Skip to content
Silverado

Poster from TMDB

EntityQ260548· pop 30· linked from 138 articles

1985 film directed by Lawrence Kasdan

Film · TMDB

6.9

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Released: 1985-07-10133 minDir: Lawrence KasdanWestern, Action, DramaBudget: $23.0MBox office: $32.2M

Cast

  • Kevin Kline as Paden
  • Scott Glenn as Emmett
  • Danny Glover as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
  • Kevin Costner as Jake
  • Brian Dennehy as Cobb
  • Rosanna Arquette as Hannah

Themes

  • gunslinger
  • sheriff
  • saloon
  • fight
  • new mexico
  • horse
  • male friendship
  • prison escape
  • gunfight
  • wagon train

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

53,093 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Metacritic

64/100

Year
1985
Runtime
133 min
Genres
Action, Drama, Western
Rated
PG-13
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total

via OMDb · IMDb

Key facts

Directed by
Lawrence Kasdan
Written by
Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Kasdan
Produced by
Lawrence Kasdan
Starring
Kevin Kline Scott Glenn Rosanna Arquette John Cleese Kevin Costner Brian Dennehy Danny Glover Jeff Goldblum Linda Hunt
Cinematography
John Bailey
Edited by
Carol Littleton
Music by
Bruce Broughton
Production company
Delphi III Productions
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
July 10, 1985 ( 1985-07-10 )
Running time
133 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$23 million
Box office
$32,192,570

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Sorry! | Sony Pictures Entertainment

sonypictures.com

Link to the official site · 2,095 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Duration
130
FilmAffinity ID
333277
Show 4 more facts
publication date
1986-01-09
title
Silverado
review score
78%
capital cost
26000000
Sources (15)

via Wikidata · CC0

~16 min read

Article

Silverado is a 1985 American Western film that was produced and directed by Lawrence Kasdan and written by Kasdan and his brother Mark. It stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, and Kevin Costner. The supporting cast features Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Lynne Whitfield, and Linda Hunt.

The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Delphi III Productions and distributed to theatres by Columbia and by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for home media. The original soundtrack, with a score composed by Bruce Broughton, was released by Geffen Records. On November 12, 2005, an expanded two-disc version of the score was released by the Intrada Records label.

Gallery (6)

Connections

Categories