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Hearts Of The West (Hollywood Cowboy) (1975)

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Release Date: Oct 8, 1975 Wide

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Hearts of the West (British title: Hollywood Cowboy) stars Jeff Bridges as Lewis Tater, a 1930s-era aspiring novelist who harbors dreams of becoming the next Zane Grey or Peter B. Kyne. He arrives in Nevada to seek out the correspondence school that has "graduated" him. After learning that he's been taken to the cleaners by crooks, he stumbles onto a threadbare film-unit grinding out "B" westerns. He is given a job by unit manager Kessler (Alan Arkin), then falls in love with spunky script girl

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Western, Comedy

Directed By: Howard Zieff

Written By: Rob Thompson

In Theaters: Oct 8, 1975 Wide

MGM

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Cast

Jeff Bridges
Lewis Tater
Andy Griffith
Howard Pike
Donald Pleasence
A.J. Nietz
Blythe Danner
Miss Trout
Alan Arkin
Kessler
Herb Edelman
Polo
Frank Cady
Pa Tater
Burton Gilliam
Lester
Matt Clark
Jackson
Candice Azzara
Waitress
Thayer David
Bank Manager
Wayne Storm
Film Star
Marie Windsor
Woman in Nevada
Dub Taylor
Nevada Ticket Agent
William Christopher
Alex Rocco
Earl Assistant Director
Richard B. Shull
Stout Crook
Anthony James
Lean Crook

Critic Reviews for Hearts Of The West (Hollywood Cowboy)

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For all its flaws, this is still a very entertaining film.

June 3, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Western spoof that falls off the saddle too many times.

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Steve Crum

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Entertaining, but not very memorable. I had a few drinks before viewing, so that could have had something to do with that.

July 18, 2011

Brandon Brendel

An average movie elevated to good by Jeff Bridges. It takes a good actor to play a bad actor, and Bridges pulls it off. A young, naive Western writer stumbles his way into Hollywood films where he quickly learns fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Also starring Andy Griffith and a younger Alan Arkin, I really

November 5, 2010

Andrew K

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