More Wild Wild West (TV 1980)

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin reprise their roles as Secret Service agents of the 1890s.

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Writers:

William Bowers (screenplay), William Bowers (story),

Stars:

Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Jonathan Winters

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Conrad	...	Jim West
Ross Martin	...	Artemus Gordon
Jonathan Winters	...	Albert Paradine II
Harry Morgan	...	Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone
Rene Auberjonois	...	Capt. Sir David Edney
Randi Brough	...	Yvonne
Candi Brough	...	Daphne
Victor Buono	...	Dr. Henry Messenger
Liz Torres	...	Juanita
Emma Samms	...	Mirabelle Merriwether
Joyce Brothers	...	The Bystander
Jack LaLanne	...	Physical Fitness Trainer (as Jack La Lanne)
James Bacon	...	The Wheelman
Sandy Helberg	...	Aide #1
Richard Hawk	...	Aide #2

Storyline

West and Gordon only want to remain in retirement, but the secret service is determined to use their expertise. They are convinced to stop another mad scientist, this time Albert Paradine, an evil genius who can become invisible at will and now plans to take over the world.

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Plot Keywords:

retirement | mad scientist | 1890s | tiger | cowboy hat | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Western | Adventure | Action

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Undercover USA

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A new "Wild Wild West" TV series was considered, but the death of 'Ross Martin' in 1981 ended the idea.

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Goofs

President Harrison is referred to as running around his Oval Office for exercise purposes, but the first Oval Office in the White House was not built until 1909 for President Taft, and the movie is set in 1890.

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Connections

References Let's Make a Deal (1963)

User Reviews

uninspired

I only watched about a half hour of this, but since no one else has commented I might as well say something.

I had high hopes. The original series was excellent and I recognized the director as the guy who did the very funny Support Your Local Sheriff, but the movie immediately felt a little off. The series was a clever, light-hearted action show with a weird sense of humor, but the movie went for very broad, not especially funny comedy. Martin was in pretty good form but Conrad seemed a little worn out, as though he had become an organic farmer lured back to reprise a role he was no longer too comfortable with. There was also a really dumb British spy.

The best thing was Jonathan Winters, who seems to have watched the series and understands that the villains are not comedic buffoons but rather clever, forceful madmen. Unfortunately he wasn't on screen enough in the first half hour to keep me watching.