The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob ThompsonWriter
- Howard ZieffDirector
- Ken LauberOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeff BridgesLewis Tater
- Alan ArkinBert Kessler
- Blythe DannerMiss Trout
- Andy GriffithHoward Pike
- Alex RoccoEarl
- Richard B. ShullStout Crook
- Anthony JamesLean Crook
- Donald PleasenceA.J. Nietz
- Frank CadyPa Tater
- Herb EdelmanPolo
- Burton GilliamLester
- Matt ClarkJackson
Stills
Themes
movie businessscreenwritergreat depressionwriterfilmmakingwestern filmmaking1930sold hollywoodb westernfilm industry