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starring: Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Lynde, Foster Brooksdirected by: Hal Needham
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302487855
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302487854
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: September 29, 1997
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 3634
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 1979
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This curiosity from the mid-1970s is breathtaking in its dreadfulness. Directed by Hal Needham, this was an attempt at creating a Roadrunner cartoon with live actors--except that instead of a live actor they got Arnold Schwarzenegger, before Hollywood smoothed his rough edges (and his Austrian accent). He plays the invulnerable sheriff who rides blithely through life, unaware that the evil Kirk Douglas wants to kill him and kidnap his squeeze, Ann-Margret. The stunts are cartoony without being funny and Schwarzenegger shows exactly why he was known as 'the Austrian Oak.' Douglas works extra hard but effort alone isn't enough to elevate this script. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - very good
i liked to much very funny
i never sau arnold like a faget in his blue suit
Rating:  - Screwball Comedy
Slapstick comedy that keeps you laughing from beginning to end. Definitely a movie that could be watched over and over again for a marathon of laughs.
Rating:  - Good for a light-hearted laugh
I have had The Villain on VHS for years and have watched it many times. It is good for a slapstick, light-hearted time. I decided to order it on DVD so it would last many more years. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys the wily coyote type of humor.
Rating: - hilarious
think road runner and wily coyote in human form,with the exception of arnie,(never been quite sure about him).very very funny.dont think,just sit back and enjoy.
Rating: - Nostalgia: Memories of Ann-Margret & Old Tucson
As a bit-part traveling salesman in the film, I had the distinct pleasure of having a scene with Ann-Margret where I had to steady her as the train rolls into town (actually just fifty feet back-and-forth for each take). Ann-Margret held a suitcase in each hand, so Hal Needham directed me to stand behind her and hold her by the waist to keep her from falling as the train lurches to a stop. We did about eight takes and I wish there had been a dozen more! Hell, I would have paid them to do this part! ... Read More
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