The
Wild Wild West
I've seen the trailer, wow, I must say there are great
visual effects in it. This one is gonna be comedy too (with Smith in it,
you know what to expect). The Tarantula (huge like spider shape robot)
is cool. I'll add smore on this later on.
Release Date: July 2nd, 1999
Distributor: Warner Brothers
Cast: Will Smith (James T. West), Kevin Kline (Artemus Gordon), Kenneth Branagh (Dr. Arliss Loveless), Salma Hayek (Rita Escobar), M. Emmet Walsh (Coleman), Ted Levine (McGrath), Musetta Vander (Munitia), Frederique Van Der Wal (Amazonia), Sofia Eng (Lippenreider)
Rumored Cameo: Robert Conrad (Fans of the TV show have written me to say that they do not think he'd appear in the movie due to things he's said about this film. However, there are also reports on other sites that he is indeed in the movie. I'm awaiting further confirmation on this.)
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty, The Addams Family)
Screenwriters: Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman (cowriters of Doc Hollywood, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?); Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson (cowriters of Short Circuit, Short Circuit 2, Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershock, *Batteries Not Included)
Based on: The popular 60's TV show.
Premise: In the Reconstruction/Victorian Era years following the Civil War, James T. West (Smith) and Artemus Gordon (Kline) are cunning Secret Service agents under direct order and service to President Grant. Their mission this time around is to stop scientist madman Dr. Arliss Loveless (Branagh), who plans to use a really huge robot called the Tarantula to assassinate the president.
Unofficial Fan Site: The Wild Wild West Movie Page
Official Site: wildwildwest.net