Sam Whiskey
Seen it?1969 | 96 min | Comedy, Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arnold Laven
- Burt ReynoldsSam Whiskey
- Angie DickinsonLaura Breckenridge
- Clint WalkerO.W. Bandy
- Ossie DavisJed Hooker
- William SchallertMr. Perkins
- Woodrow ParfreyThorston Bromley
- Rick DavisFat Henry Hobson
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