Not so long ago I have seen ‘Wyatt Earp’ another Western directed by Lawrence Kasdan and also starring Kevin Costner. Even though it sounded great on paper, it turned out to be one of the most underwhelming Western I have ever seen and it was definitely a deserved flop when it was released. However, back in the 80’s, not only Lawrence Kasdan had some major success as a screenwriter (he wrote... read more
“Not so long ago I have seen ‘Wyatt Earp’ another Western directed by Lawrence Kasdan and also starring Kevin Costner. Even though it sounded great on paper, it turned out to be one of the most underwhelming Western I have ever seen and it was definitely a deserved flop when it was released. However, back in the 80’s, not only Lawrence Kasdan had some major success as a screenwriter (he wrote ’The Empire Strikes back’ , ’Return of the Jedi’ and ’Raiders of the Lost Ark’ , not too shabby, ain’t it?), he developed also a solid career as a director and all his movies were acclaimed efforts (’Body Heat’, ‘The Big Chill’ , ‘Silverado’ , ‘The Accidental Tourist’) . Anyway, 10 years before making ‘Wyatt Earp’, Kasdan and Costner got together to make this Wes” read more
"Filled with enough stock characters and B-film plotlines for a dozen mediocre Westerns.
- Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Called "revisionist" upon release in a bizarre misuse of the term, Silverado is neither something new nor something paying homage but rather a hollow facsimile.
- Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central"
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One of the most iconic westerns made and part of a modern-day resurgence of the genre; Silverado boasts one of the finest ensemble casts of actors ever. While the likes of Kevin Kline and Scott Glenn occupy the starring roles here, Jeff Goldblum makes the most of his supporting role of a shifty gambler and proves that he has the chops to tackle any genre of film."
"Kevin Costner was offered the role of Jake by Lawrence Kasdan, in part to make up for his role in The Big Chill being cut out of that film.
John Cleese's first line, "What's all this then?", is a Monty Python in-joke, as that line was often uttered by policemen upon entering the scene of a crime on Monty Python's Flying Circus. "