: Plays Peter, the town drunk turned "sidekick" who narrates the story.
is a cult-classic comedy-Western directed by Hugh Wilson that lovingly parodies the "singing cowboy" films of the 1930s and 40s. Film Summary & Plot subtitle Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) [WEBRip] [72...
: The son of Western icon John Wayne appears as Bob Barber, a rival hired gun. : Plays Peter, the town drunk turned "sidekick"
: The film starts with a window-boxed black-and-white sequence that transitions into widescreen color as a narrator wonders what these old movies would look like today. : The film starts with a window-boxed black-and-white
The movie follows (played by Tom Berenger), a white-hatted "Good Guy" who is self-aware that he exists within a stereotypical Western trope. He arrives in the town of Oakwood Estates to protect sheepherders from a corrupt cattle baron, Colonel Ticonderoga (Andy Griffith), and a railroad tycoon. Rex’s deep knowledge of Western clichés—like knowing he can only be shot in the hand or that he must drink milk at the saloon—allows him to stay ahead of the bumbling villains until they hire a "Good Guy" of their own. Cast & Crew Highlights