Goin' South is an American western-comedy film, directed by Jack Nicholson. The film starred Mary Steenburgen in her first movie debut with John Belushi. The cats also included Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito and Veronica Cartwright. Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... Comedy is the use of humour in the performing arts. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor. ... Mary Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress. ... John Belushi as Bluto in Animal House John Belushi (right) with Dan Akroyd in The Blues Brothers John Adam Belushi (born January 24, 1949 – died March 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian. ... Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) from the movie Back to the Future. ... Danny DeVito as Louie in Taxi. ... Veronica Cartwright (born April 20, 1950 in Bristol, England) is an actress. ...

Plot outline

Henry Moon, a third-rate outlaw in the 1860s, is a bank-robbery, horse thief and cattle thief, who is due to be hanged in Longhorn, Texas to the great glee of the local populace and especially of the deputy sheriff. Monn comes under especially close scrutiny from some women in the town, which turns out to be because of a local ordince, dating back to Civil War days, that alowed a condemned man to be saved from the gallows if an unmarried lady would agree to marry him and be responsible for his good behaviour. But Moon is saved from hanging by the intervention of a lovely young woman who agrees to marry and take charge of him. Julia Tate, the headstrong but genteel Southern virgin who weds Moon only to help her work the gold mine she insists is on her property, while Moon and Julia become lovers later on. Butch Cassidy, a famous Western American outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, meaning literally outside of the law. ... Events and trends Italian unification under King Victor Emmanuel II. Wars for expansion and national unity continue until the incorporation of the Papal States (March 17, 1861 - September 20, 1870). ... Hanging to Music. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry (R) Official languages None. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... The name Southern has applied to a number of things over the years. ... A virgin is most commonly seen as a person who has not engaged in sexual intercourse. ... Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. ...

External Links

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