Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writer:

Hugh Wilson (written by)

Release Date:

10 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

From the Director of 'Police Academy'

Plot:

While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today...

Plot Keywords:

Singing Cowboy | Rustler | Beautiful Woman | Land Swindle | Spaghetti Western

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Patrick Wayne	...	Bob Barber
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 #1
Manuel Pereiro	...	Sheepherder #2
Margarita Calahorra	...	Sheepherder's Wife
Billy J. Mitchell	...	Town Doctor
John Orchard	...	Town Sheriff

Also Known As:

Esos locos cuatreros (Spain)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Spain | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Finland:K-8 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Impala

Trivia:

John Orchard's last project.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Peter: For some reason, the bad guy was always a Colonel who had a beautiful daughter and about a thousand head of cattle which you would hear but never see.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Amazing Stories: Fine Tuning (#1.7)" (1985)

Better than its rating indicates if you like the genre

I didn't really understand on why this movie was rated so low, until I realized that to really enjoy this film you needed to grow up watching horse operas on Saturdays. This means to appreciate the humor, you're probably closer to 40 than 20 or spend a lot of time watching TVLand. From what I've seen most members here are closer 20. This movie satires the Saturday matinee western where you can tell the good guys in the white hats from the bad guys. So it would be better for those of us who saw and liked westerns before the "anti-hero" westerns of the late 60's to present. Where the cowboy star has a new set of duds on for each scene, foils the bad guys and gets the girl but would rather kiss the horse. The storyline is thin because they were all pretty much the same back in the 50's. That's part of the joke. I'd forgotten about this little gem until I was looking at Tom Berenger's credits. He and the rest of the cast were really good. It may not be a great movie but its definitely worth a watch. Favorite line G.W. Bailey saying "Gee Rex, you really ARE a good guy!" 7 out of 10