Running time 106 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $170 million Box office $222.1 million Wild Wild West is a 1999 American directed. It was written by and (whose previous collaborations include the and franchises), along with. A of the 1960s TV series, it stars, and. The film takes the gadgetry from the original series to still more fantastical lengths with a series of unlikely contraptions culminating in a giant mechanical spider. Wild Wild West was a commercial disappointment, earning only $222.1 million worldwide against a $170 million budget, and received predominantly negative reviews. Contents.
Plot In 1869, four years after the end of the, U.S. Army Captain James West and U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon hunt for Confederate General 'Bloodbath' McGrath , who is wanted for mass murder, throughout the Southern United States. This is due to McGrath ordering a massacre in a settlement called New Liberty, where many of the freed slaves were murdered, including West's biological parents. The search leads to a brothel where the two try (unsuccessfully) to arrest him. It leads to a huge brawl and a cart of nitroglycerin crashing into the building, starting a fire.
Both West and Gordon, Gordon dressed as a woman, escape. Later, in Washington, D.C., West and Gordon meet at the with President , who tells them about the disappearance of America's key scientists and a treasonous plot by General 'Bloodbath' McGrath. Grant charges the two with finding the scientists before he inaugurates the.
On board their train, Gordon examines the head of a murdered scientist, using a projection device to reveal the last thing the scientist saw. Finding McGrath and a clue in the image, they head to New Orleans, pursuing a lead about Dr. Arliss Loveless , an ex-Confederate scientist in a steam-powered wheelchair, who is hosting a party for the elite of Southern society. West mistakes a female guest for a disguised Gordon and makes an error that results in the guests wanting to lynch West. Meanwhile, Gordon roams the mansion and comes across a caged Rita Escobar , rescuing her.
Gordon frees West from the lynching with an elastic rope, and the three escape to their train The Wanderer. On board, Rita asks for their help in rescuing her father, one of the kidnapped scientists, Professor Escobar. Later, Loveless hosts a reception to demonstrate his newest weapon: a steam-powered tank.
The tank uses General McGrath's soldiers as target practice, which angers McGrath. When McGrath demands an explanation, Loveless accuses him of 'betrayal' for surrendering at, then shoots McGrath and leaves him for dead. As Loveless and his troops head over to Utah, Gordon, West and Rita find the dying McGrath, who reveals that he was framed by Loveless for the massacre of New Liberty, explaining that Loveless used the tank to kill the people there. The three then pursue Loveless on The Wanderer, but having expected their arrival and using steam-powered hydraulics, Loveless maneuvers his train behind The Wanderer. West manages to disable Loveless's train, but not before Loveless uses a cannon-launched grappling hook to stop The Wanderer. Rita, afraid of being recaptured by Loveless, grabs one of Gordon's explosive rigged pool balls and accidentally releases sleeping gas that knocks out West, Gordon, and herself.
West and Gordon wake up as Loveless and his posse pull away in The Wanderer taking Rita hostage, announcing that he intends to capture President Grant at the ' ceremony and also that West and Gordon will be killed should they step outside of the trap they are in. Escaping the trap, the two stumble across Loveless's private rail line, which leads them to his industrial complex, hidden in Spider Canyon. Here, they witness Loveless's ultimate weapon: a gigantic mechanical spider armed with two nitroglycerin cannons. Loveless uses the spider to capture President Grant and Gordon at the ceremony at Promontory Point, while West is seemingly shot by one of Loveless's bodyguards. At his industrial complex, Loveless reveals his plan: to destroy the United States with his mechanized forces unless President Grant agrees to divide the states among Great Britain, France, Spain, Mexico, the Native American people, and himself. When Grant refuses to surrender, Loveless orders Gordon to be shot.
However, West, who had survived thanks to a vest Gordon gave him, disguises himself and manages to distract Loveless, allowing Gordon to free the captives. Unfortunately, Loveless escapes on his spider in the ensuing battle, taking the President with him. To save the President, Gordon and West build a flying machine to overtake the spider as Loveless attacks a small town in an attempt to force Grant to sign the surrender. Gordon and West crash onto the spider, but manage to grab on the beam before they can fall and Munitia, one of Loveless's henchwomen, falls to her death after the collision. After West defeats the henchmen below, throwing one off the spider after tying him to a chain, a fight ensues between him and Loveless, now on mechanical legs. Gordon shoots a hole in Loveless's hydraulic line, allowing West to gain the upper hand. This allows Gordon and Grant to defeat Loveless's guards, and pleading for his life, Loveless drags himself back to his wheelchair as the spider approaches a cliff.
Loveless attempts to shoot West with a concealed gun, but hits the spider's steam pipes, stopping it just before it plunges into the canyon. The abrupt stop leaves West and Loveless hanging precariously from the spider. Loveless tries to decide whether he should pull the chair's lever that will release them or not, knowing it will send both him and West to their deaths if he does so.
Loveless taunts West so much that West pulls the lever himself and survives by grabbing the ankles of the henchman he threw out earlier, while Loveless falls to his death. Grant promotes Gordon and West as Agent #1 and Agent #2 of his new.
Gordon asks which of them is 1 and 2, but the President brushes off the question as unimportant and tells them they will have plenty of time to talk about it on the way back, as he takes 'The Wanderer'. Gordon and West meet Rita again, both planning to court her, but she crushes their hopes, announcing that Professor Escobar is actually her husband. Gordon and West ride through the desert together. Gordon asks West 'Mind if I ask you a question?' West replies 'Actually, I do, Artie.'
The camera pans out to show they are actually riding the mechanical spider. Cast. as Captain James T. West. as U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon / President. as Dr.
Arliss Loveless. as Rita Escobar. as Coleman. as Miss East. as General 'Bloodbath' McGrath. as Amazonia.
as Munitia. as Belle Production Development In January 1992, reported that was planning a theatrical version of The Wild Wild West directed by, written by, and starring as James West (Donner directed three episodes of the original series). Donner and Gibson instead made in 1994.
The Wild Wild West motion picture continued in the development stage, with rumored for the lead in 1995. Cruise instead revived the following year. Discussions with and director began in February 1997.
Pursued to co-star as Artemus Gordon, with, and also in contention for the role while and were rewriting the script between April and May 1997. Clooney signed on the following August, dropping out of, and writers were brought aboard for a rewrite. Filming was expected to begin in January 1998, but was pushed to April 22, 1998. Clooney dropped out, citing an agreement with Sonnenfeld: 'Ultimately, we all decided that rather than damage this project trying to retrofit the role for me, it was better to step aside and let them get someone else.' Changes from the television series Significant changes were made to Dr. Loveless as portrayed by in the film.
He went from a dwarf to a man without legs; his first name was also changed from Miguelito to Arliss and he was given the motive of a Southerner who sought the defeat of the North after the Civil War. Kevin Kline plays Gordon, whose character was similar to the version played by except that he was much more competitive with James West, besides being much more egotistical. The film script had Kline's Gordon invent more ridiculous, humor-related, and implausible contraptions than those created by Martin's Gordon in the television series. The film also depicted West and Gordon as aggressive rivals, whereas in the television series, West and Gordon had a very close friendship and trusted each other with their lives. Also, while Gordon did indeed impersonate Grant in the series ('The Night of the Steel Assassin', 'The Night of the Colonel's Ghost' and 'The Night of the Big Blackmail') they were not played by the same actor. Additionally, on the TV show, West was portrayed by, a Caucasian, rather than an — which serves a critical plot point, as West's parents were among the victims of Loveless's massacre at New Liberty).
Served as producer along with director Sonnenfeld. In a 2002 Q&A event that appears in, writer-director talked about working with Peters on a in 1997, revealing that Peters had three demands for the script. The first demand was that Superman not wear the suit, the second was that Superman not fly, and the third was to have Superman fight a giant spider in the third act. After came on board, Smith's script was tossed away and the film was never produced due to further complications. A year later, he noted that Wild Wild West, with Peters on board as producer, was released with the inclusion of a giant mechanical spider in the final act. Neil Gaiman has said that Jon Peters also insisted a giant mechanical spider be included in a film adaptation of. Principal photography began in 1998.
The sequences on both Artemus Gordon's and Dr. Loveless's trains interiors were shot on sets at Warner Bros.
The train exteriors were shot in on the. The Wanderer is portrayed by the Baltimore & Ohio 4-4-0 No. 25, one of the oldest operating steam locomotives in the U.S.
Built in 1856 at the Mason Machine Works in Taunton, Massachusetts, it was later renamed The in honor of its manufacturer. During pre-production the engine was sent to the steam shops at the Strasburg Railroad for restoration and repainting.
The locomotive is brought out for the B&O Train Museum in Baltimore's 'Steam Days'. The 'William Mason' and the, which was the locomotive used in the original television series, both appeared in the Disney film (1956). Much of the 'Wild West' footage was shot around, particularly at the western town set at the. During the shooting of a sequence involving stunts and pyrotechnics, a planned building fire grew out of control and quickly overwhelmed the local fire crews that were standing. Much of the town was destroyed before the fire was contained. Lawsuit In 1997, writer sued Warner Bros. Over the upcoming motion picture based on the series.
Ralston helped create the original television series, and scripted the, 'The Night of the Inferno'. In a deposition, Ralston explained that in 1964 he was approached by producer Michael Garrison who 'said he had an idea for a series, good commercial idea, and wanted to know if I could glue the idea of a western hero and a James Bond type together in the same show.' Ralston said he then created the Civil War characters, the format, the story outline and nine drafts of the script that was the basis for the television series.
It was his idea, for example, to have a secret agent named Jim West who would perform secret missions for a bumbling Ulysses S. Ralston's experience brought to light a common Hollywood practice of the 1950s and 1960s when television writers who helped create popular series allowed producers or studios to take credit for a show, thus cheating the writers out of millions of dollars in royalties. Ralston died in 1999, before his suit was settled. Ended up paying his family between $600,000 and $1.5 million. Reception Wild Wild West received generally negative reviews from film critics, with a 17% approval rating on and an average score of 4.1/10, based on 131 reviews.
The consensus states 'Bombastic, manic, and largely laugh-free, Wild Wild West is a bizarre misfire in which greater care was lavished upon the special effects than on the script.' On the film has a score of 38 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'. On, audiences gave the film an average grade of 'C+' on an A+ to F scale.
Of stated in her review that the film 'leaves reality so far behind that its storytelling would be arbitrary even by comic-book standards, and its characters share no common ground or emotional connection.' On a $170 million budget, the film grossed $111.8 million domestically and $108.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $222.1 million. In its opening weekend the film grossed $27.7 million, finishing first at the box office. Of awarded Wild Wild West with a one star rating and described it as 'a comedy dead zone.
You stare in disbelief as scenes flop and die. The movie is all concept and no content; the elaborate special effects are like watching money burn on the screen.' Razzie Awards Each award was 'accepted' in person by, who had portrayed Jim West in the original series and subsequent TV films. He accepted the awards to show his objections to the movie. Award Category Subject Result Nominated Nominated Nominated Kevin Kline (as a prostitute) Nominated and Kevin Kline Won (') Will Smith Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Soundtrack. This section does not any.
Unsourced material may be challenged and. (February 2015) The film's orchestral score including its main theme was composed and conducted by, a veteran of many straight western movie scores, such as. The score mainly follows the western genre's symphonic tradition, while at times also acknowledging the film's anachronistic playfulness by employing a more contemporary music style with notable rock percussion and. The score also briefly incorporates Richard Markowitz's theme from the television series in one cue, uncredited in the film (and not included on the album) – ironically, this was one of the few elements to be faithful to the original series, which also didn't credit Markowitz for the theme. Additional parts of the score were composed by Elmer Bernstein's son, and daughter, Emilie, served as one of the orchestrators and producers.
Thirty minutes of the film's orchestral music were released on CD from in 1999. Elmer Bernstein won an in the category Top Box Office Films. 'Main Title' – 3:00. 'West Fights' – 1:14.
'Dismissal' – 2:13. 'East Meets West' – 1:15. 'Of Rita, Rescue and Revenge' – 5:43.
'Trains, Tanks and Frayed Ropes' (Composed by Peter Bernstein) – 4:03. 'The Cornfield' – 1:09.
'Loveless' Plan' – 4:45. 'Goodbye Loveless' (Composed by Peter Bernstein) – 4:33. 'Ride the Spider' – 2:14 Songs Like most of Smith's films during this period, a single by the /actor, called ', served as the promotional theme song for the film.
Was a #1 hit on the U.S. Pop charts, but also won a. It was produced by, who lifted a sample from 's 1976 hit '. The song features guest vocals from group, and was a star-making vehicle for Dru Hill lead singer.
Had recorded a Wild Wild West single of his own in 1987, and re-performs the chorus from his old Wild Wild West as the chorus of this new Wild Wild West. (A performance of the song by Smith, Dee, Dru Hill and Sisqo at the 1999 included Wonder performing a reprise of the chorus on piano. ) The song ', sung by, is also heard during the film's end titles.
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The music videos for both end title songs are featured on the DVD. Several songs not heard in the film itself are featured on the promotional CD album Wild Wild West: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture (released by on June 15, 1999). This includes the song 'Bad Guys Always Die', recorded by Dr. Dre & Eminem. ('Wild Wild West' and 'Bailamos' are the only songs on the album to be heard in the film). Tie-in media A video game was published in 1999 to tie in with the film's release,. See also.
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You are watching The Wild Wild West movie. The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969. Two television movies were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980, and the series was adapted for a motion picture in 1999. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as 'James Bond on horseback.' Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
These elements were accentuated even more in the 1999 movie adaptation. Despite high ratings, the series was cancelled near the end of its fourth season as a concession to Congress over television violence. On 123Movies you can watch The Wild Wild West online with subtitles or in original.
I only watched about a half hour of this, but since no one else has commented I might as well say something. I had high hopes. The original series was excellent and I recognized the director as the guy who did the very funny Support Your Local Sheriff, but the movie immediately felt a little off. The series was a clever, light-hearted action show with a weird sense of humor, but the movie went for very broad, not especially funny comedy. Martin was in pretty good form but Conrad seemed a little worn out, as though he had become an organic farmer lured back to reprise a role he was no longer too comfortable with. There was also a really dumb British spy. The best thing was Jonathan Winters, who seems to have watched the series and understands that the villains are not comedic buffoons but rather clever, forceful madmen.
Unfortunately he wasn't on screen enough in the first half hour to keep me watching.
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Directors: Director, Cast: Rita Escobar, U.S. Barbie horse pc games free download. Marshal Artemus Gordon/Ulysses S. Arliss Loveless, Capt. James West, Movie Description: Jim West is a guns-a-blazing former Civil War hero. Artemus Gordon is an inventive U.S. Marshal who excels in disguise.
When the United States is threatened by psychotic Confederate Arliss Loveless, President Ulysses Grant teams the duo up to bring him to justice. On a hazard-packed train journey from Washington D.C. To Utah, West and Gordon must combine their skills to best Loveless and his diabolical machines.
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