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Hearts of the West

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Original title

Hearts of the West (Hollywood Cowboy)

Year

1975

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

Howard Zieff

Screenwriter

Rob Thompson

Cast

Music

Ken Lauber

Cinematography

Mario Tosi

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Western. Comedy | Film In Film. 1930s

Synopsis

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. During his escape, Lewis stumbles on to the set of a Wild West movie and through mishap and chance becomes a star of Hollywood Westerns.

Awards: 1975: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin)

1975: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nom. for Best Original Comedy Screenplay

1975: National Board of Review: Top Ten Film

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Hearts of the West

1975

Howard Zieff

4.9

(86)