Everyone is Making Fun of Sam Elliott for Hating Power of the Dog

Jane Campion’s Power of the Dog: love it or hate it, it’s certainly a movie that exists and that lots of people like. But those lots of people do not include stalwart actor Sam Elliott, who went on my boyfriend podcaster Marc Maron’s show “WTF with Marc Maron” recently to air his complaints with the film. Firstly, he does not like that it was shot in New Zealand. It’s a Western! Shoot it in the West, says Sam! Secondly, he’s not thrilled about the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch is “running around in chaps” without a shirt. “What’s all this gay shit?” is the gist of it.

Well, to each his own, and it’s certainly fine and possible to not like the movie without being homophobic about it. I, for one, felt there could have been even more homosexuality! But that’s just me. The best part of this whole debacle, as usual, is everyone else’s take. 

Sam Elliott watching Power of the Dog pic.twitter.com/Z1dk6fvXXC

— Amber from Scream (2022) News & Updates (@henryevil) March 1, 2022

Some folks are pointing out that you definitely don’t, and never have, had to shoot a Western in the American West.

Sam Elliott knows about Kurosawa, right

— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) March 1, 2022

Sam Elliott finding out that The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was filmed in Spain by a non-American director: 👿👿👿 👿👿👿

— Tiffany Babb (@explodingarrow) March 1, 2022

While others are simply laughing at the idea that cowboys aren’t inherently gay. They are, Sam.

sam elliott is the kind of guy to go see brokeback mountain based solely on these advertisements pic.twitter.com/wYUrOc06Lj

— arden || the cunt of montecristo (@erasermulaney) March 1, 2022

You should know better than anyone, madame!

Sam Elliott angry about The Power of the Dog's gay cowboy as if he wasn't giving THIS in Road House pic.twitter.com/IlgxGtJYBV

— Jacob Oller (@JacobOller) March 1, 2022

I agree…where was THIS movie?

I sincerely don’t remember a bunch of naked cowboys playing grab ass in The Power of The Dog. Benedict had his lake dips but where… were the Chippendales ranch hands? Which Power of The Dog did Sam Elliott watch and why can’t I?

— Jordan Crucchiola (@JorCru) March 1, 2022

sam elliott thought the power of the dog was the channing tatum movie

— Carrie Wittmer 🦇 (@carriesnotscary) March 1, 2022

Wondering what part of Power of the Dog first made Sam Elliott stop and shout “wait is this shit gay?!”

— Mitchell Beaupre (@itismitchell) March 1, 2022