Log-in to add movie to favourites

Movie added to favourites

Movie removed from favourites

Goin' South

Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the bank, and each...

Director

Jack Nicholson

Year

Genre

comedy, romance, western

Box Office

$7,435,671

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Henry Moon

Julia Tate

Mary Steenburgen

Towfield

Christopher Lloyd

Hector

Hermine

Veronica Cartwright

Sheriff Kyle

Richard Bradford

Big Abe

Hog

Coogan

Polty

Gerald H. Reynolds

Mrs. Anderson

Mr. Anderson

George W. Smith

Mrs. Haber

Lucy Lee Flippin

Mr. Haber

Mrs. Warren

Mr. Warren

Parson Weems

Florence

Georgia Schmidt

Spinster I

Barbara Ann Grimes

Spinster II

Spinster III

Parasol Lady

Bartender

Hangman

Painted Lady

Painted Lady

Drunk

Stage Driver

Mrs. Standard

Nancy Coan Kaclik

Farmer Standard

View All Cast

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie

Explore 140 Clips

- Oh! - Goin' South

Yee-haw! Haha! - Goin' South

You can't touch me - Goin' South

You can't touch me

Speed, this ain't no time to let me down. - Goin' South

Speed, this ain't no time to let me down.

You can't do this! - Goin' South

You can't do this!

I don't believe it! - Goin' South

I don't believe it!

This ain't fair, goddamn it! - Goin' South

This ain't fair, goddamn it!

When we want to hear from you amigo - Goin' South

When we want to hear from you amigo

- What? - Goin' South

What - Goin' South

- Big Abe, they're gonna
send me to the bone orchard. - Goin' South

- Big Abe, they're gonna send me to the bone orchard.

- Nice knowing you. - Goin' South

- Nice knowing you.

Well honey least we had some good old times together - Goin' South

Well honey least we had some good old times together

- Mr. Moon? - Goin' South

- He ain't for you, Serene. - Goin' South

- He ain't for you, Serene.

I wouldn't take you to a dogfight - Goin' South

I wouldn't take you to a dogfight

- You oughtn't have done that, Mr. Moon. - Goin' South

- You oughtn't have done that, Mr. Moon.

You tell him about the ordinance - Goin' South

You tell him about the ordinance

Hello son - Goin' South

I wanna tell you good people of Longhorn - Goin' South

I wanna tell you good people of Longhorn

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever - Goin' South

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever

Mrs. Henry Moon, let me look at you. - Goin' South

Mrs. Henry Moon, let me look at you.

Stand back, folks. - Goin' South

Stand back, folks.

- Just ain't your day. - Goin' South

- Just ain't your day.

At least she died happy. - Goin' South

At least she died happy.

Then I'll take him - Goin' South

Then I'll take him

Are you drunk - Goin' South

I asked you out 10 times - Goin' South

I asked you out 10 times

Well I ain't no side of beef to be auctioned off - Goin' South

Well I ain't no side of beef to be auctioned off

Now Mr Moon no drinking - Goin' South

Now Mr Moon no drinking

- You'll dance in the
air, you son of a bitch, - Goin' South

- You'll dance in the air, you son of a bitch,

- Miss, ah. - Goin' South

You always this quiet - Goin' South

You always this quiet

Well look I can get off right here - Goin' South

Well look I can get off right here

- Who's that? - Goin' South

Hey, Rover, - Goin' South

- This is where I live. - Goin' South

- This is where I live.

Well, I guess I don't get to
carry you across the threshold. - Goin' South

Well, I guess I don't get to carry you across the thres...

Well then - Goin' South

Don't sit there. - Goin' South

Don't sit there.

- This is a gold mine? - Goin' South

- This is a gold mine?

First you'll begin crevassing - Goin' South

First you'll begin crevassing

Well I'll do all I can do - Goin' South

Well I'll do all I can do

I don't believe in
wasting time at the table. - Goin' South

I don't believe in wasting time at the table.

Boiled chicken? - Goin' South

Boiled chicken?

How's about a little dessert - Goin' South

How's about a little dessert

Goddamn I should have known - Goin' South

Goddamn I should have known

Well, good morning, Spot. - Goin' South

Well, good morning, Spot.

Conserve your energy. - Goin' South

Conserve your energy.

You just go on trimmin' your wicks - Goin' South

You just go on trimmin' your wicks

I'm talking about all day long! - Goin' South

I'm talking about all day long!

Hey, lady! - Goin' South

An awful lot of literature
on Philadelphia. - Goin' South

An awful lot of literature on Philadelphia.

- What a pleasant surprise. - Goin' South

- What a pleasant surprise.

Uh, y'all remember my husband, Henry. - Goin' South

Uh, y'all remember my husband, Henry.

- I'll get us some tea. - Goin' South

- I'll get us some tea.

Since you've never been married before - Goin' South

Since you've never been married before

I guess I'll uh go on out - Goin' South

I guess I'll uh go on out

I suppose what we're trying to say Julia - Goin' South

I suppose what we're trying to say Julia

- How we doin', ladies? - Goin' South

- How we doin', ladies?

- Nice folks. - Goin' South

Julia, - Goin' South

- "It would be like a
man hauling with one ox - Goin' South

- "It would be like a man hauling with one ox

- Very good. - Goin' South

- What in the hell was
that supposed to be? - Goin' South

- What in the hell was that supposed to be?

Miss Tate,
please step into the office. - Goin' South

Miss Tate, please step into the office.

- Hey, Moon! - Goin' South

Why don't you go down to the Mexican side of town - Goin' South

Why don't you go down to the Mexican side of town

You know, Polty's just
another word for chicken. - Goin' South

You know, Polty's just another word for chicken.

Bottle of mash and two glasses, Norvell. - Goin' South

Bottle of mash and two glasses, Norvell.

Yeah, Towfield, - Goin' South

Yeah, Towfield,

Take it easy Towfield - Goin' South

Take it easy Towfield

But it's bad huh - Goin' South

But it's bad huh

- The trouble with Andrew
Johnson is he's a damn mugwump. - Goin' South

- The trouble with Andrew Johnson is he's a damn mugwum...

- Listen, amigo, - Goin' South

- Listen, amigo,

This is as difficult for me as it is for you Julia - Goin' South

This is as difficult for me as it is for you Julia

I know exactly how they felt - Goin' South

I know exactly how they felt

The railroad's taking over my land under eminent domain - Goin' South

The railroad's taking over my land under eminent domain

I'm sorry Julia but unless I am advised otherwise - Goin' South

I'm sorry Julia but unless I am advised otherwise

Why'd you stop laughing - Goin' South

Why'd you stop laughing

Damn. - Goin' South

- It's a norther. - Goin' South

- It's a norther.

An outlaw don't know
how to take no for an answer. - Goin' South

An outlaw don't know how to take no for an answer.

- Son of a bitch! - Goin' South

- Son of a bitch!

- You haven't got a plugged nickel! - Goin' South

- You haven't got a plugged nickel!

You wouldn't dare - Goin' South

You wouldn't dare

- Deputy, how can you
do a thing like this? - Goin' South

- Deputy, how can you do a thing like this?

- Damn worthless black goo! - Goin' South

- Damn worthless black goo!

Well, - Goin' South

- Now, gentlemen, let's not
have no misunderstandings. - Goin' South

- Now, gentlemen, let's not have no misunderstandings.

Goin' South poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the bank, and each...

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jack Nicholson

Writer: John Herman Shaner, Al Ramrus, Charles Shyer

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: comedy, romance, western

Year: 1978

MetaScore: 52/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: $7,435,671

Released: 06 Oct 1978

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: