Product Details

• Actors: John Candy, Joe Bays, Abraham Benrubi, Jill Boyd, Douglas Carlson
• Directors: Peter Markle
• Writers: Jerry Abrahamson, Matthew Carlson
• Producers: Barry Rosen, Gary M. Goodman, Jeffrey Silver, Jim Davidson, Lynwood Spinks
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• VHS Release Date: May 25, 1999
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303276881
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,237 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Item Name: Wagons East!; Studio: Lions Gate

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Do you have a really big book?", April 7, 2007

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagons East [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A hand full of citizens of various occupations and orientations realize the west is not all it is cracked up to be. They decide to go back east, but to do this they will need a skilled and knowledgeable wagon master. Who should stumble in but the best wagon master in the west, James H. Harlow (John Candy). Naturally there is a money grubbing cabal apposed to this move and they will stop at nothing to throat the "Wagons East" plan.

Well designed with a select group of actors that never overplayed their parts. The consumes and scenes here exceptionally good for the comedy. The Indians look like Indians and the floozies look floozy. The film is jam packed with one liners.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ...Hysterical, June 12, 2002

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B. R. Oberg "wombat2112" (Prime Material Plane) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagons East! (DVD)

...This is one funny movie. This is not a movie where a sterling acting performance convinces you that an actor is a different person, or where some fundamental truth aboot human nature is revealed. This is a movie where you laugh your [head] off because of dialog about moccasins, quitters, and big. . . fat. . . books. And if the scene with the insanely effiminate bookstore owner is revealed to be a hardcore bad [dude] doesn't just slay you then you have deep issues. This is one of the great sleeper movies of the 90s'.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK Movie, March 13, 2002

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"emmacheyenne" (MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wagons East [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although I didn't think this movie was as bad as some of the people who reviewed it, I also don't think it's John Candy's best. One thing that might be missed is if you don't know your western history well you won't get some of the jokes!