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Silverado

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7.0/10 • 739

1985-07-102h 13m

WesternAction

Four strangers become friends. Four friends become heroes. On the road to Silverado.

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Directors
Lawrence Kasdan
Editors
Carol Littleton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kevin Kline

    Kevin Kline

    Paden

  2. Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    Emmett

  3. Danny Glover

    Danny Glover

    Malachi 'Mal' Johnson

  4. Kevin Costner

    Kevin Costner

    Jake

  5. Brian Dennehy

    Brian Dennehy

    Cobb

  6. Rosanna Arquette

    Rosanna Arquette

    Hannah

  7. John Cleese

    John Cleese

    Sheriff John T. Langston

  8. Linda Hunt

    Linda Hunt

    Stella

  9. Jeff Goldblum

    Jeff Goldblum

    Slick

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John Chard

Jul 10, 2018

8/10

Hi Ho Silver! Silverado is directed by Lawrence Kasdan and Lawrence co-writes with his brother Mark. It stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Jeff Goldblum Linda Hunt and Rosanna Arquette. Music is by Bruce Broughton and cinematography by John Bailey. As a big Western fan it's most interesting revisiting Silverado some 30 odd years after its release. In context of the time it first came out, when the genre was a dead duck, it was a bold and beautiful romp. How wonderful to find that with one or two 1980s irks aside, it is still a fine Western beast beating a true genre heart. Ok, it's hardly pulling up trees thematically, in the main because it embraces what it homages, every cliche in scene and writing is respectful to its predecessors, the Kasdan's achieving everything they set out to do - entertain like minded film lovers. Cast are on fine form, clearly enjoying the material and setting of such. The locations are outstanding, the vistas gorgeous, with production design to match. Broughton's musical score is rambunctious and lifts the spirit, even if much of it feels 1980s as opposed to the era of films setting. Action scenes are expertly staged, the improbable irrelevant for joyous rewards, and stunt work high end as well. Themes such as prostitution and racism are only given small acknowledgements, but character building is evident at every turn to fully involve audience from first reel to last. Heroes and anti-heroes, psychos, thieves and power hungry villains, no stone left unturned here. This isn't for those after the grim textures of something like Unforgiven and latterly Hostiles, this is more in keeping with something like Tombstone, or even the much divisive Lone Ranger. Saddle up and enjoy if you haven't already done so! 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$23,000,000.00
Revenue
$32,192,570.00
Keywords
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