Wagons East!
Seen it?1994 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 32% audience score and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone who likes wide open spaces and slow-burning standoffs and anyone who likes comedy with a point, this one's for you. Dust, horses and a showdown waiting to happen. A good follow-up to Blazing Saddles or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Built to entertain rather than impress the critics, and audiences love it for that.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Light on its feet, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
0% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 32%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$35 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 152K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Markle
- John CandyJames Harlow
- Richard LewisPhil Taylor
- John C. McGinleyJulian
- Ellen GreeneBelle
- Robert PicardoBen Wheeler
- Ed LauterJohn Slade
- William SandersonZeke
- Rodney A. GrantLittle Feather
- Melinda CuleaConstance Taylor
- Lochlyn MunroBilly