British moviemaker Paul Weiland expected the film, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold, to be packed with good times and laughs - but, instead, it was a terrible shoot.
Funnyman Billy Crystal's nice-guy image has taken a hammering from his City Slickers sequel director, who reveals the actor was challenging on the set. With Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby. Directed by Ron Underwood. And he blames his allergies and Crystal for ruining the experience. Jack Palance often exemplified evil incarnate on film -- portraying some of the most intensely despised villains witnessed in 1950s westerns and melodrama, enhanced by his tall, powerful build, icy voice, and piercing eyes. With Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Luke Hemsworth, Ptolemy Slocum. The film's screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and it was shot in New York City; New Mexico; Durango, Colorado; and Spain. The cast and characters return for a 6 minute misadventure. A comedy short that reunites the cast from the comedy hit, City Slickers. City Slickers works because writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel know how to effectively utilize their talent and give each character sustainable depth and energy to run for the near-two hour runtime the film holds. On the verge of turning 40, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest.
In that time, the film is often funny, kind of poignant, a little overlong, but heartfelt all the more.
City Slickers is a 1991 American western comedy film, directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, and Noble Willingham.. Jack Palance, Actor: City Slickers.
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