Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writer:

Hugh Wilson (written by)

Release Date:

10 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

From the Director of 'Police Academy'

Plot:

While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today...

Plot Keywords:

Singing Cowboy | Rustler | Beautiful Woman | Land Swindle | Spaghetti Western

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Patrick Wayne	...	Bob Barber
Tom Berenger	...	Rex O'Herlihan
G.W. Bailey	...	Peter
Marilu Henner	...	Miss Tracy
Andy Griffith	...	Colonel Ticonderoga
Fernando Rey	...	Railroad Colonel
Sela Ward	...	Colonel's Daughter
Brant von Hoffman	...	Jim (as Brant Van Hoffman)
Christopher Malcolm	...	Jud
Jim Carter	...	Blackie
Paul Maxwell	...	Sheepherder #1
Manuel Pereiro	...	Sheepherder #2
Margarita Calahorra	...	Sheepherder's Wife
Billy J. Mitchell	...	Town Doctor
John Orchard	...	Town Sheriff

Also Known As:

Esos locos cuatreros (Spain)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Spain | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Finland:K-8 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Impala

Trivia:

John Orchard's last project.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the big shoot out at the end of the film, in an overhead shot, the Railroad Colonel briefly disappears.

Quotes:

Bob Barber: Ever faced another good guy before?
Rex O'Herlihan: Nope.
Bob Barber: Me neither.
Rex O'Herlihan: Kinda makes you wonder what'll happen.
Bob Barber: I figure the good guy'll win, just like always.
Rex O'Herlihan: Yeah, except we're both good guys.
Bob Barber: Then I figure the most good good guy will win.
Rex O'Herlihan: That's how I figure, too.
Bob Barber: Yep.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Amazing Stories: Fine Tuning (#1.7)" (1985)

A Funny Joke with Western Movies

"Rustlers' Rhapsody" is a homage to Western movies, a sort of Luke Lucky, actually a satire to the Western movies. This film shows all the clichés usually presented in this genre in a funny and laconic way. There are the characters of the bar tender, the corrupt sheriff, the drunkard, the prostitute in the saloon, the powerful farmer, the 'bad guys' and the 'good guy'. The acting and the direction are very reasonable and Hugh Wilson is the director of the hilarious "Police Academy". In the end this movie is a forgettable and funny entertainment indicated for fans of Western flicks. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Vaqueiro Cantador" ("Singer Cowboy")