Rustler's Rhapsody (1985)

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An amusing spoof of the good 'ole westerns back in the halcyon days when all the cliches were held up as icons, this parody by Hugh Wilson works best for savvy audiences. Rex O'Herlihan (Tom Berenger) is a singing cowboy with a wardrobe straight out of the Hollywood westerns of the '40s -- he… More An amusing spoof of the good 'ole westerns back in the halcyon days when all the cliches were held up as icons, this parody by Hugh Wilson works best for savvy audiences. Rex O'Herlihan (Tom Berenger) is a singing cowboy with a wardrobe straight out of the Hollywood westerns of the '40s -- he worships his horse, and has a trusty sidekick too. Every town he wanders into has a sheriff on the dole, a shady cattle rancher, a prostitute with a heart of gold, an innocent young damsel, a town drunk, and the standard bad guys in black hats and long coats (Spaghetti-western style) who brutalize the poor sheep ranchers. After setting things straight in each identical town as he goes, Rex is beginning to feel like a re-run junky when he saunters into a town that is slightly different -- and the parodies continue. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Hugh Wilson
Written By: Hugh Wilson
Genres: Western, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

In Theaters: May 10, 1985 Wide
On DVD: May 11, 2004

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Its one-note joke wore thin for me mighty soon.

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Cast

            Tom Berenger as Rex O'Herlihan

            G.W. Bailey as Peter

            Marilu Henner as Tracey

            Andy Griffith as Col. Ticonderoga

            Fernando Rey as Railroad colonel

            Sela Ward as Col. Ticonderoga's Daughter

            Patrick Wayne as Bob Barber

            Brant Van Hoffman as Jim

            Christopher Malcolm as Jud

            Jim Carter as Blackie

            Billy Mitchell as Town Doctor

            Margarita Calahorra as Sheepherder's Wife

            Emilio Linder as Sheepherder in Saloon

            Gates McFadden
            
            John Orchard as Town Sheriff

            Manuel Pereiro as Sheepherder

            José M. Sacristán
            
            Hal Burton
            
            Paul Maxwell as Sheepherder

            Camilo Vila
            
            Thomas Abbott as Saloon Owner

            Jorge Brito
            
            George Bullock
            
            Tabare Carballo
            
            Ignacio Carreno
            
            Alicia F. Cavada
            
            Basilio Esudero
            
            Solier Fagundez
            
            Eduardo Emiro García
            
            Miguel Garcia
            
            Francisco José Gómez Romero
            
            Gabriel Laguna
            
            Alan Larson as Bartender

            Juan Miguel Manrique as Town Boy

            Elmer Modlin as Real Estate Broker

            Eugenio Serrano
            
            Dennis Vaughan as Minister

            Roman Ariz-Navaretta
            
            Brant von Hoffman
            
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