Film

Lucky Luke

Name: Lucky Luke
Genre: Comedy, Western
Released: 1991
Cast: Terence Hill, Nancy Morgan, Roger Miller, Ron Carey, Dominic Barto

Other titles called Lucky Luke: the 2009 film.

A 1991 live-action Western comedy based on the Belgian comic strip, with Terence Hill as the quick-draw hero who settles disputes and outwits outlaws. It's cheerful, silly, and deliberately anachronistic—a film that knows exactly how ridiculous it is and leans in. For fans of cartoonish action and affable adventure.

TMDb rating

2.7

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