Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 05/21/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por/KO/TH
Dubbed: English
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

The presence of Paul Lynde, in a small role, reveals more about the quality and tone of this film than the three top names. A farce with plenty of slapstick, it offers Kirk Douglas as a road agent dealing with a naive hero (a young Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is seemingly out of western serials in the '40s and a beautiful, sexy saloon girl (Ann-Margret). The silly jokes are the point, not the plot, though Needham includes some impressive stunts. Some of the most notable draw blatantly on Warner Brothers roadrunner and Daffy Duck cartoons; notably, the film came from Columbia, not Warner. The film's attempt at satire is too heavy-handed to have bite.

~ Bill Wu, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Kirk Douglas - Cactus Jack
Ann-Margret - Charming Jones
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Handsome Stranger
Paul Lynde - Nervous Elk
Ruth Buzzi - Damsel in Distress
Foster Brooks - Bank Clerk
Jack Elam - Avery Simpson
Strother Martin - Parody Jones
Robert Tessier - Mashing Finger
Mel Tillis - Telegrapher
Laura Lizer Sommers - Working Girl

Production:
Hal Needham - Director
Mort Engelberg - Producer
Bill Justis - Composer
Walter A. Hannemann - Editor
Robert G. Kane - Screen Writer
Bobby Byrne - Cinematographer
Bob Mackie - Costume Designer
Paul Maslansky - Executive Producer
David Shamroy Hamburger - First Assistant Director
William Turner - Makeup
John V. Speak - Sound/Sound Designer
Gary Combs - Stunts
Gary Combs - Stunts Coordinator
Carl Anderson - Art Director

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