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Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
Directed by	Walter Hill
Written by	Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa; Walter Hill
Produced by	Walter Hill; Arthur M. Sarkissian
Starring	Bruce Willis; Bruce Dern; William Sanderson; Christopher Walken; David Patrick Kelley
Music by	Ry Cooder; Elmer Bernstein (uncredited score withdrawn)
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release dates	September 20, 1996
Running time	101 min.
Languages	English; Spanish
Budget	$67,000,000 US (est.)

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This article is about the 1996 film starring Bruce Willis. For other uses, see Last Man Standing.

Last Man Standing is a 1996 action film written and directed by Walter Hill, starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Dern. It is a credited remake of the Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo, which itself is believed to be based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest.

The film's intense gunfights, usually featuring Bruce Willis' character wielding two M1911 .45 caliber pistols akimbo, are influenced by Hong Kong Blood Operas.

Plot

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Bruce Willis in the title role

The film is set during the era of Prohibition in the United States, with Willis playing "John Smith", a wandering gunman who decides to play off both sides of a gang war that takes place in the violence-riddled town of Jericho, Texas.

Response

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The film did poorly at the box-office, grossing only a total $18,127,448 by December 22, 1996, and received poor critical reviews. Common reoccurring complaints found in many of the negative reviews are the oppressive and depressing atmosphere of the film, the flat, almost monotone personality of Willis' character between gunfights, and film's Pyrrhic victory finale. Film critic Roger Ebert is quoted as saying, "...The victory at the end is downbeat, and there is an indifference to it. This is such a sad, lonely movie."^[1]

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Trivia

This film was banned in Malaysia.

External links

Last Man Standing at IMDb

^ Ebert, Roger (1996-09-20). "Last Man Standing review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2006-08-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] Ebert, Roger (1996-09-20). "Last Man Standing review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2006-08-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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 ''This article is about the 1996 film starring Bruce Willis. For other uses, see [[Last Man Standing]]''.
-'''''Last Man Standing''''' is a [[1996]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[Walter Hill]]. It is a credited [[remake]] of the [[Akira Kurosawa]] film ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'', which itself is believed to be based on [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s novel ''[[Red Harvest]]'', and also remade by [[Sergio Leone]] with [[Clint Eastwood]] in ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]''. The film stars [[Bruce Willis]], [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Bruce Dern]]. The film's intense gunfights usually featuring Bruce Willis wielding two [[M1911]] .45-caliber pistols were influenced by Chinese action films, specifically the theme of violence and gunplay commonly associated with [[Heroic bloodshed]].
+'''''Last Man Standing''''' is a [[1996]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[Walter Hill]], starring [[Bruce Willis]], [[Christopher Walken]], and [[Bruce Dern]]. It is a credited [[remake]] of the [[Akira Kurosawa]] film ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'', which itself is believed to be based on [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s [[1929]] novel ''[[Red Harvest]]''.
+The film's intense gunfights, usually featuring Bruce Willis' character wielding two [[M1911]] [[.45 ACP|.45 caliber]] [[pistol]]s [[Akimbo (firearms)|akimbo]], are influenced by [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[heroic bloodshed|Blood Opera]]s.
-[[Image:Last_m7.jpg|right|thumb|Bruce Willis in the title role]]
+== Plot ==
-The film is set during the era of [[Prohibition]] in the [[United States]], in which Willis plays a wandering gunman who decides to play off both sides of a [[gang war]] that takes place in the violence-riddled town of Jericho, [[Texas]].
+[[Image:Last_m7.jpg|thumb|Bruce Willis in the title role]]
-The film did poorly at the box-office, grossing only a total $18,127,448 by [[December 22]], [[1996]], and received poor critical reviews.  Common reoccurring complaints found in many of the negative reviews were the oppressive and depressing atmosphere of the film, the flat, almost monotone personality of Willis’ character between gunfights, and film's [[Pyrrhic victory]] finale.  Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] was quoted as saying, "...The victory at the end is downbeat, and there is an indifference to it. This is such a sad, lonely movie."<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Last Man Standing'' review | author = [[Roger Ebert|Ebert, Roger]] | date = [[1996-09-20]] | work = RogerEbert.com | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960920/REVIEWS/609200302/1023 | accessdate = 2006-08-13 }}</ref>  Ironically, almost all the well received [[Spaghetti westerns]] contained the same plot elements.
+The film is set during the era of [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] in the [[United States]], with Willis playing "John Smith", a wandering gunman who decides to play off both sides of a [[Gang#Gang warfare|gang war]] that takes place in the violence-riddled town of Jericho, [[Texas]].
-===Trivia===
+== Response ==
+{{spoilers}}
+The film did poorly at the box-office, grossing only a total $18,127,448 by [[December 22]], [[1996]], and received poor critical reviews. Common reoccurring complaints found in many of the negative reviews are the oppressive and depressing atmosphere of the film, the flat, almost monotone personality of Willis' character between gunfights, and film's [[Pyrrhic victory]] finale. Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] is quoted as saying, "...The victory at the end is downbeat, and there is an indifference to it. This is such a sad, lonely movie."<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Last Man Standing'' review | author = [[Roger Ebert|Ebert, Roger]] | date = [[1996-09-20]] | work = RogerEbert.com | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960920/REVIEWS/609200302/1023 | accessdate = 2006-08-13 }}</ref>
+{{enspoiler}}
+== Trivia ==
 * This film was [[banned films|banned]] in [[Malaysia]].
-==External links==
+== External links ==
 *{{imdb-title|id=0116830|title=Last Man Standing}}
+[[Category:1996 films]]
 [[Category:Action films]]
 [[Category:Crime films]]
-[[Category:1996 films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Walter Hill]]
-[[Category:Samurai films]]
 [[Category:Film remakes]]