Goin' South
Goin' South

Goin' South

In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.

5.8(152 votes)
1978
1h 49m
Comedy
Western
Romance

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.

Production

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Henry Moon

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Julia Tate

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Towfield

John Belushi

John Belushi

Hector

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Hermine

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Sheriff Kyle

Jeff Morris

Jeff Morris

Big Abe

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Hog

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

Coogan

Gerald H. Reynolds

Gerald H. Reynolds

Polty

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