The Shootist |  | Director: Don Siegel
Actors: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Peter Frankovich, Hugh O'Brian, William Self
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 3334
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: PARD089044D
ISBN: 0792172647
UPC: 097360890440
EAN: 9780792172642
ASIN: B00005JSGL
Theatrical Release Date: August 20, 1976
Release Date: July 24, 2001
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The last film of John Wayne could not have been more fitting, full of details that can't help but make one reflect upon his legacy in the movies and his life as a star. Wayne plays a career gunfighter in the autumn of his life, trying to hang up his pistols after he discovers he's dying of cancer. Boarding in the house of an attractive widow (Lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard), Wayne's character opts for peace in his final days but is dogged by his reputation when a handful of killers seeks him out for a final fight. Howard is fine as a fatherless boy who needs the strong mentor the hero represents, and James Stewart--who costarred with Wayne in the great Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--plays the doctor who gives the big man the bad news. Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) thoughtfully directs a very special and sensitive production. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
A dying gunman returns to his friend for medical care in his last days, but becomes involved with a widow and her son, eventually dying with honor in a final gunfight.
Genre: Westerns
Rating: PG
Release Date: 28-MAR-2006
Media Type: DVD
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 The Duke With Dignity February 8, 2010
D. Mikels (Skunk Holler)
How fitting THE SHOOTIST was John Wayne's last film. Playing an aging gunslinger who suddenly has to come to grips with his own mortality, Wayne ironically would face the same existential issues in his own life soon after the film's release. What I so enjoyed about THE SHOOTIST is the fact Wayne's character, J.B. Books, is not in the typical Wayne-vein (brash, violent, angry, often overbearing, belligerent, etc.); rather, Wayne wonderfully plays a thoughtful, introspective, compassionate man who wishes to merely spend his final days in peace. Unfortunately, his bloody past will not allow him to do so.
It was also great to see so many iconic actors make appearances in this film. John Carradine. Richard Boone. Scatman Crothers. Hugh O'Brian. The fantastic James Stewart (the old saw bones who gives the Duke the bad news). And a very emaciated Lauren Bacall playing the stern, yet fair, proprietor of the boarding house where Books is staying. A gushy Ron Howard plays an impressionable teen whom Wayne mentors, and Harry Morgan just seems so wrong as the bad apple sheriff of Carson City, Nevada. Augmented by the cast, Wayne moves through this film with a quiet, steady dignity; the pain in his eyes, for all we know, may have been very much for real. The shoot-'em-up scene that ushers in the film's climax is just silly (but oh so essential for a Wayne Western), but wasn't goofy enough to take away from my enjoyment of THE SHOOTIST. What a grand way for the Duke to ride off into the sunset.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning
A Fine Old Western! December 23, 2009
Anna Marie Fritz (Wisconsin, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
John Wayne and his cast of selected top stars make this movie one
of the great Westerns in our collection. However...I was disappointed at
the editing job on this film. The characters move (or don't move) like
robots, every place there was any editing done.
ANNA MARIE FRITZ [...]
THE DUKE RIDES OFF INTO THE SUNSET AT FULL GALLOP December 3, 2009
Sgt. Quincannon (california)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a lifelong admirer of John Wayne's film work I have seen (and own) most of his movies, and I love them. But I am forced to admit that his 1940's and '50's films are better for the most part than his 1960's and '70's work, with a few exceptions. I saw this film for the first time during it's theatrical release in 1976 (I think). Having previously seen El Dorado, Sons of Katie Elder, Big Jake, Cahill: US Marshal, Chisum and others of that ilk, my expectations were not high for The Shootist. The above-mentioned works are enjoyable and entertaining, but don't really measure up to She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Red River, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, and other true classics. True Grit really stood out from his other later works, but mostly it seemed that his best work was behind him. Well, Mr. Wayne really knocked my socks off with The Shootist. An outstanding ensemble cast, superior performances, a compelling story- this film has it all. To learn after the fact that The Duke was dying of cancer at the time the film was made (and knew it) adds a dimension of realism- agonizing in it's intensity- to an already superior work. The opening sequence of clips from Wayne's body of work neatly summarized his whole career in film, in a way the printed word could never do. I give my highest recommendation to this film. If you haven't seen it, drop what you're doing and watch it right now!
The Duke at his later best! September 13, 2009
V. Wright (Texas)
John Wayne is an American icon. Of his latter movies, there is none more interesting to watch than The Shootist. In a way, it is the story of the death of the basic charactor Wayne played in his film carrer - and filmed in perfect timing to match Wayne's own age and health at the time.
The scenes with Jimmy Stewart, though short, are a timelss treasure of film history. And the story, while having some of the simple western stereotypes in it, goes beyond the classic plots of a "Western" and delivers a very memorable story.
This is a must see for any one John Wayne fans.
John Wayne and the Shootist June 9, 2009
Carol Gray (Social Circle GA United States)
The Shootist One of the finest films this movie legend made and sadly his last. Incredible cast, Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, Ron Howard, and a very Wayne unwestern western. A wonderful film and well worth more than one watch. I highly recommend.
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