Hearts of the West (1975)
- Directed by
- Howard Zieff
- Genre
- comedy film, Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man who dreams of writing Westerns travels to 1930s Hollywood. He ends up acting in low-budget cowboy movies instead.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulgentlenostalgiceasygoingcomedic
What happens
Hearts of the West, released in Europe as Hollywood Cowboy, is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. A remake of 1932's Make Me a Star, its story revolves around a wannabe Western writer who finds himself cast as a leading man in several 1930s Hollywood B-movie Westerns. Despite good reviews, the film was a financial disappointment for MGM upon release in 1975, but it has since developed a significant cult following from midnight showings and college campus screenings. Screenwriter Rob Thompson launched his career with this film. He went on to be a producer on the television series Northern Exposure (for which he won an Emmy.) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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