Hickok (2017)

Legendary lawman and gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the west. While delivering his own brand of frontier justice, the infamous gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the west is put to the test.

Director:

Timothy Woodward Jr.

Writer:

Michael Lanahan

Stars:

Luke Hemsworth, Kris Kristofferson, Trace Adkins

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Hemsworth	...	Wild Bill Hickok
Kris Kristofferson	...	George Knox
Trace Adkins	...	Phil Poe
Bruce Dern	...	Doc Rivers O'Roark
Cameron Richardson	...	Mattie
Kaiwi Lyman	...	John Wesley Hardin
Hunter Fischer	...	Joey
Peter Sherayko	...	Trail Boss
Jason Lively	...	Ike
Bertrand-Xavier Corbi	...	Sullivan (as Betrand Corbi)
Brittany Elizabeth Williams	...	Carrie (as Brittany Williams)
Christopher Troy	...	Sodbuster
Christopher M. Walker	...	Jessie (as Christopher Walker)
Henry Penzi	...	Conductor
Shannon Makhanian	...	Glenda

Storyline

Legendary lawman and gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the west. While delivering his own brand of frontier justice, the infamous hard-drinking gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the west is put to the test.

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Plot Keywords:

two gun holster | gun holster | gun | holster | double gun holster | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Wild Bill is shown here short haired and bearded, Hickok famously had the long flowing hair of a dandy and a moustache.

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Goofs

Contrails can be seen in the sky at the opening of the 2nd scene.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Wild Bill Hickok: I'm done running.

User Reviews

Wild Bill's early years

The best film I've seen done on Wild Bill Hickok is White Buffalo where Charles Bronson played the legendary frontier marshal. It was set at a different time and place during his life. This film Hickok is set at the beginning showing some of his Civil War service and the beginning of his time as marshal of Abilene.

Unlike Wyatt Earp who rarely used his weapon and before the OK Corral business had only killed one man, Hickok was as fast as rumored and had a few kills listed to him. That's what is shown here. Luke Hemsworth who plays Hickok also carries a shotgun as most peace officers did. What counted was to make sure hit your target. He has quite the standoff with John Wesley Hardin who in real life never made it as far north as Kansas. He certainly wasn't Hickok's deputy. Hardin is played here by Kaiwi Lyman-Mesereau.

The film moves at a tortoise pace attributable to some bad direction and the characters never engage you the way the cast in the Bronson film did. Having such veterans as Kris Kristofferson and Bruce Dern help a bit. But this is not the final cinematic word on Wild Bill Hickok.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hickok

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Status Media & Entertainment, Avery Productions (II), Pay It Forward Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1