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20/09/1996 Crime, Western 1h 41m
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In a town with no justice, there is only one law... Every man for himself.

Overview

John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.

  1. Walter Hill

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bruce Willis

    John Smith

  2. Bruce Dern

    Sheriff Ed Galt

  3. William Sanderson

    Joe Monday

  4. Christopher Walken

    Hickey

  5. David Patrick Kelly

    Doyle

  6. Karina Lombard

    Felina

  7. Ned Eisenberg

    Fredo Strozzi

  8. Michael Imperioli

    Giorgio Carmonte

  9. R. D. Call

    Jack McCool

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2018-12-22
And like Jericho, Walls come tumbling down.

Last Man Standing is directed by Walter Hill who also adapts the screenplay from a story written by Ryûzô Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa. It stars Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly, Karina Lombard and Ned Eisenberg. Music is by Ry Cooder and cinematography by Lloyd Ahern.

Walter Hill's variant on Yojimbo, plot basically sees Willis as drifter John Smith, who after arriving in the dusty town of Jericho, promptly sets about making some serious cash by playing the town's two gangs off against each...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$67,000,000.00

Revenue
$47,267,001.00

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