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Sam Elliott hated ‘Power of the Dog’: Cowboys don’t look like Chippendales dancers

Sam Elliott during arrivals at the 91st Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood& Highland Center in Hollywood, California.

Sam Elliott took “The Power of the Dog” personally. And not in a good way.

Calling the Jane Campion movie “a piece of s—" on comic Marc Maron’s podcast Monday, the 77-year-old “A Star Is Born” actor — who has been doing Westerns for the bulk of his career — pulled no punches and gave quite a few f—s as he discussed the most-nominated film at this year’s Oscars.

Elliott said he hadn’t liked the film anyway, but then saw a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times with a review blurb that

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