Two gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west.
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Title: Zachariah (1971)
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| John Rubinstein | ... | Zachariah | |
| Patricia Quinn | ... | Belle Starr (as Pat Quinn) | |
| Don Johnson | ... | Matthew | |
| Country Joe and the Fish | ... | The Crackers | |
| Elvin Jones | ... | Job Cain | |
| Doug Kershaw | ... | The Fiddler | |
| William Challee | ... | Old Man | |
| Robert Ball | ... | Stage Manager | |
| Dick Van Patten | ... | The Dude | |
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James Gang | ... | Job Cain's Band (as The James Gang) |
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White Lightnin' | ... | Old Man's Band |
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The New York Rock Ensemble | ... | Belle Starr's Band |
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Gunfights and electric guitars in the Old West? You bet! Zachariah gets a mail order gun, practices a little, and kills a man in the local saloon. He and his friend Matthew set out to become gunfighters, joining with the Crackers, a rock band who are also (pitifully inept) stage robbers. Having quickly outgrown that gang, Zachariah and Matthew set out to become bigtime gunslingers. Before long, they part company and a rivalry grows between them. Written by George S. Davis <mgeorges@prodigy.net>
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A Head of His Time See more »Parents Guide:
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Music and Lyrics by Barry Melton
Performed by Country Joe and the Fish
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The gunfight where Elvin Jones plays his amazing drum solo was so poorly recorded that the legendary New Orleans session drummer Earl Palmer was called in to overdub the solo. Amazing that as intricate a solo as that was he was able to replicate it note for note. See more »Soundtracks
All I NeedMusic and Lyrics by Barry Melton
Performed by Country Joe and the Fish
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25 June 1971 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Firesign Theatre has distanced themselves from the film, having spoken of a script they wrote for a comic western "that was never made." But this is a quirky little coming-of-age tale some years BEFORE "Blazing Saddles" that has a lot of fun trying to cram rock and roll, dope and westerns into the same screen. Uneven, certainly, but with a number of rewards. Sort of like a Firesign Theatre album.