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Hearts of the West

1975 · 102 min

A gentle, affectionate comedy that ambles through 1930s Hollywood with warmth and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by
Howard Zieff
Genres
Comedy, Western
Tagline
Jeff Bridges is Lewis Tater, the Iowa farmboy who blazed a trail across the barren wastes of Hollywood and Vine in MGM's comedy surprise "Hearts of the West."
Overview
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him.

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Directed by
Howard Zieff
Genres
Comedy, Western
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • love
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Howard Zieff
Written by
Rob Thompson
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Alan Arkin, Blythe Danner, Andy Griffith, Alex Rocco, Richard B. Shull, Anthony James, Donald Pleasence
Music
Ken Lauber
Cinematography
Mario Tosi
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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