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.

Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon

Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate

Christopher Lloyd
Towfield

John Belushi
Hector

Veronica Cartwright
Hermine

Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle

Jeff Morris
Big Abe

Danny DeVito
Hog
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Release Date
October 6, 1978
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
PG
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Western
Director