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58% Critic Match
Goin' South
“In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.”
5.8 / 10• 1978• 1h 49m•PG• English
ComedyWesternRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon
Lead
Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate
Christopher Lloyd
Towfield
John Belushi
Hector
Veronica Cartwright
Hermine
Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle
Jeff Morris
Big Abe
Danny DeVito
Hog
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Nicholson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Goin' South is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
