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Goin' South is a 1978 American comedy Western film directed by Jack Nicholson, who also stars alongside Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Belushi. Charles Shyer wrote the screenplay, with Perry Botkin Jr. composing the music. The narrative is set in Texas, specifically referencing Longhorn Texas in 1868, and follows a convicted outlaw who must choose between hanging or marriage.
Paramount Pictures produced and distributed the movie, which was released in the United States in English. The film has a runtime of 109 minutes according to one source and 108 minutes according to another. It was released on October 6, 1978, with subsequent releases in 1979. The film is available via video on demand.
Critical reception includes a review score of 6.6 out of 10, 69 percent, and 52 out of 100. Audience ratings list a vote average of 5.808 and an IMDb rating of 6.2. The film generated revenue of 7,435,671. Keywords associated with the work include small town, anti-hero, dark comedy, and gold rush.
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5.8Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Henry Moon
- Mary Steenburgen as Julia Tate
- Christopher Lloyd as Towfield
- John Belushi as Hector
- Veronica Cartwright as Hermine
- Richard Bradford as Sheriff Kyle
Themes
- small town
- texas
- anti hero
- dark comedy
- gold rush
- gold mine
- marriage of convenience
- outlaw
- battle of the sexes
- 1860s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jack Nicholson
- Screenwriter
- Charles Shyer
- Cast member
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Composer
- Perry Botkin Jr.
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Néstor Almendros
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 777689
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-05-21
- title
- Goin' South
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- film editor
- Richard Chew
- review score
- 52/100
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