Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

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

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
Alan Larson	...	Bartender
Thomas Abbott	...	Saloon Owner (as Thomas Abbot)
Elmer Modling	...	Real Estate Broker (as Elmer Modlin)
Juan Miguel Manrique	...	Town Boy
Dennis Vaughan	...	Minister
Patrick Wayne	...	Bob Barber
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charly Bravo	...	(uncredited)
Hugh Wilson	...	Complaining John (uncredited)

Directed by
Hugh Wilson

Writing credits
Hugh Wilson		(written by)

Produced by
David Giler	....	producer
Michael Green	....	associate producer
Hervé Hachuel	....	associate producer: Spain
Walter Hill	....	producer
José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña	....	executive producer (as Jose Vicuña)

Original Music by
Steve Dorff		(music composed by)

Cinematography by
José Luis Alcaine		(director of photography) (as Jose Luis Alcaine)

Film Editing by
Zach Staenberg		(as Zack Staenberg)
Colin Wilson

Casting by
Judith Holstra
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
Gil Parrondo

Art Direction by
Raul Paton

Set Decoration by
Julián Mateos		(as Julian Mateos)

Costume Design by
Wayne A. Finkelman		(as Wayne Finkelman)

Makeup Department
Ana Criado	....	hair stylist
Cristóbal Criado	....	makeup artist (as Cristobal Criado)
Luis Criado	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Francisco Lara Polop	....	production manager (as Fransisco Lara)
Paco Molero	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yousaf Bokhari	....	second assistant director
Carla Brand Breitner	....	second assistant director: USA (as Carla Breitner)
Michael Green	....	first assistant director
Luis Gómez Valdivieso	....	first assistant director (as Luis Gomez Valdivieso)
Roberto Parra	....	first assistant director
Fraser Wilson	....	third assistant director

Art Department
José María Alarcón	....	assistant art director (as Jose María Alarcón)
José Luis García Quevedo	....	prop man (as Jose Luis García)
Félix García	....	prop man (as Felix García)
Ramón Moya	....	construction manager
Luis Muñoz	....	prop man

Sound Department
Roy Baker	....	sound effects editor
Alan Bell	....	sound effects editor
Peter Burgess	....	sound effects editor
Fermin Estebranz	....	cableman (as Fermin Estebaranz)
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lee	....	sound mixer
Tony Message	....	sound effects editor
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Switzer	....	boom man

Special Effects by
Antonio Parra	....	special effects
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects supervisor: USA (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ray Short	....	titles and opticals

Stunts
Román Ariznavarreta	....	stunt player
Jorge Brito	....	stunt player
George Bullock	....	stunt player
George Bullock	....	stunt player
Hal Burton	....	stunt player
Tabare Carballo	....	stunt player (as Tabaré Carballo)
Ignacio Carreño	....	stunt player
Alicia F. Cavada	....	stunt player
José Luis Chinchilla	....	stunt coordinator (as Jose Luis Chinchilla)
Basilio Escudero	....	stunt player
Solier Fagundez	....	stunt player
Eduardo García	....	stunt player
Miguel García	....	stunt player
Francisco Gómez	....	stunt player
Gabriel Laguna	....	stunt player
José Sacristán	....	stunt player (as Jose Sacristán)
Eugenio Serrano	....	stunt player
Camilo Vila	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Avelino Carla	....	second assistant camera
Rafael García Martos	....	gaffer (as Rafael G. Martos)
Federico G. Grau	....	still photographer (as Federico Gómez Grau)
Ángel Gómez	....	key grip (as Angel Gómez)
Juan Martín	....	third assistant camera
Alfredo Mayo	....	camera operator
Ramón Perdiguero	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martín Díaz Porras	....	costumer supervisor: men
Martín Díaz Solaz	....	wardrobe assistant
Catalina Moreno	....	costumer supervisor: women
Josefa Orengo	....	wardrobe assistant
Angustias Saura	....	wardrobe assistant (as Ma. Angustias Saura)
Veronica Toledo	....	assistant to costume designer

Editorial Department
John Downer	....	assistant editor
Joe Gilmore	....	assistant editor
David Hitchcock	....	assistant editor
Kees T. Hooft	....	assistant editor (as Kees 't Hooft)
Jacques Leroide	....	assistant editor
María Luisa Pino	....	assistant editor (as Maria Luisa Del Pino)
Bridget Reiss	....	assistant editor
John Victor-Smith	....	supervising editor (as John Victor Smith)

Music Department
Ed Barton	....	music recording engineer
Dina Eaton	....	music editor
Larry Herbstritt	....	orchestration
Dick Lewzey	....	music recording mixer (as Richard Lewzey)

Other crew
Paco Ardura	....	carriages
Paco Ardura	....	livestock coordinator
Mario Barrero	....	armorer
Maurice Binder	....	main title design
Ludy Camacho	....	assistant accountant (as Ludi Camacho)
Santiago DeBenito	....	production accountant (as Santiago De Benito)
Eduardo García	....	horse trainer
Miguel Gómez	....	production assistant
Fernando Marqueríe	....	production assistant
Arvo Ojala	....	gun coach
Arvo Ojala	....	technical advisor
Chuck Painter	....	unit publicist
Susana Prieto	....	production coordinator
Timoteo Nevado Roman	....	wrangler (as Timoteo Nevado)
Alejandro Ruiz	....	production assistant
Jesús Santos del Bosque	....	caterer (as Jesus Santos Del Bosque)
Carmen Soriano	....	script supervisor
Paul Tucker	....	production controller

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Impala (produced in association with) (as Impala, S.A.)
• Tesauro S.A. (produced in association with) (as Tesauro, S.A.)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• C.T.S. Studios  music recorded at (as C.T.S.)
• Exa S.A.  sound transfers
• National Screen  titles and opticals
• Twickenham Film Studios  re-recorded at (as Twickenham Film Studios Limited)
• Warner Bros. Records  album available on (as Warner Bros. Records and Cassettes)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | 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:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

John Orchard (I)''s last project.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the big shoot out at the end of the film, in an overhead shot, the Railroad Colonel briefly disappears.

Quotes:

[henchmen knock on door]
Colonel Ticonderoga:[in falsetto voice] Who is it?
Jim:It's a bunch of your men. Five of 'em.
Colonel Ticonderoga:[clears throat and talks in manly voice] Be right there, men.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

I Ride Alone

Are you guilty of overlooking this really funny movie?

Why would a really funny movie like Rustler's Rhapsody get passed over and over and over?

Because most times these over-the-top parodies stumble all over themselves, then fall flat. RUSTLER's RHAPSODY hangs right in there, start to finish.

It starts with a really b-list cast---Tom Berenger as the lead, G.W. Bailey as the town-drunk, Marilu Henner as the saloon girl…..but the basics of comedy, strictly applied set this Wild West Farce right there with Blazing Saddles.

Andy Griffith has NEVER BEEN funnier, as the effeminate cattle-baron, set on taking over the dusty old town.

Take, Tom Mix, add the Marx Bros, and a little something extra, and you've got Rustler's Rhapsody. A must see.