Release Date
December 1, 1995
Director
Walter Hill
Writer
Peter Dexter, Thomas Babe
Cast
Bruce Dern, Christina Applegate, David Arquette, Keith Carradine, Diane Lane, John Hurt, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Bridges
Studio
Running Time
136 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for action violence, sex references and innuendo
Wild Bill Hickok was one of America's true-life legends, a strong man and an excellent gunfighter. Woman wanted to love him, men wanted to be him, and he never wanted his reputation to be tarnished - he never, ever would back down from a challenge.
Near what would end up being the end of his life, he returns to the gold town of Deadwood. There he reunites with old flame and competitive friend Calamity Jane.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Jeff Bridges is Wild Bill in... Wild Bill and Ellen Barkin is Calamity Jane. In substance, this is your run-of-the-mill western movie - You have the good guys and the bad guys, easily defined, and the bad guys get shot up by the good guys... well, the good guy. However, in filming technique, Wild Bill is a rather original piece of work, but maybe just a little too strange. Full movie review »
