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John Hemphill (writer)
Eugene Levy (writer)
Release Date:
17 July 1994 (USA) more
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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Unique, hilarious Western more (5 total)

Cast

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Kris Kristofferson ... Destiny

John Vernon ... Slade Cantrell

Fred Willard ... Clarence Gentry
Wendel Meldrum ... Lilac Gentry

Max Gail ... Tom Partridge
Steve Landesberg ... Gunther Schteuppin
John Hemphill ... Cole

Don Lake ... Roy Poulet
Lou Wagner ... Shorty Simms
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Buza ... Jake
Jack Duffy ... Railroad Executive No. 1
John Friesen ... Cattle Baron No. 1
Ronnie Hawkins ... Cattle Baron No.2
Lela Ivey ... Annie Simms
Cody Jones ... Joe Gentry Jr.

Dean McDermott ... Young Destiny
Chandler Nicol ... Young Billy
Earl Pastko ... Butch
James Pickens Jr. ... Isaac
Gerry Quigley ... Governor's Aide

Natalie Radford ... Young Becky
Henry Ramer ... Governor
Wayne Robson ... Hombre

Jonathan Scarfe ... Destiny's Son

Maria Vacratsis ... Beth Poulet
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Unique, hilarious Western, 30 November 2002
Author: Newcritic

Eugene Levy and John Hemphill, "SCTV" and "Maniac Mansion" veterans, take those shows' unique, droll humour and superimpose it on a classic Western storyline, and the result is spectacular. Hemphill and George Buza are hilarious as part of a hyper-Tarantinesque group of nefarious armchair proto-pop-philosophers trying to force several families off their land. Fred Willard is at his best as the dim-witted homesteader who stands in their way, gleefully unaware that his hired hand (Kris Kristofferson) is being openly pursued by his lascivious wife (very memorably played by Wendel Meldrum).

This type of humour works brilliantly in TV series, but experiences mild growing pains being transferred to feature length -- this movie does drag in spots. But it's still hilarious thanks to the great writing and performances, and is definitely recommended to all fans of this sort of drollery, and to anyone looking for a radically, refreshingly different take on the Wild West.

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