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Rooster Cogburn

Name: Rooster Cogburn
Director: Stuart Millar
Released: 1975
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

0.3/10

Minimal

1975

Director

Stuart Millar

Runtime

108 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Rooster Cogburn is a conventional Western that upholds the social and narrative structures of its time. The film centers on the traditional male lawman, offering little space for diverse perspectives or layered identities. The narrative leans heavily on a binary moral system and a masculine hero archetype, reinforcing mid-20th-century cinematic conventions. The film lacks representation across nearly every category, emphasizing a traditional view of justice and social order.

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Category Breakdown

Does Rooster Cogburn have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows a strictly heterosexual and cisgender perspective. There are no depictions of same-sex relationships or non-binary identities.

How does Rooster Cogburn portray gender?

Limited

The plot focuses mainly on male characters. While Eula Goodnight starts the journey, she mostly reacts to the violence against her family.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Rooster Cogburn?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white, with few non-white characters having significant roles or ability to act.

How does Rooster Cogburn represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The story follows a typical Western moral framework, reinforcing traditional institutions like the law and family without critique.

Does Rooster Cogburn include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any visible or invisible disabilities. There are no characters developed around neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film presents a clear, traditional Western justice narrative centered on a classic hero archetype.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks gender diversity, with ability to act concentrated almost entirely in male characters.
There is a significant lack of racial and ethnic representation with meaningful character's ability to drive the story.
The narrative fails to include any LGBTQ+ representation or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
The story offers no depictions of disability or neurodivergence as part of the character arcs.

Official Synopsis

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.

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