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Overview

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Director:
Walter Hill
Writers (WGA):
Peter Dexter (book)
Thomas Babe (play)
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Release Date:
1 December 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
A legend never dies. more
Plot:
Wild Bill Hickok, famed lawman and gunman of the Old West, is haunted by his past and his reputation... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Better than average western, with some very nice touches. more (37 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeff Bridges ... James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok

Ellen Barkin ... Calamity Jane

John Hurt ... Charley Prince

Diane Lane ... Susannah Moore

Keith Carradine ... Buffalo Bill Cody

David Arquette ... Jack McCall

Christina Applegate ... Lurline Newcomb
Bruce Dern ... Will Plummer

James Gammon ... California Joe
Marjoe Gortner ... Preacher

James Remar ... Donnie Lonigan

Karen Huie ... Song Lew
Steve Reevis ... Sioux Chief

Robert Knott ... Dave Tutt
Pato Hoffmann ... Cheyenne Leader
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for wild West violence and a sex scene.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Canada:R (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | USA:R | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16
Company:
United Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Preacher is played by Marjoe Gortner, who in reality was at one time a "church-tent" revivalist minister and evangelist. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: In the big stable shootout, Wild Bill gets off more than 16 shots out of two colts. more
Quotes:
Charley Price: He had found the band of jackals he needed. But as Jack McCall rode through the center of town, he experienced the terrifying certainty that a man faces when he's about to make his own name famous. He lacked both a hero's calm and a coward's resolve to survive at any price. more
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Referenced in Last Man Standing (1996/I) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Better than average western, with some very nice touches., 9 April 2007
8/10
Author: tigerrick (tigerrick@earthlink.net) from United States

I wasn't expecting much from this one, but Walter Hill's direction credit during the opening title sequence sucked me in - and I was glad it did.

A very capable cast and an interesting cinematic style gave this film a unique flavor, although some of the characters bordered on unbelievable at times.

Loved the interaction between Wild Bill and Calamity Jane on the saloon table, although the conversation seemed too modern for the late 1800s. But overall, the film was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, especially when compared with some of the lesser films available at the time.

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