Barbarosa (1982)
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100% of critics liked it
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55% of users liked it
(1,623 ratings)
Barbarosa is a western starring the unlikely screen team of Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. Nelson is an outlaw, Busey his country-bumpkin buddy. They decide to ride together, since both are on the run from separate family feuds. Directed by Australian filmmaker Fred Schepisi, the screenplay for… More Barbarosa is a western starring the unlikely screen team of Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. Nelson is an outlaw, Busey his country-bumpkin buddy. They decide to ride together, since both are on the run from separate family feuds. Directed by Australian filmmaker Fred Schepisi, the screenplay for Barbarosa was written by William D. Wittliff who would later gain acclaim for his adaptation of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred Schepisi
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Feb 19, 1982 Wide
- Studio
- LionsGate Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Schepisi's Western is an underestimated film, boasting strong performances from Willie Nelson and Gary Busey
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Adam Lippe, Examiner.com
Schepisi doesn't have time to show off; Despite the opportunity for some beautiful widescreen vistas, he doesn't use them as a crutch or a cheap conduit for a scene transition without a proper segue. [Well, other than Busey's unbelievably toothy grin.]
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Barbarosa comes along just when we thought Westerns were extinct: this gritty mongrel saga ought to satisfy all sagebrush devotees.
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Cast
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Willie Nelson
as Barbarosa
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Gary Busey
as Karl Westover
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Isela Vega
as Josephina
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Gilbert Roland
as Don Braulio
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Danny De La Paz
as Eduardo
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Alma Martinez
as Juanita
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George Voskovec
as Herman
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Sharon Compton
as Hilda
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Howland Chamberlain
as Emil
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Jake Busey
as Cook Boy
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Harry Caesar
as Sims
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Luis Contreras
as Angel
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Roberto Contreras
as Cantina Owner
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Wolf Muser
as Floyd
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Kai Wulff
as Otto
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Joanelle Nadine Romero
as Young Whore
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Robert English
as Horse Trader
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Michael O'Rourke
as Brother
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Berkley H. Garrett
as Bartender
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Bruce Smith
as Photographer
