Goin' South

Goin' South

1978 · 109 min · EN · PG · 5.8 (177 votes)
Dir. Jack Nicholson · Starring Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Bradford · Music Perry Botkin Jr.

“In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.”

ComedyWesternRomance

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.

VIBE

A rowdy, good-natured romp through the Old West. Expect broad humor, a touch of romantic chaos, and a surprisingly charming, if unconventional, pursuit of happiness amidst the gold rush.

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