<Li> William O'Connell as Sim Carstairs </Li> <P> The Outlaw Josey Wales was inspired by a 1972 novel by Forrest Carter, and was originally titled The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales and later retitled Gone to Texas . The script was worked on by Sonia Chernus and producer Bob Daley at Malpaso, and Eastwood himself paid some of the money to obtain the screen rights . Michael Cimino and Philip Kaufman later oversaw the writing of the script, aiding Chernus . Kaufman wanted the film to stay as close to the novel as possible in style and retained many of the mannerisms in Wales's character which Eastwood would display on screen, such as his distinctive lingo with words like "reckon", "hoss" (instead of "horse"), and "ye" (instead of "you") and spitting tobacco juice on animals and victims . The characters of Wales, the Cherokee chief, Navajo woman, and the old settler woman and her daughter all appeared in the novel . Contrariwise, Kaufman was less happy with the novel's political stance; he felt that it had been "written by a crude fascist" and that "the man's hatred of government was insane". He also felt that that element of the script needed to be severely toned down, but, he later said, "Clint didn't, and it was his film". Kaufman was later fired by Eastwood, who took over the film's direction himself . </P> <P> Cinematographer Bruce Surtees, James Fargo, and Fritz Manes scouted for locations and eventually found sites in Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, and Oroville, California even before they saw the final script . Kaufman cast Chief Dan George, who had been nominated for an Academy Award for Supporting Actor in Little Big Man, as the old Cherokee Lone Watie . Sondra Locke, also a previous Academy Award nominee, was cast by Eastwood against Kaufman's wishes as the granddaughter of the old settler woman, Laura Lee . This marked the beginning of a close relationship between Eastwood and Locke that would last six films and the beginning of a romance that would last into the late 1980s . The film also featured his real - life seven - year - old son Kyle Eastwood, with Ferris Webster hired as editor and Jerry Fielding as composer . </P> <P> Principal photography began in mid-October 1975 in Lake Powell . A rift between Eastwood and Kaufman developed during the filming . Kaufman insisted on filming with a meticulous attention to detail, which caused disagreements with Eastwood, not to mention the attraction the two shared towards Locke and apparent jealousy on Kaufman's part in regards to their emerging relationship . One evening, Kaufman insisted on finding a beer can as a prop to be used in a scene, but while he was absent, Eastwood ordered Surtees to quickly shoot the scene as light was fading and then drove away, leaving before Kaufman had returned . Soon after, filming moved to Kanab, Utah . On October 24, 1975, Kaufman was fired at Eastwood's command by producer Bob Daley . The sacking caused an outrage amongst the Directors Guild of America and other important Hollywood executives, since the director had already worked hard on the film, including completing all of the pre-production . Pressure mounted on Warner Bros. and Eastwood to back down, but their refusal to do so resulted in a fine, reported to be around $60,000 for the violation . This resulted in the Director's Guild passing new legislation, known as' the Eastwood Rule', which prohibits an actor or producer from firing the director and then becoming the director himself . From then on, the film was directed by Eastwood himself with Daley second - in - command, but with Kaufman's planning already in place, the team were able to finish making the film efficiently . </P>

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