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The Shootist

Year:

1976

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Drama | Western

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Don Siegel

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1976-08-20

Filming Locations: Carson City, Nevada, USA

Earnings

Gross: $13,406,138 (USA) ( 1976)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kathleen O'Malley

Melody Thomas Scott

Henry Slate

John Wayne

J.B. Books

Lauren Bacall

Bond Rogers

Ron Howard

Gillom Rogers

James Stewart

Dr. Hostetler

Richard Boone

Sweeney

Hugh O'Brian

Pulford

Bill McKinney

Cobb

Harry Morgan

Marshall Thibido

John Carradine

Beckum

Sheree North

Serepta

Rick Lenz

Dobkins (as Richard Lenz)

Scatman Crothers

Moses

Gregg Palmer

Burly Man

Alfred Dennis

Barber

Dick Winslow

Streetcar Driver

Johnny Crawford

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chuck Dawson

Extra (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Barfly (uncredited)

Christopher George

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jonathan Goldsmith

Book's Victim (uncredited)

Leo Gordon

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles G. Martin

Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

Ricky Nelson

Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Nolan

Gambler (uncredited)

Bob Steele

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The original screenplay had Gillom Rogers (Ron Howard) shooting and killing J.B. Books (John Wayne). In the screenplay, the killing disturbed Gillom so much that he throws away the pistol and leaves the bar, repulsed by the act. Wayne had the screenplay changed so that Books is killed by the bartender, who is then killed by Rogers.

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John Wayne liked working with Lauren Bacall in their first film, Blood Alley (1955) so much that he hand-picked her as his leading lady for this film.

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Lauren Bacall's character's first name was a reference to Ward Bond.

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Goofs

Books' hair goes from being parted on his left to his right then back to his left after he tells Marshal Thibido he (Books) is going to die when they first meet while in Books' room.

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In the final shootout, Books fires his belly gun four times, before he drops it, and his holster gun three times. The two nearly simultaneous shots through Sweeney's table are so fast, they have to be one from each pistol. After Gillom takes the holster gun and fires it three times at the bartender, it should be empty. But as he prepares to throw the gun away, it is obvious there are still loaded rounds in at least two chambers.

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After he discharges Dobkins setting a foot on his buttock, and Dobkins stretchs out on the ground, Books throws away his hat which falls on his feet. When Dobkins picks it up still lying, it is on his right side almost about his hip.

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Quotes

John Bernard Books: Where's Gillom?

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Gillom Rogers: [Books is giving Gillom a shooting lesson] Mr. Books, How is it you've killed so many men? My spread wasn't much bigger than yours.

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Carson City Marshal Walter Thibido: The day they lay you away, what I'll do on your grave won't pass for flowers.

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