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It tells the story of an alcoholic wagon master who leads a group of misfit settlers in the Wild West back to the East. The film was released in the United States on August 26, 1994. Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico, and in Durango, Mexico. [1]
- $4.4 million
- Michael Small
- August 26, 1994
- Carolco Pictures
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
Aug 26, 1994 · Directed by. Peter Markle. The loss of John Candy is made all the more poignant because "Wagons East!" is the last film he completed. It is possible he never appeared in a worse one. The producers claim he finished all his key scenes before his unexpected death on the location, but that's hard to believe, because his character is an undefined ...
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Wagons East: Directed by Peter Markle. With Joe Bays, Abraham Benrubi, Jill Boyd, John Candy. In the 1860s Wild West, a ragged bunch of misfit settlers decides they cannot stand living in their current situation and they hire a grizzled cowboy to take them on a journey back East to their hometowns.
- Peter Markle
- 2 min
Aug 26, 1994 · Overview. After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
Wagons East plot "They came. They saw. They changed their minds." A group of settlers who once set out for the Wild West in good spirits decide to head east again. Of course someone has to be in charge of the covered wagon convoy… Drunk John Harlow (John Candy) will wash that piggy.
