The Shooting (1967)
- Starring:
- Warren Oates, Will Hutchins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Monte Hellman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Shooting
Director Monte Hellman used his beloved "hunter as hunted" theme for his near-existential western The Shooting. Jack Nicholson and Warren Oates are starred in this bare-bones tale of an ex-bounty hunter (Oates) with a price on his head and the cocky young gun (Nicholson) who hopes to collect. The film seems to be exclusively populated by Life's Losers; but even with portents of doom throughout, the ending is still a jaw-dropping experience. Demonstrating the parsimony he'd learned while working with Roger Corman, director Hellman shot The Shooting in Utah simultaneously with another feature, Ride in the Whirlwind, for a combined budget of $150,000. Completed in 1967, The Shooting did not receive widespread release until after Jack Nicholson achieved stardom in the early 1970s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 80 mins
Complete Cast of The Shooting
- Warren Oates - Willett Gashade
- Millie Perkins - Woman
- B.J. Merholz - Leland Drum
- Will Hutchins - Coley
- Jack Nicholson - Billy Spear
- Charles Eastman - Bearded Man
- Director(s):
- Monte Hellman
- Writer(s):
- Adrien Joyce, Carole Eastman
- Producer(s):
- Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Questionable for Children, Violence, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Westerns
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