Uphill All the Way
| Uphill All the Way | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Q. Dobbs |
| Produced by |
David L. Ford (producer) Burr Smidt (producer) Mel Tillis (executive producer) Renée Valente (executive producer) Bob Younts (associate producer) |
| Written by | Frank Q. Dobbs |
| Starring |
Roy Clark Mel Tillis Burl Ives Glen Campbell Trish Van Devere Frank Gorshin Richard Paul |
| Music by | Dennis M. Pratt |
| Cinematography | Roland 'Ozzie' Smith |
| Edited by | Chuck Weiss |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Uphill All The Way is a 1986 comedy western film starring Roy Clark, Mel Tillis, Glen Campbell, Burl Ives, Trish Van Devere, Elaine Joyce, Frank Gorshin and Sheb Wooley.
Plot
Two bumbling good ol' boys, Ben and Booger, are thrown off a train after failing to show their tickets. They wander into a saloon/brothel and attempt unsuccesfully to cheat their way into a fortune at the card table.
Penniless, they try to trade their shotgun for a loan at the bank, causing a teller to sound the alarm. They try to escape by hitching a lift from a driver who thinks they’re stealing his car at gunpoint, and runs away to demand that they face justice. The sheriff forms a posse to capture them, but two of his soldiers are terrorized by Ben and Booger with their shotgun and allow them to steal their horse and uniforms. The captain of the posse orders the two bogus troopers to join the hunt, and there is a chaotic chase across the west, with gunfights galore. Ben and Booger escape by train into Mexico, but can’t find their tickets, so once again they get flung off the train. We’re left to assume that they’re off to launch their next fraudulent scheme.
Cast
- Roy Clark as Ben
- Mel Tillis as Booger
- Frank Gorshin as Pike
- Burt Reynolds as the card player (uncredited)
- Richard Paul as the bank teller
- Burl Ives as the sheriff
- Glen Campbell as the Captain
- Burton Gilliam as the Corporal
- Gailard Sartain as the Private
- Elaine Joyce as Miss Jessie
- Sheb Wooley as Anson Sudro
- Trish Van Devere as Widow Quinn