History Film / AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest

--> '''Albert:''' ''(being overly sarcastic)'' Oh! Look at that! Look at that! Wolves are dragging the body
away as if to illustrate my point! Bye! Bye, Mr. Mayor! Bye! Have fun becoming wolf shit! Bye! God!

--> '''Albert:''' ''(being sarcastic)'' Oh, there are the wolves, dragging our mayor off to prove my point! Bye, Mr. Mayor! Have fun being wolf shit!

** The Pastor's says that after killing someone in a duel, he killed his son because because he was afriad [[VidoeGame/RedDeadRedemption that the son would grow up and kill him out of revenge]].

** The Pastor's says that after killing someone in a duel, he killed his because because he was afriad [[VidoeGame/RedDeadRedemption that the son would grow up and kill him out of revenge]].

* OnlySaneMan: Albert tries to come off as this.

* OnlySaneOne: Albert tries to come off as this.

!!This films contains examples of...

* OldManMarryingAChild: Anna says she was 9 when she married Clinch ''and'' had sex with him within a year. It's not stated how much older Clinch is than her, but the fact that he was already an accomplished murderer at the time, plus Albert's {{Squicked}} reaction at the whole thing, implies he was already an adult.

* WimpFight: Albert and Edward invoke this trope during a BarFight, to avoid actually fighting anyone. Though Edward messes up and actually hits him. Albert complains that it was not in rehearsal.

** [[DjangoUnchained Django Freeman]].
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: If the Tooth Fairy 'lesson' is any indication.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[{{UsefulNotes/Abraham Lincoln}} Abraham Lincoln]] pops up for a cameo in the film, played by Creator/GilbertGottfried [[{{RuleOfFunny}} of all people]] (although Albert surmises that he's an imposter, due to his unpleasant demeanour).

* ItsNotYouItsMe: Louise invokes this during her breakup with Albert, telling him she's not looking date anyone at the moment, and that she has to "go home and work on myself." Her relationship with Foy shows this was BlatantLies.

* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler: When Louise tries to get back together with Albert after he kills Clinch, he throws her earlier "I need to go home and work on myself" line right back at her.]]

* QuirkyTown

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: So about the guy Albert owes money to in the first scene who gives him two days to come up with the cash. He's never seen again, although in a later scene where Edwards says that Albert hasn't left his house in over a week, Albert does mention that he did leave to pay the rancher off.

* WimpFight: Albert and Edward invoke this trope during a BarFight, to avoid actually fighting anyone. Though Edward messes up and actually hits him. Albert complains that was not in rehearsal.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Obviously, after Anna bashed Clinch's head with a rock to knock him out, she could have easily taken it further and killed him while he was unconscious, thereby avoiding the whole climax.

* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Bill Maher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep.]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]]. Wes Studi appears as a Native American because of course he does.

* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Bill Maher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep.]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]].

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Inverted with Albert, who has trouble shooting a bottle an inch away from his gun.

* BrickJoke: While listing off his complaints about the West, Albert hypothesizes that doctors will treat the wound on his face by having a blue jay peck it. During a montage significantly later in the film, Albert's hypothesis is proven to be true.

* AbusiveParents: Albert's parents. [[spoiler:They don't even care when he was born.]]

* {{Expy}}: [[Creator/ClintEastwood Clinch Leatherwood]], only evil.

* RealityEnsues: Despite having a good teacher, a week is not nearly long enough to make Albert Stark a good enough shot to beat anyone in a duel, especially [[BigBad Clinch Leatherwood]]. [[spoiler:However, he doesn't really need to be, as he is smart enough to dose his bullets with snake venom, and stall long enough in the final duel to poison Clinch to death.]]
** Of course Rattlesnake venom would not kill a person that quickly.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted and parodied; Albert manages to poison Clinch without him realizing, then keeps talking to distract Clinch long enough for the poison to take effect. Once Clinch collapses, Albert explains what he did, only to be informed that Clinch died from the venom before he had a chance to hear the explanation. Albert is clearly disappointed.

* TitleDrop: Done by Albert to Clinch during his BadassBoast speech after he clips him with a bullet laced with rattlesnake venom.

* TheVoiceless: Albert's mother.

* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Kill Him?]]: Obviously, after Anna bashed Clinch's head with a rock to knock him out, she could have easily taken it further and killed him while he was unconscious, thereby avoiding the whole climax.

* WimpFight: Alfred and Edward invoke this trope during a BarFight, to avoid actually fighting anyone. Though Edward messes up and actually hits him. Alfred complains that was not in rehearsal.

* VulgarHumor: Oh yes. It has sex jokes, prostitute jokes, potty humor, anatomy humor, religious jokes, sudden violent deaths, racial humor, and hypocritical humor. Justified as vulgar humor is a SethMacFarlane hallmark.

* {{Expy}}: [[ClintEastwood Clinch Leatherwood]], only evil.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Arizona is played by New Mexico.

* MissingTrailerScene: The bit with the doctor that accidentally killed his patient and the bit where Albert is in a hot air balloon over a burning forest is not in the film. The former is included in the unrated version, where the patient is revealed to be [[spoiler:Albert's mother.]]

* BadassPreacher and DarkShepherd: Mentioned, the priest killed a man and then killed that man's son so he couldn't get revenge later. He then did a sermon about it.

* TheCameo: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] is found in a barn where he hides the [=DeLorean=] from Albert. Also keep a look out for Creator/BillMaher, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/PatrickStewart ([[ItMakesSenseInContext as the voice of a sheep.]]), Creator/GilbertGottfried as an UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln impersonator, and Jamie Foxx as [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django]].

* LoserProtagonist: Albert. He's considered a coward, has parents who barely notice him, can't shoot, and has a job considered shitty by everyone (even he can't do it right).

** The "Muslim Death Chant" is the vocalization from Music/{{Baltimora}}'s ''Tarzan Boy", specifically the drawn-out "whoa!".

--> (Wolves come in and drag Mayor off)
--> Albert: (being sarcastic) Oh, there are the wolves, dragging our mayor off to prove my point! Bye, Mr. Mayor! Have fun being wolf shit!

* AManIsNotAVirgin: Unless that man is Edward.

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The film is produced by Media Rights Capital, Fuzzy Door Productions (the same production company behind [=MacFarlane=]'s animated shows) and Bluegrass Films, and was released by [[{{Creator/Universal}} Universal Pictures]] on May 30, 2014. A tie-in novel written by [=MacFarlane=] is now available.