The Villain

1979

Action / Comedy / Western

15
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 8542 8.5K

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Plot summary

Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.

Director

Hal Needham Photo
Hal Needham

Top cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger Photo
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Handsome Stranger
Robert Tessier Photo
Robert Tessier as Mashing Finger
Charles Haigh Photo
Charles Haigh as Salesman
Kirk Douglas Photo
Kirk Douglas as Cactus Jack
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783.61 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles
25 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 6
1.42 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles
25 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 21

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Sierbahnn 5 / 10

This is a Hanna Barbera cartoon come to

This is a Hanna Barbera cartoon come to life. It has all the Coyote and Roadrunner gags and even ends with the correct theme tune. It doesn't take itself seriously and apart from one oblivious character portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the entire movie is well aware of how silly it is. It's quite glorious and very silly and you probably ought to watch it.
Reviewed by bensonmum2 2 / 10

A slow-witted cowboy named Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

A slow-witted cowboy named Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is acting as a bodyguard of sorts for a woman named Charming Jones (Ann-Margret). Charming is traveling across the West with fortune in a locked chest. An old outlaw named Cactus Jack (Kirk Douglas) is hired to steal the chest. Cactus Jack comes up with trap after trap to try to get his hands on the loot, but each plan fails epically. I can't tell you how many reviews I've read comparing The Villain to a live action Wile E Coyote cartoon. While I see some comparisons, the difference is that Wile E Coyote's tales are funny and told with wit and charm. The tale of Cactus Jack is filled with failed attempts at comedy and is about as dull as anything I've seen recently. None of it worked on me. I knew I was in trouble five minutes into the movie when Jack has an argument with his horse. Ugh. I could see my 6-year old laughing at some of Jack's hijinks, but none of it brought as much as a smile to my face. I was bored to tears. Without a car in sight, director Hal Needham seems horribly out of his element. As for the acting, I watched The Villain for Schwarzenegger. However, in 1979, he was still a terribly green actor. In most scenes, he's as stiff as a board. The ridiculously gorgeous Ann-Margaret almost makes The Villain worth watching on her own, but after a while, ogling Ann-Margret can get tedious. As for Douglas, what an embarrassment! Let's just say that comedy wasn't his thing. The highlight of the cast for me was easily Strother Martin in a bit part. His five minutes of screen-time were easily the best part of the film.
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