Synopsis
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
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Cast
- Kevin KlinePaden
- Scott GlennEmmett
- Danny GloverMalachi 'Mal' Johnson
- Kevin CostnerJake
- Brian DennehyCobb
- Rosanna ArquetteHannah
- John CleeseSheriff John T. Langston
- Linda HuntStella
- Jeff GoldblumSlick
- Ray BakerMcKendrick
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
This movie is more sophisticated and complicated than the Westerns of my childhood, and it is certainly better looking and better acted. - 80
The New York Times
Silverado is sufficiently modern to make its landscapes bigger, its people smaller and its moral polarities less powerfully distinct than those of simpler, more starkly beautiful westerns gone by. - 80
Variety
Rather than relying on legendary heroes of Westerns past, writer-director Lawrence Kasdan with his brother Mark have used their special talent to create a slew of human scale characters against a dramatic backdrop borrowing from all the conventions of the genre. - 80
Empire
Engrossing western which inspired a huge genre revivial. - 63
Christian Science Monitor
It's best when the carefully chosen cast throws itself into developing characters and building their relationships. When pure storytelling takes over after an hour or so, the picture becomes less original and engaging. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
Between the gratuitous climaxes that seem to occur every 10 minutes, Kasdan parades a myriad of stereotypes before us and never develops them. In fact, he never really explores any of his characters but only provides them with enough motivation to justify the slaughter of dozens of people. - 63
Boston Globe
Silverado plays like a big-budget regurgitation of old Westerns. Whatkeeps it going is the generosity that flows between Kasdan and his actors. It's got benevolent energies, but not the more primal kind needed to renew the standard Western images and archetypes. [10 Jul 1985, p.26] - 63
Chicago Tribune
Silverado is a completely successful physical attempt at reviving the western, but its script would need a complete rewrite for it to become more than just a small step in a full-scale western revival. [10 Jul 1985, p.5]
