''Lucky Luke'' is a 1991 Italian-American
Western
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comedy
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film directed by and starring
Terence Hill
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and based on the Belgian comic book of the
same name. It is also the pilot episode of the
''Lucky Luke'' television series.
It was shot in Bonanza Creek Ranch and Santa Fe (
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
), Zia Pueblo, Valles Caldera National Preserve, White Sands National Monument and La Junta (
Colorado
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), and
Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill
, nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
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.
Plot
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...
becomes the sheriff of
Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the
Dalton brothers
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arrive and try to get the
Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.
Cast
*
Terence Hill
Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtim ...
as
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...
*
Nancy Morgan
Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress.
Early life
Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr. She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery du ...
as Lotta Legs
*
Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...
as
Jolly Jumper
Jolly Jumper is a horse character in the Franco-Belgian comics series ''Lucky Luke'', created by Belgian artist Morris. Described as "the smartest horse in the west" and able to perform tasks such as chess-playing and tightrope walking, Jolly Ju ...
(voice)
*
Fritz Sperberg as Averell Dalton
*
Dominic Barto as
William Dalton
*
Bo Greigh as Jack Dalton
*
Ron Carey as
Joe Dalton
*
Arsenio Trinidad as Ming Li Fu
*
Mark Hardwick
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as Hank
*
Neil Summers as Virgil
*
Buff Douthitt
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as the mayor
Soundtrack
The opening theme of the movie is the song "Lucky Luke Rides Again", performed by
Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...
. The main theme is the song "The Lonesomest Cowboy in the West", performed by
Arlo Guthrie
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.
Reception
''CineMagazine'' rated the film 2 stars.
References
External links
''Lucky Luke''at the
Internet Movie Database
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1990s Western (genre) comedy films
Lucky Luke films
Italian Western (genre) comedy films
Spaghetti Western films
1990s Italian-language films
English-language Italian films
1990s English-language films
Films directed by Terence Hill
Films based on Belgian comics
Live-action films based on comics
Films shot in Tucson, Arizona
Films shot in Colorado
Films shot in New Mexico
1991 multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
1990s Italian films
Foreign films set in the United States
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