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Goin' South
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Overview

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6.2/10   2,031 votes
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Director:

Jack Nicholson

Writers:

John Herman Shaner (story) &
Al Ramrus (story) ...
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Release Date:

6 October 1978 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Western more

Tagline:

Saved from the hangman, for a fate worse than death! more

Plot:

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. more

User Comments:

A Rare Movie That Deserves Seeing Again and Again ! more (30 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Nicholson ... Henry Lloyd Moon

Mary Steenburgen ... Julia Tate / Moon

Christopher Lloyd ... Deputy Towfield
John Belushi ... Deputy Hector
Richard Bradford ... Sheriff Andrew Kyle

Veronica Cartwright ... Hermine, Moon's Old Gang
Jeff Morris ... Big Abe, Moon's Old Gang

Danny DeVito ... Hog, Moon's Old Gang

Tracey Walter ... Coogan, Moon's Old Gang
Gerald H. Reynolds ... Polty, Rail Road Manager
Luana Anders ... Lorette Anderson
George W. Smith ... Mr. Anderson
Lucy Lee Flippin ... Diane Haber

Ed Begley Jr. ... Whitey Haber
Maureen Byrnes ... Mrs. Warren
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Additional Details

Runtime:

105 min | USA:109 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Mono)

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Meryl Streep and Jessica Lange considered the role of Julia. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the ladies had their chat in the kitchen, a whistle tells that the water is boiling. The kettle shown in close up is a plain water kettle and has no whistle. more

Quotes:

Henry Moon: Anybody hungry?
Big Abe: [deadpan] Hungry! I'm so hungry I could eat a frozen dog.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Back to the Future Part III (1990) more

Soundtrack:

Scarf Dance more


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A Rare Movie That Deserves Seeing Again and Again !, 20 August 2005
10/10
Author: cooper3121 from United States

I rarely see the same movie more than once. Although I love movies, repeated viewings tend to be tedious and boring. Not so this wonderful picture which was Jack Nicholson's directing debut. I watch Going' South over and over and find something new each time. I believe that is one mark of a well-made and well-written movie.

From the opening scenes with Moon's horse keeling over as he dances celebrating his "get away" to the tender moments between Moon and Julia after they divide up the gold, I find this movie gives and keeps on giving.

Henry Moon's lines are hilarious and delivered only as Jack can do. Mary Steenburgen delivers a performance as good as any first time to the screen and the other characters are played wonderfully by current and soon-to-be stars of TV and cinema.

I love turning people on to this movie. I never get tired of watching it-I bet you won't either!

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