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After cowardly Albert backs out of a gunfight because he's never fired his gun, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man -- the proprietor of the town's foremost moustache emporium. When he accidentally saves the life of a mysterious and beautiful woman, she helps him find his courage and le… More
Initial release: May 30, 2014 (USA)
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Running time: 116 minutes
Language: English
Screenplay: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Storyline
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American western comedy film written and produced by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. Directed by and starring MacFarlane himself, the film features an ensemble cast also including Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. Produced by Media Rights Capital and distributed by Universal Pictures,[4][5] the film was released on May 30, 2014[6][7] to mixed reviews from critics.
In 1882, in the town of Old Stump, Arizona, cowardly sheep farmer Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) is dumped by his beloved girlfriend Louise (Amanda Seyfried) as a result of his withdrawal from a duel. He prepares to leave for San Francisco, believing that the frontier holds nothing for him. Meanwhile, infamous outlaw Clinch Leatherwood (Liam Neeson) robs and kills an old prospector for a nugget of gold. He orders one of his men, Lewis (Evan Jones), to escort his wife Anna (Charlize Theron) to Old Stump to lie low while he continues his banditry.
Plot:
In 1882, in the town of Old Stump, Arizona, cowardly sheep farmer Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) is dumped by his beloved girlfriend Louise (Amanda Seyfried) as a result of his withdrawal from a duel. He prepares to leave for San Francisco, believing that the frontier holds nothing for him. Meanwhile, infamous outlaw Clinch Leatherwood (Liam Neeson) robs and kills an old prospector for a nugget of gold. He orders one of his men, Lewis (Evan Jones), to escort his wife Anna (Charlize Theron) to Old Stump to lie low while he continues his banditry. Lewis and Anna arrive in town under the guise of two siblings intending to build a farm, but Lewis is arrested after inciting a brawl in a saloon. During the fight, Albert saves Anna from being crushed by two of the brawlers and the two form a friendship. They attend a county fair at which Louise's new boyfriend, the foppish Foy (Neil Patrick Harris), challenges Albert to a shooting contest. Albert is defeated, but Anna steps up and defeats Foy. Foy insults Albert who angrily challenges Foy to a duel in a week's time.
