ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. 24 of 26 people found this review helpful. Wandering and exhausted, the next morning he happens upon a threadbare film-unit from Tumbleweed Productions grinding out a "B" western. But when he travels to California, he's recruited by Bert Kessler (Alan Arkin), a Hollywood unit manager, to star in a series of low-rent Westerns. In this tale of a good girl who goes very bad, a beautiful young Southern lady remains faithful to the man she loves while he is away in the military . Hearts of the West, released in Europe as Hollywood Cowboy, is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. See more ideas about west, jeff bridges, andy griffith. 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. Hearts of the West Synopsis. Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana. An aspiring Western writer, Lewis Tater leaves his native Iowa for Titan, Nevada, after receiving a letter of acceptance from an alleged university there. I love history, and I’m a huge fan of biographies and autobiographies, so I thought this would be an interesting read: I was mistaken. The heart of the story is former Chicago lingerie salesman Dave Hart, who enters a midlife crisis after a cardiac "event." When he travels to California, he's recruited by Bert Kessler, a Hollywood unit manager, to star in a series of low-rent Westerns. Now together for the first time! Use the HTML below. Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. He went on to be a major creative talent on the television series Northern Exposure (for which he won an Emmy) and Monk. The original trailer appears as an extra. And the ending is a little too neat. The always affable Jeff Bridges proves he was hilarious and watchable even at 25. The Bruce Willis film of the 80s called SUNSET owes a lot to HEARTS. He tries to spend the night at the hotel, but is attacked by one of the men in an attempted robbery. Read 24 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Hearts of the West is a 1925 silent film western directed and coproduced by Ward Lascelle, written by Arthur Henry Gooden and starring Lester Cuneo and real life wife Francelia Billington. Title: Farmers take in an injured racketeer and try to reform him. [2], It was named one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films for 1975. [3] Arkin won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor.[4]. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Hearts of the West near you. Attractive Nan, member of a bank-robbery gang, goes to prison thanks to evangelist Dave Slade...who loves her. after the movie crew pick up Lewis in the desert, Anthony James Dies: ‘Unforgiven’ & ‘In The Heat Of The Night’ Actor Was 77, Norwegians Use "Texas" as Slang for "Crazy," So We Came Up With Slang Terms Using Other U.S. States. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA. "Hearts of the West" is an amalgamation of these qualities and it's a real winner. After applying for work at Tumbleweed, he is referred by crusty old extra Howard Pike (Andy Griffith) to the Rio, a western-themed restaurant. Was this review helpful to you? Feb 26, 2014 - Explore Bill Yarbor's board "Hearts of the West", followed by 17604 people on Pinterest. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The film concerns a Midwest farmboy, Lewis Tater(Jeff Bridges) who fancies himself a writer of Western prose influenced by the style of Zane Grey. 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