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Sunset( 1988)

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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.

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Garner

      Wyatt Earp

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      Bruce Willis

      Tom Mix

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      Malcolm McDowell

      Alfie Alperin

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      Mariel Hemingway

      Cheryl King

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      Kathleen Quinlan

      Nancy Shoemaker

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      Jennifer Edwards

      Victoria Alperin

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      Patricia Hodge

      Christina Alperin

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      Richard Bradford

      Captain Blackworth

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      M. Emmet Walsh

      Chief Marvin Dibner

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      Joe Dallesandro

      Dutch Kieffer

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      Andreas Katsulas

      Arthur

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      Dann Florek

      Marty Goldberg

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      Bill Marcus

      Hal Flynn

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      Michael C. Gwynne

      Mooch

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      Dermot Mulroney

      Michael Alperin

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      Miranda Garrison

      Spanish Dancer

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      Liz Torres

      Rosa

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      Castulo Guerra

      Pancho (as Cástulo Guerra)

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      Dakin Matthews

      William Singer

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      Vernon Wells

      Australian Houseman

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      Dennis Rucker

      Paul

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      John Dennis Johnston

      Ed

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      Kenny Call

      Cowboy Fred

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      Jack Garner

      Cowboy Henry

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      Jerry Tullos

      Leo Vogel

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      Herb Tanney

      George the Conductor (as Steem Tanney)

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      Peter Jason

      Frank Coe

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      Richard Fancy

      Academy Speaker

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      Glenn Shadix

      Roscoe Arbuckle

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      Lisa Alpert

      Michael's Secretary

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      Sonia Zimmer

      Dibner's Secretary

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      Marina Palmier

      Candy Store Girl

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      Tessa Taylor

      Candy Store Girl

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      Jon Van Ness

      Director

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      P. Randall Bowers

      Assistant Director (as Randy Bowers)

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      Maureen Teefy

      Stagecoach Lady

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      Arnold Johnson

      George

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      Eric Harrison

      Alperin Butler

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      Amy Michelson

      Alfie's 1st Wife

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      James O'Connell

      Gate Guard

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      Bing Russell

      Studio Guard

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      James C. Lewis

      Jail Guard (as C. James Lewis)

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      William Applegate Jr.

      Jail Inmate (as Bill Applegate)

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      Luis Contreras

      Jail Inmates

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      Charles Noland

      Jail Inmates

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      Robert Covarrubias

      Jail Inmates

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      Donalin Patton

      Girls at Lunch

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      Kay Perry

      Girls at Lunch

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      Rod McCary

      Douglas Fairbanks

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      John Fountain

      John Gilbert

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      Irene Olga López

      Asuncion Maria Romero (as Irene Olga Lopez)

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      Jeris Poindexter

      Cleaning Man

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      F. William Parker

      Mayor Robert Hellman

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      Grant Heslov

      Car Attendant

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      Don Sparks

      Reporters

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      Melanie Jones

      Reporters

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      Darrah Meeley

      Reporters

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      Tom Tarpey

      Reporters

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      Krista Gray

      Reporters

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      Katie Morgan

      Reporters

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      Bevis Faversham

      Oliver Hardy (uncredited)

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      Paul Higby

      Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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      Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

      James Cagney (uncredited)

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      Beverly Leech

      Thelma Todd (uncredited)

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      Marilyn Michaels

      Mae West lookalike / Candy Girl (uncredited)

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      Denney Pierce

      Billy Clanton (uncredited)

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      Barry Vigon

      Boat Captain (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by DrewBlack

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    Written by DrewBlack on Sat Feb 13 2021
    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 especiall...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    16000000.00

    Revenue

    4594452.00

    Keywords

    • showdown
    • wyatt earp
    • murder
    • western hero