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Wild Bill is a 1995 American biographical Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok. The film was written and directed by Walter Hill, and based on the 1978 stage play Fathers and Sons by Thomas Babe and the 1986 novel Deadwood by Pete Dexter.
Feb 3, 2022 · To make sure it’s a fair fight, Wild Bill’s friends strap him to a barroom chair and carry him out for the final showdown Plummer demands. Ellen Barkin as Calamity Jane, trying to understand why she and Bill can’t rekindle the flames of their relationship in Wild Bill (1995)
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Dec 1, 1995 · To be Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876) must have been a joyless enterprise. He left the only woman he ever loved, was a target for every man who wanted to prove himself in a fast-draw contest, made a fool of himself in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, and was killed by being shot in the back during a poker game.
Calamity Jane : When a woman finally surrenders to a man, she's usually got him just about where she wants him. I'd love to go do my toilette, s'il vous plaît?
Ellen Barkin plays Calamity Jane like a lovestruck toughie who clucks behind Hickok, waiting for a commitment; David Arquette is Jack McCall, a young man defending the honor of his mother, whom Hickok loved and left.
Nov 14, 2017 · Ailing from cataracts and possible syphilitic side effects, the iconic lawman falls back into a casual relationship with old friend Calamity Jane (Ellen Barkin), which sets off a cascade of ghosts haunting the gunman’s memory, including contemplations on the love of his life (Diane Lane).
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Dec 8, 1995 · Ellen Barkin, up until now a particularly contemporary screen woman, is playing Calamity Jane in the Western “Wild Bill,” which was released last week. It’s the first time she has done...
