Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

Jeff Bridges is Lewis Tater, the Iowa farmboy who blazed a trail across the barren wastes of Hollywood and Vine in MGM's comedy surprise "Hearts of the West."

PG 1975 · 102 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Western

Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him.

Directed by Howard Zieff · Written by Rob Thompson

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