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CrimeMysteryThrillerWestern

Sunset

- They broke every rule, loved every woman, took every risk and solved the most shocking murder in the history of Beverly Hills. And it's all true. Give or take a lie or two.

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

Release Date : 1988-04-29

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ML Delphi Premier ProductionsCecchi Gori Group Tiger CinematograficaHudson Hawk Films Ltd.TriStar Pictures

Production Country : ItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Catalina

Cast

James Garner

Character Name : Wyatt Earp

Original Name : James Garner

Gender : Male

Bruce Willis

Character Name : Tom Mix

Original Name : Bruce Willis

Gender : Male

Malcolm McDowell

Character Name : Alfie Alperin

Original Name : Malcolm McDowell

Gender : Male

Mariel Hemingway

Character Name : Cheryl King

Original Name : Mariel Hemingway

Gender : Female

Kathleen Quinlan

Character Name : Nancy Shoemaker

Original Name : Kathleen Quinlan

Gender : Female

Jennifer Edwards

Character Name : Victoria Alperin

Original Name : Jennifer Edwards

Gender : Female

Patricia Hodge

Character Name : Christina Alperin

Original Name : Patricia Hodge

Gender : Female

Richard Bradford

Character Name : Captain Blackworth

Original Name : Richard Bradford

Gender : Male

M. Emmet Walsh

Character Name : Chief Marvin Dibner

Original Name : M. Emmet Walsh

Gender : Male

Joe Dallesandro

Character Name : Dutch Kieffer

Original Name : Joe Dallesandro

Gender : Male

Andreas Katsulas

Character Name : Arthur

Original Name : Andreas Katsulas

Gender : Male

Dann Florek

Character Name : Marty Goldberg

Original Name : Dann Florek

Gender : Male

Bill Marcus

Character Name : Hal Flynn

Original Name : Bill Marcus

Gender : Male

Michael C. Gwynne

Character Name : Mooch

Original Name : Michael C. Gwynne

Gender : Male

Dermot Mulroney

Character Name : Michael Alperin

Original Name : Dermot Mulroney

Gender : Male

Miranda Garrison

Character Name : Spanish Dancer

Original Name : Miranda Garrison

Gender : Female

Liz Torres

Character Name : Rosa

Original Name : Liz Torres

Gender : Female

Castulo Guerra

Character Name : Pancho (as Cástulo Guerra)

Original Name : Castulo Guerra

Gender : Male

Dakin Matthews

Character Name : William Singer

Original Name : Dakin Matthews

Gender : Male

Vernon Wells

Character Name : Australian Houseman

Original Name : Vernon Wells

Gender : Male

Dennis Rucker

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Dennis Rucker

Gender : Male

John Dennis Johnston

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : John Dennis Johnston

Gender : Male

Kenny Call

Character Name : Cowboy Fred

Original Name : Kenny Call

Gender : Male

Jack Garner

Character Name : Cowboy Henry

Original Name : Jack Garner

Gender : Male

Jerry Tullos

Character Name : Leo Vogel

Original Name : Jerry Tullos

Gender : Male

Herb Tanney

Character Name : George the Conductor (as Steem Tanney)

Original Name : Herb Tanney

Gender : Male

Peter Jason

Character Name : Frank Coe

Original Name : Peter Jason

Gender : Male

Richard Fancy

Character Name : Academy Speaker

Original Name : Richard Fancy

Gender : Male

Glenn Shadix

Character Name : Roscoe Arbuckle

Original Name : Glenn Shadix

Gender : Male

Lisa Alpert

Character Name : Michael's Secretary

Original Name : Lisa Alpert

Gender : Female

Sonia Zimmer

Character Name : Dibner's Secretary

Original Name : Sonia Zimmer

Gender : Male

Marina Palmier

Character Name : Candy Store Girl

Original Name : Marina Palmier

Gender : Female

Tessa Taylor

Character Name : Candy Store Girl

Original Name : Tessa Taylor

Gender : Female

Jon Van Ness

Character Name : Director

Original Name : Jon Van Ness

Gender : Male

P. Randall Bowers

Character Name : Assistant Director (as Randy Bowers)

Original Name : P. Randall Bowers

Gender : Male

Maureen Teefy

Character Name : Stagecoach Lady

Original Name : Maureen Teefy

Gender : Female

Arnold Johnson

Character Name : George

Original Name : Arnold Johnson

Gender : Male

Eric Harrison

Character Name : Alperin Butler

Original Name : Eric Harrison

Gender : Male

Amy Michelson

Character Name : Alfie's 1st Wife

Original Name : Amy Michelson

Gender : Male

James O'Connell

Character Name : Gate Guard

Original Name : James O'Connell

Gender : Male

Bing Russell

Character Name : Studio Guard

Original Name : Bing Russell

Gender : Male

James C. Lewis

Character Name : Jail Guard (as C. James Lewis)

Original Name : James C. Lewis

Gender : Male

William Applegate Jr.

Character Name : Jail Inmate (as Bill Applegate)

Original Name : William Applegate Jr.

Gender : Male

Luis Contreras

Character Name : Jail Inmates

Original Name : Luis Contreras

Gender : Male

Charles Noland

Character Name : Jail Inmates

Original Name : Charles Noland

Gender : Male

Robert Covarrubias

Character Name : Jail Inmates

Original Name : Robert Covarrubias

Gender : Male

Donalin Patton

Character Name : Girls at Lunch

Original Name : Donalin Patton

Gender : Male

Kay Perry

Character Name : Girls at Lunch

Original Name : Kay Perry

Gender : Male

Rod McCary

Character Name : Douglas Fairbanks

Original Name : Rod McCary

Gender : Male

John Fountain

Character Name : John Gilbert

Original Name : John Fountain

Gender : Male

Irene Olga López

Character Name : Asuncion Maria Romero (as Irene Olga Lopez)

Original Name : Irene Olga López

Gender : Female

Jeris Poindexter

Character Name : Cleaning Man

Original Name : Jeris Poindexter

Gender : Male

F. William Parker

Character Name : Mayor Robert Hellman

Original Name : F. William Parker

Gender : Male

Grant Heslov

Character Name : Car Attendant

Original Name : Grant Heslov

Gender : Male

Don Sparks

Character Name : Reporters

Original Name : Don Sparks

Gender : Male

Melanie Jones

Character Name : Reporters

Original Name : Melanie Jones

Gender : Male

Darrah Meeley

Character Name : Reporters

Original Name : Darrah Meeley

Gender : Female

Tom Tarpey

Character Name : Reporters

Original Name : Tom Tarpey

Gender : Male

Krista Gray

Character Name : Reporters

Original Name : Krista Gray

Gender : Male

Katie Morgan

Character Name : Reporters

Original Name : Katie Morgan

Gender : Male

Bevis Faversham

Character Name : Oliver Hardy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bevis Faversham

Gender : Male

Paul Higby

Character Name : Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Higby

Gender : Male

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Character Name : James Cagney (uncredited)

Original Name : Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Gender : Male

Beverly Leech

Character Name : Thelma Todd (uncredited)

Original Name : Beverly Leech

Gender : Female

Marilyn Michaels

Character Name : Mae West lookalike / Candy Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Marilyn Michaels

Gender : Male

Denney Pierce

Character Name : Billy Clanton (uncredited)

Original Name : Denney Pierce

Gender : Male

Barry Vigon

Character Name : Boat Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Barry Vigon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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DrewBlack

@DrewBlack

2021-06-23

This is one of those cases of a movie that should have worked way better than it did. Just the very idea of watching Earp and Mix solving some murder mystery in Holywood sounds incredible and fun to watch. However, Edwards' screenplay never truly finds its identity, floating between Neo-Noir, Western and Comedy. Maybe paired in Noir-Western or Comedy-Western it would've worked better: it just didn't know wheter to take itself seriously or not. That is, however, the only real problem with it. The production and time setting is awesome, with a shoutout to the costume design. Mix's especially. The colors are a sight to see, creating a warm-hot feel to the movie, reminiscent of the Western, but in a Noir setting. Mancini's soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard. Perhaps as a consequence of the film's lack of true identity, Mancini went every which way with it. His "Sunday west" bits combined with more somber and serious tracks - reminiscent of his work on Touch of Evil (1958) - just complete each other so well. Willis is in a point in his career that is intersting to watch. Even before his greatest hit (and masterwork) Die Hard (1988), in which he hadn't found his persona yet. Still, he looks and sounds much like the star he would become months later, with a touch of Mix-cowboy in. He is a very "light" presence on-screen, and in the good way. McDowell is always a convincing actor, and his "Happy Hobo" Alfie Alperin is quite fun to watch - especially given the parallels to another Happy Hobo, Chaplin's The Tramp - but he isn't given a lot of screen time, and from the very beginning, it's quite clear that he is the villain. But the highlight of the film is the veteran James Garner. His incarnation of the legendary frontier lawman Wyatt Earp is (albeit anachronistic) one of the best. In my opinion, only second to Kurt Russell's in Tombstone (1993). That "hawk-eyed" archetype that Earp basically defines in pop-culture was very well-captured by Garner - even out of his "natural habitat" of the west. Sunset is a very fun, lighthearted buddy movie. It is a great movie that should have been an all time classic, yet it somehow feels right. It's a one-of-a-kind curio piece. And my heart says it deseves more recognition. Give or take a star or two.