Wild Bill
starring: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Keith Carradine
directed by: Walter Hill
directed by: Walter Hill
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792849292
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792849299
Label: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Manufacturer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 02, 2002
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 36448
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Theatrical Release Date: December 01, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Description:
He was a legend in his own time...and for all time. Jeff Bridges portrays Wild Bill Hickok, the hard-drinking, quick-shooting gunslinger who lived on the edge. Hickok's amazing story is told with a stunning visual style and lightning-fast pace, illuminating one of the most exciting heroes of the American West. Wild Bill is 'an action-packed masterpiece' (Paul Wunder, WBAI Radio). In the town of Deadwood, South Dakota, Wild Bill must face his most lethal enemy. A mysterious stranger (David Arquette) has arrived announcing that he will not leave until Hickok is dead. Wild Bill finds comfort in the arms of sexy Calamity Jane (Ellen Barkin), but he is haunted by the memory of the one woman he truly loveda longing that could ultimately bring about his downfall. As Hickok andhis opponent near their explosive confrontation, the stage is set for a powerful climax unsurpassedin high drama and edge-of-your-seat excitement.
Amazon.com:
Audiences overlooked this film, one of the better westerns in several years, featuring yet another terrific performance by Jeff Bridges, America's most underrated movie actor. As James Butler Hickock, he captures the sense of a man at the end of his career, one of the first media superstars who discovers that his legend is more burden than blessing. As he heads toward his final hand of poker in Deadwood, South Dakota, he flashes back to his younger days and the events that built his reputation, even as he copes with encroaching blindness caused by syphilis. Walter Hill blends action and elegy, utilizing a screenplay based both on Pete Dexter's novel Deadwood and on Thomas Babe's play Fathers and Sons. Wild Bill features strong supporting performances by John Hurt (as a Hickock sidekick) and Ellen Barkin (as the tough, lusty Calamity Jane)--but the centerpiece is the sad, manly performance by Bridges, who more than measures up to the part. --Marshall Fine
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- The Dark Side of Wild BillOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker
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- Superb Performances And Excellently Directed; BUT Poor Production With Little Historical AccuracyI first viewed "Wild Bill" because it sounded like a great western, and at the time I was watching ... Read More
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- Good Movie with Two ExceptionsI thought this was a pretty good movie and western with two glaring exceptions. They are David Arquette ... Read More
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- Big Jeff Bridges fan but...This was ok and Jeff Bridges did an excellent job but somehow this was missing that overall spark. A good ... Read More
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- Wild BillThis is a very good movie and very true to fact of the life of Wild Bill Hickcock. The only thing is that ... Read More
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