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South of Heaven, West of Hell

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 2h 11m
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4.2/10
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Bridget Fonda, Paul Reubens, Billy Bob Thornton, Vince Vaughn, Peter Fonda, and Dwight Yoakam in South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
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A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self.A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self.A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self.
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
1.5K
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    • Dwight Yoakam
  • Writers
    • Dwight Yoakam(story)
    • Dennis Hackin(story)
    • Otto Felix(story)
  • Stars
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Luke Askew
    • Dwight Yoakam
    • Dwight Yoakam
  • Writers
    • Dwight Yoakam(story)
    • Dennis Hackin(story)
    • Otto Felix(story)
  • Stars
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Luke Askew
    • Dwight Yoakam
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
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    Abe Shainberg with Vince Vaughn and post-production secretary Sophiah Koikas on the set of "South of Heaven, West of Hell".
    Bridget Fonda, Paul Reubens, Billy Bob Thornton, Vince Vaughn, Peter Fonda, and Dwight Yoakam in South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
    Bridget Fonda, Paul Reubens, Billy Bob Thornton, Vince Vaughn, Peter Fonda, and Dwight Yoakam in South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
    Bridget Fonda, Paul Reubens, Billy Bob Thornton, Vince Vaughn, Peter Fonda, and Dwight Yoakam in South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
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    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Brig. Smalls
    Luke Askew
    Luke Askew
    • Leland Henry
    Dwight Yoakam
    Dwight Yoakam
    • Valentine Casey
    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Taylor Henry
    Bridget Fonda
    Bridget Fonda
    • Adalyne Dunfries
    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Shoshonee Bill
    Paul Reubens
    Paul Reubens
    • Arvid Henry
    Bud Cort
    Bud Cort
    • Agent Otts
    Michael Jeter
    Michael Jeter
    • Uncle Jude
    Bo Hopkins
    Bo Hopkins
    • Doc Angus Dunfries
    Joe Unger
    Joe Unger
    • Nogales Sanchez
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Burl Dunfries
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Sheriff Harris
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Clete Monroe
    Ritchie Montgomery
    Ritchie Montgomery
    • Harold
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    Matt Malloy
    • Harvey
    Natalie Canerday
    Natalie Canerday
    • Sissy
    Otto Felix
    • Tim 'The Wrist' Simms
      • Dwight Yoakam
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    • Trivia
      Vincent Gallo was at one point attached to star in the film.
    • Goofs
      In one shot up at the balloon, a jet contrail can be seen.
    • Quotes

      Valentine Casey: I don't know if I'm certain of my existence, Taylor. Only my intentions.

    • Connections
      Features The Great Train Robbery (1903)
    • Soundtracks
      Words
      (Love Theme)

      Words and Music by Dwight Yoakam

      © 1997

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    If you like strange and oddball movies ...
    I saw the movie a few days ago and, to be honest, when the final credits rolled I thought I had just watched a near miss film. I had a lot of hopes for Mr. Yoakam's writing, directorial, star debut because of the "outside the box" psyche his career and approach to music express. I wasn't disappointed, exactly, perhaps stymied is a better word. Now, however, a few days after viewing the movie, I realize what a wonderfully different, engagingly off centered film it was. I keep thinking of the word "raw" in its many connotations. The movie has no hero but it has heroism. There are no great people but there is greatness. It's a film of details, visual and story and the only actor in the film who didn't make me buy his character was Vince Vaughn although he redeemed himself in the last reels where it seemed he had finally connected with his bad guy alter ego. Dwight was straight on all the way through, drifting in out of left field like he always does and standing right next to you before you realize he's there. This ain't John Wayne or Clint Eastwood but you'll surprize yourself how much you expect it, how much you should have seen it coming and how relieved you are Dwight isn't the fastest gun in the west and good and evil laces itself through all the characters and story lines. Life doesn't run on a script and neither does this movie, it's life's accidents and miscalculated tosses of a stick of dynamite that propels our lives and this film. We stumble our way to our destiny, to our conclusion. It was also great to see all those familiar faces and I'm still utterly and intensely bamboozeled about who and what and why Billy Bob Thorton was about in this movie. Talk about a curio. For me, the movie's finest moment came a couple of days after I had seen it, when I began to realize the appeal of this breed of "different". I imagine I'll buy this video and watch it again every couple of years or so. I know there's a lot I missed but I'm going to enjoy, at my leisure and in repeat viewings, deciphering what Dwight Yoakam was doing here. It's a very difficult film to recommend because even an open mind can fail to find substance to grab a hold. But once you watch it, you can't put it down. I really believe this will give Dwight Yoakam the foot in the door to take Yoakam films forward and I'm just as convinced he'll do something very interesting and of lasting significance in cinema sometime in the future. But South of Heaven, West of Hell, will be a stand alone piece forever. Watch the movie if you're into different, it's dreary real, hilarious, grimy, disgusting, moments of real brilliance and, though I've heard no one mention it, has moments of dead on minor level special effects. But I have a question for viewers; has anyone noticed that Dwight Yoakam in a hat and sans a hat are two completely different characters?
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    • Aug 24, 2001

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2000 (United States)
      • United States
      • Movie Mongrel
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Benson, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Delta Deuce Films
      • Movie Mongrel
      • Trimark Pictures
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    • 2 hours 11 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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