John 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.
Cinematography
Dusty Texas streets lit like a fever dream of sin.
Practical Effects
Real squibs, real glass, real 90s action craftsmanship.
Acting
Walken's hair alone deserves its own credit.
Director
Walter Hill
Bruce Willis
John Smith
Bruce Dern
Sheriff Ed Galt
William Sanderson
Joe Monday
Christopher Walken
Hickey
David Patrick Kelly
Doyle
Karina Lombard
Felina
Ned Eisenberg
Fredo Strozzi
Michael Imperioli
Giorgio Carmonte
R. D. Call
Jack McCool
Alexandra Powers
Lucy Kolinski
Ken Jenkins
Captain Tom Pickett
Ted Markland
Deputy Bob
Leslie Mann
Wanda
Patrick Kilpatrick
Finn
Cassandra Gava
Barmaid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Walter Hill essentially remade his own 1971 film 'The Last Man Standing' (aka 'The Last Man'), which was itself a loose adaptation of Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo.'
This bombed in 1996 because audiences wanted 'Die Hard' Bruce, not 'existential dust bowl' Bruce—only later did cult status redeem its reputation.
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