Shoot Out (1971)

A former bank robber searches for his double crossing partner who left him for dead, while having to look after a 6 year old girl.

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

Will James (novel), Marguerite Roberts (screenplay)

Stars:

Gregory Peck, Patricia Quinn, Robert F. Lyons

Cast

Complete credited 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 Ortega
Pepe Serna	...	Pepe
John Davis Chandler	...	Skeeter (as John Chandler)
Paul Fix	...	Brakeman
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Homer Page
Nicolas Beauvy	...	Dutch Farrell

Storyline

Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 8 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 8 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

woman in jeopardy | shooting an apple off someone's head | broken dish | child in danger | plate | 

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Taglines:

He's Out of Jail, and Ready for Revenge.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shootout

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,190,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Wallis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Clay (Gregory Peck) is helping Decky. (Dawn Lyn) off her horse at the deserted ranch, he calls her Scout. Scout was the name of Peck's daughter in To Kill A Mockinbird.

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Goofs

After Bobby Jay shoots Julianas grandmother's plates, he is holding his pistol in his right hand. Clay tells Bobby Jay that Pepe probably "cut out" on them. Bobby Jay is now holding his pistol in the left hand (no time to have shifted hands) and draws his second one with his now free right hand.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Version of Lone Cowboy (1933)

User Reviews

Surprisingly good western

Ten years after Gregory Peck played America's ideal father in To Kill a Mockingbird, he thought it would be funny to take a role in which he inherits a little girl and doesn't know how to handle her. Well, I'm not sure if that's why he made Shoot Out, but it's pretty adorable to watch him as he adjusts with his new parenthood. The scenes he shares with Dawn Lyn are the best parts of the movie. He even affectionately calls her "Scout" during one scene—too cute!

Robert F. Lyons plays a despicable bad guy, and while I understand why he had to be written that way, whenever he was on the screen, I was actually physically uncomfortable until the scene changed. After a while, I stopped cringing, put my trust in Gregory Peck, the just-released convict who's out for revenge, and let the chips fall where they may. The bad guys won't really get him, will they?

You'll have to watch it to find out, and if you like westerns, I recommend you do. The father-daughter scenes are really cute, and there's a bit of romantic tension with Patricia Quinn to spice things up for Greg, who's a little worn around the edges but still looks good in a cowboy hat. And while there's a very evil villain, his scenes do keep you on the edge of your seat. I wasn't expecting to like Shoot Out as much as I did, so give it a try and see if you like it, too!