

The Villain
...the fastest fun in the west!
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- chase
- train
- explosion
- glue
- cowboy
- wild west
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG26 Jul 1979
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1226 Jul 1979
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical30 May 1980
GermanyDE
- Theatrical617 Jan 1980
SpainES
- TheatricalA9 May 1980
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The Villain was released on 26 July 1979.
Audience reviews
2- B2/10
bensonmum2
12/16/2017
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 t…
- S5/10
Sierbahnn
8/18/2026
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.
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