Last Go Round - Ken Kesey

Kesey's rodeo tale most closely resembles Sailor Song, his Alaskan adventure, rather than his cerebral and cunning earlier works. His characters are colorful but not exceptionally deep, and he dances around the edge of cliche, but there is always the sense that he might throw you off when you're not expecting it. Inspired by stories of the first Pendelton Roundup told to Kesey (and friend Ken Babbs) in his youth, Last Go Round fully embraces the actual event's mythicized history - naturally, Kesey adds some of his own flavor into the pot. Related from the perspective of an aged rodeo star, the language is bright and amusing and full of twisted cowboy wisdom (infused with some North American and Asian mysticism). For anyone who has ever attended the bizarre event of the Pendelton Roundup, it provides a unique perspective; otherwise, it is a rollicking tale from a more conservative, but still confident and sly, Kesey.

Worth Reading
3 out of 5
Buy this film: Last Go Round: A Real Western