A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 film by Seth MacFarlane / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western romantic action 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.
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Directed by | Seth MacFarlane |
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Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
Edited by | Jeff Freeman |
Music by | Joel McNeely |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million[2] |
Box office | $80.2 million[3] |
Development for A Million Ways to Die in the West 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.
A Million Ways to Die in the West was released on May 30, 2014, in the United States, and distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with criticism for its length, screenplay, humor and MacFarlane's performance and directing. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2014, and earned more than $15 million in home media sales.