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20/05/1994 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western 2h 7m
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In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun.

Overview

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

  1. Richard Donner

    Director

  2. William Goldman

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mel Gibson

    Bret Maverick

  2. Jodie Foster

    Annabelle Bransford

  3. James Garner

    Marshal Zane Cooper

  4. Graham Greene

    Joseph

  5. Alfred Molina

    Angel

  6. James Coburn

    Commodore Duvall

  7. Dub Taylor

    Room Clerk

  8. Geoffrey Lewis

    Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker

  9. Paul L. Smith

    The Archduke

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-06-10
From the moment I slapped eyes on this hombre, I smelled trouble. And re-fried beans.

Maverick is directed by Richard Donner and written by William Goldman. It stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner, with support coming from Alfred Molina, Graham Greene and James Coburn. The music is scored by Randy Newman and Vilmos Zsigmond is on photography. It's based on the 1950s television series of the same name and the plot finds Gibson as Maverick and follows his attempt to take his place in a major five-card draw poker tournament. With Foster and Garner in tow, there's plenty of adventure...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$75,000,000.00

Revenue
$183,031,272.00

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