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Maverick

  • 1994
  • PG
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
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SatireActionAdventureComedyWestern

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.

  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Roy Huggins
    • William Goldman
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Jodie Foster
    • James Garner
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    123K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,377
    752
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Roy Huggins
      • William Goldman
    • Stars
      • Mel Gibson
      • Jodie Foster
      • James Garner
    • 162User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Bret Maverick
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Annabelle Bransford
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Marshal Zane Cooper
    Graham Greene
    Graham Greene
    • Joseph
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Angel
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Commodore Duvall
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Room Clerk
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Matthew Wicker…
    Paul L. Smith
    Paul L. Smith
    • The Archduke
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
    Dennis Fimple
    Dennis Fimple
    • Stuttering
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Old Gambler on Riverboat
    Clint Black
    Clint Black
    • Sweet-Faced Gambler
    Max Perlich
    Max Perlich
    • Johnny Hardin
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Poker Player
    • (as Art La Fleur)
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Poker Player
    • (as Leo V. Gordon)
    Paul Tuerpe
    • Poker Player
    Jean De Baer
    • Mary Margret
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Roy Huggins
      • William Goldman
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews162

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    8ccthemovieman-1

    A Western That's Really A Pleasing Comedy

    A good mix of comedy, drama, suspense and nice scenery all make this a pleasing viewing experience. (Most people watching this leave with a smile on their face.)

    This "western" is really a lot more of a comedy, but so was the TV show on which it was based. In the movie, we get some really neat twists at the end, too. Kudos also for including TV's original "Maverick" - James Garner - in this film.

    Mel Gibson (the "new" Maverick) and Jodie Foster play off each other well in the leads and Graham Greene has some very funny lines as a supporting player. Alfred Molina, James Coburn, Geoffrey Lewis also shine in supporting performances and it is really fun to see all the cameo appearances in here. Included in there were a couple of old-time western movie stars along with country-western singers, all at a big card game at the end.

    Another plus are the two songs during the ending credits. There is rousing C&W rendition of "Amazing Grace" followed by a good Randy Newman song called "Ride Gambler Ride." They are worth sticking around and hearing.

    One negative about this film: the message seems to be that cheating, lying and just being a dishonorable person if okay if you can get away with it!! (Only in Hollywood!)
    7evanston_dad

    Fun and Charming

    A fun movie that doesn't try to be anything more than what it is -- an amiable comedy.

    Mel Gibson can actually manage to be tolerable when he's playing charming, which he does here. James Garner is perfectly cast for quite obvious reasons. And it's nice to see Jodie Foster lighten up and play a feminine character for once -- up to that point, her resume had been quite serious.

    For some strange reason, I distinctly remember Siskel and Ebert being infuriated that this film won an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design. Ah, to live such a charmed life that something like that constitutes a major gripe.....

    Grade: B
    tfrizzell

    A Very Good Comedy That Never Ages

    "Maverick" is based on the popular television series of the same name. The film is pretty faithful to the series as Mel Gibson stars as the big-time gambler. James Garner (the original Maverick) has a great part as a lawman who is tracking Gibson. Jodie Foster is superb as usual. The supporting cast includes Graham Greene, James Coburn, and a short cameo by Danny Glover. The direction and screenplay are both inspired and very impressive.

    Not perfect, but very close. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
    9hitchs

    Simply brilliant

    This is one of those rare movies you can watch over and over again without getting tired of it. Forget what some people have said about Jodie Foster, she is absolutely perfect as the apparently-dumb-but-smarter-than-she-looks blonde, and the chemistry between her and Mel Gibson is superb. Also perfect are James Garner as the marshal, Graham Greene as the harassed native chief, and Alfred Molina (the Englishman who is so good as an Iranian in Not Without My Daughter and a Cuban in The Perez family) as the "Spaniard". The writing is simply brilliant, one of William Goldman's best - how anyone could describe it as "virtually plotless" just staggers the imagination. The direction and cinematography are superb. A special treat is the Lethal Weapon reprise with Danny Glover.
    9Captain Ed

    Vastly underrated, charming movie

    As a kid, I used to watch reruns of the original "Maverick" -- and so I looked forward to seeing this one when it came out in the theaters. I was NOT disappointed! Mel Gibson's Maverick is a bit more goofy than James Garner's, but is every bit as charming, sly, and entertaining. A number of excellent cameos provide some comic relief, especially Danny Glover near the beginning of the movie. But by far the best casting is reserved for the original Maverick, James Garner, who is cast in a featured role, and who has surprises in store for darn near everyone. Most movies remade from old TV series ignore the stars that made them popular enough to BE remade -- kudos to the producers of this film, who apparently know better.

    Other roles are filled capably; the biggest surprise for me was Jodie Foster, whom I normally dislike on screen. She is very impressive in a rare comedic role, and thankfully discards her repetoire of facial tics for a much more natural performance here. The plot is kept pretty simple until near the end -- and the end has a great twist, which I won't divulge. Suffice it to say that your time will be well spent, and you'll want to revisit Maverick country more than once.

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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
      Annabelle gives her dealer a $1000 chip in the poker tournament before the final table. This is common in cash games in which money is won after each hand. Unlike cash games however, tournament chips have no money value and cannot be exchanged for cash.

      That scene was played for laughs.
    • Quotes

      Maverick: [talking to the village thieves] The man who'll blow your brains out is Marshal Zane Cooper. You've probably heard of him, I know what you're thinking, he's old and decrepit, gums his food AND his women, but he can still shoot straight.

      Maverick: After you is ugly Annie Bransford. When she was born, she came out backwards and no one noticed. Hell, when she was little, her parents had to tie a pork chop around her neck so the dog would play with her. When she's making love, she has to pretend SHE'S someone else!

    • Alternate versions
      The Blu-ray release plasters the opening 1992 Warner Bros. opening logo with the 2003 variant.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #10.11 (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Ride Gambler Ride
      Written and Performed by Randy Newman

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

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    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
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    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

    Tech specs

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

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