Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
The Frisco Kid has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Frisco Kid was released in 1979 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 137 reviews, giving The Frisco Kid (1979) an average rating of 54%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Frisco Kid than critics were.
With a score of 54%, The Frisco Kid is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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