Hearts of the West(Movie, 1975)

Name: Hearts of the West
Genre: Comedy, Western
Released: 1975
Duration: T01:42:00
Rating: 2.5

| 1h 42min | Genres: Comedy, Western

Rating: 2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Hearts of the West, released in Europe as Hollywood Cowboy, is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. A remake of 1932’s Make Me a Star, its story revolves around a wannabe Western writer who finds himself cast as a leading man in several 1930s Hollywood B-movie Westerns. Despite good reviews, the film was a financial disappointment for MGM upon release in 1975, but it has since developed a significant cult following from midnight showings and college campus screenings. Screenwriter Rob Thompson launched his career with this film. He went on to be a major creative talent on the television series Northern Exposure (for which he won an Emmy) and Monk. ()

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About Hearts of the West

Naive Iowa farm boy Lewis Tater dreams of being a famous Western novelist like his hero, Zane Grey. He leaves home to answer a writing correspondence course's ad for on-campus classes, only to discover that the school consists of a row of postboxes at an isolated Nevada train depot. On the run from the con men responsible, Lewis stumbles across "real" cowboys--cowboy actors shooting a movie in the desert. The would-be writer soon finds himself instead acting in Westerns, for the rundown Tumbleweed Productions studio, in Depression-era Hollywood.

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Trailer 1(Trailer, 2:46)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/08/1975

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Blythe Danner, Alan Arkin, Alex Rocco, Candice Azzara, Frank Cady, Herb Edelman, Matt Clark, Thayer David, William Christopher, Anthony James

Director: Howard Zieff

Producer: Tony Bill

Screenwriter: Rob Thompson

Director of Photography: Mario Tosi

Composer: Ken Lauber

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Hollywood Cowboy"

Keywords: movie business, writer

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