Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger

The cowboy Handsome Stranger will escort miss Charming Jones to get a large sum of money from her father, Parody Jones. But the rich Avery Jones wants to lay his hands on the money and hires and old c...( read more  read more... )owboy, Cactus Jack, to rob them when they ride back from her father. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.

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PG, 86 min.

Directed by: Hal Needham

Release Date: July 20, 1979

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DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002

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  • January 1, 2007
    Called "Cactus Jack" in the UK. Absolutely bizarre comic western, shot in a loony tunes style. Arnie is even more wooden than usual, and I couldn't quite believe Kirk Douglas got involved with this. Ann Margret looks nice though, and kids will probably get some enjoyment out of it.
  • February 14, 2008
    Oh my god why didnt he have that dress off sooner. Good to see the mighty Douglas dumbing down to some slap stick here. Great film.
  • August 3, 2009
    This is basically a mediocre attempt to recreate a Warner Brothers cartoon with a live-action film. It doesn't quite work, of course. The film has little structure, just a series of setups for Kirk Douglas (as the Wile E. Coyote/Yosemite Sam character) to try to hold up young Sch...( read more)warzenegger (the straight man, and pretty dull, really), who's escorting horny Ann-Margret, who keeps coming on to him, but he's not picking up on her innuendos. Obviously, as the cartoon formula dictates, each segment ends with Douglas's trap failing miserably and usually injuring him instead. I'm not sure why Douglas tries so hard to play a cartoon character (and he doesn't seem quite sure either). Featuring some nice familiar faces, such as Jack Elam and, in his last film role, Paul Lynde, playing an Indian chief aptly named Nervous Elk. For some reason, the Indians' horses have swastikas painted on them, and I think I heard the Indians saying 'Schnell.' Bizarre.
  • June 11, 2009
    This is supposed to be like a live-action Road Runner
    cartoon as Kirk Douglas' character is a version of Wile E. Coyote. Good funny comedy-western that brings good laughs.
  • May 2, 2009
    I loved it, Kirk as a real life Wile E Coyote, a laugh from start to an unexpected finish.
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • March 23, 2009
    Such a silly movie. Only watch it if you want to complete your "Arnold" movie watching experience.
  • November 27, 2008
    This looks so stupid, that I have to see it.
  • October 3, 2008
    Its Good Ol' Slapstick comedy. The fact it's shot loony toon style is what makes it hillarious! If your not a fan of The Road Runner and Cayote then dont watch it! But if you do, surely it'll get laughs out of you and a few knee slappers!
  • September 16, 2008
    Loved this little parody movie, back when they knew how to do parody.

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