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Sunset

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
4.2K
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Bruce Willis, Kathleen Quinlan, and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
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  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
4.2K
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  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writers
    • Rod Amateau(story)
    • Blake Edwards(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • James Garner
    • Malcolm McDowell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writers
    • Rod Amateau(story)
    • Blake Edwards(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • James Garner
    • Malcolm McDowell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 38User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    Trailer [EN]
    Trailer 1:36
    Trailer [EN]

    Photos23

    Bruce Willis and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    Malcolm McDowell in Sunset (1988)
    Bruce Willis in Sunset (1988)
    Bruce Willis and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
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    Bruce Willis and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    Kathleen Quinlan and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    James Garner and Jennifer Edwards in Sunset (1988)
    Mariel Hemingway and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    Bruce Willis and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    Bruce Willis in Sunset (1988)
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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Tom Mixas Tom Mix
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Wyatt Earpas Wyatt Earp
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Alfie Alperinas Alfie Alperin
    Mariel Hemingway
    Mariel Hemingway
    • Cheryl Kingas Cheryl King
    Kathleen Quinlan
    Kathleen Quinlan
    • Nancy Shoemakeras Nancy Shoemaker
    Jennifer Edwards
    Jennifer Edwards
    • Victoria Alperinas Victoria Alperin
    Patricia Hodge
    Patricia Hodge
    • Christina Alperinas Christina Alperin
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Captain Blackworthas Captain Blackworth
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Chief Marvin Dibneras Chief Marvin Dibner
    Joe Dallesandro
    Joe Dallesandro
    • Dutch Kiefferas Dutch Kieffer
    Andreas Katsulas
    Andreas Katsulas
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Dann Florek
    Dann Florek
    • Marty Goldbergas Marty Goldberg
    Bill Marcus
    • Hal Flynnas Hal Flynn
    Michael C. Gwynne
    Michael C. Gwynne
    • Moochas Mooch
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Michael Alperinas Michael Alperin
    Miranda Garrison
    Miranda Garrison
    • Spanish Danceras Spanish Dancer
    Liz Torres
    Liz Torres
    • Rosaas Rosa
    Castulo Guerra
    Castulo Guerra
    • Panchoas Pancho
    • (as Cástulo Guerra)
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writers
      • Rod Amateau(story)
      • Blake Edwards(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although the plot is mostly fiction, Wyatt Earp and Tom Mix were real-life friends. After Earp retired from law enforcement, he and his wife drifted around, eventually setting in Los Angeles, where he and Mix met. Mix tried to get Hollywood to produce a movie about Earp, but they weren't interested. Earp was hired as a technical consultant for movies starring Mix and William S. Hart. When Earp died in 1929, Mix and Hart were his pallbearers.
    • Goofs
      When Tom Mix chases down the Stagecoach after the driver is shot, the reins go through a "window" into the stagecoach so a stunt driver can control the team.
    • Quotes

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

    • Crazy credits
      The final frame of the picture freezes, and the following text appears: "And this is how it really happened. Give or take a lie or two."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Shakedown/Stormy Monday/Sunset/Two Moon Junction/White Mischief (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Black And Tan Fantasy
      Performed by Duke Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra (as Orchestra)

      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews38

    Review
    Top review
    A good movie. One disappointing point, tho !
    I saw Sunset, recently, during a middle-of-the-night channel surf that ended up on a cable channel running the film at about 4:00am. I had never seen the film before, but had always been interested because of the two leads, and the era in which the film is set (the late 1920s).

    I enjoyed the film, quite a bit, actually. I thought the story was very good, and well written, and Garner and Willis made a great team. I especially enjoyed Willis' characterization of Tom Mix. He brought just the right amount of cowboy style to the silen movie hero. And, of course, Garner is always good. But he really excelled as Wyatt Earp.

    I thought the premise was very original, and that the whole film was a lot of fun.

    With one exception.

    Why is the villain of this piece so obviously supposed to remind us of Charley Chaplin ? Alvy Alperin ? Formerly known as The Happy Hobo ? A clear reference to Chaplin, and his little tramp. And yet the character is an abuseive rapist, and murderer who beats his own wife to death.

    Why Edwards chose to virtually villify one of the most talented and entertaining comedians of the silent era, who was also a fairly nice bloke in real life, if a bit of a womanizer, I do not know.

    The other original characters in the film- that is character who are fictional, rather than historical, like Earp, and Mix, are very well-crafted, believable, and completely original. No single character seems to be a rip on any single individual in Hollywood at the time, except for Malcolm McDowall's Alperin.

    As a fan of Chaplin, Normand, Arbuckle, and the great silent clowns I found this to be a strong defect in the overall film. I can definitely believe Tom Mix as a hero. But I simply cannot reconcile even a thinly renamed Chaplin with a bully and a rapist.

    I wonder why Edwards didn't go the extra mile to make the Alperin character more original.

    Aside from this point, which is a big one, really, the film is a lot of fun for fans of the period, and the leads.
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    • talaxina
    • Aug 24, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Catalina
    • Filming locations
      • Bell Ranch, Santa Susana, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
      • Hudson Hawk Films Ltd.
      • ML Delphi Premier Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,594,452
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,031,678
      • May 1, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,594,452
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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