlyrefer to the Man With No Name of Leone's movies, and as such the picture stands as an example of the Man With No Name outside of that which fits the definition. -- 142.162.166.97 02:49, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
This has now been fixed with a pic from For a Few Dollars More.
A lot of recent anonymous edits have bungled the text...I'm not sure how to fix it since I don't really know the subject matter, but it's somewhat unreadable at the moment. Adam Bishop 23:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Its somewhat contested and unconfirmed that Yojimbo is based on Red Harvest, so am removing "Although ultimately based on Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett". Highlandlord 16:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
I just deleted a section of text that was repeated verbatim in the 'filmography' section from the 'Similar Characters' section, and it was reverted. Why? Jonabbey 04:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
Ah, I see, it was robotic. Never mind. Jonabbey 04:36, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
What is this rant about Josey Wales under "Fan Theory"? A prime example of OR if you ask me.
This article makes the claim that both the film A Fistful of Dollars as well as the "man with no name" character were both directly plagiarized from the film Yojimbo and that the makers of the film actually sued over it. Until this can backed up with some actual citations I think the "unreferenced" tag should remain on this article. -- Grandpafootsoldier 07:54, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
The following smacks of original research. I don't think it belongs in the article, but I've moved it here in the hopes that it can be properly sourced and put back into the main article. -- 142.103.211.144 21:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Some instances, at least, of the Man With No Name may not be, or be intended as, human in the normal sense of the word. There is a wealth of supernatural symbolism around the general stock character:
In High Plains Drifter, the Man's identification as an avenging spirit comes as close to explicit as possible without being directly stated: at the end of the film, a townsman carving a grave marker asks him his name, and he answers, "You know my name," and the camera pans to the name on the grave marker (that of a sheriff murdered by the very outlaws who had just been massacred).
In Pale Rider, the Stranger is shown with the scars of flatly unsurvivable bullet wounds in his back, and rides into town on a pale horse just as a young woman is reading the requisite verse of Revelation: "death on a pale horse..." Another character recognises his description but states that the man matching it is dead. Eastwood has identified the character as a ghost in an interview available at http://www.clinteastwood.net/welcome.html.
Supporting evidence for a supernatural view of The Man With No Name is thinner for the "The Dollars Trilogy", but the process by which the Man acquires his signature clothing (from a character named Angel-eyes, and a dying man) in GBU is suggestive of a shamanic rebirth or initiation, or an occult bargain. This slight suggestion of the supernatural in the last film of the trilogy may have been a presage of the more explicit supernaturalism of High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider.
File:Yojimbo (movie poster).jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 03:27, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
"Occasional Nicknames" states the following: "The credits for A Fistful of Dollars list Eastwood's character as "Joe" and though the undertaker in the movie calls him by that name, he is the only character to do so (and it is further worth noting that "Joe" is often used as a generic nickname). Thus, during the entire incident in the beginning of the movie, he uses only his left hand when lighting his cigar, dealing the cards and striking the man he is hunting (keeping the right hand on his gun the whole time)." I'm assuming there's supposed to be something in there about "Monco," correct? intooblv ( talk) 03:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
So, I've been wondering. Why did Eastwood stop playing the character? The movies seemed to be fairly successful both critically and definitely commercially, and based on how well-received spaghetti westerns continued to be made (Once Upon A Time), so it wasn't for lack of good ideas or lack of financing or external discouragement. Why then did he stop? -- Gwern (contribs) 16:59 2 August 2008 (GMT)
He is characteristically soft-spoken and laconic, speaking only when necessary, with as few words as possible.
So, calling him "laconic" suggests that he doesn't speak much.
Describing him as, "speaking only when necessary" seems slightly redundant.
"with as few words as possible" really has me wondering if this is a bit of a joke.
Saying the same thing three times over, to indicate that a person doesn't talk much, just sounds like someone was having fun with the content. Or is it just in my head?
139.57.100.104 (
talk)
23:50, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
All of this information is completely unsourced or completely useless. Such a section is not a bad idea, but this junk needs to stay out of it unless sources are found. I'm placing it here for now in case anyone wants to sift through it. TTN ( talk) 18:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
In Rango, the Spirit of the West is presented as "The Man With No Name". Is this a reference, or not? should it be included in the page? 24.151.237.124 ( talk) 20:57, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Should The Stranger( Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath)be mentioned in this page.~Tailsman67~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.48.207 ( talk) 23:02, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
This article has more information about Yojimbo and Red Harvest than it actually does about the Man With No Name. The information about yojimbo/red harvest would be better served in their own articles with only minor references here; as is, this article is very bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by L.cash.m ( talk • contribs) 23:41, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
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I note that the "Concept and creation" section has more info about Yojimbo and Mifune than about Eastwood and Leone. I don't necessarily have any suggestions about how to change that. I am posting this in case anyone who might know (or want to research) things and make any changes to the article that they see fit. MarnetteD| Talk 02:06, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
A look at these does not give a definitive answer as to the poncho. The design on it is more memorable than the color. It is also important to note that it isn't seen until the very end of GBU so hyperbolic words like iconic or signature are POV. Of course if any sourcing can be found onee way or the other then that could be used in the article. MarnetteD| Talk 18:02, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
I just deleted the following sentence from the Concept and creation section as it has nothing to do with the Man with No Name:
A subsequent film, Last Man Standing (1996) starring Bruce Willis, is a credited remake of Yojimbo.
Straffin ( talk) 16:24, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
This article is incomplete and is missing important citations for its information. The appearances in literature section needs to be rewritten so that it briefly details the character's appearance in each work with proper citations. This section should also include the character's appearances in film as well with the same detailing and citation applying to it. If there is any more information out there on the character's concept and creation then it should be added to the article with proper citations. The article is also missing important information on the character's reception and legacy which needs to be added to the article with the proper citations. This article has potential like most article to be GA and FA status if enough attention is given to it. Hopefully sooner rather than later.-- Paleface Jack ( talk) 16:51, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
The popular culture section also needs to be rewritten so that it's not bullet points.
should the main character of the mandalorian series be mentioned? his mannerism and attitude is quite similar to the man with no name and i believe the series as a whole is referred as a "space western" or some similar title. Rakspak ( talk) 00:35, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Can we change the top picture to this MV5BMGRmNGFkMjctY2M2OC00NWU3LTljY2EtY2ViOWI4NjY1ODM1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDczMTAyNTg@._V1_.jpg (558×793) (media-amazon.com) MrCboY1997 ( talk) 00:53, 1 April 2023 (UTC)