Pale Rider (DVD)

In "Pale Rider," Clint Eastwood returned to the saddle after nine years and Western movies were riding high again. Here the star/director crafted an exciting film in the suspenseful tradition of "Shane" and "High Noon." After corporate mining boss Coy LaHood (Richard Dysart) begins a campaign of terror to drive independent pan miners out of the area, a nameless stranger called Preacher (Eastwood) rides into the underdogs' camp. He becomes their avenger. The tycoon then hires a badge-wearing killer and his duster-shrouded deputies, men loyal to whomever pays the most, Lahood pays gold. But in a climatic shootout to remember, Preacher pays in lead