The Shootist (1976)

Movie Details

Original Title The Shootist

Original Language EN

Revenue $13,400,000

Status Released

Popularity 1.4

Cast

John Wayne

J.B. Books

Popularity: 1.8

Lauren Bacall

Bond Rogers

Popularity: 1.5

Ron Howard

Gillom Rogers

Popularity: 17.2

James Stewart

Dr. Hostetler

Popularity: 1.8

Richard Boone

Mike Sweeney

Popularity: 4.7

Hugh O'Brian

Jack Pulford

Popularity: 2.7

Bill McKinney

Jay Cobb

Popularity: 2.8

Harry Morgan

Marshall Thibido

Popularity: 3.1

John Carradine

Beckum

Popularity: 14.1

Sheree North

Serepta

Popularity: 14.0

Rick Lenz

Dobkins

Popularity: 1.9

Scatman Crothers

Moses

Popularity: 6.8

Key Crew

Director Don Siegel

Screenplay Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale

Producer William Self, M.J. Frankovich

Editor Douglas Stewart

Production

The De Laurentiis Company

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Original Trailer

Trailer

John Landis on THE SHOOTIST

Featurette

The Shootist 1976 theatrical trailer

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

May 29, 2019

The big man bows out and leaves an indelible mark. Legendary gunfighter J.B. Books rides into Carson City, diagnosed with terminal cancer he has a short time to live. After taking a room at the widow Bond Rogers' house, he becomes something of a mentor to Bond's son, Gillom. Dignified, eloquen ... Read more

barrymost 8/10

Sep 7, 2019

I publicly take back every negative thing I ever said about John Wayne. I was so far wrong in claiming that he was just a very famous, highly overrated actor, but I blame my misconceptions on the fact that I was probably introduced to him via some of his lesser movies, or perhaps just not the kind ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 3, 2023

John Wayne's final big screen role sees him playing a terminally-ill gunfighter determined to go out with his boots on - and to take as much local riff-raff with his as he goes. He settles down in a boarding house run by a slightly puritanical widow - Lauren Bacall, and her teenage son played by Ron ... Read more