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Goin' South( 1978)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jack Nicholson

      Henry Moon

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      Mary Steenburgen

      Julia Tate

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      Christopher Lloyd

      Towfield

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      John Belushi

      Hector

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      Veronica Cartwright

      Hermine

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      Richard Bradford

      Sheriff Kyle

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      Jeff Morris

      Big Abe

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      Danny DeVito

      Hog

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      Tracey Walter

      Coogan

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      Gerald H. Reynolds

      Polty

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      Luana Anders

      Mrs. Anderson

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      George W. Smith

      Mr. Anderson

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      Lucy Lee Flippin

      Mrs. Haber

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      Ed Begley Jr.

      Mr. Haber

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      Maureen Byrnes

      Mrs. Warren

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      B. J. Merholz

      Mr. Warren

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      Britt Leach

      Parson Weems

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      Georgia Schmidt

      Florence

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      Barbara Ann Grimes

      Spinster I

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      Anne Ramsey

      Spinster II

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      Marsha Ferri

      Spinster III

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      Lin Shaye

      Parasol Lady

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      Don McGovern

      Bartender

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      Dennis Fimple

      Hangman

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      Annie Marshall

      Painted Lady

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      Anita Terrian

      Painted Lady

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      Robert Wilson

      Drunk

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      Carlton Risdon

      Stage Driver

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      Nancy Coan Kaclik

      Mrs. Standard

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      R. L. Armstrong

      Farmer Standard

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Jun 30 2017
    Your wife will have to do that. Us ordinance husbands aren't allowed to. Going' South is directed by Jack Nicholson who also stars. It's co- written by John Herman Schneider, Al Ramrus, Charles Shyer and Alan Mandel. Co-starring with Nicholson is Mary Steenburgen and Christopher Lloyd. Music is by Perry Botkin Junior and cinematography by Nestor Almendros. 1866, Longhorn, Texas and plot finds Nicholson as Henry Lloyd Moon, a small time outlaw who is captured and sentenced to hang. But a strange ordinance from Civil War days allows a condemned man to escape the gallows if an unmarried lad...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    7435671.00

    Keywords

    • small town
    • texas
    • anti hero
    • dark comedy
    • gold rush
    • gold mine
    • marriage of convenience
    • outlaw
    • battle of the sexes
    • 1860s
    • post american civil war