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Silverado (1985)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 29
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Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado is a fond hark back to the all-star, big-budget westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. The various plotlines converge at the town of Silverado, held in thrall by crooked sheriff Brian Dennehy and his behemoth "deputies." The four disparate heroes--Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Scott Glenn and Danny Glover--prepare to do battle against Dennehy for personal reasons ranging from mercenary to altruistic. Sidelines characters include duplicitous, dandified gambler Jeff Goldblum,

PG-13, 2 hr. 13 min.

Western, Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Lawrence Kasdan

Written By: Mark Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1985 Wide

On DVD: Jun 1, 1999

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Kevin Kline
Paden
Scott Glenn
Emmett
Kevin Costner
Jake
Danny Glover
Mal
John Cleese
Sheriff Langston
Rosanna Arquette
Hannah
Brian Dennehy
Cobb
Linda Hunt
Stella
Jeff Goldblum
Slick
Todd Allen
Deputy Kern
Ray Baker
McKendrick
Jerry Biggs
Bartender
Thomas Wilson Brown
Augie
Kenny Call
Deputy Block
Dick Durock
Bar Fighter
Jeff Fahey
Tyree
Ken Farmer
Deputy Kyle
James Gammon
Dawson
Patricia Gaul
Kate
Gene Hartline
Bar Fighter
Jim Haynie
Bradley
Earl Hindman
J.T.
Brion James
Hobart [uncredited]
Richard Jenkins
Kelly
Jacob Kasdan
Stable Boy
Jon Kasdan
Boy at Outpost
Marvin J. McIntyre
Clerk
Pepe Serna
Scruffy
Joe Seneca
Ezra
Bob Terhune
Guard Cowboy
Bill Thurman
Proprietor
Lynn Whitfield
Rae
Sheb Wooley
Cavalry Sergeant
Amanda Wyss
Phoebe
Ben Zeller
Townsman
Meg Kasdan
Barmaid
Ted White
Hoyt
Jane Beauchamp
Neighbor Woman
Jerry Block
Townsman
Zeke Davidson
Mr. Parker
Sam Gauny
Deputy Garth
Lois Geary
Mrs. Parker
Ross Loney
Red
Roy McAdams
Tall Outlaw
Bill McIntosh
Deputy Charlie
Rusty Meyers
Conrad
Walter Scott
Swann
Charlie Seybert
Townsman
Autry Ward
Hat Thief
Troy Ward
Baxter
Brad Williams
Trooper
Gregory Peck
Antonio Banderas
Jane Fonda
Omar Sharif

Critic Reviews for Silverado

All Critics (29) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (7) | DVD (17)

Agreeable but never compelling.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

Real rewards of the film are in the visuals and rarely has the West appeared so alive, yet unlike what one carries in his mind's eye. Ida Random's production design is thoroughly convincing in detail.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

Kasdan resorts to a TV-like shorthand, substituting shtick for personality.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

A sweeping, glorious-looking western that's at least a full generation removed from the classic films it brings to mind.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Top Critic

This is a story, you will agree, that has been told before. What distinguishes Kasdan's telling of it is the style and energy he brings to the project.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

Called "revisionist" upon release in a bizarre misuse of the term, Silverado is neither something new nor something paying homage but rather a hollow facsimile

March 10, 2010 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

The last of the classic Westerns, Silverado is a rollicking good time.

September 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

It's like a colossal buffet: You take what you want and leave the rest, readily forgiving the worst of it because the best just tastes so good.

August 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Rob Vaux

Filmcritic.com

Filled with enough stock characters and B-film plotlines for a dozen mediocre Westerns.

January 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Should by rights swim in hokiness, but it's a bumptious classic.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Engrossing western which inspired a huge genre revivial.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

A big stampede of a movie with ideas and scenes thundering off in dozens of directions.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

A terrific western with a superb cast

March 14, 2007 Comment

Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly Source: Atlantic City Weekly

This takes as its subject the Western itself; but what could have been a bankrupt exercise is saved by exuberance, goodwill, and sheer excitement.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

The actors shift gears effortlessly, playing their parts with seriousness when the situation calls for it, but also enjoying those moments that are intended to be fun.

July 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Great new classic western.

November 2, 2004 Comment

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

A good enough Western to cause many to kick up their spurs in celebration.

August 22, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover and Kevin Costner . . They all shine in their roles and its oneo f the best westerns out there. Its funny in all the right places. This was Costner before he got big. And it shows again what a great actor Kevin Kline is.

March 29, 2007

John Manard

Super Reviewer

More than a Western, a Western goulash with practically every Western cliche you can think of thrown in, and practically every A-list male lead at the time along for the roundup. A little bit of dusty fun.

November 5, 2011

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