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6.9Bret 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.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Bret Maverick
- Jodie Foster as Annabelle Bransford
- James Garner as Marshal Zane Cooper
- Graham Greene as Joseph
- Alfred Molina as Angel
- James Coburn as Commodore Duvall
Themes
- ship
- saloon
- poker
- mississippi river
- native american
- oregon, usa
- con artist
- steamboat
- on the run
- attempted robbery
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Screenplay by
- William Goldman
- Based on
- Maverick , by Roy Huggins
- Produced by
- Bruce Davey Richard Donner
- Starring
- Mel Gibson Jodie Foster James Garner Graham Greene James Coburn Alfred Molina
- Cinematography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Edited by
- Stuart Baird Mike Kelly
- Music by
- Randy Newman
- Production companies
- Icon Productions Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- May 20, 1994 ( 1994-05-20 )
- Running time
- 127 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75 million
- Box office
- $183 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 666894
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- publication date
- 1994-05-20
- title
- Maverick
- review score
- 62/100
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Maverick is a 1994 American Western comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner. The screenplay by William Goldman, based on the 1957–1962 television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins and originally starring Garner, stars Gibson as Bret Maverick, a card player and con artist who collects money to enter a high-stakes poker game. He is joined in his adventure by Annabelle Bransford (Foster), another con artist, and Marshal Zane Cooper (Garner), a lawman. The supporting cast features Graham Greene, James Coburn, and Alfred Molina, and many cameo appearances by Western film actors, country music stars, and other actors.
Maverick was filmed from August to December 1993. Released theatrically by Warner Bros. on May 20, 1994, the film was both a critical and commercial success, grossing $183 million worldwide against a $75 million budget. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.