Goin' South (1978)
"In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married."

Title: Goin' South
Original Title: Goin' South
Release Date: 1978-10-06
Status: Released
Rating: 5.8/10 (from 143 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy, Western, Romance
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.
Cast

Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon

Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate

Christopher Lloyd
Towfield

John Belushi
Hector

Veronica Cartwright
Hermine

Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle

Jeff Morris
Big Abe

Danny DeVito
Hog

Tracey Walter
Coogan

Gerald H. Reynolds
Polty