A Million Ways to Die in the West

Also known as Million Ways to Die in the West

2014 film directed by Seth MacFarlane

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As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Released: 2014-05-22116 minDir: Seth MacFarlaneComedy, WesternBudget: $40.0MBox office: $86.4M

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Cast

Seth MacFarlane as Albert
Charlize Theron as Anna
Amanda Seyfried as Louise
Liam Neeson as Clinch
Giovanni Ribisi as Edward
Neil Patrick Harris as Foy

Themes

gunslinger

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Article

A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband.

Development began while MacFarlane and co-writers Sulkin and Wild were watching Western movies during the development of Ted (2012). Casting was done between December 2012 and March 2013. Filming began on May 6, 2013, in various locations in New Mexico including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and it concluded on August 9 that year. Joel McNeely composed the score.