Wild wild west 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Old west side missions red bricks the lego movie videogame guide. They tend to live in the wild west, either outside or on the fringes of the law. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. This setting is home to the western, a definitively american. This was my first leone movie, and dumb kid that i was, i actually watched it thinking i was in for a typical bronson vehicle. Sagas was inspired by the classic television and movie westerns.
He then served in the union army during the civil war, attaining the rank of captain. A marvelous journey into untamed territories awaits you, with buried treasure and colorful characters along the way. The data was collated from a variety of historical sources dating between 1860 and 1890. As many steampunkers know, steampunk spans pastapocalyptic to the west to the victorian era and everything in between. Wild west prostitutes revealed in photos daily mail online. The american old west was the land west of the mississippi river roughly in or around the latter half of the nineteenth century.
These are colorful and exciting tales of outlaws, gunslingers, cattle rustlers, lawmen, baseball players, preachers and ladies of the evening that made the old west so wild. Miss east bai ling is one of the four statuesque assistants who also serve as bodyguards and henchwomen for loveless in the 1999 movie wild wild west. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the wild wild west with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies. Get all fired up with the hot pants and jump higher with the jack rabbit pants. Ten years after the series was cancelled a madefortelevision revival movie, the wild wild west revisited, aired and was successful enough to warrant a followup entitled more wild wild west 1980, thus bringing the total number of episodes up to 106. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Photos reveal the everyday lives of prostitutes in the brothels of the american frontier. Watchmojo counts down the top western movie heroes. The wild wild west told the story of two secret service agents. This wiki is dedicated to the horrificyetcharming 1999 will smith and kevin kline buddy action western comedy wild wild west. Census bureaus official recognition in 1890 of the end of the frontier.
Grant and the united states from all manner of dangerous threats. But the first series is delirious and the second one is stonecold. The wild wild west tv series 19651969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Most of the time, when we think about the wild wild west, we think of cowboys and bandits and corrupt sheriffs. Our stories begin in 1875 and are set against the backdrop of actual historical events. How hollywood whitewashed the old west the atlantic. However, the movie was more campy compared to the serious tone of the television series.
Looking back im thankful, because if it wasnt for his involvement, i would never have discovered the beauty and majesty that is once upon a time in the west. Transport yourself into the adventurous past of the wild west and stake your claim to utter fun. The term gunslinger is a modern, 20thcentury invention, often used in cinema or other media to refer to men in the american old west who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. The wild west, also known as the old west, is the setting of andy daviss realistic play scene in toy story 3 and also the main setting in woodys roundup. Famous cowboy characters on screen notable characters of western movies and tv series with images and information also see famous cowboy actors, and legends of the old west. The old west random name generator selects from over three thousand forenames and ten thousand surnames. This is a list of old west gunfighters, referring to outlaws or lawmen, of the american frontier who gained fame or notoriety during the american wild west or old west. The wild west might be long gone, but it has left us with a slew of iconic figures that still remain incredibly popular to this day. The legend of frenchie king 1971, a french comedy, may have been a comedown. Spin around and attract more studs with the tornado pants. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the wild wild west with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Wild wild west cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The collection spans the era of the civil war and the wild west era of the united states. However, some game items can also be purchased for real money.
The wild wild west is an american science fiction western television series that ran on the cbs television network for four seasons from september 17, 1965 to april 11, 1969. A lifeless summer film that seems to stick out even more in this unusually good movie season. She is played by the chinese born american actress, bai ling. Born july 2, 1842, james west went to college where he was mentored by archaeology expert professor robey. Hollywood depicts the west as a crimefilled zone made up of bearded men fighting for their land, searching for gold, or protecting women. About a decade later, president grant recalls him to service as a special agent to discover why someone. Western is a genre of fiction which tells stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the american old west, often centering on the life of a nomadic cowboy or gunfighter armed with a revolver and a rifle who rides a horse. Wild wild west is a 1999 american steampunk western comedy film coproduced and directed by barry sonnenfeld, produced by jon peters and written by s. Our focus is on writing, storytelling and character development. The wild wild west has a lot of similarities with mission. If there is something that the west was good at, it was taking a man and making a legend out of him.
The 10 most iconic wild west figures all thats interesting. Wild wild west starred will smith as jim west desperado and kevin kline as artemus gordon, two eventual agents of the u. The photographs we have depict western men wearing. See more ideas about wild west, cowboy and cowgirl and old west outlaws. The costumes for characters like loveless, west, and gordon have become classics for not only steampunk fashions in the western category. Wild west archetypes in storytelling, an examination of western characters in writing. Sagas of the wild west is a roleplaying game set in a fictionalized version of the town of kalispell in montana territory. As such they are often comic relief characters but like any old west saloon drunk they can have oddly sober moments. Wilson and brent maddock alongside jeffrey price and peter s. Importantly, there is all the character actors that played character roles in every story. Also, there is the required bad guys that made the western sagas work. Seaman, from a story penned by jim and john thomas.
Loosely adapted from the wild wild west, a 1960s television series created by michael garrison, it is the only production since. At the beginning of the film, the scene takes place in the wild west with an action sequence, in which mr. Producer bruce lansbury and composer richard markowitz worked on both series. Classic western characters often combine outlawry with charm, grit, and a hint of mystery. Parading through chicago lipsyncing danke schoen while the crowd goes wild. Loveless, who always evaded capture like sherlock holmes professor moriarty, was the main antagonist of frontier secret service agents james t. While the costumes, sets and scenery of the wild wild west are as vibrant as a late 1960s viewer with a new, stateoftheart television set could wish for, the most colorful thing about the show is, undoubtedly, its characters. The wild wild west plays on this, especially with the costume of loveless. Well it appears that the people of the time looked a good deal different than we commonly depict in western movies including the movies made only 40 to 50 years after the end of the old west era. Faqs for kids there are several faqs frequently asked questions asked about the wild west and this is a good place to start when learning about fast, fun and interesting facts and history about this important historical era in the united states of america. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wild wild west near you.
The lego movie videogame game guide is also available in. The wild wild west wiki is a fandom lifestyle community. Get a chockfull of laughs and abilities with these special pants. The two men were james west, former union soldier and. The prophecy bricksburg escape from bricksburg flatbush gulch old west welcome to cloud cuckoo land attack on cloud cuckoo land escape from cloud cuckoo land the depths infiltrate the octan tower put the thing. All names are historically accurate but may have been. Two comedy satires and a comedy satirical science fiction television films were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980 and the series was adapted for a theatrical. How do westerns films compare to historical wild west in. Wild wild country, the netflix docuseries produced by jay and mark duplass and directed by chapman and maclain way, unpacks the byzantine saga of an indian commune that moved into a rural oregon. Put on your prospector pants and spawn more highvalue studs.
A site of generators to randomly produce concepts, characters, and descriptions for stories, roleplaying games, and art, as well as have fun and alleviate creative blocks. I am always wary of comic westerns, and this film seals that envelope. From josey wales, to annie oakley, to shane, these folks are the best of the west on the big screen. Lawmen, outlaws, frontiersmen, pioneers, the old west had it all. The wild wild west ran for four seasons, and featured the adventures of two secret service agents working for president ulysses s. Tales of the wild west is a 12 part docudrama anthology series, exploring the facts and myths of legendary characters of the old west. Secret service who team up with the mysterious rita salma hayek to bring down the confederate nightmare known as arliss loveless kenneth branagh. Cowboys and gunslingers typically wear stetson hats, neckerchief bandannas, vests, spurs, cowboy boots, and buckskins alternatively dusters. Miguelito loveless michael dunn, an evil dwarf genius whose main goal in life was the conquest of the world.
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