Sunset (film)

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This article is about a 1988 action film starring Bruce Willis and James Garner. For other uses, see Sunset (disambiguation).

Sunset
Directed by	Blake Edwards
Produced by	Tony Adams Bruce Willis Jonathan D Krane (executive producer) Trish Caroselli (associate producer)
Written by	Rod Amateau (story) Blake Edwards (screenplay)
Starring	Bruce Willis James Garner Malcolm McDowell Mariel Hemingway
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Anthony B. Richmond
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date(s)	April 29, 1988
Running time	103 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Sunset is a 1988 western film released by TriStar Pictures. Written and directed by Blake Edwards, the movie stars Bruce Willis as legendary western actor Tom Mix and James Garner as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. The story is based on Rod Amateau's novel Sunset, which was loosely based on the fact that Earp actually did serve as technical adviser for some early silent westerns. Although Willis received top billing in his second movie, Garner actually has much more screen time during the film.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awards and nominations
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Set in Hollywood of the late 1920s, when the industry is only one step away to move to sound film, producer and studio head Alfie Alperin wants to produce a great Western movie about Wyatt Earp. Tom Mix is cast as the great United States Marshal and the real Earp is on set as a technical adviser. But before Earp and Mix can start their movie adventure they are caught in a real case of murder, prostitution and corruption. Together they search for the missing son of Earp's former girlfriend Christina. But now she is the wife of studio boss Alperin and he isn't amused by Earp's investigations. Soon Earp unveils the true sadistical character of Alfie Alperin and after the death of Christina matters become personal.

This was the second film in which Garner played the lead as Wyatt Earp, the first being John Sturges's Hour of the Gun, filmed more than two decades earlier.

[edit] Cast

Bruce Willis as Tom Mix
James Garner as Wyatt Earp
Malcolm McDowell as Alfie Alperin
Mariel Hemingway as Cheryl King
Kathleen Quinlan as Nancy Shoemaker
Jennifer Edwards as Victoria Alperin
Patricia Hodge as Christina Alperin
Richard Bradford as Capt. Blackworth
M. Emmet Walsh as Chief Dibner

[edit] Awards and nominations

Nominee, Best Costume Design (Patricia Norris), 1989 Academy Awards.
Winner, Worst Director, 1989 Razzie Awards.
Nominee, Worst supporting actress (Mariel Hemingway), Razzie Awards.

[edit] External links

Sunset at the Internet Movie Database
Sunset at All Movie Guide

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