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Dreams. 5 cents.
Genres
Comedy
Overview
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.
Details
Budget
$9000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
126 min
Release Date
1976-12-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
42
Vote Average
6.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ryan O'Neal
Leo Harrigan
Burt Reynolds
Buck Greenway
Tatum O'Neal
Alice Forsyte
Brian Keith
H.H. Cobb
Stella Stevens
Marty Reeves
John Ritter
Franklin Frank
Jane Hitchcock
Kathleen Cooke
Jack Perkins
Michael Gilhooley
Brion James
Bailiff
Sidney Armus
Judge
Joe Warfield
Morgan
Tamar Cooper
Edna Mae Gilhooley
Alan Gibbs
Patents Hooligan
Mathew Anden
Hecky
Lorenzo Music
Mullins
Arnold Soboloff
Cobb's Writer
Jeffrey Byron
Steve
Priscilla Pointer
Mabel
Don Calfa
Waldo
Philip Bruns
Duncan
Edward Marshall
Rialto Hotel Clerk
John Blackwell
Louie
E.J. André
Stage Performer
Christa Lang
Stage Performer
Maurice Manson
Stage Performer
Louis Guss
Dinsdale
Frank Marshall
Dinsdale's Assistant
Andrew Winner
Stage Manager
Mathilda Calnan
German Bakery Lady
Gustaf Unger
German Producer
Bertil Unger
German Producer
James O'Connell
Patents Thug
Ric Mancini
Patents Thug
Mark Dennis
Cobb's Cutter
E. Hampton Beagle
Leo's Train Conductor
Hedgemon Lewis
Train Waiter
Bill Riddle
Sally
Dino Judd
Old Timer
Harry Carey, Jr.
Dobie
James Best
Jim
Jack Verbois
Jack
John Chappell
John
George Gaynes
Reginald Kingsley
Carleton Rippel
Depot Man
Rita Abrams
Dutch Damsel
Sara Jane Gould
Dutch Damsel
Mary Beth Bell
Dutch Damsel
M. Emmet Walsh
"Father" Logan
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Aunt Lula
Rusty Blitz
Nickelodeon Barker
Les Josephson
Nickelodeon Bouncer
Tom Erhart
Nickelodeon Projectionist
Griffin O'Neal
Bicycle Boy
Patricia O'Neal
Movie Fanatic
Morgan Farley
Movie Fanatic
Anna Thea Bogdanovich
Movie Fanatic
Elaine Partnow
Movie Fanatic
Joseph G. Medalis
Movie Fanatic
Billy Beck
Movie Fanatic
Roger Hampton
Movie Fanatic
Gordon Hurst
Policeman
Charles Thomas Murphy
Hollywood Realtor
Hamilton Camp
Blacker
Ted Gehring
Stoneman
Stanley Brock
Parker
Vincent Milana
Frank's Director
Lee Gordon Moore
Alice's Director
John Finnegan
Kathleen's Director
Christian Grey
Buck's Director
Robert Ball
Leo's Actor
Chief Tug Smith
Elmer
Rude Frimel
Orchestra Conductor
Christopher Barrett
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Jon Cutler
Driver (uncredited)
Running Deer
Indian (uncredited)
Raven Grey Eagle
Indian (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
John Otrin
Man (uncredited)
Carl D. Parker
Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Gus Peters
Tex (uncredited)
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