Hearts of the West 48 years old
Jeff Bridges is Lewis Tater, the Iowa farmboy who blazed a trail across the barren wastes of Hollywood and Vine in MGM's comedy surprise "Hearts of the West."
Naive Iowa farm boy Lewis Tater dreams of being a famous Western novelist like his hero, Zane Grey. He leaves home to answer a writing correspondence course's ad for on-campus classes, only to discover that the school consists of a row of postboxes at an isolated Nevada train depot. On the run from the con men responsible, Lewis stumbles across "real" cowboys--cowboy actors shooting a movie in the desert. The would-be writer soon finds himself instead acting in Westerns, for the rundown Tumbleweed Productions studio, in Depression-era Hollywood.
Credits
Hearts of the West Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeff Bridges He was 25, now 74 years old | as Lewis Tater |
| Donald Pleasence He was 56, 75 years old when he died | as A.J. Nietz |
| Marie Windsor She was 55, 80 years old when she died | as Woman in Nevada |
| Alan Arkin He was 41, now 90 years old | as Bert Kessler |
| Dub Taylor He was 68, 87 years old when he died | as Nevada Ticket Agent |
| Andy Griffith He was 49, 86 years old when he died | as Howard Pike |
| Matt Clark He was 38, now 87 years old | as Jackson |
| Richard B. Shull He was 46, 70 years old when he died | as Stout Crook |
| Blythe Danner She was 32, now 81 years old | as Miss Trout |
| Burton Gilliam He was 37, now 85 years old | as Lester |
| Alex Rocco He was 39, 79 years old when he died | as Earl |
| Frank Cady He was 60, 96 years old when he died | as Pa Tater |
| Anthony James He was 33, now 81 years old | as Lean Crook |
| Herb Edelman He was 41, 62 years old when he died | as Polo |
Hearts of the West Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Howard Zieff as Director. He was 47 (81) years old when He died | Directing |
| Mario Tosi as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 82) years old | Camera |
| Tony Bill as Producer. He was 35 (now 83) years old | Production |
| Rob Thompson as Writer. He was 74 (now 123) years old | Writing |
Hearts of the West (48 years)
Jeff Bridges is Lewis Tater, the Iowa farmboy who blazed a trail across the barren wastes of Hollywood and Vine in MGM's comedy surprise "Hearts of the West."
- Release day: Wednesday, October 08, 1975
- Runtime: 102 minutes