it's an incredible movie you know, i play rufus buck, who was a real character, you know rufus buck was second. >> jimmy: yeah, that makes it better >> i couldn't even talk. >> jimmy: there you go >> the real rufus buck - >> jimmy: that's better. >> he was a -- he was, you know, a young kid, who was probably about 19 years old. in the movie, we depict him a lot older. but he was notorious and all of the criminals in the film, you know, from trudy smith, you know, lakeith stanfield plays cherokee bill. these -- cherokee bill, these are all real characters. and so, this film not only -- i mean, it's a piece of fiction but it really does lean into some real characters that existed, you know? >> jimmy: i do love a good western too. and i know you're on the horse a lot. and i heard that you realized on set that you were allergic to horses. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that sounds like fun [ laughter ] >> no. it was [ bleep ] horrible. excuse my language [ laughter ] it was horrible. i mean, you know interesting thing about -- >> jimmy: that is a nightmare. what are you supposed to do? it's a wes

the main villain, played by idris elba, is rufus buck, a ruthless bandit who murdered nat�*s parents rom his prison cell by his loyal sidekicks, among them lakeith stanfield and regina king, nat is soon in hot pursuit along with his own gang, including his on—off girlfriend played by zazie beetz and a marshal played by delroy lindo. i don't know who you are. the interesting thing is that race and racism aren't subjects which come up too often. they're mentioned once or twice, but samuel has chosen not to write an overtly political screenplay. he lets the casting make his point that african—american characters have always been underrepresented in westerns, but the film itself is a riproaring, blood splattering tale of bank robberies and shootouts with an energy and an attitude taken straight from quentin tarantino. the harder they fall is hugely entertaining and seriously stylish in a post—modern sort of way. the soundtrack bursts with hip—hop and funk and reggae, and production design suggests a graphic novel or a music video rather than a traditional western. rufus buck's saloon, for

the main villain, played by idris elba, is rufus buck, a ruthless bandit who murdered nat�*s parents ks, among them lakeith stanfield and regina king, nat is soon in hot pursuit along with his own gang, including his on—off girlfriend played by zazie beetz and a marshal played by delroy lindo. i don't know who you are. the interesting thing is that race and racism aren't subjects which come up too often. they're mentioned once or twice, but samuel has chosen not to write an overtly political screenplay. he lets the casting make his point that african—american characters have always been underrepresented in westerns, but the film itself is a riproaring, blood splattering tale of bank robberies and shootouts with an energy and an attitude taken straight from quentin tarantino. the harder they fall is hugely entertaining and seriously stylish in a post—modern sort of way. the soundtrack bursts with hip—hop and funk and reggae, and production design suggests a graphic novel or a music video rather than a traditional western. rufus buck's saloon, for instance, is painted deep blue and gold

." >> where's rufus buck? >> oh -- oh.to come join us. you here for your damsel in distress? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the harder they fall" is in select theaters now and at home on netflix starting wednesday. please welcome regina king. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you're very beautiful, you look fantastic. >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: how are you? >> i am well. >> jimmy: earlier today you got one of the -- i mean, maybe the top honor an actor can receive here in hollywood. you were -- you had your hands and feet -- [ cheers and applause ] impressed in cement at the chinese theater across the street. there you are. by the way, i am so pleased that you took off your shoes. because everybody -- >> it's a hand and footprint. >> jimmy: they're not foot prints -- >> if they're shoe prints. >> jimmy: that's right, you did the right thing. >> i'm glad you saw it that way. >> jimmy: i did see it that way. actually, i pester people to do it and no one listens to me. >> well, you know -- like minds. >> jimmy: li