Shootist, The

Shootist, The

1976

J.B. Books (John Wayne, in his final film role) is an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to Nevada at the turn of the 20th century. Renting a room from widowed Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son Gillom (Ron Howard), Books is confronted by several people of questionable motives, including a man seeking to avenge his brother's death and a few who are looking to profit from Books' notoriety. Not wanting to die a quiet, painful death, Books devises a plan to go out with a bang.

He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more - TO WIN JUST ONE MORE TIME.

JBscale
81
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Western
Length
1 hr. 40 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 20, 1976
US Box Office
$5,987,000 (#4759 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
September 12, 2017
Acquired Date
January 18, 2019
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

John Wayne
John Wayne
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
James Stewart
James Stewart
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian
Bill McKinney
Bill McKinney
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
John Carradine
John Carradine
Sheree North
Sheree North
Rick Lenz
Rick Lenz
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers

Directors

Don Siegel
Don Siegel

Producers

M.J. Frankovich
M.J. Frankovich
William Self
William Self

Writers

Miles Hood Swarthout
Miles Hood Swarthout
Scott Hale
Scott Hale

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
81%
Tomatometer
26 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
534 votes
METASCORE
77
10 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
27,826 votes

Additional Info

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