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Sep 20, 1996 · 99+ Photos. Action Crime Drama. A drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town. Director. Walter Hill. Writers. Ryûzô Kikushima. Akira Kurosawa. Walter Hill. Stars. Bruce Willis. Bruce Dern. William Sanderson. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Walter Hill
- 1996-09-20
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In Prohibition-era Texas, a wanderer named John Smith (Bruce Willis) drives his Ford Model A Coupe into the small bordertown of Jericho. As he arrives, a young woman named Felina (Karina Lombard) crosses the street, catching Smith's eye. Moments later, a group of Irish mobsters led by Finn (Patrick Kilpatrick) surround Smith's car. They warn him ag...
Development and writing
Walter Hill was approached by producer Arthur Sarkassian to remake the Japanese film Yojimbo (1961), which Akira Kurosawa not only directed but also co-wrote with Ryūzō Kikushima. Hill says, "It took me a long time to be persuaded to do it. I thought the very idea of adapting Mr. Kurosawa was insanity for the obvious reasons. The first movie was very, very good and in addition I would be in the long shadow of Mr. Kurosawa who is probably our most revered filmmaker." When he learned that Kuros...
Box office
The film was a box office bomb, grossing only a total $18,127,448 domestically by December 22, 1996, and brought in $47,267,001 worldwide.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 41% approval rating based on 32 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Last Man Standing's brooding atmosphere and bursts of artfully arranged action prove intriguing yet ultimately insufficient substitutes for a consistently compelling story." Common recurring complaints address the oppressive and depressing atmosphere of the film; the flat, almost monotonous personality of Willis' character between gunfights; and the film's Pyrrhic victory finale. Audiences...
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Lucy Kolinski. David Patrick Kelly. Doyle. William Sanderson. Joe Monday. Karina Lombard. Felina. Ned Eisenberg. Fredo Strozzi. Leslie Mann. Wanda. Michael Imperioli. Giorgio Carmonte. R.D. Call. Jack McCool. Ken Jenkins. Capt. Tom Pickett. Offers. SEE ALL OFFERS. Hired gun (Bruce Willis) stirs up Texas town during Prohibition.
Advertise With Us. Loyal to nobody but himself, John Smith (Bruce Willis) hires his services out to Fredo Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg), a bootlegging gangster who operates in a drab Texas town. However ...
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Lucy Kolinski. Ken Jenkins. Captain Tom Pickett. Ted Markland. Deputy Bob. Leslie Mann. Wanda. Patrick Kilpatrick. Finn. Cassandra Gava. Barmaid. Luis Contreras. Comandante Ramirez. Raynor Scheine. Gas Station Attendant. Tiny Ron. Jacko the Giant.
