The Honkers (1972)

Director
Steve Ihnat

Main cast
James Coburn; Lois Nettleton; Slim Pickens; Anne Archer; Richard Anderson

Genres
Comedy, Western, Action

Description
An over-the-hill rodeo champion is so self-centered that he ignores his wife, son, and best friend.


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