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ActionAdventureComedyDramaWestern

Maverick

- In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun.

Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

Release Date : 1994-05-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesIcon ProductionsDonner/Shuler-Donner Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Mel Gibson

Character Name : Bret Maverick

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Jodie Foster

Character Name : Annabelle Bransford

Original Name : Jodie Foster

Gender : Female

James Garner

Character Name : Marshal Zane Cooper

Original Name : James Garner

Gender : Male

Graham Greene

Character Name : Joseph

Original Name : Graham Greene

Gender : Male

Alfred Molina

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Alfred Molina

Gender : Male

James Coburn

Character Name : Commodore Duvall

Original Name : James Coburn

Gender : Male

Dub Taylor

Character Name : Room Clerk

Original Name : Dub Taylor

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Lewis

Character Name : Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker

Original Name : Geoffrey Lewis

Gender : Male

Paul L. Smith

Character Name : The Archduke

Original Name : Paul L. Smith

Gender : Male

Dan Hedaya

Character Name : Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Dan Hedaya

Gender : Male

Dennis Fimple

Character Name : Stuttering

Original Name : Dennis Fimple

Gender : Male

Denver Pyle

Character Name : Old Gambler on Riverboat

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Clint Black

Character Name : Sweet-Faced Gambler

Original Name : Clint Black

Gender : Male

Max Perlich

Character Name : Johnny Hardin

Original Name : Max Perlich

Gender : Male

Art LaFleur

Character Name : Poker Player

Original Name : Art LaFleur

Gender : Male

Leo Gordon

Character Name : Poker Player

Original Name : Leo Gordon

Gender : Male

Paul Tuerpe

Character Name : Poker Player

Original Name : Paul Tuerpe

Gender : Male

Jean De Baer

Character Name : Mary Margret

Original Name : Jean De Baer

Gender : Female

Paul Brinegar

Character Name : Stage Driver

Original Name : Paul Brinegar

Gender : Male

Hal Ketchum

Character Name : Bank Robber

Original Name : Hal Ketchum

Gender : Male

Corey Feldman

Character Name : Bank Robber

Original Name : Corey Feldman

Gender : Male

John M. Woodward

Character Name : Bank Robber

Original Name : John M. Woodward

Gender : Male

Jesse Eric Carroll

Character Name : Stable Boy

Original Name : Jesse Eric Carroll

Gender : Male

Toshonnie Touchin

Character Name : Stable Boy

Original Name : Toshonnie Touchin

Gender : Male

John C. Meier

Character Name : Unshaven Man

Original Name : John C. Meier

Gender : Male

Steve Chambers

Character Name : Unshaven Man

Original Name : Steve Chambers

Gender : Male

Doc Duhame

Character Name : Unshaven Man

Original Name : Doc Duhame

Gender : Male

Frank Orsatti

Character Name : Unshaven Man

Original Name : Frank Orsatti

Gender : Male

Lauren Shuler Donner

Character Name : Mrs. D., Bathhouse Maid

Original Name : Lauren Shuler Donner

Gender : Female

Courtney Barilla

Character Name : Music Box Girl

Original Name : Courtney Barilla

Gender : Female

Kimberly Cullum

Character Name : Music Box Girl

Original Name : Kimberly Cullum

Gender : Female

Gary Richard Frank

Character Name : Crooked Dealer

Original Name : Gary Richard Frank

Gender : Male

Read Morgan

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Read Morgan

Gender : Male

Steve Kahan

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Steve Kahan

Gender : Male

Stephen Liska

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Stephen Liska

Gender : Male

Robert Jones

Character Name : Bank Employee

Original Name : Robert Jones

Gender : Male

J. Mills Goodloe

Character Name : Telegraph Operator

Original Name : J. Mills Goodloe

Gender : Male

Vilmos Zsigmond

Character Name : Albert Bierstadt

Original Name : Vilmos Zsigmond

Gender : Male

Waylon Jennings

Character Name : Man with Concealed Guns

Original Name : Waylon Jennings

Gender : Male

Kathy Mattea

Character Name : Woman with Concealed Guns

Original Name : Kathy Mattea

Gender : Female

Carlene Carter

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Carlene Carter

Gender : Male

Vince Gill

Character Name : Spectator

Original Name : Vince Gill

Gender : Male

Janis Oliver Gill

Character Name : Spectator

Original Name : Janis Oliver Gill

Gender : Male

William Smith

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : William Smith

Gender : Male

Chuck Hart

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Chuck Hart

Gender : Male

Doug McClure

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Doug McClure

Gender : Male

Henry Darrow

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Henry Darrow

Gender : Male

Michael Paul Chan

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Michael Paul Chan

Gender : Male

Richard Blum

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Richard Blum

Gender : Male

Bert Remsen

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Bert Remsen

Gender : Male

Robert Fuller

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Robert Fuller

Gender : Male

Donal Gibson

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Donal Gibson

Gender : Male

William Marshall

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : William Marshall

Gender : Male

Bill Henderson

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Bill Henderson

Gender : Male

Cal Bartlett

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player

Original Name : Cal Bartlett

Gender : Male

Danny Glover

Character Name : Bank Robber (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Glover

Gender : Male

Margot Kidder

Character Name : Margret Mary (uncredited)

Original Name : Margot Kidder

Gender : Female

Reba McEntire

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Reba McEntire

Gender : Female

Bob Jennings

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Jennings

Gender : Male

Richard Donner

Character Name : Dealer (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Donner

Gender : Male

Monica Lee Bellais

Character Name : Riverboat Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Monica Lee Bellais

Gender : Female

Charles Dierkop

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Dierkop

Gender : Male

James Drury

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Original Name : James Drury

Gender : Male

John Fogerty

Character Name : Street Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : John Fogerty

Gender : Male

Patrick Fullerton

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Fullerton

Gender : Male

Jack Garner

Character Name : Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Garner

Gender : Male

Will Hutchins

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Will Hutchins

Gender : Male

John Otrin

Character Name : Riverboat Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : John Otrin

Gender : Male

Joy Sydney Peters

Character Name : Actress (uncredited)

Original Name : Joy Sydney Peters

Gender : Female

Don Stark

Character Name : Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Stark

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

From the moment I slapped eyes on this hombre, I smelled trouble. And re-fried beans. Maverick is directed by Richard Donner and written by William Goldman. It stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner, with support coming from Alfred Molina, Graham Greene and James Coburn. The music is scored by Randy Newman and Vilmos Zsigmond is on photography. It's based on the 1950s television series of the same name and the plot finds Gibson as Maverick and follows his attempt to take his place in a major five-card draw poker tournament. With Foster and Garner in tow, there's plenty of adventures and misadventures along the way. After Costner's Dances With Wolves and Eastwood's Unforgiven had reignited interest in the Western genre in the 90s, Richard Donner and his team felt the time was right to unleash a light hearted Western on the mainstream audience. Timing was important, as was the casting, but Maverick is the sort of family friendly fun that could in truth be released at any time in any decade and still be a hit at the box office. It's not particularly clever in narrative or themes, but with its blending of action, romance and comedy seamlessly coming together as a whole, Maverick is practically hard to dislike. Even the cast seem to be having a real good time, with Gibson smooth and roguish, Foster dainty yet spunky and Garner (the original Maverick from the TV show) offering up a sort of stoic maturity over proceedings; with all three playing the comedy with ease (how great it is to see Foster in such a role). Donner and Goldman have also shown respect to both the TV show and the Western in general (check out those lovely landscapes), while it's always fun to play spot the numerous stars in the cameos. Harmless fluff, then, but always watchable and never once over reaching itself by trying to be something it's not. 7.5/10