Shoot Out (1971)

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

Will James (novel)
Marguerite Roberts (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 August 1971 (Sweden)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Three fast guns against one determined man!

Plot:

Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 8 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Family In Danger | Bathing Scene | Gunslinger | Apple Shot From Head

Cast

Gregory Peck	...	Clay Lomax
Patricia Quinn	...	Juliana Farrell (as Pat Quinn)
Robert F. Lyons	...	Bobby Jay Jones
Susan Tyrrell	...	Alma
Jeff Corey	...	Trooper
James Gregory	...	Sam Foley
Rita Gam	...	Emma
Dawn Lyn	...	Decky
Pepe Serna	...	Pepe
John Davis Chandler	...	Skeeter (as John Chandler)
Paul Fix	...	Brakeman
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Homer Page
Nicolas Beauvy	...	Dutch Farrell

Also Known As:

Shootout (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 (f) | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP

Filming Locations:

Cerrillos, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bobby Jay: I'm Bobby Jay Jones.
Sam Foley: Shut the door and take off you hat.

Movie Connections:

Version of Lone Cowboy (1933)

Much better than the comments would indicate

I watched this as part of a cheap DVD set I bought at the supermarket for $6.99. It also included an Audie Murphy film, a Dale Robertson film and a Guy Madison film. All were westerns from the late 40's to early 70's. I really liked Shoot Out. I think that comparing it to True Grit because of some commonalities of cast/crew/producer and ( vaguely) theme is unfair. The relationship between John Wayne and Kim Darby was very different than the growing affection and dependence between Dawn Lyn's delightful Decky and Peck's tough but tender Clay. The way Peck and Lyn become father and daughter whether they actually were or not is touching. I like the way the little girl is very self-sufficient at one moment and kind of lost the next. And she seemed like a kid in many ways too; not a miniature adult. In addition, Robert F. Lyons was terrific as the psycho villain. He was cocky, stupid, pathetic, cruel, greedy and just mean. The ending where the tables are turned on him is brilliant and inventive and probably not what viewers expected. I also like Peck's final line after the final " shoot out" - " Fetch the law" Funny and brilliant.