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Last Man Standing

- In a town with no justice, there is only one law... Every man for himself.

John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.

Release Date : 1996-09-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : New Line CinemaLone Wolf PicturesArthur Sarkissian Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Last Man StandingGundownWelcome to Jericho

Cast

Character Name : John Smith

Original Name : Bruce Willis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Ed Galt

Original Name : Bruce Dern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Monday

Original Name : William Sanderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hickey

Original Name : Christopher Walken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doyle

Original Name : David Patrick Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Felina

Original Name : Karina Lombard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fredo Strozzi

Original Name : Ned Eisenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giorgio Carmonte

Original Name : Michael Imperioli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack McCool

Original Name : R. D. Call

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucy Kolinski

Original Name : Alexandra Powers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Tom Pickett

Original Name : Ken Jenkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Bob

Original Name : Ted Markland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wanda

Original Name : Leslie Mann

Gender : Female

Character Name : Finn

Original Name : Patrick Kilpatrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barmaid

Original Name : Cassandra Gava

Gender : Female

Character Name : Comandante Ramirez

Original Name : Luis Contreras

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gas Station Attendant

Original Name : Raynor Scheine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacko the Giant

Original Name : Tiny Ron

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Undertaker

Original Name : John Paxton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Berto

Original Name : Michael Cavalieri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santo

Original Name : Hannes Fritsch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Docker

Original Name : Michael Strasser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burke

Original Name : Matt O'Toole

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Madame

Original Name : Lin Shaye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Border Patrolman

Original Name : Larry Holt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donnie

Original Name : Dean Rader Duval

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramirez Bodyguard

Original Name : Thomas Rosales Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramirez Bodyguard

Original Name : Jimmy Ortega

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bruce Willis' Photo Double

Original Name : Joseph Palmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Convoy Driver

Original Name : Allan Graf

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

And like Jericho, Walls come tumbling down. Last Man Standing is directed by Walter Hill who also adapts the screenplay from a story written by Ryûzô Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa. It stars Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly, Karina Lombard and Ned Eisenberg. Music is by Ry Cooder and cinematography by Lloyd Ahern. Walter Hill's variant on Yojimbo, plot basically sees Willis as drifter John Smith, who after arriving in the dusty town of Jericho, promptly sets about making some serious cash by playing the town's two gangs off against each other. Smith is one tough hombre, a deadly pistoleer who has a fear of nothing, which is why the two respective gang leaders want him to work for them. Noses get put out of joint, blood flows, scores settled and a anti-hero is born, complete with permanent scowl and dry narration. The look and sound is terrific, Cooder's pessimistic twangs are all over the plot, while the visuals dovetail between sun-baked landscapes and the misty lensed ghost town of Jericho. Hill brings his trademark stylish violence into play, with slow-mos and rapid fire shoot-outs impressive, while his skill at creating an antique atmosphere is very much in evidence. Unfortunately the narrative isn't up to much, it lacks scope and characters merely exist, making this very much a style over substance exercise. It also means that much of the cast are given only morsels to feed on. A shame when you got Walken and Kelly on overdrive when on screen. It's an odd blend of a Western with Prohibition Noir characters, but it's unmistakably a Walter Hill film. For his fans there's enough to like about it whilst accepting it's a bit of a throwaway on the page. For the casual crime/action film fan, however, it's likely to be much ado about nothing. 7/10