The Shooting (1966)
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- G
- 1h 22min
- Drama, Western
- 12 Jun 1968 (France)
- Movie
A mysterious woman persuades two cowboys to help her in a revenge scheme.
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Cast verified as complete
| Will Hutchins | ... |
Coley
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| Millie Perkins | ... |
Woman
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| Jack Nicholson | ... |
Billy Spear
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| Warren Oates | ... |
Willett Gashade
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Charles Eastman | ... |
Bearded Man
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Guy El Tsosie | ... |
Indian
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Brandon Carroll | ... |
Sheriff
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B.J. Merholz | ... |
Leland Drum
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Wally K. Berns | ... |
Deputy
(as Wally Moon)
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William Mackleprang | ... |
Cross Tree Townsman
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| James Campbell | ... |
Cross Tree Townsman
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Directed by
| Monte Hellman | ||
Written by
| Carole Eastman | ... | (written by) (as Adrien Joyce) |
Produced by
| Roger Corman | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Monte Hellman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Jack Nicholson | ... | producer (produced by) |
| John Herman Shaner | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Richard Markowitz | ||
Cinematography by
| Gregory Sandor | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Monte Hellman | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Wally K. Berns | ... | (as Wally Moon) |
Production Management
| Paul Lewis | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Lewis | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Frank Murphy | ... | sound mixer |
| Art Names | ... | sound boom |
| James Nelson | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Gary Kent | ... | stunt coordinator: High Desert Productions (uncredited) |
| Neil Summers | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gary Kurtz | ... | assistant camera |
| Russ Namarillo | ... | key grip |
| Stanton Kaye | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bill Milton | ... | wardrobe consultant |
Music Department
| Igo Kantor | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Walter Phelps | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Maurice Seiderman | ... | technical consultant |
| John Herman Shaner | ... | assistant to producers (as John Shaner) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Galba Films (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1971) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Ember Films (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Favorite Films (1971) (United States) (theatrical) (Dallas, TX)
- Jack H. Harris Enterprises (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (1978) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1978) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Alan Enterprises (1979) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Doperfilme (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- VCI Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Showtime DVD (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Works Editora (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Schröder Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pierrot Le Fou (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Savoy Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (distributed by)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Paragon Movies (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paragon Movies (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Continental Video (1984) (United States) (video) (VHS and Betamax)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Edit-Rite (sound effects)
- Producers' Sound Service (re-recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An ex- bounty hunter turned miner returns to his mine dig to find one of his partners dead, his brother has run away and the remaining partner who is slightly simple is unclear as to what happened. The brother and the dead partner got into some kind of trouble when they went to town. Gashade is enlisted by a mysterious women to take her across the desert. The woman keeps changing her mind about where she wants to go. On the journey they pick up a gunslinger the woman has hired. The party ends up tracking a rider who is ahead of them and Gashade figures out that the trip is really to hunt the rider. It's a long hot trip across the desert with a purposeful woman,a homicidal gunslinger, the former bounty hunter, his simple sidekick, a bearded stranger and the unknown quarry. Written by Prairiekid |
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| Taglines | Suspenseful desert pursuit in the "High Noon" tradition. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $75,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | $10,000 of the $75,000 budget was spent on the salaries for the horse wranglers, who along with the cast, were the only union elements in the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | During the fight between Willett Gashade and Billy Spear Billy's hat on the ground behind them alternates between being upside down originally and then right side up later. The canteen between the fighters and the hat also disappears in the final shots when the fight ends. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993). See more » |
| Quotes |
Coley Boyard:
I don't give a curly hair, yellow bear, double dog damn if ya did! See more » |