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Overview

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5.3/10   570 votes
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Director:
Melvin Frank
Writers:
Barry Sandler (story)
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Release Date:
1 April 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western more
Tagline:
Once upon a time, If the rustlers didn't get you, the hustlers did.
Plot:
A female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
A Romp! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George Segal ... Charlie 'Dirtwater Fox' Malloy

Goldie Hawn ... Amanda Quaid / Duchess Swansbury

Conrad Janis ... Gladstone (Widdicombe's assistant)
Thayer David ... Josiah Widdicombe (Mormon patriarch)

Jennifer Lee ... Trollop
Sid Gould ... Rabbi
Pat Ast ... Music hall singer
E.J. André ... Prospector (as E.J. Andre)

Richard Farnsworth ... Stagecoach driver (as Dick Farnsworth)
Clifford Turknett ... Mr. Weatherly (ticket aent)
Harlan Knudson ... Cooper
Jean Favre ... Drunk / Usher
Bill McLaughlin ... Murdock
Richard Jamison ... Waiter
Barbara Ulrich ... Maisie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min | Germany:100 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The main female character, nicknamed Bluebird or the Duchess of Swansbury, is called Amanda Quaid in the end credits, yet this name is never spoken in the film. Most of the Bloodworth gang members are likewise not given names until the end credits. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The film's raunchy language may have been toned down in post-production to prevent an R rating. After the stagecoach crashes, Goldie Hawn has two lines ("I had to look like a *blue-nosed* duchess" and "It's still there in the *lousy* bottom") neither of which match up with her lip movements. more
Quotes:
Charlie 'Dirtwater Fox' Malloy: Here it is... Virginia City, my kind of town.
Amanda Quaid/Duchess Swansbury: What constitutes your kind of town?
Charlie 'Dirtwater Fox' Malloy: Any place I can get rid of you!
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
A Romp!, 22 March 2005
9/10
Author: Iroffman from Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Although the music may be a little dated now, I believe any fun-minded viewer will find this offering to be a thoroughly enjoyable romp.

George Segal and Goldie Hawn are at their best and deliver one delightful comic situation after another, much like, and in my opinion, better than, Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in the also enjoyable but more recent "Maverick." I wouldn't be surprised if Mel and Jodie, not to mention the "Maverick" producers, wisely drew on this film for inspiration as the chemistry is interchangeable between the two movies.

One of many moments not to be forgotten is in the excellent turn of Conrad Janis as the blissfully unaware mark or the sidesplitting pig-Latin (pig-German?) argument Hawn and Segal develop in his presence.

I would very much like to see this film again and so will you.

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