The Frisco Kid

This is one of my favorite movies as well. I've had the VHS for years and am glad to see its finally out on DVD. Get this movie. You won't regret it.

As an aside, however, I wonder why William Smith never gets mentioned as one of the major actors in this film. Also under-rated, he's played a bad guy in biker movies, a lot of westerns, and as Clint Eastwood's nemesis in "Any Which Way You Can." He plays another bad guy here, very convincingly. Check out his Wikipedia article. Wow !! Much more to him that meets the eye.

Gene Wilder & Harrison Ford wander around ' out there ' trying to get the designated Rabbi to San Francisco thru miscellaneous bouts of goofy adventures & misadventures along the way.
I saw this terrific flick many years ago, when it first screened, and it has stayed with me ever since !!
Such an odd story line, with these guys suiting their roles perfectly, makes for a great humourous journey for the viewer ....
Not 5 stars to me since I don't say it's the best I've ever seen regarding this genre, but it IS ... indeed a pleasing flick, for all in my opinion.
On VHS (mine) but good quality none the less. I STILL watch this goofy thing every few months.

This is a very good, funny, and honest movie. Our whole family enjoyed it.

frisco kid is a movie i saw years ago. have always wanted to own it and now ido my girl friend had never seen it before and she really injoyed it

Before I review this film I'd like to quibble with the photo on the DVD package. It sports a large picture of Harrison Ford with star Gene Wilder obscured with a small picture of him in the left hand corner. There's no denying the magnitude of Ford's popularity but, hey, this is Wilder's show and he is a respected actor in his own right. Anyhow, this is a wonderful picture. I absolutely love it. It works on so many levels. It works as a traditional western. It's essentially a comic western in the veign of "Destry Rides Again" and not a parody of one like "Blazing Saddles" despite Wilder's presence. As for Wilder, I could almost bet if he were to name one of his favorite characters he played he would say Avram Belinsky. The film's establishing scenes in Poland give you the false impression that Avram is something of a buffoon. When it transports to America Avram proves anything but. For sure there is a childlike quality to him that's deceiving. But Avram also proves to be a kindly, devout, and intensely moral man. We root for Avram to succeed in the new and untamed land he has been called to serve as Rabbi. As for Ford, he is winning as a goodhearted but misguided bankrobber who helps Avram probably as some form of redemption. Despite their different acting styles, Ford and Wilder have great chemistry. I'm Roman Catholic but I can appreciate the intensity of Avram's faith. I showed this film to my teenage nephew who is Jewish but he seemed unfortunately disinterested. I did show it to an older Jewish friend and fortunately he loved this film.