Released in 2014, was Seth MacFarlane's second live-action directorial effort, following the massive success of Ted . The film was born from an inside joke between MacFarlane and his writers while watching the 1968 Western Hang 'Em High . They began riffing on how incredibly dangerous and depressing life in the American West actually would have been for a "normal" person. 🐎 Hidden Gems & Trivia
: Liam Neeson agreed to play the villain, Clinch Leatherwood, only on the condition that he could use a thick Irish accent .
: Neil Patrick Harris's character, Foy, says his iconic "Challenge accepted!" line from How I Met Your Mother . Surprisingly, the writers didn't realize they had written it until audiences laughed during test screenings.
: The "Native American" death chant performed by MacFarlane's character is actually the melody of the 1985 pop hit "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora.
For fans of bizarre cameos (Ryan Reynolds as a cowardly farmer, Ewan McGregor as a singing cowboy, and Gilbert Gottfried as a nose-picking Abraham Lincoln), this is the only version that keeps all the jokes intact without macro-blocking during the chaotic "mustache contest" finale.