Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- wacky
- goofy
- wholesome
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics generally found the film intermittently entertaining and inventive in its comic performances and action, but uneven, juvenile, and overextended by repetitive set pieces.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Amos and Theodore repeatedly blunder through outlaw, military, and law-enforcement situations via physical comedy and comic errors.
The protagonists enlist in the Army, disrupt the fort, and become entangled in the military response to stolen supplies.
Amos and Theodore are accused of bank robbery while trying to establish themselves independently.
After the pair accidentally subdue the legendary Woolly Bill Hitchcock, he tracks them down in anger.
Films like The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, and why
The Apple Dumpling Gang
family-friendly western slapstick built around mismatched comic partners and escalating misunderstandings
The Shakiest Gun in the West
family-oriented western comedy featuring bumbling outsiders, broad physical humor, and frontier misadventures
The Million Dollar Duck
Disney western comedy combining comic incompetence, mistaken accusations, and an upbeat ensemble adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Vincent McEveety
- Release Date
- 1979-06-27
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (79)
Cast
- Tim Conway
- Don Knotts
- Tim Matheson
- Kenneth Mars
- Elyssa Davalos
- Jack Elam
- Robert Pine
- Harry Morgan
- Ruth Buzzi
- Audrey Totter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again about?
- Two hapless frontier drifters ignite a chain of comic disasters involving a furious lawman, a bank-robbery accusation, and a disastrously enlisted Army fort.
- What is The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again as mild.
- What did critics think of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again?
- Critics generally found the film intermittently entertaining and inventive in its comic performances and action, but uneven, juvenile, and overextended by repetitive set pieces.
- Which films are like The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again?
- Films with a similar feel include The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Shakiest Gun in the West, and The Million Dollar Duck.
- How long is The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again?
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again?
- In United States, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again streams on Disney Plus.
