A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients. Contribute. Goin' South. Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. Actrice Mary Steenburgen werd voor haar hoofdrol hierin genomineerd voor de Golden Globe voor beste filmdebuut. Was this review helpful to you? We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. But I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to write something good about this picture because I think that it richly deserves it. The star player of a college basketball team starts to go off the rails with an illicit love affair and his roommate going crazy to avoid the war draft. Henry Moon is an outlaw, on the run from the law. Goin' South (1978) Plot Summary (3) Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. Art Direction: Agustin Ituarte Sheriff Andrew Kyle houdt het stel als een havik in de gaten, want als Moon zijn nieuwbakken vrouw durft te verlaten, staat hem alsnog de galg te wachten. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 8 feb 2016 om 21:01. Overview Full Credits Full Synopsis. 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. And aided by the sumptuous photography of Nestor Almendros (Days of Heaven [1978]) and Nicholson's delightfully cantankerous performance, it very nearly succeeds." Directed by Jack Nicholson. Earlier in the week, a job I'd been told I had in a television pilot was yanked out from under me and given to a blond with big boobs." When a mine-owner in need of cheap labor steps up to the task, the battle of wills begins. Julia Tate needs a man to help her work her mine and marries him. The fugitive soon finds himself sentenced to death but a loophole in the local law books permits his release if a woman from the town agrees to marry him. Director: Jack Nicholson Synopsis If ya wanna get saved, ya gotta get hitched. The actor went on to complain that his characters "were once all members of Quantrill's raiders, the original guerrilla warfare unit in America. After the ladies had their chat in the kitchen, a whistle tells that the water is boiling. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Goin' South I hate him." Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. The fact that this wasn't even touched on critically was disappointing to me. " Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. By the end of production, Belushi had harsh words about his experience, stating "Jack treated me like sh*t on Goin' South. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time. Goin' South is a 1978 American western-comedy film, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, with Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Richard Bradford, Veronica Cartwright, Danny DeVito and Ed Begley Jr. If you realize that a movie critique represents an INDIVIDUAL'S opinion which may be very different from your own, you probably also don't take these comments too seriously. If nothing else, this turn to broad comedy for Nicholson proved that he could do the slow burn, the double take, and the pratfall as well as any gifted screen comedian. Film Editing: John Fitzgerald Beck But not every critic hated Goin' South. Often two cameras would film at the same time, so we had as many as forty takes of each shot, from every conceivable angle. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the bank, and each other.