Directed by:
Robert AldrichScreenplay:
Michael EliasCinematography:
Robert B. HauserComposer:
Frank De VolCast:
Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, George DiCenzo, Penny Peyser, Leo Fuchs, William Smith, Jack Somack, Joe Kapp, Clyde Kusatsu, Vincent Schiavelli (more)VOD (1)
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It's 1850 and new rabbi Avram Belinski sets out from Philadelphia toward San Francisco. Cowpoke bandit Tom Lillard hasn't seen a rabbi before. But he knows when one needs a heap of help. And getting this tenderfoot to Frisco in one piece will cause a heap of trouble - with the law, Native Americans and a bunch of killers. Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford are one feisty team as rabbi and rescuer in this rough-'n'-ready romp that rivals Wilder's earlier Blazing Saddles in Wild West hilarity. Director Robert Aldrich is a seasoned hand at blending roughhouse and laughter, as fans of his earlier The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard will attest. With a full posse of screen talents, The Frisco Kid rides tall in the comedy saddle. (official distributor synopsis)
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"Where you born at?" - "Poland." - "Is that near Pittsburgh?" - "No, that's near Czechoslovakia." - "Oh, ok..." A terribly long and unfunny attempt at a western buddy movie, the script of which is very poor. Gene Wilder excellently alternating comedic and more serious positions and the young handsome Harrison Ford do their best, but it is hardly enough. Among other things, I was struck by the shoddy and cheap-looking production design (perhaps only the Jewish-western music had something to it) and, with a few exceptions, Aldrich's rather routine, ordinary direction.
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