The Frisco Kid (1979)
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53% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
59% of users liked it
(6,370 ratings)
Robert Aldrich returns to the western-spoof genre he'd previously explored in Four for Texas with The Frisco Kid. Gene Wilder plays Polish rabbi Avram Belinsky, who intends to set up a congregation in San Francisco. Eminently unsuited for life in the Old West, poor Avram is victimized by… More Robert Aldrich returns to the western-spoof genre he'd previously explored in Four for Texas with The Frisco Kid. Gene Wilder plays Polish rabbi Avram Belinsky, who intends to set up a congregation in San Francisco. Eminently unsuited for life in the Old West, poor Avram is victimized by everyone with whom he comes in contact. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of taciturn bank robber Tommy (Harrison Ford). Incredibly, Tommy takes a liking to the feckless Avram, and together the two men embark on a series of seriocomic adventures. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Aldrich
- Written By
- Michael Elias, Frank Shaw
- Genres
- Western, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jul 13, 1979 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Jordan Hiller, Bangitout.com
The Frisco Kid is, all pratfalls and tuchus jokes aside, the quintessential "Torah "movie.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Absurd Western spoof, that relies almost solely on its ethnic brand of humor to get over.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Aldrich was a man's man director; he could direct black comedy, but he had no idea how to handle the straightforward, earnest brand on display here.
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Clint Morris, Mediasharx
Aldrich's film is a timeless classic with a bevy of super performances.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...the movie is mostly amusing and sometimes joyous...it's hard not to like.
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Cast
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Gene Wilder
as Avram Belinsky
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Harrison Ford
as Tommy
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Ramon Bieri
as Mr. Jones
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Val Bisoglio
as Chief Gray Cloud
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William Smith
as Matt Diggs
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George DiCenzo
as Darryl Diggs
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Penny Peyser
as Rosalie
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Jack Somack
as Samuel Bender
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Beege Barkett
as Sarah Mindl
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Shay Duffin
as O'Leary
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John Bleifer
as First Rabbi
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Clyde Kusatsu
as Mr. Ping
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Léo L. Fuchs
as Chief Rabbi
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Martin Garner
as Rabbi
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Larry Gelman
as Rabbi
- Walter Janowitz
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Joe Kapp
as Monterano
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Richard Kennedy
as Cowboy #2
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Karl Lukas
as Bartender
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Eda Reiss Merin
as Mrs. Bender
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Robert Padilla
as Medicine Man
- Clifford A. Pellow
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Henry Rowland
as 1st Farmer (Amish Man)
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Rolfe Sedan
as Rabbi
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John Steadman
as Booking Agent
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Ian Wolfe
as Father Joseph
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Michael Elias
as Rabbi
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Allan Rich
as Mr. Bialik
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Alex Romero
as Wild Old Man
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Vincent Schiavelli
as Brother Bruno
