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The Shootist

  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, John Wayne, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian in The Shootist (1976)
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Period DramaTragedyDramaRomanceWestern

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

  • Director
    • Don Siegel
  • Writers
    • Glendon Swarthout
    • Miles Hood Swarthout
    • Scott Hale
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Lauren Bacall
    • Ron Howard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Don Siegel
    • Writers
      • Glendon Swarthout
      • Miles Hood Swarthout
      • Scott Hale
    • Stars
      • John Wayne
      • Lauren Bacall
      • Ron Howard
    • 205User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • J.B. Books
    Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    • Bond Rogers
    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Gillom Rogers
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Dr. Hostetler
    Richard Boone
    Richard Boone
    • Sweeney
    Hugh O'Brian
    Hugh O'Brian
    • Pulford
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Cobb
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Marshall Thibido
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Beckum
    Sheree North
    Sheree North
    • Serepta
    Rick Lenz
    Rick Lenz
    • Dobkins
    • (as Richard Lenz)
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Moses
    Gregg Palmer
    Gregg Palmer
    • Burly Man
    Alfred Dennis
    Alfred Dennis
    • Barber
    Dick Winslow
    Dick Winslow
    • Streetcar Driver
    Melody Thomas Scott
    Melody Thomas Scott
    • Girl on Streetcar
    • (as Melody Thomas)
    Kathleen O'Malley
    Kathleen O'Malley
    • School Teacher
    Jack Berle
    • Man Outside Metropole
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Siegel
    • Writers
      • Glendon Swarthout
      • Miles Hood Swarthout
      • Scott Hale
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    • Trivia
      James Stewart agreed to play a cameo role in the film only because John Wayne had specifically requested him. His brief screen time proved to be rather difficult. The bad acoustics of the huge, hollow sound stages worsened his hearing difficulties, and he stayed by himself most of the time. He and Wayne muffed their lines so often in the main scene between them that director Don Siegel accused them of not trying hard enough. Wayne's reply was a variation on an old John Ford line, advising the director, "If you'd like the scene done better, you'd better get a couple of better actors." Later on, the star told friends that Stewart had known his lines, but hadn't been able to hear his cues, and that in turn had caused his own fumbling.
    • Goofs
      Books' hair (John Wayne's toupee) goes from being parted on his left to his right then back to his left after he tells Marshal Thibido he's a dying man when they first talk in Books' room.
    • Quotes

      Gillom Rogers: [first lines, voiceover] His name was J.B. Books, and he had a matching pair of 45's with antique ivory grips that were something to behold. He wasn't an outlaw. The fact is for a while he was a lawman. Long before I met Mr. Books, he was a famous man. I guess his fame was why somebody or other was always after him. The wild country had taught him to survive. He lived his life and herded by himself. He had a credo that went:

      John Bernard Books: I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Top Ten Films of 1976 (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Willow, Tit Willow
      Music by Arthur Sullivan
      Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
      Performed by John Wayne & Lauren Bacall

    User reviews205

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    8/10

    Another John Wayne masterpiece!

    The legendary John Wayne gives a fantastic understated performance as J.B. Books an aging gunfighter suffering from stomach cancer and looking to live out the final days of his life in peace. Of course, the entire existence of the gunfighter is predicated on the inevitability that once you reach top there is always going to be someone looking to knock you off your pedestal. Here that means J.B.'s retirement won't be so peaceful. Besides this plot point, there is the mature twilight romance between J.B. and Bond (Lauren Bacall) and his mentor relationship with Gillom (Ron Howard). James Stewart (who co-starred with Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) puts in a cameo as J.B.'s physician. Recommended.
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    • Dec 16, 2004
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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El último pistolero
    • Filming locations
      • Krebs-Peterson House - 500 Mountain Street, Carson City, Nevada, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,091,910
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,091,910
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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