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Maverick

  • 19941994
  • PGPG
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
111K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,482
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Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
Official Trailer
Play trailer1:25
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  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
111K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,482
523
  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Roy Huggins(television series Maverick)
    • William Goldman
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Jodie Foster
    • James Garner
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Roy Huggins(television series Maverick)
    • William Goldman
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Jodie Foster
    • James Garner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 144User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Videos2

    Maverick
    Trailer 1:25
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    Trailer 2:17
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    Photos83

    Mel Gibson in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Mel Gibson in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson in Maverick (1994)

    Top cast

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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Bret Maverickas Bret Maverick
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Annabelle Bransfordas Annabelle Bransford
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Marshal Zane Cooperas Marshal Zane Cooper
    Graham Greene
    Graham Greene
    • Josephas Joseph
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Angelas Angel
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Commodore Duvallas Commodore Duvall
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Room Clerkas Room Clerk
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Matthew Wickeras Matthew Wicker…
    Paul L. Smith
    Paul L. Smith
    • The Archdukeas The Archduke
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Playeras Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
    Dennis Fimple
    Dennis Fimple
    • Stutteringas Stuttering
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Old Gambler on Riverboatas Old Gambler on Riverboat
    Clint Black
    Clint Black
    • Sweet-Faced Gambleras Sweet-Faced Gambler
    Max Perlich
    Max Perlich
    • Johnny Hardinas Johnny Hardin
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Poker Playeras Poker Player
    • (as Art La Fleur)
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Poker Playeras Poker Player
    • (as Leo V. Gordon)
    Paul Tuerpe
    • Poker Playeras Poker Player
    Jean De Baer
    • Mary Margretas Mary Margret
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Roy Huggins(television series Maverick)
      • William Goldman
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Near the movie's beginning, Maverick asks the young man wearing the bowler hat at the poker table, who claims to be a gunfighter, what his name is. He answers, "Johnny Hardin," and Maverick fumbles his chips pretending to be scared, but then clowns around pointing his own gun at the youth. The real John Wesley Hardin was a notoriously fast, volatile and deadly gunfighter of the Old West, who shot and killed more than 40 men, before being shot in the back of the head in 1895.
    • Goofs
      When Bret asks Joseph to "Shake his head, fire his gun and yell", a jet airplane can be seen flying over Joseph's head as he plays along with Bret's request. Obviously, jets didn't exist in the time that this film was set.
    • Quotes

      Maverick: Oh, you sure do pick the spots.

      Joseph: Yeah, I know. You know the next time you people come and drive us off our land I'm gonna find a nice piece of swamp that's so God-awful, maybe then you'll leave us the hell alone.

    • Alternate versions
      The post-2003 release plasters the 1992 Warner Bros. opening logo with the 1999 CGI variant featuring the TimeWarner byline.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Crooklyn/Clean Slate/The Crow/Babyfever/Sunday's Children (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Ride Gambler Ride
      Written and Performed by Randy Newman

      [this is the film's theme song but only plays over end credits]

    User reviews144

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    The most memorable absurd and rebel Western/Comedy anti-hero film of its era
    Maverick is one most favourite Mel Gibson idol, and is truly an American icon. In the western/comedy genre movies of all time cinema history, Maverick comes anyhow in the top-5 list. After the several failures of Red Kit(Lucky Luke)'s cinema adaptation between 1991-1993; Roy Huggins's "Maverick TV-series" of 1950s' had been enriched with the Hanna&Barbera vision of Lucky Luke(1984 TV-cartoon series) to integrate the whole concept of writing a new modern day Maverick by the writer William Goldman. There are a bunch of similarities between these two Western legends, but still Maverick's story was unique and impressive. Here in my review I would much rather talk about this movie itself, instead of its production values. Anyway, if you would like to share your opinions with me and everybody else, visit my message board topic with the title "40 factors that Lucky Luke and Maverick have in common".

    Director Donner has preferred a left-in-the-middle Adventure type opening right away in the first scene, as if it's a continuation to Maverick's adventures. His antagonist, performed by British actor Alfred Molina, has left him in a trapped dilemma; that appears to our eyes as Maverick is just about to die. As the widely known old saying says: "A person recalls his life just before he dies" , Maverick starts to tell his story to sum up the reason how he ended up being in that deadly dilemma. Under his narration, we're welcomed to a heart-warmingly told weirdo story. He's been collecting money to enroll in a Poker tournament and travelling the country through several adventures.

    What makes Maverick memorable and unique in style is first of all, the mood. There is a political film-noir view that we get every time we meet a new character. Every single character, even the cameos in this movie is so selfish, rebel and against the law. Robbery, racketeering, murder, gambling, bribery, deception is a must-have character profile for all. The sheriff of a town is in debt with fugitives. A credible police chief steals a $500,000 poker tournament prize from his son. A son of a police chief is a bandit. Well, his father known as the most credible police chief in Western America; and he even steals money from his own single child son. Even the most likable Jodie Foster's Annabelle character tries to steal money from everywhere, she fools every man to steal their wallet; even from a dead old poor wagon rider It's very absurd and reasonable at the same time that this is the greatest dreamy Western adventureland ever that the audience is witnessed.

    After this great accomplishment, who cares if there are gaps in the plot? Indians might be so friendly(especially after Dances With Wolves, all the American Indians in Western movies somehow has become very friendly). All the bandits might be sappy. Set Designs might be cheap and distracting. Audio and sound effects might be the lowest quality. But still with craggy zigzagged narrated style of editing works perfect, and thus the film always rises unexpected incidents and surprises. The zigzags of the storytelling keeps the viewers' attention on trying to find the reasons why each character chooses to do what they do. Cinematography and directing of photography are also admirable. The sceneries are taken in rivers of Arizona, uplands of Oregon, canyons of Utah, prairies of Washington, Yosemite National Park of California. It feels like a falsely guided visit to Western states; Maverick says that he's going to the poker tournament in New York, while in the actual Earth geography he's in Yosemite. This film was nominated only in Costume Design category at the Academy Awards, but instead Hugo Weaving & Guy Pearce's Australian desert comedy won it.

    Maverick can be seen entirely by everyone. Mostly with humour and film-noir comedy of Old West, it's also worth your time for Poker/Road Trip Sceneries/Adventure/Cowboy Gunfights/Living with the Indians segments.
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    • CihanVercan
    • Jan 31, 2010

    FAQ1

    • What is the signifigance of Bret uncovering the robbers face, and looking like he knows him from somewhere, and the robber looking at him the same way?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tay Chơi Siêu Hạng
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
      • Icon Entertainment International
      • Icon Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,631,272
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,248,545
      • May 22, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $183,031,272
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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