Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today. Rex O'Herlihan, The Singing Cowboy, finds himself in color and ... See full summary »

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writer:

Hugh Wilson

Stars:

Tom Berenger, G.W. Bailey, Marilu Henner

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger	...	Rex O'Herlihan
G.W. Bailey	...	Peter
Marilu Henner	...	Miss Tracy
Andy Griffith	...	Colonel Ticonderoga
Fernando Rey	...	Railroad Colonel
Sela Ward	...	Colonel's Daughter
Brant von Hoffman	...	Jim (as Brant Van Hoffman)
Christopher Malcolm	...	Jud
Jim Carter	...	Blackie
Paul Maxwell	...	Sheepherder No.1
Manuel Pereiro	...	Sheepherder No.2
Margarita Calahorra	...	Sheepherder's Wife
Billy J. Mitchell	...	Town Doctor
John Orchard	...	Town Sheriff
Emilio Linder	...	Sheepherder in Saloon

Storyline

While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today. Rex O'Herlihan, The Singing Cowboy, finds himself in color and enters a cliché-ridden town, in which the evil cattle baron (Andy Griffith) and the new Italian cowboys (who always wear raincoats no matter how hot it gets) join forces to get him and the sheep ranchers to leave the valley.

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Plot Keywords:

singing cowboy | street shootout | shootout | horse chase | western spoof | 

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Taglines:

From the Director of 'Police Academy'

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Addio vecchio West

Filming Locations:

Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Impala, Tesauro S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite the notorious financial and critical failure of Heaven's Gate, the Hollywood films industry within about five years of that movie bizarrely revived the oater movie genre during the mid-80s producing a mini-cycle of Western movies of which this western spoof was one. In 1985, the dream factory churned out such Western oaters as Silverado, Rustlers' Rhapsody, Pale Rider and Lust in the Dust.

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Goofs

When Rex O'Herlihan walks into town before the final showdown, you see Colonel Ticonderoga move his coat back behind his gun, making sure he has access to it, the next shot the coat is covering the gun.

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Quotes

Rex O'Herlihan: This is 1884. You've gotta date and date and date and date and sometimes marry 'em even before... you know...
Peter: Now, wait a minute. Are you tellin' me you've never...?
Rex O'Herlihan: Never.
Peter: My god, Rex. You ARE a good guy.

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Connections

Spoofs Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Last Of The Silver Screen Cowboys"
Written by Steve Dorff, Milton Brown and Snuff Garrett
Produced by Snuff Garrett
Performed by Rex Allen Jr. (as Rex Allen, Jr.)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Should get more play. Quite funny.

It's too bad more people haven't had the pleasure of watching this hilarious send-up of the Western genre. For those of you who thought that Blazing Saddles said everything there was to say on this subject, give Rustler's Rhapsody a whirl. I promise you, it'll be worth your time.

8 out of 10.