Wild Wild West (1999)

The two best hired guns in the West must save President Grant from the clutches of a 19th century inventor-villain.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Jim Thomas (story), John Thomas (story),

Stars:

Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh

10 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Capt. James West
Kevin Kline	...	U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon / Ulysses S. Grant
Kenneth Branagh	...	Dr. Arliss Loveless
Salma Hayek	...	Rita Escobar
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Coleman
Ted Levine	...	General 'Bloodbath' McGrath
Frederique Van Der Wal	...	Amazonia (as Frederique van der Wal)
Musetta Vander	...	Munitia
Sofia Eng	...	Miss Lippenrieder
Bai Ling	...	Miss East
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Belle
Mike H. McGaughy	...	Big Reb (as Mike McGaughy)
Jerry Wills	...	Other Reb
Rodney A. Grant	...	Hudson
Buck Taylor	...	Cross-Eyed Reb

Storyline

Jim West is a guns-a-blazing former Civil War hero. Artemus Gordon is an inventive U.S. Marshal who excels in disguise. When the United States is threatened by psychotic Confederate Arliss Loveless, President Ulysses Grant teams the duo up to bring him to justice. On a hazard-packed train journey from Washington D.C. to Utah, West and Gordon must combine their skills to best Loveless and his diabolical machines.

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Plot Keywords:

inventor | u.s. marshal | general | confederate | washington d.c. | 

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Taglines:

It's a whole new west. July '99.

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Genres:

Action | Western | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence, sex references and innuendo

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Loucas Aventuras de James West

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$170,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,487,176 (UK) (13 August 1999)

Gross:

$113,745,408 (USA) (1 October 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peters Entertainment, Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment, Todman, Simon, LeMasters Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At an official $150 million (unofficial $180 million) it stands as the most expensive movie produced by Warner Bros. and the most expensive movie released in 1999.

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Goofs

When Jim is being towed behind the train and the cable snaps, he is shown accelerating towards Loveless' train, but in reality he would have been traveling in the same direction.

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Quotes

Capt. James West: Let's break it down into two words. First, red. Red is like, fire, passion. Neck is - I can't think of anything for neck right now.

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Connections

Referenced in The Will Smith Music Video Collection (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Bailamos"
Written by Mark Taylor, Paul Barry
Performed by Enrique Iglesias

User Reviews

Wild Wild Flop (insert loud bass sounds here-BumBum-bum-bum)

Oh, really, how could anyone MAKE a film like this? It has to be one of the worst films I've seen in a long, long time. Kevin Kline: you must be desperate. Will Smith: You too.

1/5 stars-

JOHN