Henry 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.
Directed by Jack Nicholson
small town
texas
anti hero
dark comedy
gold rush
gold mine
marriage of convenience
outlaw
battle of the sexes
1860s
post american civil war
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Cast
Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon
Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate
Christopher Lloyd
Towfield
John Belushi
Hector
Veronica Cartwright
Hermine
Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle
Jeff Morris
Big Abe
Danny DeVito
Hog
Tracey Walter
Coogan
Luana Anders
Mrs. Anderson
Lucy Lee Flippin
Mrs. Haber
Ed Begley Jr.
Mr. Haber
Crew
Jack Nicholson
Director
Charles Shyer
Screenplay
Van Dyke Parks
Original Music Composer
Richard Chew
Editor
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Harry Gittes
Producer
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Lucas
5.0★ · 07/18/22
I've wanted to watch this since I was like 9(?) so I'm very happy to finally have seen it. That said this isn't a very good movie. Jack gives a strange but Interesting performance and the other actors aren't too bad. There are some moments that gør me laughing but overall this isn't a great film and it's has some things that have aged horribly
I've wanted to watch this since I was like 9(?) so I'm very happy to finally have seen it. That said this isn't a very good movie. Jack gives a strange but Interesting performance and the other actors aren't too bad. There are some moments that gør me laughing but overall this isn't a great film and it's has some things that have aged horribly
