Wagons East! (1994)

Directed by

Peter Markle

Genre

comedy film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the old west, a grumpy wagon master is hired to lead a group of unhappy settlers from a rough frontier town back east to civilization. The group is a collection of misfits, and their journey is full of mishaps and comedy.

sillylightheartedbumblingslapstickchaoticnostalgicgood-naturedgoofy

What happens

Wagons East (sometimes styled as Wagons East!) is a 1994 American Western adventure comedy film directed by Peter Markle, written by Matthew Carlson, and starring John Candy, Richard Lewis, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Robert Picardo, Rodney A. Grant, and Ed Lauter. It tells the story of an alcoholic wagon master who leads a group of misfit settlers in the Wild West back to the East. The film was released in the United States on August 26, 1994. Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico, and in Durango, Mexico. During the final days of the film's production in Durango, Mexico, John Candy died of a heart attack at the age of 43. Script re-writes, a stand-in and special effects were used to complete his remaining scenes, and it was released five months after his death. The film marked Candy's penultimate performance, with the film being dedicated in memory of him as well as the film being the last Carolco Pictures production to be distributed by TriStar Pictures. The film was panned by critics, with a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was also a box office failure that grossed just $4.4 million against a $23 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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