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Wild Bill

  • 19951995
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  • 1h 38m
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Jeff Bridges in Wild Bill (1995)
The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
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The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
7.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,382
644
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    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Peter Dexter(book "Deadwood")
      • Thomas Babe(play "Fathers and Sons")
      • Walter Hill(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Ellen Barkin
      • John Hurt
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Peter Dexter(book "Deadwood")
      • Thomas Babe(play "Fathers and Sons")
      • Walter Hill(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Ellen Barkin
      • John Hurt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Wild Bill Hickok
    Ellen Barkin
    Ellen Barkin
    • Calamity Jane
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Charley Prince
    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Susannah Moore
    Keith Carradine
    Keith Carradine
    • Buffalo Bill Cody
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Jack McCall
    Christina Applegate
    Christina Applegate
    • Lurline Newcomb
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Will Plummer
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • California Joe
    Marjoe Gortner
    Marjoe Gortner
    • Preacher
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Donnie Lonigan
    Karen Huie
    Karen Huie
    • Song Lew
    Steve Reevis
    Steve Reevis
    • Sioux Chief
    Robert Knott
    Robert Knott
    • Dave Tutt
    Pato Hoffmann
    • Cheyenne Leader
    Patrick Gorman
    Patrick Gorman
    • Doctor
    Lee de Broux
    Lee de Broux
    • Carl Mann
    Stoney Jackson
    Stoney Jackson
    • Jubal Pickett
    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Peter Dexter(book "Deadwood")
      • Thomas Babe(play "Fathers and Sons")
      • Walter Hill(screenplay)
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Writer and director Walter Hill said that Jeff Bridges was "an actor I greatly love... a very nice man, decent, hard working, got along well, no problems", but that there "was always a kind of tension between Jeff and myself" because "Jeff does a lot of takes, I don't. My focus is very intense, but when it gets to be you just doing it again and again, I lose it, and I find an awful lot of performers go stale. He would always have an idea he thought he could make something better."
    • Goofs
      In the big stable shootout, Wild Bill gets off more than 16 shots out of two colts.
    • Quotes

      [Will Plummer sends in a woman to challenge Wild Bill to a gunfight]

      James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok: What did he say?

      Woman in bar: He said that you were a horse molester.

      James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok: He say what horse?

    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      The Yellow Rose of Texas
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    User reviews65

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    An Unrecognized Masterpiece
    I've been checking out the comments on this film and they seem to be in line with most of the other reactions I've heard. It's important to say up front that this is not a film for Western fans. It's not a film for action fans. It's not for history buffs who care only about the facts. It's not a film for people who want to see a good story told simply.

    Wild Bill is one of the richest and most disturbing films ever made about the American West. It shows us a complicated man without trying to explain or rationalize the contradictions in his character. He's capable of love, but he also commits acts of brutal violence. He cares for his friends but he holds them all at arm's length. And he feels compelled to play the part of the living legend to the end, come what may.

    I suspect that Walter Hill chose this subject because he identified strongly with Wild Bill himself. But whether or not this is true, the contradictions in Hickok's character are a part of this country's character. Hill was lucky to have Jeff Bridges in the lead. It's one of his finest performances. Though Wild Bill doesn't voice doubts about his life out loud, Bridges' face shows us that he doesn't understand himself the reasons for many of his actions.

    The story is not told in chronological order, but the organization of the sequences is not haphazard. In fact it's beautifully thought out. This is not a film for everybody, but I think it deserves a lot more attention than it's gotten so far. I feel like fans of Walter Hill's work will see the same thing I do: a beautiful and haunting meditation on why this country is the way it is.
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    • Aug 7, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Sioux
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Дикий Білл
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Zanuck Company
      • United Artists
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,193,982
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $987,515
      • Dec 3, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,193,982
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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