The Master Gunfighter (1975)

Director:

Frank Laughlin

Writer:

Tom Laughlin

Stars:

Tom Laughlin, Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tom Laughlin	...	Finley
Ron O'Neal	...	Paulo
Lincoln Kilpatrick	...	Jacques
Geo Anne Sosa	...	Chorika
Barbara Carrera	...	Eula
Victor Campos	...	Maltese
Hector Elias	...	Juan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Andronica	...	Abel
Richard Angarola	...	Don Santiago
David S. Cass Sr.	...	McDonald
Patti Clifton
Doug Jinks	...	Cowboy ruffian
Mike Lane	...	Frewen
Burgess Meredith	...	Narrator (voice)
Carmencristina Moreno

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

samurai sword | brawl | warrior | duel | katana sword | 

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Taglines:

He Fought Like an Army, and Lived Like a Legend.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

El pistolero

Filming Locations:

Monterey, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Billy Jack Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film begins with the words "Billy Jack Rights Presents" appearing on the screen. This relates to Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor's production company, Billy Jack Enterprises. After the prologue narration, it is followed two minutes later by "Billy Jack Enterprises Presents", which starts the opening credits. Neither means this film is in the "Billy Jack" series of movies.

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Goofs

Although the film is set in the 1830s, it shows characters firing revolvers, which hadn't been invented at the time.

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Connections

Remake of Goyôkin (1969)

User Reviews

Prepare to laugh (Laugh-lin?) yourself to sleep...

A terrible film set against the natural beauty of the California coast (my guess is the creators knew what a dog they had). Mexicans with samurai swords and training? A gun that looks like a six-shooter but holds 12 shots (is this a LeMat)? TOM LAUGHLIN? He should credit himself as "Laugh (as in "funny")-lin". The best scene occurs when Laugh-lin (astride his horse) faces off against a bad dude about to commit rape. As in "Billy Jack," Laugh-lin woodenly tells the dude "I don't want to kill you. I'll just ride away." The dude can't deal with the karma emanating from Billy - oops, I mean Finley, and Billy - sorry, Finley - kills him. The dude doesn't know that when Billy - er, Finley - takes off his hat and rubs his hand on his head and face and speaks in a weary tone, that's it! Yikes!

A better title may be "Billy Jack - Sorry, Finley - Kicks Ass on the Monterey Peninsula." Punctuated by really boring gun and sword battles (other viewers will anxiously wonder - as I did - who's going to win). This should be a "0."