The Villain (1979)

Directed by

Hal Needham

Genre

comedy film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 164 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bandit tries to rob a stagecoach carrying a feisty woman and a young outlaw sent to protect her. The villain's plans keep backfiring in ridiculous ways, like a live-action cartoon.

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What happens

The Villain (released as Cactus Jack in the UK and Australia) is a 1979 American metrocolor Western comedy film directed by Hal Needham and starring Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde (in his final film appearance), Foster Brooks, Strother Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, and Mel Tillis. It is a parody of Western films, blended with an homage to the Warner Bros. cartoon Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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