Wild Bill

1995

Action / Biography / Drama / Western

24
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 27% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 27% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 8650 8.7K

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Plot summary

Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

Director

Walter Hill Photo
Walter Hill

Top cast

Diane Lane Photo
Diane Lane as Susannah Moore
Patrick Gorman Photo
Patrick Gorman as Doctor
Peter Jason Photo
Peter Jason as Dave McCandless
Stoney Jackson Photo
Stoney Jackson as Jubal Pickett
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
861.76 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 5
1.53 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gvit-2 5 / 10

Walter Hill got it right with "Deadwood"

Reviewed by JuguAbraham 7 / 10

Forget facts and enjoy the cinema

Walter Hill has based his screenplay on two literary works by two individuals: Paul Dexter's book and Thomas Babe's play. Hill is a good screenplay-writer himself. I recommend viewers to view the film as an example of a good screenplay and not be unduly worried about facts.The structure of the narrative is simplified by the sepia and black-and-white flashbacks by the director. Unlike other directors, Hill chooses to uses tilted shots for most of these flashbacks, suggesting a "colored" viewpoint of what is shown.The film can be dismissed easily as a crass action western--but this film looks at bravura narcissism (opening shots of shooting a glass on top of a dog's head), a man who refuses to be tied down to relationships with women but is friendly with men, stupid reactions to knocking his hat, etc. The heroics may belong to the mustachioed men rather than the clean-shaven but the film has more to offer than hairy faces.The casting of John Hurt, Bruce Dern and Ellen Barkin is commendable--they provide fascinating screen time that adds to the credibility. Hurt and Barkin who open the film carries the film even though Jeff Bridges proves to be a credible lead player but he is no great thespian.The film ultimately belongs to Hill and art director Dan Olexiewicz, with the atmosphere changes from bright sun to slushy streets--that strangely keeps pace with the characters. Hill develops the characters slowly through filmed flashback and dream sequences (visit of Wild Bill to the insane asylum, the conversations with Red Indians, are examples) rather than the spoken word of the main character and that contributes to the feeling that most characters are not fleshed out. They are well developed, in an unusual way. This is not great cinema but above average stuff--a good way to describe Hill's body of work.
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