Sunset (1988)
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Cast
as Tom Mix
as Wyatt Earp
as Alperin
as Cheryl
as Nancy
as Victoria
as Christina Alperin
as Capt. Blackworth
as Chief Dibner
as Dutch Kieffer
as Arthur
as Marty Goldberg
as Hal Flynn
as Mooch
as Michael Alperin
as Spanish Dancer
as Rosa
as Pancho
as William Singer
as Australian Houseman
as Paul
as Ed
as Cowboy Fred
as Leo Vogel
as Conductor
as Frank Coe
as Academy Speaker
as Cowboy Henry
as Roscoe Arbuckle
as Michael's Secretary
as Dibner's Secretary
as Director
as Assistant Director
as Stagecoach Lady
as Mix Butler
as Alperin Butler
as Alfie's First Wife
as Gate Guard
as Studio Guard
as Jail Guard
as Douglas Fairbanks
as John Gilbert
as Asuncion Maria Romero
as Cleaning Man
as Mayor of Pasadena
as Jail Guard
as Car Attendant
as Candy Store Girl
as Candy Store Girl
as Jail Inmate
as Jail Inmate
as Jail Inmate
as Jail Inmate
as Girl at Lunch
as Girl at Lunch
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
Critic Reviews for Sunset
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (10)
It's a plot that unravels on its own, without characters, without anything, not even a point of view. It's a zombie.
Half of the movie wants to be cheerful, and the other half seems morbid and disenchanted.
Ultimately, Sunset plays like deluxe dinner theater fare. It's a diversion to take along with your after-meal coffee and dessert.
A tale that is not quite a comedy, or a murder mystery, or a crime thriller, or an expose of Hollywood slime, but manages to make half-hearted stabs in all these directions.
One of the biggest flops of 1988, Blake Edwards' Sunset is highly uneven, but gorgeous period production values and the easy-going charm of Garner and Willis save it.
Garner's a great Earp (see "Hour of the Gun") but this witless movie trashes not one but two great Western legends.
Audience Reviews for Sunset
Re-watched this last night with my dad. We used to watch this film over and over when I was younger and although I never remember it being great I always used to enjoy it. It's still fun and the film has a great period detail look to it. Bruce Willis wasn't yet the big star he would become (although he would do 'Die Hard' that year) but had worked with Blake Edwards on 'Blind Date' and brings a lot of his Moonlighting charm to the role of real life cowboy star Tom Mix. However James Garner is the star here and steals the film from Willis. He would do the same again in a few years in 'Maverick' with Mel Gibson. This is probably one of the first hollywood villains Malcolm McDowell played and is loosely based on Chaplin. The whole thing is a lot of fun and an innocent way to spend a couple of hours. And remember, it's all true...give or take a lie or two.
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