Opening

78% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
—— The Hangover Part III May 23
—— Epic May 24
94% Before Midnight May 24
—— We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
—— Fill the Void May 24
—— A Green Story May 24
—— Alyce Kills May 24
More...

Top Box Office

87% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.6M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.2M
49% The Great Gatsby $23.4M
47% Pain & Gain $3.1M
69% The Croods $2.8M
77% 42 $2.7M
56% Oblivion $2.2M
98% Mud $2.2M
37% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.1M
More...

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
88% The East May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31
More...
Wagons East! Play Trailer

Wagons East! (1994)

tomatometer

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 4

audience

32

liked it
Average Rating: 2.5/5
User Ratings: 7,568

My Rating

Movie Info

Comedian John Candy, who died during the making of this poorly received comic western, plays James Harlow, a 19th century wagon master who is heading back east with a wagon train full of oddball characters who have had their fill of Western life. They include ex-doctor Phil Taylor (Richard Lewis), kind-hearted prostitute Belle (Ellen Greene), and a bookseller, Julian (John C. McGinley). Harlow is a drunken, washed-up leader who frequently gets lost. The travelers eventually discover that he was

PG-13,

Western, Comedy, Drama

Jun 18, 2002

Artisan Entertainment

Watch It Now

  • $9.99 to buy , $2.99 to rent
  • $9.99 to buy , $1.99 to rent
  • $5.99 to buy , $2.99 to rent
  • + DVD Queue

Cast

ADVERTISEMENT

Wagons East! Trailer & Photos

Critic Reviews for Wagons East!

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (11) | DVD (1)

Everyone's creative burners were on low heat for this woeful outing.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety
Variety Staff
Variety
Top Critic IconTop Critic

The humour is sufficiently scattershot to hit the mark once or twice, but basically a no-brains comedy.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
Time Out
Top Critic IconTop Critic
View all critic reviews (16)

Audience Reviews for Wagons East!

View All
Wagons East is an entertaining and underrated film that was the last feature starring John Candy, who died on the set of the film. The film does boast some flaws, but is nonetheless fun, humorous and well acted. Although not as great as other Western comedies, this is a film that still manages to overcome its flaws due to Candy's usually memorable screen presence. Wagons East is not as great as Blazing Saddles, but it manages to be a whimsical comedy that doesn't deserve the flack it has received. Although not the best John Candy film, this is not a bad movie either. In terms of a comedy, this is a humorous picture that definitely should be seen. The cast here are good and aside from John Candy, John C. McGinley is one of the standout aspects of the film as homosexual bookseller Julian. I thought he was very funny in his performance, and I always enjoy McGinley's work no matter what he does. Watching Wagons East, I don't understand all the hatred that the film has garnered upon its release and it definitely is an underrated movie that brings on a few good laughs, an interesting story and a few standout performances. Although it had its fair share of flaws, I quite enjoyed this comedy yarn and it doesn't deserve all the negative reviews it has received. Wagons East is no Blazing Saddles, but it makes a pretty mindless hour and a half of comedic fun that isn't that bad. This is one of those films that are underrated for what it is, and though it is far from the best Western comedy, it's not the worst. If you enjoy John Candy, give this one a shot. Unfortunately this was his final film, but at least he managed to make me laugh one last time with this one.
January 19, 2013
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

A fun western wagon trek with John Candy. I liked the funny gay cowboy character.
August 15, 2007
YosemiteSamFan
Lafe Fredbjornson

Super Reviewer

Wagons East! Quotes

View All
    1. Clayton Ferguson: WOMEN!
    – Submitted by Caroline D (18 months ago)
    1. James Harlow: I hear it's warm in Canada all year long
    – Submitted by Jim W (2 years ago)

Discussion Forum

View All

There are no discussion threads for Wagons East! yet.

What's Hot On RT

As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying

Trailer for James Franco adaptation

Box Office
Box Office

Star Trek opens softer than expected

About Time Trailer
About Time Trailer

Rachel McAdams' time travel romantic drama

Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips

Trailer for Tom Hanks thriller

Movie News

View All

Featured on RT

Comments

Top Headlines

Fresh Links

<em>Star Trek</em> Movies Ranked
Star Trek Movies Ranked External Link
 HitFix offers their own take on the worst-to-best of the Enterprise crew's cinematic adventures.
Top 10 <em>Star Trek</em> Villains
Top 10 Star Trek Villains External Link
 Rolling Stone unveils the Enterprise's most irksome adversaries.
Celebrity Yearkbook Flashback
Celebrity Yearkbook Flashback External Link
 We'll bet you never realized how many stars were cheerleaders and high school athletes!
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
50 Most Classic Movie Moms External Link
 In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Weirdest Movie Siblings
Weirdest Movie Siblings External Link
 From Twins to The Royal Tenenbaums, Moviefone explores cinema's oddest siblings.
Follow RT on Twitter!
Follow RT on Twitter! External Link
 Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile
Copyright © Flixster, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Ad Choices