Sunset (1988)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Rodney Amateau (story)
Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Action | Comedy | Thriller | Western

Tagline:

They broke every rule, loved every woman, took every risk and solved the most shocking murder in the history of Beverly Hills. And it's all true. Give or take a lie or two.

Plot:

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Film In Film | Celebrity Look Alike | Spoof | Laurel And Hardy Spoof

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Tom Mix
James Garner	...	Wyatt Earp
Malcolm McDowell	...	Alfie Alperin
Mariel Hemingway	...	Cheryl King
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Nancy Shoemaker
Jennifer Edwards	...	Victoria Alperin
Patricia Hodge	...	Christina Alperin
Richard Bradford	...	Captain Blackworth
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Chief Marvin Dibner
Joe Dallesandro	...	Dutch Kieffer
Andreas Katsulas	...	Arthur
Dann Florek	...	Marty Goldberg
Bill Marcus	...	Hal Flynn
Michael C. Gwynne	...	Mooch
Dermot Mulroney	...	Michael Alperin

Also Known As:

Catalina (USA) (cable TV title)

Runtime:

102 min | Argentina:107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Ireland:15

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Trivia:

John Fountain portrays his real-life grandfather, actor John Gilbert.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Several scenes depicted Wyatt consuming alcohol, which he never did.

Quotes:

Wyatt Earp: It's all true, give or take a lie or two.

Movie Connections:

Follows Hour of the Gun (1967)

Soundtrack:

Black And Tan Fantasy

An Underappreciated Gem

"Sunset" is the blackest of black comedies. I was surprised to learn from watching it on TV last night what a really fun movie it is, given the uniformly bad reviews it received. Pay no attention to the critics, this is good stuff. Bruce Willis, as Tom Mix, and James Garner, as Wyatt Earp, have never been better at their laid-back charm-boy schtick. The plot, while complex and often violent, is not to be taken seriously -- or better still, not to be thought about at all. In this connection, just remember what the movie itself tells you, "It's all true, give or take a lie or two." In addition to Willis's and Garner's stellar performances, Kathleen Quinlan, as Mix's long suffering girl friend, is a hoot. The mood of time and place -- 1929 Hollywood -- is perfectly captured: interesting costumes, great looking vintage cars, the last gasp of the Jazz Age just before the Depression. Highly recommended, 7 out of 10.