Hearts of the West - 1975

Naive Iowa farm boy Lewis Tater dreams of being a famous Western novelist like his hero, Zane Grey. He leaves home to answer a writing correspondence course's ad for on-campus classes, only to discover that the school consists of a row of postboxes at an isolated Nevada train depot. On the run from the con men responsible, Lewis stumbles across "real" cowboys--cowboy actors shooting a movie in the desert. The would-be writer soon finds himself instead acting in Westerns, for the rundown Tumbleweed Productions studio, in Depression-era Hollywood.

102min
1975
PG
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.5/10

Cast

Jeff Bridges profile pictureJeff BridgesLewis Tater
Alan Arkin profile pictureAlan ArkinBert Kessler
Blythe Danner profile pictureBlythe DannerMiss Trout
Andy Griffith profile pictureAndy GriffithHoward Pike
Richard B. Shull profile pictureRichard B. ShullStout Crook
Anthony James profile pictureAnthony JamesLean Crook
Frank Cady profile pictureFrank CadyPa Tater
Matt Clark profile pictureMatt ClarkJackson
Dub Taylor profile pictureDub TaylorNevada Ticket Agent
Marie Windsor profile pictureMarie WindsorWoman in Nevada
Thayer David profile pictureThayer DavidBank Manager
Frank Bonner profile pictureFrank BonnerAssistant Director at Musical Scene (uncredited)
Woodrow Parfrey profile pictureWoodrow ParfreyMr. Gates - Producer (uncredited)
Fred Ward profile pictureFred WardSam (uncredited)

About Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West Overview

Naive Iowa farm boy Lewis Tater dreams of being a famous Western novelist like his hero, Zane Grey. He leaves home to answer a writing correspondence course's ad for on-campus classes, only to discover that the school consists of a row of postboxes at an isolated Nevada train depot. On the run from the con men responsible, Lewis stumbles across "real" cowboys--cowboy actors shooting a movie in the desert. The would-be writer soon finds himself instead acting in Westerns, for the rundown Tumbleweed Productions studio, in Depression-era Hollywood.

Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 102min

Extra details

Original Title: Hearts of the West
Original Language: English
Budget: $2,000,000.00
Revenue: $1,600,000.00
Directed By: Howard Zieff
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer