Tonight for Sure (1962): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1962, Tonight for Sure is a komödie and western film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, running about 76 minutes. “The Wild, Wild West has never been wilder...Beautiful babes...bashful cowboys!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. On the Las Vegas strip, two unlikely men rendezvous: Samuel Hill, an ill-kempt desert miner, and Benjamin Jabowski, a John Birch Society dandy from the city. Intent on some sort of mayhem, they enter the Herald Club before the burlesque show starts, and they wire something to the electrical box, set to blow at midnight. They sit at the back of the club to get to know each other. As they drink and glance at the stage, Sam tells of a partner driven mad by visions of naked women in the sagebrush; Ben tells a tale of trying to rid his neighborhood of a pin-up studio. As they get drunker and the clock ticks toward midnight, they pull their chairs closer to the women on stage.

Who’s in it. Tonight for Sure stars Karl Schanzer as Benjamin Jabowski, Don Kenney as Samuel Hill and Virginia Gordon.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.2/10, Tonight for Sure has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tonight for Sure page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tonight for Sure tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.