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The Shootist (1976)
He's got to
face a gunfight to live up to his legend once more - TO WIN JUST
ONE MORE TIME.
Director: Don Siegel, Rated PG
  Starring:
John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard
Boone, Hugh O'Brien, Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, John Carradine,
Sheree North
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"I won't be wronged, I
won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do
these things to other people,
and I require the same from them."
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John Bernard Books
Why watch this? This
was Wayne's final film - a fitting, if prophetic, tribute to
the great Western actor.
Plot Summary:
An aging, renowned gunfighter, J.B. Books, is diagnosed with
terminal cancer and seeks a quiet end to his days in Carson
City, Nevada. His reputation, however, brings him unwanted
attention from those seeking to exploit his name or settle old
scores. As he confronts his mortality, Books forms a poignant
bond with the boarding house owner and her son while navigating
his final days with dignity and a desire to face his end on his
own terms.
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Dad's Preview:
Regarding The Shootist, life imitates art as The Duke portrays an aged gunman who finds
out that he is dying from cancer with only a short time to live.
When the opportunistic town council finds out, they arrange for a group of notorious
gunfighters to ambush the legendary gunfighter. Three years after
this film's release, Wayne would also die from cancer. He passed
away
the same day as my grandfather, Charley Straley. June 11, 1979. Same Day. Same
Year. That day I lost the two greatest men who influenced my life. |
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M.J. Franovich;
William Self; Paramount Pics
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