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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 3747
Released: July 24, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A dying gunman returns to his friend for medical care in his last days, but becomes involved with a widow and her son, eventually dying with honor in a final gunfight.
Genre: Westerns
Rating: PG
Release Date: 28-MAR-2006
Media Type: DVD
Description of The Shootist:
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 pistols after he discovers he's dying of cancer. Boarding in the house of an attractive widow (Lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard), Wayne's character opts for peace in his final days but is dogged by his reputation when a handful of killers seeks him out for a final fight. Howard is fine as a fatherless boy who needs the strong mentor the hero represents, and James Stewart--who costarred with Wayne in the great Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--plays the doctor who gives the big man the bad news. Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) thoughtfully directs a very special and sensitive production. --Tom Keogh
The Shootist Reviews:
The Duke at his later best! 
2009-09-13 - John Wayne is an American icon. Of his latter movies, there is none more interesting to watch than The Shootist. In a way, it is the story of the death of the basic charactor Wayne played in his film carrer - and filmed in perfect timing to match Wayne's own age and health at the time.
The scenes with Jimmy Stewart, though short, are a timelss treasure of film history. And the story, while having some of the simple western stereotypes in it, goes beyond the classic plots of a "Western" and delivers a very memorable story.
This is a must see for any one John Wayne fans.
John Wayne and the Shootist
2009-06-09 - The Shootist One of the finest films this movie legend made and sadly his last. Incredible cast, Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, Ron Howard, and a very Wayne unwestern western. A wonderful film and well worth more than one watch. I highly recommend.
DVD Purchase
2009-03-06 - The Shootist
I was skeptical about ordering a DVD on line. This was for a gift.
I was surprised at how quickly I received my purchase..within 2 days.
It is top quality. I would purchase this way again.
John Wayne Last Movie!
2009-02-23 - This is a great classic movie from John Wayne. I am still a fan
of his other movies. So Buy this film because you will love it!
Amazed
2008-10-21 - I know many have seen this picture before, but it added so much more seeing it at home and being able to cry freely, knowing what I know now. I was in "The Duke's" final days with him and it just made it that more special. I bought it for someone special, who could not believe that I would be ever able to find it again since it had been so long. It made him smile, yes cry, and even laughed a few times. The price was right, the search was easy, and it is a movie that will be treasured forever.
