Wagons East! (1994)
- Starring:
- John Candy, Richard Lewis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Markle
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Westerns
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Comedian John Candy, who died during the making of this poorly received comic western, plays James Harlow, a 19th century wagon master who is heading back east with a wagon train full of oddball characters who have had their fill of Western life. They include ex-doctor Phil Taylor (Richard Lewis), kind-hearted prostitute Belle (Ellen Greene), and a bookseller, Julian (John C. McGinley). Harlow is a drunken, washed-up leader who frequently gets lost. The travelers eventually discover that he was a member of the famous Donner party, which resorted to cannibalism when stranded in the mountains. Railroad magnates try to turn back the party, figuring it's bad publicity for people out East to learn that the West is not really a paradise. The tycoons hire gunfighters and villains to stop the expedition, but local Indians protect the wagons, because they are glad to see disgruntled white settlers leaving their lands. This "backwards" western was based on a story by Jerry Abrahamson. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- John Candy - James Harlow
- John C. McGinley - Julian
- Robert Picardo - Ben Wheeler
- Rodney Grant - Little Feather
- Melinda Culea - Constance Taylor
- Russell Means - The Chief
- Ryan Cutrona - Tom
- Chad Hamilton - Ricky Jones
- Jimmy Pickens - Scout
- Joe Bays - River Townsman
- Mauricio Martinez - Card Player
- Tony Pierce - Junior Ferguson
- Marvin J. McIntyre - Irving Ferjuson
- Don Lake - Lieutenant
- David Dunard - Harry Bob Ferguson
- Richard Lewis - Phil Taylor
- Ellen Greene - Belle
- Ed Lauter - John Slade
- William Sanderson - Zeke
- Robin McKee - Lindsey Thurlow
- Charles Rocket - Gen. Larchmont
- Thomas F. Duffy - Clayton Ferguson
- Joel McKinnon Miller - Zack Ferguson
- Lochlyn Munro - Billy
- Abraham Benrubi - Abe Furguson
- Bud Davis - Desperado Leader
- Ethan Phillips - Smedly
- Denver Mattson - Card Player
- Randy Hall - Pony Express Rider
- Steve Eastin - Bartender
- Director(s):
- Peter Markle
- Writer(s):
- Matthew Carlson, Jerry Abrahamson
- Producer(s):
- Robert Newmyer, Gary Goodman, Barry Rosen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Categories:
- Westerns
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