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Director: Hal Needham
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From Time Out Film Guide
Having flopped in the States as The Villain, this abysmally unfunny comedy Western would need a lot more changed than just its title to even begin to fulfil its implicit promise as a live-action Roadrunner cartoon. Douglas mugs his way through a tedious routine of graceless, mistimed slapstick as his incompetent outlaw repeatedly fails to waylay the miscast Schwarzenegger and Ann-Margret, while director Needham - apparently lost without Burt Reynolds - resorts to hackneyed camera trickery, and only stops the rot with a truly offensive resolution.Author: PT
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- Posted on Sep 09 2010 04:39 I saw this movie when I was a little girl and fell in love with it. I can't wait to watch it again. It's been nearly 45 years since I last saw it. I'll let you know what I think...
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Cast & crew
Director: Hal Needham
Producer: Mort Engelberg
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Lynde, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, Strother Martin full cast
Genre(s): Westerns
Duration: 89 mins
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