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| (Santee) – He’s the best tracker in the west . . . But sometimes Justice is hard to find . . . How long can a man hunt something that’s already dead? Santee is an ex-sheriff turned bounty hunter out to avenge his young son’s death at the hands of the notorious Banner gang. When he finally tracks down one of the killers and shoots him in self-defence, he spares Jody, the young son of the killer. Knowing that the boy has nowhere to go, Santee offers him a job on his ranch and they slowly become friends. Jody fills a void for both Santee and his wife and Santee vows to settle down and hang up his guns for good. But when the Banner gang returns and shoots the sheriff, Jody takes off after them on his own. Now Santee has no choice but to strap on his guns and head out for the battle he’s been waiting years to wage . . . one final, fatal showdown. (The Professionals) – Award-winners Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin and Jack Palance headline a first-rate cast in this dynamic and hard-hitting Western from acclaimed Director Richard Brooks. When a rich rancher’s wife is kidnapped and spirited across the border into Mexico by a ruthless gang of mercenaries, four soldiers-of-fortune are hired to rescue her and bring her back . . . by any means necessary! Nominated for 3 Academy Awards (1996 – Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay) and featuring an impressive ensemble cast including Robert Ryan, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Bellamy and Woody Strode, THE PROFESSIONALS is a finally crafted action extravaganza that makes an excellent companion piece to The Magnificent Seven and The Wild Bunch. (The Shootist) – Hollywood legends John Wayne, Lauren Bacall and James Stewart deliver pitch-perfect performances in Don Siegel’s quiet and unassuming masterpiece about the last days of a dying gunfighter at the turn of the century. Afflicted with a terminal illness, John Bernard Brooks (Wayne), the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friends 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 (Ron Howard). However, it is not Books’ fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle. |