The Villain

The Villain (1979)

...the fastest fun in the west!

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.

Date of release
1979-07-26
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (170)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Comedy, Western
Director
Hal Needham

Casting

Interesting facts

The Villain is a 1979 American metrocolor Western comedy film directed by Hal Needham and starring Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde, Foster Brooks, Strother Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, and Mel Tillis. It is a parody of Western films, blended with an homage to the Warner Bros. cartoon Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.

Production

The film marked Hal Needham's third feature film as director and reunited him with actor Kirk Douglas. Prior to focusing on directing, Needham was one of Hollywood's top stuntmen and stunt coordinators, and although he did not receive onscreen credit, Needham worked as a stunt double for Douglas on In Harm's Way (1965), The War Wagon (1967), and The Way West (1967).

The film was financed independently by producer Mort Engelberg and Rastar Films, a production company founded by producer Ray Stark. Engelberg and Rastar had previously produced Needham's Smokey and the Bandit in 1977.

Principal photography began 16 Oct 1978 on location in Monument Valley in Utah. Other filming sites in the state included Magma Mine, Benson, Rio Rico, the Flying V Ranch, and the Western set of Old Tucson Studios, outside Tucson, Arizona.

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