Wild Wild West (identical title in the anglophone original version) is a American Film , carried out by Barry Sonnenfeld, left on the screens in 1999. Note: the French-speaking version distributed to the Canada carries the title the Mysteries of the West .

The film “very freely” is inspired by the characters of the televised series the Mysteries of the West , diffused 1965 with 1969.

Synopsis

1869. The two special super-agents James West and Artemus Gordon, helped of beautiful Rita Escobar, are charged to neutralize démoniaque Dr. Arliss Loveless, which wants some with the life of the President of the United States. Unpleasant very twisted, supported by a talented section female and equipped with two extremely frightening futuristic weapons…

Data sheet

• original Title: Wild Wild West
• French-speaking Titles:
• France: Wild Wild West
• : Mysteries of the West
• Realization: Barry Sonnenfeld
• Scenario: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
• According to a history of: Jim Thomas and John Thomas
• Production:
• Production companies: Peters Entertainment, Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment and Warner Bros.
• Producing: Jon Peters and Barry Sonnenfeld
• Coproducers: Doug Lodato and Graham Places
• associated Producteurs: Chris Soldo and Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
• Executive producers: Tracy Glaser, Barry Josephson, Kim LeMasters, Joel Simon and Bill Todman Jr.
• Original music: Elmer Bernstein
• Musics additional: Peter Bernstein, without counting several songs of other Director authors
• of the photography: Michael Ballhaus and Stefan Czapsky
• Assembly: Jim Miller
• Creation of the decorations: Bo Welch
• Creation of the costumes: Deborah Lynn Scott
• Nationality: The United States
• Kind: Western, Comedy, Science fiction
• Lasted: 107 minutes
• Budget: 170.00 M$
• Coming out date: June 30th 1999 (the United States)

Distribution

• Will Smith (VF: Lucien Jean-Baptiste) : the captain James West (Jim West)
• Kevin Kline (VF: Jean-Philippe Puymartin) : U.S. Marshall Artemus Gordon (Artie Gordon)/the president Ulysses S. Grant
• Kenneth Branagh (VF: Renaud Marx) : Doctor Arliss Loveless
• Salma Hayek (VF: Virginia Ogouz) : Rita Escobar
• Ted Levine (VF: Michel Fort) : the general “Bloodbath” McGrath
• Mr. Emmet Walsh: Coleman
• Frederique van Der Wal: Amazonia
• Musetta Vander : Munitia
• Sofia Eng: Miss Lippenrieder
• Ling Bai: Miss East
• Garcelle Beauvais: Beautiful
• Mike H. McGaughy: …
• Jerry Wills: …
• Rodney A. Grant: Hudson

Around film

• the film accepted 5 “ rewards ” with the Razzie Awards 1999: worse film, worse couple with the screen, worse realizer, worse scenario and worse original song. It was also nominated for the worst actor (Kevin Kline), the worst male supporting role (Kenneth Brannagh), and even the worst female supporting role for… Kevin Kline, when it is disguised as a prostitute! Robert Conrad, which interpreted the role of James West in the televised series of origin, accepted 3 of these rewards in person, thus underlining the little of regard that it had for this film.

External bond

• Card “Wild Wild West (1999)” on Internet Movie Database

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