Monday Morning Maybe

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The Way West

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1967 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, 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
Made for action fans. If you loved Dances with Wolves or True Grit, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1967: an older pace and style.

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    29% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 59K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

  • Kirk DouglasSen. William J. Tadlock
  • Robert MitchumDick Summers
  • Richard WidmarkLije Evans
  • Lola AlbrightRebecca 'Becky' Evans
  • Jack ElamPreacher Weatherby
  • Stubby KayeSam Fairman
  • Michael McGreeveyBrownie Evans
  • Harry Carey Jr.Mr. McBee
  • Connie SawyerMrs. McBee
  • Michael WitneyJohnnie Mack