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Sep 20, 1996 · I'm missing the point, I know. "Last Man Standing" is not intended as a realistic portrait of anything. The credits announce that it's based on a story by Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa, and some filmgoers will recognize the plot outlines from Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (1961). Well, Kurosawa has inspired other good American movies (his "Seven ...
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Spanish. Budget. $67 million. Box office. $47.3 million. Last Man Standing is a 1996 American Neo-Western action film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Bruce Dern. It is a credited remake of Akira Kurosawa 's Yojimbo.
Last Man Standing: Directed by Walter Hill. With Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken. A drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town.
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- 1996-09-20
Jul 20, 2008 · While the world of Yojimbo is not fully at his mercy, very little happens in the movie without Sanjuro’s initiative, especially in the first half of the story until Unosuke arrives and lays his own claim to the director’s chair. The heroes of A Fistful of Dollars and Last Man Standing seem different in this respect.
Nov 23, 2022 · Based on the true story that has its roots in oral history passed down amongst the Chemehuevi Native American tribe, "The Last Manhunt" was released on November 18, 2022. It tells the story of ...
Based On A True Story: Season 2 --The Sex Lives of College Girls: Season 3 ... The Last Man Standing Is a credited Adaptation of both Yojimbo & A Fist Full of Dollars with a Walter Hill twist ...
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Sep 24, 1996 · It isn't long, however, before it all becomes redundant, as Willis wipes out one side, then the other, or sets them up to wipe out each other. Like Hill's atmospheric direction, Willis' performance is dark and deadpan, but somewhat flat. He gets very little clever dialogue to offset the moody trappings and over-the-top violence.
