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, and after Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars was the second remake of the Japanese film, itself a probable adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's detective novel Red Harvest. The film is known primarily for its intense gunfights, featuring Bruce Willis's char...
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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, and after Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars was the second remake of the Japanese film, itself a probable adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's detective novel Red Harvest. The film is known primarily for its intense gunfights, featuring Bruce Willis's character dual-wielding two M1911 .45 caliber pistols akimbo in the style reminiscent of Hong Kong Blood Opera.
In Prohibition Era Texas, a mysterious character (later identifying himself as "John Smith") drives into Jericho, a town mere miles from the Mexican border. Gang violence between the resident Irish gang (headed by Doyle) and Italian gang (headed by Strozzi) has decimated the town and left few legitimate citizens remaining, aside from the bartender Joe Monday, an undertaker and a corrupt sheriff, all of whom make their living by catering...
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