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Overview

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6.4/10   546 votes
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Director:
Fred Schepisi
Writer:
William D. Wittliff (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 February 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
A young cowboy hooks up with a legendary outlaw, and before long both are on the run from the law. | full synopsis
User Comments:
One of the greatest! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Willie Nelson ... Barbarosa

Gary Busey ... Karl Westover
Isela Vega ... Josephina
Gilbert Roland ... Don Braulio
Danny De La Paz ... Eduardo

Alma Martínez ... Juanita
George Voskovec ... Herman Pahmeyer
Sharon Compton ... Hilda
Howland Chamberlain ... Emil
Harry Caesar ... Sims
Wolf Muser ... Floyd
Kai Wulff ... Otto
Roberto Contreras ... Cantina Owner
Luis Contreras ... Angel
Itasco Wilson ... Mattie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Barbarosa: Did you have bad trouble back there.
Karl Westover: Yes, sir.
Barbarosa: Well, the Mexicans got a saying - what cannot be remedied must be endured.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG) more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the greatest!, 5 January 2006
9/10
Author: ragreen259 from United States

First, I have to say, the very first person to review this movie on IMDb apparently is only attracted to violence in movies, and doesn't want to try to actually see the story line. More explosions! More dead people, and they need to be literally blown apart! Death! Fire! Without it, all movies suck! I notice that everyone else pretty much says the exact opposite. Odd, how at a later date, every review has an "unhelpful" flag next to it.

The story woven in Barbarosa is an excellent one, and no one could've pulled off the title role except Willie. The eventual transformation of Karl, from naive farm boy on the run into Barbarosa himself, is astonishing, everything from the way he looks to the way he sounds. Rancho life is authentically depicted, as is the West Texas farm life of the period... and the "eye for an eye" mentality of the people involved, and it's tragic consequences is a lesson hidden away in the storyline, almost as an afterthought. The photography is incredible, and at times the music is is almost overwhelming.

"...you ain't got enough ass in your britches to kill Barbarosa..."

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