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Movie Info
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Director -
Christopher Guest -
Producer -
Denise Di Novi -
Screenwriter -
Mark Nutter , Tom Wolfe , Boyd Hale -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
DiNovi Pictures , Turner Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Crude Humor|Nudity) -
Genre -
Comedy , Adventure , Western -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 29, 1998, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2007 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$6.1M -
Runtime -
1h 30m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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