The Shootist
1976 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 27,970 VOTES · DIR. Don Siegel
Overview
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,532 lines
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00:00:47 His name was J.B. Books
00:06:54 The newspapers occasionally remind me.
00:10:28 Yeah.
00:14:00 I'll take my meals right here.
00:17:57 He's killed 30 men.
00:21:07 I tell you the truth...
00:24:23 is to leave.
00:27:28 You see
00:30:23 Well, unless you insist
00:33:57 Please do.
00:38:05 Over 80 feet!
00:41:31 Mr. Sweeney.
00:46:01 Ma.
00:48:43 You couldn't put it in a barrel without a bottom.
00:52:02 Here I stand.
00:55:32 Would you give me a shooting lesson?
00:58:53 For that dumb-ass amateur.
01:02:40 He said in the East
01:06:01 That I was.
01:08:25 but it's all right for you to judge me on hearsay.
01:12:24 Mr. Beckum.
01:16:12 Now sit on the edge of the tub.
01:19:27 Good. How'd you get along with Old Dollar?
01:24:53 How grand you look.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,532
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:24:53
Production Record
DirectorDon Siegel
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$13,400,000
IMDb votes27,970