Cactus Jack Details

This attempt at spoofing old westerns stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kirk Douglas in what sounds like a comic meeting of the two chins. Made before anyone had the wit to relaunch Arnie as a pneumatic self-parody and before Kirk realised he was surrounded by dross, this is, sadly, an example of crass comic mistiming in the extreme. It was probably conceived by Hollywood executives over a week-long lunch, who thought it might be a topping idea to reinvent the Roadrunner cartoon as a live-action romp. The small trifles that are absent include any sign of imagination or comedy or, for that matter, a director with an attention-span. At least Ann-Margret looks as striking as ever.

Having flopped in the States as The Villain, this abysmally unfunny comedy Western would need a lot more changed than... read more on Time Out