Cowboys & Aliens

Seriously, dude, we're trying to eat...can't you at least walk downstream a bit?

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Our Review Published August 2, 2011 Podcast Runtime: 67 mins

Daniel Craig. Harrison Ford. Jon Favreau. Cowboys. Aliens. These creatives and concepts had Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart racing to saddle up to see one of the few non-sequel, big-budget spectacles this summer. Based on a comic series, Cowboys & Aliens mashes up Western grit with sci-fi spectacle: six-shooters, alien tech, and a desert showdown. Ride on over to NowPlayingPodcast.com and hear whether this high-concept shootout hits the mark.

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Cowboys & Aliens

2011 PG-13 1h 59m

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

Release Date

July 29, 2011

Director

Jon Favreau

Writer

Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg

Stars

Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Noah Ringer, Keith Carradine, Clancy Brown, Walton Goggins , Abigail Spencer, Ana de la Reguera, Raoul Max Trujillo, David O'Hara, Buck Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Cooper Taylor, Chris Browning, Brian Duffy, Brendan Wayne, Gavin Grazer, Toby Huss, Wyatt Russell, Jimmy Jatho, Kenny Call, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Garret Noël, Troy Gilbert, Chad Randall, Scout Hendrickson, David Midthunder, Mo Brings Plenty, Phillip Pike, Calum Blaylock, Paul Ortega, Nathaniel Chee, Robyn Simmons, Simon Choneska, David Chee, Vonda Tso, Lariat Geronimo, Freddie Apache, Oliver Enjady, Hoyle Osborne, Rex Rideout

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Producer

Damon Lindelof, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Music

Harry Gregson-Williams

Genre

Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Western

Country

India, United States of America

Language