Who wrote the novel The Outlaw Josey Wales that inspired the 1976 film?
Forrest Carter was the name on the 1972 novel that inspired this film. That name belonged to Asa Earl Carter, a former Ku Klux Klan leader and speechwriter for George Wallace.
Forrest Carter was the name on the 1972 novel that inspired this film. That name belonged to Asa Earl Carter, a former Ku Klux Klan leader and speechwriter for George Wallace.
Principal photography started on the 6th of October 1975 in Arizona and Utah locations. Filming ended on the 6th of December 1975 after Kaufman's planning remained in place.
On the 24th of October 1975 producer Bob Daley fired Kaufman at Eastwood's command. This incident led to the passing of a new rule known as the Eastwood Rule which prohibits actors or producers from firing directors then taking the role themselves.
Chief Dan George played the old Cherokee Lone Watie character. He had been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Little Big Man.
The Outlaw Josey Wales earned thirty-one point eight million dollars at the box office. Production costs totaled only three point seven million dollars during its making.
In 1996 the United States Library of Congress selected this film for preservation. They deemed it culturally historically or aesthetically significant enough for the National Film Registry.