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Last Man Standing
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Last Man Standing is a 1996 American action, crime, and drama film directed by Walter Hill, who also produced and co-wrote the screenplay with Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Alexandra Powers, and David Patrick Kelly. It is based on the film Yojimbo and is set in Texas during the prohibition era, focusing on organized crime and gang wars. The production involved New Line Cinema, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, and Lone Wolf, with filming taking place in New Mexico.
The movie has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released on September 20, 1996. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and Netflix, including via video on demand. The production had a budget of 67,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 47,267,001. The original language is English, with music composed by Ry Cooder. The film received an R rating and holds various review scores, including a 6.4 rating on IMDb, a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 44.
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6.4John 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.
Cast
- Bruce Willis as John Smith
- Bruce Dern as Sheriff Ed Galt
- William Sanderson as Joe Monday
- Christopher Walken as Hickey
- David Patrick Kelly as Doyle
- Karina Lombard as Felina
Themes
- prohibition era
- texas
- gang war
- whiskey
- on the run
- mafia
- hired gun
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
63,243 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
Metacritic
44/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Walter Hill
- Screenplay by
- Walter Hill
- Based on
- Yojimbo , (1961 film), by Ryūzō Kikushima , Akira Kurosawa
- Produced by
- Walter Hill Arthur M. Sarkissian
- Starring
- Bruce Willis Christopher Walken Alexandra Powers David Patrick Kelly Karina Lombard Bruce Dern
- Cinematography
- Lloyd Ahern
- Edited by
- Freeman A. Davies
- Music by
- Ry Cooder
- Production company
- Lone Wolf
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- September 20, 1996 ( 1996-09-20 )
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $67 million
- Box office
- $47.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Yojimbo
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Screenwriter
- Walter Hill
- Composer
- Ry Cooder
- Producer
- Walter Hill
- Production company
- New Line Cinema
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 190205
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-09-20
- title
- Last Man Standing
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 18115927
- capital cost
- 67000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- The Last Juror
- review score
- 44/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Last Man Standing is a 1996 American neo-Western action film written, produced and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Bruce Dern. The film is a remake of the 1961 Japanese film Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa, relocated to the Prohibition-era American South. In the film, a mysterious gunman (Willis) arrives in a small town ruled by rivaling gangs, and sets up about playing them against each other.
The film was released by New Line Cinema on September 20, 1996. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial disappointment.
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