Wagons East

Wagons East
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Markle
Written by	Matthew Carlson
Produced by	Gary Goodman Robert Newmyer Barry Rosen Jeffrey Silver
Starring	John Candy Richard Lewis John C. McGinley Ellen Greene Robert Picardo Rodney A. Grant Ed Lauter
Cinematography	Frank Tidy
Edited by	Scott Conrad
Music by	Michael Small
Production company	Carolco Pictures
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	August 26, 1994 (1994-08-26)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4.4 million

Wagons East (sometimes styled as Wagons East!) is a 1994 American Western adventure comedy film directed by Peter Markle, written by Matthew Carlson, and starring John Candy, Richard Lewis, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Robert Picardo, Rodney A. Grant, and Ed Lauter. It tells the story of an alcoholic wagon master who leads a group of misfit settlers in the Wild West back to the East. The film was released in the United States on August 26, 1994. Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico, and in Durango, Mexico.^[1]

During the final days of the film's production in Durango, Mexico, John Candy died of a heart attack at the age of 43.^[2] Script re-writes, a stand-in and special effects were used to complete his remaining scenes, and it was released five months after his death.^[3] The film marked Candy's penultimate performance with the film being dedicated in memory of him as well as the film being the last Carolco Pictures production to be distributed by TriStar Pictures.

The film was panned by critics with the rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film grossed $4.4 million at the box office.