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Running time106 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$170 millionBox office$222.1 millionWild Wild West is a 1999 American co-produced and directed by, produced by and written by and alongside, from a story penned. Loosely adapted from, a 1960s television series created by, it is the only production since the More Wild Wild West (1980) to feature the characters from the original series.The film stars (who previously collaborated with Sonnenfeld on ) and (in a ) as two agents who work together in order to protect and the United States from all manner of dangerous threats during the. The film features a supporting cast consisting of, and, as well as an by Western film score veteran and extensive courtesy of.Released theatrically in the United States on June 30, 1999 by and produced on a $170 million budget (making it the at the time of its release ), Wild Wild West was a major, grossing only $113.8 million domestically and $108.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $222.1 million. The critical consensus on calls it a 'bizarre misfire in which greater care was lavished upon the special effects than on the script'. At the, the film was nominated for eight Razzies and won five, including and (for the song by Smith).

Contents.Plot In 1869, four years after the end of the, James T. 'Jim' West and Artemus Gordon hunt for ex- 'Bloodbath' McGrath, who was responsible for killing West's parents. Informs the two about the disappearance of America's key scientists and a treasonous plot by McGrath, and tasks them with finding the scientists.Aboard their train The Wanderer, West and Gordon examine the severed head of a murdered scientist.finding a clue which leads them to Arliss Loveless, a legless ex-Confederate officer who also happens to be an engineering genius. Infiltrating Loveless's plantation during a party, the duo rescue a woman named Rita Escobar. She asks for their help in rescuing her professor-father Guillermo Escobar, one of the kidnapped scientists. Loveless holds a demonstration of his newest weapon, a steam-powered, and angers McGrath by using his soldiers as target practice.

Accusing McGrath of 'betrayal' for surrendering at, Loveless shoots him and leaves him for dead. Gordon, West, and Rita find the dying McGrath, who reveals he was framed by Loveless for the massacre of New Liberty. The three caught up with Loveless on The Wanderer.

After a brief fight, Rita accidentally releases which knocks out West, Gordon and herself.West and Gordon wake up as Loveless pulls away in The Wanderer, with Rita as a hostage. Announcing his intention to capture President Grant at the ceremony, he leaves the duo in a deadly trap which they evade. West and Gordon stumble across Loveless's private railroad, leading to his secret industrial complex at Spider Canyon. They witness Loveless's ultimate weapon: a gigantic mechanical armed with cannons.

Loveless uses his spider to capture Grant and Gordon at the ceremony. As West attempts to infiltrate the spider, he is shot in the chest by Munitia, one of Loveless's bodyguards. At his complex, Loveless threatens to destroy the United States with his mechanized forces unless Grant divides the states among, the people and Loveless himself.

After Grant refuses, West - having survived both the shot and the fall - disguises himself as a. He distracts Loveless, allowing Gordon to free the captives.Loveless escapes on his mechanical spider, taking Grant with him. He attacks a small town, and again demands that Grant accept his terms of surrender. Grant continues to reject Loveless's ultimatum. Using an 'Air Gordon' flying machine, Gordon and West catch up to the spider.

West battles the henchmen before confronting Loveless, who is now on mechanical legs. After freeing Grant, Gordon shoots one of Loveless's legs, allowing West to gain the upper hand. As the mechanical spider approaches a cliff, Loveless shoots at West with the concealed gun he used to kill McGrath.

He misses and instead hits the spider's machinery, halting it abruptly at the canyon's edge. Both West and Loveless fall from the spider, but West survives by catching a chain which dangles from the machinery. Grant promotes Gordon and West as the first agents of his new.

After Grant departs on The Wanderer to, West and Gordon reunite with Rita, whom they both attempt to court. She announces that Professor Escobar is actually her husband. Gordon and West ride into the sunset on the spider.Cast. as James T. West.

as Artemus Gordon /. as Dr.

Arliss Loveless. as Rita Escobar. as General 'Bloodbath' McGrath. as Coleman. as Amazonia.

as Munitia. as Miss East. Sofia Eng as Miss Lippenreider (a play on '). as BelleProduction Development first reported in January 1992 that had optioned the to 's television show and hired to direct a film adaptation from a screenplay by that would have starred as Jim West (Donner coincidentally directed three episodes of the original series). However, Donner and Gibson left the project to work on in 1994. Nonetheless, the project continued in the development stage with rumored for the lead in 1995. However, Cruise instead starred in the following year.Discussions with and director began in February 1997.

Pursued to co-star as Artemus Gordon, with, and also in contention for the role while and were hired by the studio to rewrite the script between April and May 1997. Clooney signed on the following August after dropping out of while were also brought aboard by the studio for another rewrite. Was expected to begin in January 1998, but was pushed to April 22, 1998. In December 1997, Clooney dropped out after an agreement with Sonnenfeld: 'Ultimately, we all decided that rather than damage this project trying to retrofit the role for me, it was better to step aside and let them get someone else.' Writing The film featured several significant changes from the television series. For example, Dr.

Loveless — as portrayed by in the film — went from a to a man without legs and confined in a steam-powered wheelchair (similar to that employed by the villain in the episode 'The Night of the Brain'); his first name was also changed from Miguelito to Arliss and was given the motive of a Southerner who sought the defeat of the North after the Civil War. Kevin Kline plays Gordon, whose character was similar to the original version portrayed by except that he was much more competitive with Jim West besides being much more egotistical. The film's script had Kline's Gordon create more ridiculous, humorous and implausible inventions than those created by Martin's Gordon in the television series, as well as having an aggressive rivalry with West whereas in the television series he and West had a very close friendship and trusted each other with their lives. While Gordon did indeed impersonate Grant in the series ('The Night of the Steel Assassin', 'The Night of the Colonel's Ghost' and 'The Night of the Big Blackmail'), they were not played by the same actor.

Additionally, on the TV series West was portrayed by, a Caucasian rather than an — which serves a critical plot point as West's parents were among the victims of Loveless's massacre at New Liberty.produced the film alongside director Sonnenfeld. In a 2002 Q&A event that appears on, filmmaker talked about working with Peters on a in 1997, revealing that Peters had three demands for the script. The first demand was that not wear the suit, the second was that Superman not fly and the third was to have Superman fight a giant spider in the third act. After came on board, Smith's script was scrapped and the film was never produced due to further complications.

A year later, he noted that Wild Wild West, with Peters on board as producer, was released with the inclusion of a giant mechanical spider in the final act. Said Peters also insisted that a giant mechanical spider be included in a proposed film adaptation of. Filming Filming began in 1998. The sequences on both Artemus Gordon's and Dr. Loveless's trains interiors were shot on sets at Warner Bros. Burbank Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard,.

The train exteriors were shot in on the. The Wanderer is portrayed by the Baltimore & Ohio 4-4-0 No.

25, one of the oldest operating steam locomotives in the U.S. Built in 1856 at the in, it was later renamed The in honor of its manufacturer. During pre-production the engine was sent to the steam shops at the for restoration and repainting. The locomotive is brought out for the B&O Train Museum in Baltimore's 'Steam Days'.

The 'William Mason' and the (which was the locomotive used in the original television series) both appeared in the 1956 film.Much of the 'Wild West' footage was shot around, particularly at the western town film set at the Cook Movie Ranch (now ). During the shooting of a sequence involving stunts and pyrotechnics, a planned building fire grew out of control and quickly overwhelmed the local fire crews that were standing. Much of the town was destroyed before the fire was contained. Music The film's score, including its main theme, was composed and conducted by, a veteran of many western film scores such as. The score mainly follows the western genre's symphonic tradition, while at times also acknowledging the film's anachronistic playfulness by employing a more contemporary music style with notable rock percussion. The score also briefly incorporates 's theme from the television series in one cue (uncredited in the film and not included on the album) – ironically, this was one of the few elements to be faithful to the original television series, which also didn't credit Markowitz for the theme.

Additional parts of the score were composed by Bernstein's son while his daughter Emilie served as one of the orchestrators and producers.Like for most of his films during this period, Will Smith recorded a song based on the film's plot, also titled '. 'Wild Wild West' was a No. 1 hit on the U.S. Pop charts, but it also won a. It was produced by, who lifted a from 's 1976 hit '. The song also features guest vocals from group and was a star-making vehicle for Dru Hill lead singer. Had recorded a, to which he re-performs the chorus from his old 'Wild Wild West' as the chorus of this new 'Wild Wild West'.

A performance of the song by Smith, Dee, Dru Hill and Sisqo at the 1999 included Wonder performing a reprise of the chorus on. Score All music is composed by, except as noted. Main Title'3:002.' West Fights'1:143.'

East Meets West'1:155.' Of Rita, Rescue and Revenge'5:436.' Trains, Tanks and Frayed Ropes' (Composed by )4:037.' The Cornfield'1:098.'

Loveless's Plan'4:459.' Goodbye Loveless' (Composed by Peter Bernstein)4:3310.' Ride the Spider'2:14Total length:30:12Release Upon release on June 30, 1999, alongside and Warner Bros. Pictures' animated film, several news reports arose stating that adolescent moviegoers purchased tickets into seeing the PG-13-rated Wild Wild West in theaters but instead went to see South Park. This was a result of a film industry crackdown that would make it tougher for children to sneak into R-rated films, as proposed by U.S.

President at the time in response to the generated by the, which had occurred two months before the release of both films. Marketing Warner Bros. Heavily promoted Wild Wild West as an anticipated summer instead of 's animated film, which was released two months after Wild Wild West. This sparked controversy as The Iron Giant was becoming more critically successful than the critically panned Wild Wild West upon release, despite eventually under-performing at the box office due to the studio deciding to spend their money on marketing for Wild Wild West among other films.From June 28, 1999 to August 8, 1999, Wild Wild West was available at for a limited time, featuring two stylish pairs of modeled after the popular pair worn in the film, with a purchase of any Western meal as well as a kids meal. This was the last Burger King Kids Meal promotion to use the 1994-1999 logo, before switching over to the current logo on July 1, 1999.Home media released Wild Wild West on and on November 30, 1999, and on on May 29, 2011. Reception Box office Wild Wild West grossed $27.7 million in its opening day (Wednesday), ranking first at the North American box office.

The film closed on October 7, 1999, after five months, having grossed $113.8 million domestically and $108.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $222.1 million against a production budget of $170 million. Critical response Wild Wild West was met with mostly negative reviews from film critics. On, the film has an approval rating of 17% based on reviews from 131 critics, with an average rating of 4.06/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'Bombastic, manic, and largely laugh-free, Wild Wild West is a bizarre misfire in which greater care was lavished upon the special effects than on the script.' On the film has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.

Audiences polled by gave the film an average grade of 'C+' on an A+ to F scale.of gave the film one star out of four, stating that ' Wild Wild West is a comedy dead zone. You stare in disbelief as scenes flop and die. The movie is all concept and no content; the elaborate special effects are like watching money burn on the screen.' Of gave the film a negative review, saying the film 'leaves reality so far behind that its storytelling would be arbitrary even by comic-book standards, and its characters share no common ground or emotional connection.'

Accolades. Who played Jim West in the original television series, arrived at the ceremony to collect in person three Razzies the film won in order to express his objections to the film. Main article:A soundtrack containing and music was released on June 15, 1999,. It peaked at No. 4 on both the and the.Video game An titled was published, developed and released by on December 7, 1999, eight months following the film's release.Lawsuit In 1997, writer sued Warner Bros.

Over the upcoming feature film based on the series. Ralston helped create the original television series and scripted the 'The Night of the Inferno'. In a deposition, Ralston explained that in 1964 he had been approached by producer Michael Garrison who 'said he had an idea for a series, good commercial idea, and wanted to know if I could glue the idea of a western hero and a -type together in the same show'. Ralston said he then created the Civil War characters, the format, the story outline and nine drafts of the script that was the basis for the television series. It was his idea, for example, to have a secret agent named Jim West who would perform secret missions for a bumbling President Grant.Ralston's experience brought to light a common Hollywood practice of the 1950s and 1960s when television writers who helped create popular series allowed producers or studios to take credit for a show, thus cheating the writers out of millions of dollars in royalties. However, Ralston died in 1999 before his suit was settled, resulting in Warner Bros.

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at.AwardsPreceded bySucceeded. – & (2001).

– and (2002). – (2003). –, and (2004). – (2005).

– Leora Barish and (2006). – Jeffrey Hammond (2007). – & Graham Gordy (2008).

–, and (2009). – (2010). – and, story by Ben Zook (2011). – (2012).

– Steve Baker, Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Rocky Russo, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jonathan van Tulleken and Jonas Wittenmark (2013). – and Cheston Hervey (2014).

(2015). – and (2016). –, Eric Siegel and (2017). – Niall Leonard (2018). – and (2019).