Goin' South

Story

Nicholson directed and starred in this Western spoof about an outlaw who is saved from hanging by a young widow (Mary Steenburgen) who puts him to work as an indentured servant. She has a gold mine that no one knows about and she wants him to help her get the gold before anyone else finds out. But, of course, his old gang--who gave him up to the law in the first place--finds out about the mine and wants a piece of it. This was filmed in the late 1970s, when drug use was rampant (and not particularly frowned upon) in Hollywood; keep that in mind when you listen to Nicholson's stuffy-nose delivery. Alternately amusing and flat, with a cast that includes Steenburgen in her first movie role and John Belushi in a tiny part as a member of the gang, also making his film debut. --Marshall Fine

DVD Features

• Color
• Closed-captioned
• Widescreen

Cast

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
Jeff Morris	Big Abe
Danny DeVito	Hog
Tracey Walter	Coogan
Gerald H. Reynolds	Polty
Luana Anders	Lorette Anderson
George W. Smith	Mr. Anderson
Lucy Lee Flippin	Diane Haber
Ed Begley Jr.	Whitey Haber
Maureen Byrnes	Mrs. Warren