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starring: Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlandirected by: Blake Edwards
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302825084
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302825083
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: June 03, 1997
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 17952
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 29, 1988
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Blake Edwards directed this homage to both the Old West and the silent era in filmmaking that undeservedly received indifferent reviews and did little business. James Garner is perfectly cast as Wyatt Earp who, his lawman days behind him, is brought to Hollywood in the waning days of silent movies to serve as a consultant on a movie about his life. There, he hooks up with cowboy star Tom Mix (Bruce Willis, in relaxed, low-key mode) and together they solve a murder. Though Edwards includes elements of slapstick, he actually puts together a fairly involving mystery plot and a compelling cast of characters, including Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, and Dermot Mulroney. But this is Garner's film, aided by a surprisingly likable Willis performance. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sunset
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Rating: - And that's the truth, give or take a lie or two
"Sunset" is one of the best 'odd couple' films I've ever seen. Bruce Willis (Tom Mix) and James Garner (Wyatt Earp) work together beautifully. And the story could be the truth 'give or take a lie or two.' Mix was one of Earp's pallbearers and wept openly at his funeral.
"Sunset's" a funny and heartrending take on Hollywood. You see deadly gunfights acted out with the old gunfighter watching from the wings. You also see cruelty, corruption and sadism in real life that couldn't have ... Read More
Rating:  - Big disappointment
Comedy/mystery/western based on the fictional pairing of old west lawman Wyatt Earp (James Garner) and movie star Tom Mix (Bruce Willis) in 1929 Hollywood. Producer, and ex-silent film comedian Alfie Alperin (Malcolm McDowell) convinces Mix to star in a film biography of Earp, and Earp is hired on as a technical advisor. Soon, however, Alperin is revealed to be less of a benevolent studio head than his reputation would lead one to believe, and Mix and Earp find themselves dangerously involved in ... Read More
Rating: - Borderline
While not actually awful, "Sunset" (1988) is unexpectedly bad considering what it has going for it. Bruce Willis plays Tom Mix and James Garner plays Wyatt Earp; in truth they just play themselves (their standard characters) and because they are both very likable and have decent chemistry together the film has a strong foundation. Writer/director Blake Edwards gets his chance to make a film about old Hollywood movie-making, a project he was passionate about and worked hard to pull off. So it should ... Read More
Rating: - Into the sunset
Sunset is a type of movie I enjoy because it takes people who actually lived, Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp (Bruce Willis and James Gardner), and creates a story to show the times they lived in and who they were. The movie is based on a true story, give or take a lie or two.
Willis plays the silent era movie star and Gardner the aging ex-lawman, who spent his last days in Hollywood as an advisor to the movie studios.
I do not believe this movie received the recognition it should ... Read More
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