# Goin' South (1978)

> A swaggering Texas outlaw escapes the gallows through a marriage of convenience, only to find frontier domestic life harder than prison.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21351

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Comedy, Western, Romance
- Director: Jack Nicholson
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Bradford, Jeff Morris, Danny DeVito
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077621/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, shaggy, lazy afternoon, classic western night

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- [The Outsider (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/43801)

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