In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.
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Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon
Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate
Christopher Lloyd
Towfield
John Belushi
Hector
Veronica Cartwright
Hermine
Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle
Jeff Morris
Big Abe
Danny DeVito
Hog
Tracey Walter
Coogan
Gerald H. Reynolds
Polty
Luana Anders
Mrs. Anderson
George W. Smith
Mr. Anderson
Lucy Lee Flippin
Mrs. Haber
Ed Begley Jr.
Mr. Haber
Maureen Byrnes
Mrs. Warren
Jack Nicholson
Director
Charles Shyer
Screenplay
Al Ramrus
Screenplay, Story
John Herman Shaner
Screenplay, Story
Alan Mandell
Screenplay
Harold Schneider
Producer
Harry Gittes
Producer
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Van Dyke Parks
Original Music Composer
Perry Botkin Jr.
Original Music Composer
Richard Chew
Editor
John Fitzgerald Beck
Editor
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Toby Carr Rafelson
Production Design
