Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

tbaltmail Coming of age story set in a surreal version of the "old west" where the bands play thru Marshall stacks and the gunslingers play virtuoso drum solos... A young Don Johnson (of Miami Vice fame) seems slightly out of place here, and the film descends into gloopy melodrama in it's latter stages - but the involvement of the Firesign Theater crew at least ensures a fair helping of the bizarre. Well worth a watch for anyone with an affection for Seventies rock and the attendant culture - some great moments, including the opening scene.....

kabej5 I saw this movie when it first came out, and I must say that it never tried to appeal to everybody's taste, perhaps not even mine.However, one thing that has stuck with me for more than a third of a century is that someone in the group of about a dozen people that I was with suggested that this was in large part a remake of Siddhartha, just transposed into an off-beat western. Ultimately, the whole group concurred in this assessment, including myself (I had just finished reading the work by Hess -- the year being 1971). I got the feeling it was an effort to concoct a cult classic that just didn't hit the mark. Still, the cast is very representative of a group that would make such an effort, while not taking itself too seriously. Not great art, but a great page from the scrapbook of a counterculture.

thefensk A previous reviewer called this a real hoot. I agree. You have to remember that this movie (and I haven't seen it in probably 30 years) was basically written by the Firesign Theatre guys. It was billed as an "electric western" and it was a staple on the old Midnight Movie circuit. For the uninformed ... in the days before personal video, unique movies like this one would play in venues billed as "midnight movies" ... which were a cheap alternatives to clubs and such for Saturday night entertainment. Midnight movies were generally enjoyed in a somewhat enhanced-state-of-mind. Whew.Since I've never seen this movie on TV and don't think it was ever in wide distribution ... it may well have gone "straight to midnight movies" in much the same way that some movies go straight to video. Heh.

eshearin Remember Easy Rider? Remember Beyond the Valley of the Dolls? Remember Fistful of Dollars? Now, put all those movies in a blender, hit frappe, and you'll get Zachariah. Once you get past the fact that they're playing electric guitars in 1880's, it's an enjoyable film.