The Honkers

The Honkers
Directed bySteve Ihnat
Written bySteve Ihnat
Stephen Lodge
Produced byArthur Gardner
Jules Levy
StarringJames Coburn
Lois Nettleton
Slim Pickens
Anne Archer
Richard Anderson
Joan Huntington
CinematographyJames Crabe
Edited byTom Rolf
Music byJimmie Haskell
Production
companies
Brighton Pictures
Levy-Gardner-Laven
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • May 17, 1972 (1972-05-17)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,500,000[1]

The Honkers is a 1972 American comedy western film directed by Steve Ihnat and written by Steve Ihnat and Stephen Lodge. The film stars James Coburn, Lois Nettleton, Slim Pickens, Anne Archer, Richard Anderson and Joan Huntington. The film was shot in Carlsbad, New Mexico and released on May 17, 1972, by United Artists.[2][3] The film was the film debut for Anne Archer.[4]

It was one of several films set around rodes made in the early 1970s, others including Junior Bonner and J.W. Coop.[5]

  1. ^ Brown, Stewart (2 January 1971). "Steve Ihnat, the local boy who mde good in Hollywood, comes home for a holiday". The Hamilton Spectator. p. 33.
  2. ^ "The Honkers (1972) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ "The Honkers". TV Guide. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Anne Archer", Wikipedia, 2023-08-25, retrieved 2023-09-16
  5. ^ The Honkers at AFI