The Villain (1979)

PG07/26/1979Comedy, Western1h 29m
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...the fastest fun in the west!

Overview

Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kirk Douglas

    Cactus Jack

  2. Cast 1

    Ann-Margret

    Charming Jones

  3. Cast 1

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Handsome Stranger

  4. Cast 1

    Paul Lynde

    Nervous Elk

  5. Cast 1

    Foster Brooks

    Bank Clerk

  6. Cast 1

    Ruth Buzzi

    Damsel in Distress

  7. Cast 1

    Jack Elam

    Avery Simpson

  8. Cast 1

    Strother Martin

    Parody Jones

  9. Cast 1

    Robert Tessier

    Mashing Finger

A slow-witted cowboy named Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is acting as a bodyguard of sorts for a woman named Charming Jones (Ann-Margret). Charming is traveling across the West with fortune in a locked chest. An old outlaw named Cactus Jack (Kirk Douglas) is hired to steal the chest. Cactus Jack comes up with trap after trap to try to get his hands on the loot, but each plan fails epically. I can't tell you how many reviews I've read comparing The Villain to a live action Wile E Coyote cartoon. While I see some comparisons, the difference is that Wile E Coyote's tales are funn...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$5,000,000.00

Revenue -

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