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Overview

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6.2/10   366 votes
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Director:
Howard Zieff
Writer:
Rob Thompson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 October 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Western | Comedy more
Tagline:
Jeff Brides is Lewis Tater, the Iowa farmboy who blazed a trail across the barren wastes of Hollywood and Vine in MGM's comedy surprise "Hearts of the West."
Plot:
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
well-crafted Valentine to 30's Westerns more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeff Bridges ... Lewis Tater

Andy Griffith ... Howard Pike

Donald Pleasence ... A.J. Neitz

Blythe Danner ... Miss Trout

Alan Arkin ... Kessler
Richard B. Shull ... Stout Crook
Herb Edelman ... Polo (as Herbert Edelman)

Alex Rocco ... Earl
Frank Cady ... Pa Tater
Anthony James ... Lean Crook
Burton Gilliam ... Lester
Matt Clark ... Jackson

Candice Azzara ... Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
Thayer David ... Bank Manager
Wayne Storm ... Lyle
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hollywood Cowboy (UK)
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[after the movie crew pick up Lewis in the desert]
Lewis Tater: You mean you guys ain't cowboys?
Howard Pike: Well, sure we're cowboys. Whaddaya suppose we are? Weasels?
Howard Pike: [points to Wally] Look at that guy's face, right there. Show him your profile, Wally. Now don't that look like a western type to you? That right there is a cowboy's face.
Wally: Reeks character. That's what they told me.. reeks.
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Movie Connections:
References Anna Christie (1930) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
well-crafted Valentine to 30's Westerns, 27 May 2000
9/10
Author: Holly (aromatic@ivillage.com) from New York, NY

The interplay between Jeff Bridges and Andy Griffith alone is well worth the price of admission, but the entire supporting cast gets into the spirit of this film about writing western movies in the early 30's. Fun for the entire family. Richard B. Schull and Anthony James are marvelous as the Mutt & Jeff antecedents of the wet bandits.

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