Shootist

     

Shootist1976

Director: Don Siegel
Stars: John Wayne, James Stewart, Hugh O'Brien, Lauren Bacall, Harry Morgan
Genre: Drama, Western
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 99 minutes

The last film of John Wayne could not have been more fitting, full of details that can't help but make one reflect upon his legacy in the movies and his life as a star. Wayne plays a career gunfighter in the autumn of his life, trying to hang up his… more »


Carson City Marshal Walter Thibido:
Books, I want you out of town. These are law-abiding people here and I don't want any trouble. I can deputize as many men as I need to see that you leave.

John Bernard Books:
I'm not going anywhere, Marshal. I'm dying and I intend to die right here.

Carson City Marshal Walter Thibido:
Really? You're really dyin'?

John Bernard Books:
Ask Doc Hostetler.

Carson City Marshal Walter Thibido:
Hot damn! You know, Books, that's the best news I've had all day. While I was walking over here I was thinking, what if Books decides to kill me? Who will take over as marshal? Will the town council pay my pension to my wife? Damn, that's good news.

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