Film

Goin' South

1978 · 1h 49m · Comedy · Western · Romance

In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

69%

Metacritic

52

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.

Jack Nicholson

Henry Moon

Mary Steenburgen

Julia Tate

Christopher Lloyd

Towfield

John Belushi

Hector

Veronica Cartwright

Hermine

Richard Bradford

Sheriff Kyle

Jeff Morris

Big Abe

Danny DeVito

Hog

Tracey Walter

Coogan

Gerald H. Reynolds

Polty

Luana Anders

Mrs. Anderson

George W. Smith

Mr. Anderson

Lucy Lee Flippin

Mrs. Haber

Ed Begley Jr.

Mr. Haber

Maureen Byrnes

Mrs. Warren

B. J. Merholz

Mr. Warren

• Jack NicholsonDirector
• Charles ShyerScreenplay
• Al RamrusScreenplay · Story
• John Herman ShanerScreenplay · Story
• Alan MandellScreenplay
• Harold SchneiderProducer
• Harry GittesProducer
• Néstor AlmendrosDirector of Photography
• Van Dyke ParksOriginal Music Composer
• Perry Botkin Jr.Original Music Composer

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Release date

October 6, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Revenue

$7,435,671

Genres

Comedy, Western, Romance

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