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directed by Steve Ihnat and written by Steve Ihnat and Stephen Lodge. The film stars James Coburn,

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, Anne Archer,

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and Joan Huntington. The film was shot in

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and released on May 17, 1972, by

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Plot

An aging rodeo rider thinks more of himself than he does of his wife, son, and best friend.

Cast

* James Coburn as Lew Lathrop *

as Linda Lathrop *

as Clete * Anne Archer as Deborah Moon *

as Royce Owens *Joan Huntington as Rita Ferguson * Jim Davis as Sheriff Potter *

Ramon Bieri Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor who starred in many films and TV shows. Television work Bieri starred as the title character in the NBC sitcom ''Joe's World'', from December 1979 to July 1980, playing ...

as Jack Ferguson *

Teddy Eccles Theodore Edward Eccles (born June 9, 1955) is an American actor. Career Eccles performed much of his best known roles as a child actor. He appeared in several television series and feature films in the 1960s and 1970s. Eccles may be best known f ...

as Bobby Lathrop *

Mitchell Ryan Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022) was an American film, television, and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera ''Dark Shadows'', and later for his co- ...

as Lowell * Wayne McLaren as Everett * John Harmon as Sam Martin *

Richard O'Brien Richard Timothy Smith. known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is a British-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, composer, and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 1973, which has remained in conti ...

as Matt Weber *Pitt Herbert as Haberdasher *Luther Elmore *Chuck Parkison Jr. as Announcer *

Larry Mahan Larry Mahan (born November 21, 1943) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy. He won six all-around world championships and two bull riding world championships in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuit at the National ...

as Himself

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* * * 1972 films United Artists films American comedy films 1972 comedy films Rodeo in film Films scored by Jimmie Haskell 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub

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