Goin' South (1978)

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Directed by

Jack Nicholson

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Jack Nicholson
Henry Lloyd Moon

Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate Moon

Christopher Lloyd
Deputy Towfield

John Belushi
Deputy Hector

Veronica Cartwright
Hermine, Moon's Old Gang

Richard Bradford
Sheriff Andrew Kyle

Jeff Morris
Big Abe, Moon's Old Gang

Danny DeVito
Hog, Moon's Old Gang

Written by

Charles Shyer
(screenplay)

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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. Julia Tate needs a man to help her work her mine and marries him. The sheriff makes it very clear to Moon what the consequences of his leaving Julia will be. The two begin to try to form a relationship based on necessity in which they have nothing in common.

Release date: 6 October 1978
UPC: 097360113341

Tags: Western (8), Comedy (7), Rape (3), 1978 (2), Outlaw (2), Cowboy (2), 1970s (2), Black Comedy (2), Marriage (2), Ethics (1), Romcom (1), Love (1), Crime (1), Lynching (1), Romance (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Spinster (1), Paramount Pictures (1), Horse Thief (1), Goldmine (1)

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"Jack Nicholson directs and stars in this off-beat western, playing an outlaw saved from hanging by Mary Steenburgen, who marries him in order for him to work a small mine with dreams of finding gold. With an impressive supporting cast (Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Danny DeVito) this is a hit-and-miss comedy that sometimes is way off the mark. The film loses its way in the final half but Nicholson seems to be having fun and Steenburgen makes for a decent debut."