Wild Wild West (1999)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thomas (story) &
John Thomas (story) ...

Release Date:

30 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's a whole new west. July '99.

Plot:

The two best hired guns in the West must save President Grant from the clutches of a 19th century inventor-villain.

Plot Keywords:

Train | 19th Century | Disguise | Villain | Agent

Awards:

10 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Will Smith	...	Capt. James West
Kevin Kline	...	U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon
Kenneth Branagh	...	Dr. Arliss Loveless
Salma Hayek	...	Rita Escobar
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Coleman
Ted Levine	...	General 'Bloodbath' McGrath
Frederique Van Der Wal	...	Amazonia (as Frederique van der Wal)
Musetta Vander	...	Munitia
Sofia Eng	...	Miss Lippenrieder
Ling Bai	...	Miss East
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Belle
Mike H. McGaughy	...	Big Reb (as Mike McGaughy)
Jerry Wills	...	Other Reb
Rodney A. Grant	...	Hudson
Buck Taylor	...	Cross-Eyed Reb

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, sex references and innuendo.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (South Australia) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Balboa Park - 6300 Balboa Boulevard, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Peters Entertainment

Trivia:

At an official $150 million (unofficial $180 million) it stands as the most expensive movie produced by Warner Bros. and the most expensive movie released in 1999.

Goofs:

Continuity: When James and Artemus jump to each other and fall into the mud, James' hat is muddy. In the next shot with him and Artemus walking along, his hat is clean.

Quotes:

Capt. James West: That's it, no more Mr. Knife guy.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Elephant Man (1980)

Soundtrack:

Wild Wild West

Fantastic is something that it is not

Wild Wild West (1999, Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld)

When a body is found and the killer is identified as General 'Bloodbath' McGrath (Levine), Capt. James West (Smith) is sent to find him. Thanks to U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon (Kline), who was also on the case, McGrath manages to escape. Discovering that the legless Dr. Arliss Loveless (Branagh) is the real villain behind everything, West and Gordon must work together to track Loveless down.

With Will Smith in the lead role, you would think that WWW would end up as a fantastic film. It is entertaining, but fantastic is something that it is not. Everything is there to make it a good movie, and you even have four great stars in it, but unfortunately, there are not enough jokes, to make it what you was expecting.

And they say you scientists are supposed to be smart. - General 'Bloodbath' McGrath (Ted Levine)