Goin' South (1978)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 3
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Sentenced to hang in a backwater western town, horse thief Henry Moon (Jack Nicholson) is saved when frontierswoman Julia Tate (Mary Steenburgen) agrees to marry him. Taking advantage of the town law that prohibits the execution of married men, Moon follows Tate back to her ranch, planning all the while to escape at the first possible opportunity. But Tate insists that he honor his end of the bargain at work on the ranch. She has no intention of consummating the union, a fact that drives the
Jan 1, 1978 Wide
Jun 4, 2002
Paramount Home Video
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Cast
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Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon -
Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate -
Christopher Lloyd
Towfield -
John Belushi
Hector -
Veronica Cartwright
Hermine -
Danny DeVito
Hog -
Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle -
Jeff Morris
Big Abe -
Gerald H. Reynolds
Polty -
Luana Anders
Mrs. Anderson -
George Smith
Mr. Anderson -
Lucy Lee Flippin
Mrs. Haber -
Ed Begley Jr
Mr. Haber -
Maureen Byrnes
Mrs. Warren -
B.J. Merholz
Mr. Warren -
Britt Leach
Parson Weems -
Georgia Schmidt
Florence -
R.L. Armstrong
Farmer Standard -
Dennis Fimple
Hangman -
Anne Ramsey
Spinster II -
Lin Shaye
Parasol Lady -
Tracey Walter
Coofan -
Barbara Walters
Spinster I -
Loren Janes
Passenger -
Don Charles McGovern
Bartender -
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All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (3) | DVD (6)
Jack Nicholson playing Gabby Hayes is interesting, even amusing at times, but Hayes was never a leading man, which Goin' South desperately needs.
Nicholson's second film as director, a wonderfully beguiling Western...
Top CriticJack Nicholson is hilarious in this underrated comedy Western.
Nicholson does a markedly better job with the material than anyone could have expected.
Goin' South is a gritty Western with plenty of spunk.
An enjoyable off-beat Western.
A waste of time. One to avoid - especially if you're a fan of the frequently spectacular Jack Nicholson.
With the Nicholson signature, it keeps on rolling, at least for the first hour and change before the story moves in the wrong direction.
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