Silverado

Director Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill) clearly set out to make an old-fashioned Western, but he couldn't help bringing a hip, self-conscious attitude to the proceedings. Silverado thus finds its own funky tone--sometimes rousing, sometimes winking. Four cowpokes converge on a little Western burg called Silverado; they're played by Kevin Kline (a distinctly modern kind of Western hero), Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, and the rowdy young Kevin Costner. Kasdan peppers the somewhat generic action with smart dialogue and a parade of quirky supporting players, including John Cleese as a sheriff who seems to have stepped straight from a Monty Python sketch into an Old West saloon. Bruce Broughton supplies the music, a real throwback to the glory days of thundering Western themes. One thing's for sure: Silverado's a lot more fun than the later Kasdan-Costner Western, Wyatt Earp. --Robert Horton

Movie Details

Cast: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, John Cleese, Todd Allen, Kenny Call, Bill Thurman, Meg Kasdan, Dick Durock, Gene Hartline, Autry Ward
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 127 mins
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

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DVD Features:

Available subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Chinese (Unspecified)

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

"Making of" featurette

International rating:

Europe: PG
Australia: PG

DVD International release dates:
North America: Jun 4, 02

VHS International release dates:
North America: Jan 27, 04