Trivia James Garner claimed that during filming one day, they had less than an hour until overtime would have to be paid, but they still needed to shoot a complicated fight scene. Spying a group of tall weeds, he suggested that he throw his opponent into the weeds and have the fight proceed with much shaking of the weeds, and people being ejected from the weeds, only to immediately run back in.
The results were extremely funny, and thus the cast and crew began to look for "funny" ways to cut corners, turning the show into a semi-comedy. Goofs Filming seemed to take place in a limited number of spots, so you see some very familiar scenery repeating both within and between episodes. Be prepared for a chase scene passing the same trees and rocks several times, as well as certain scenes cropping up in stories supposedly hundreds of miles apart.
Standard stuff for its day. Quotes Bret Maverick : As my old pappy used to say, work is fine for killin' time, but it's a shaky way to make a living. User reviews 20 Review. Top review. I just finished watching the last part of a February episode that had Clint Eastwood as a guest and it was great like most of the shows were. This show reminds me of how good television can be but rarely is.
On a personal level, it reminds me that this show was one of the few good things about the so-called good old days. In the 50s when I was young , there were mainly two types of shows: quiz show and westerns.
Maverick brutally satirized two of the most popular, Gunsmoke and Bonanza, in different episodes. Watching either of these alone is enough to demonstrate just how good Maverick really was. Catch it on TVland when you get the chance.
It's worth it Details Edit. Release date September 22, United States. United States. Apacheland Studios - S. Warner Bros. Technical specs Edit. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Maverick is recreated from the character James Garner created in the s TV program.
Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent as the two both try and enter the game.
The greatest gambler in the West has finally met his match. Action Adventure Comedy Thriller Western. Rated PG for mild sensuality, language and some western action. Did you know Edit. Trivia Near the movie's beginning, Maverick asks the young man wearing the bowler hat at the poker table, who claims to be a gunfighter, what his name is. He answers, "Johnny Hardin," and Maverick fumbles his chips pretending to be scared, but then clowns around pointing his own gun at the youth.
The real John Wesley Hardin was a notoriously fast, volatile and deadly gunfighter of the Old West, who shot and killed more than 40 men, before being shot in the back of the head in Goofs When Bret asks Joseph to "Shake his head, fire his gun and yell", a jet airplane can be seen flying over Joseph's head as he plays along with Bret's request.
Obviously, jets didn't exist in the time that this film was set. Quotes Maverick : Oh, you sure do pick the spots. Alternate versions The post release plasters the Warner Bros. User reviews Review. Top review. A good mix of comedy, drama, suspense and nice scenery all make this a pleasing viewing experience.
Most people watching this leave with a smile on their face. This "western" is really a lot more of a comedy, but so was the TV show on which it was based. Paul Newman was originally offered the role of Bret Maverick, but ultimately turned it down when the producers failed to meet his salary requirements. She also has a cameo in the film as "Mrs. D," one of the maids in the bath house. The ship used for the Lauren Belle was a fully functional stern-wheel tugboat borrowed from the Oregon Maritime Museum.
Buena Vista Pictures. Annabelle's clumsiness wasn't actually written in the original screenplay. Donner was inspired to add that element to the character after Jodie Foster fell out of a stagecoach when co-star Mel Gibson failed to help her down.
The film includes a deleted sequence where Maverick attempts to demonstrate his supposedly magical card-playing abilities to a hermit played by Linda Hunt. Donner opted to cut this material because he felt it didn't mesh with the rest of the film.
Another deleted scene features musician Alice Cooper in a cameo role as the town drunk.
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