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Wild Bill (1995) 5.9
The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane. Director:Walter Hill |
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Wild Bill Hickok, famed lawman and gunman of the Old West, is haunted by his past and his reputation. He is loved by, but cannot love, Calamity Jane. Dogging his trail is young Jack McCall, who blames Bill for abandoning the boy's mother and destroying her life. McCall has sworn to kill Bill, and Bill's ghosts, his failing eyesight, and his fondness for opium may make McCall's task easier. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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calamity jane | opium | loss of eyesight | interrupted sex | street shootout |Taglines:
The Name Is Legendary. The Man Is Real. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for wild West violence and a sex scene | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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1 December 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Divlji Bil See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$2,167,808 (USA)Company Credits
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Music by William Steffe and lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
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The Preacher is played by Marjoe Gortner, who in reality was at one time a "church-tent" revivalist minister and evangelist. See more »Goofs
When Bill arrives in Deadwood for the first time, just after the Stagecoach door opens, the camera skips to the next angle behind the Stagecoach. Bill steps out as if the carriage has just stopped, however, the mud that the wheel has accumulated has dried on the tread part in clumps. If the Stagecoach had just stopped, the mud would still be wet on the tread of the wheel. If the road were dry, the treads would be clean as the rolling wheel would have broken the dried mud loose as it rolled against the dry ground. See more »Quotes
California Joe: [to Bill] Bad luck to kill an Indian in a religious frame of mind.See more »
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The Battle Hymn of the RepublicMusic by William Steffe and lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
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Historians may scoff, but Walter Hill's "Wild Bill" is an absorbing and intriguing western with elegiac overtures yet much of the emphasis placed on the battles. Jeff Bridges does a fine job as scruffy, mangy, weathered James Butler Hickok in the 1870s Midwest, getting into brutal fights while doing nothing more than standing at a bar (John Hurt's narration tells us, "Being 'Wild' Bill was in itself a profession."). Ellen Barkin plays Calamity Jane like a lovestruck toughie who clucks behind Hickok, waiting for a commitment; David Arquette is Jack McCall, a young man defending the honor of his mother, whom Hickok loved and left. Occasionally, director Hill hits a stumbling block (there's an inconsequential bit with Keith Carradine as Buffalo Bill Cody which disconnects the mood, and also a black-and-white flashback filmed in high-contrast where Hickok attempts to talk sensibly with a no-nonsense Indian tribe). Still, the hand and gun bouts are fully charged with adrenaline, and there's a genuine feel for these sad, meandering people that recalls strong sections from other westerns, particularly "McCabe and Mrs. Miller". A bumpy film, but not a bad one at all. **1/2 from ****