Jack Nicholson,
Mary Steenburgen,
Christopher Lloyd,
John Belushi,
Veronica Cartwright
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Sentenced to hang in a backwater western town, horse thief Henry Moon (Jack Nicholson) is saved when frontierswoman Julia Tate (Mary Steenburgen) agrees to marry him. Taking advantage of the town law ... read more
DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002
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October 16, 2009I like that Doc Brown and Claira are together again in the old west. Jackie boy does a fun job as well.
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July 14, 2007Enjoyable comic western starring and directed by Jack Nicholson. Without anybody to rein him in, he hams it up mercilessly, but being Jack, he can get away with it in a way that very few can.
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June 27, 2010Jack Nicholson directs and stars as an outlaw named Henry Moon, who's saved from a hanging by a young widow named Julia Tate (Mary Steenburgen). Apparently, a man can be saved from a hanging if he can find someone willing to marry him. Julia Tate marries Henry to put him to work ... read more
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January 19, 2009OK, I admit it, Nicholson was noticeably coked up, Belushi didn't have much of a part, but Mary Steenbergen is a sweetheart.
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October 30, 2009I rented this movie cauz it had Jack Nicholson & John Belushi in it but I was disappointed cauz Belushi had almost no lines.Other then that it had some funny moments
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January 11, 2009Very funny and an incredible cast. Not only can he act, but he directs fine movies as well. This spoof is one of my favorite Nicholson films
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December 22, 2008An enjoyable film. Would fall under my definition of romantic comedy, while it only borders on either. A great cast delivers on a decent story of a renegade marrying a random woman in town to save his neck.
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July 21, 2008this film is so funny of the 1970's.
jack nicholson + john belushi + christopher lloyd = funny.
starring mary steenburgen is her film debut. director and starring jack nicholson, danny devito, and christopher lloyd team
together film in "one flew over the cuckoo's nest". jo... read more
Critic Reviews
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
February 9, 2006
Time Out
Nicholson's second film as director, a wonderfully beguiling Western... Full Review
October 15, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
Jack Nicholson is hilarious in this underrated comedy Western.
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Nicholson does a markedly better job with the material than anyone could have expected.
January 24, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Goin' South is a gritty Western with plenty of spunk. Full Review
December 27, 2003
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An enjoyable off-beat Western. Full Review
May 24, 2003
Film4
A waste of time. One to avoid - especially if you're a fan of the frequently spectacular Jack Nicholson. Full Review
December 28, 2002
Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide
With the Nicholson signature, it keeps on rolling, at least for the first hour and change before the story moves in the wrong direction. Full Review
March 9, 2006
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
No review available.
July 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
No review available.
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