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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 03/18/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Western, Buddy Film, Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film

Barbarosa is a western starring the unlikely screen team of Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. Nelson is an outlaw, Busey his country-bumpkin buddy. They decide to ride together, since both are on the run from separate family feuds. Directed by Australian filmmaker Fred Schepisi, the screenplay for Barbarosa was written by William D. Wittliff who would later gain acclaim for his adaptation of Larry McMurtry's -Lonesome Dove. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Willie Nelson - Barbarosa
Gary Busey - Karl Westover
Isela Vega - Josephina
Gilbert Roland - Don Braulio
Danny De La Paz - Eduardo

Vastly overrated at the time of its release (though it barely earned a dime at the box office), Barbarosa is a modestly enjoyable western starring the unlikely "team" of Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. Nelson is an outlaw, Busey his country-bumpkin buddy. They decide to ride together, since both are on the run from separate family feuds. Australian director Fred Schepisi uses these plot pegs to fashion a feature-length homage to John Ford, complete with breathtaking long shots of mountain ranges and endless flatlands. Everybody seems to be having so much fun in Barbarosa that its sudden bursts of violence come off as intrusive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide