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Summary
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 65Audiences 70GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer67%
Metascore62
Audience score71%
IMDb7.0
User score7.0
Letterboxd · 49 K ratings3.4/5
Box office
2.4×its budget
- Budget
- $75 M
- Worldwide
- $183 M
Worldwide it earned $108 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 7 min
A typical length for action movies, +19 min on the typical 108
typical 108127Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
+16Released
1994
May 20, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureComedyDramaWesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
24 of 70
Mel GibsonBret Maverick
Jodie FosterAnnabelle Bransford
James GarnerMarshal Zane Cooper
Graham GreeneJoseph
Alfred MolinaAngel
James CoburnCommodore Duvall
Dub TaylorRoom Clerk
Geoffrey LewisMatthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker
Paul L. SmithThe Archduke
Dan HedayaTwitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Dennis FimpleStuttering
Denver PyleOld Gambler on Riverboat
Clint BlackSweet-Faced Gambler
Max PerlichJohnny Hardin
Art LaFleurPoker Player
Leo GordonPoker Player
Paul TuerpePoker Player
Jean De BaerMary Margret
Paul BrinegarStage Driver- HKHal KetchumBank Robber
Corey FeldmanBank Robber- JMJohn M. WoodwardBank Robber
- JEJesse Eric CarrollStable Boy
- TTToshonnie TouchinStable Boy
Directing · 11
- Richard Donner Director, Producer
- Mic Rodgers Second Unit Director, Stunt Double, Stunt Coordinator
- Jim Van Wyck First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Princess O'Mahoney Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Terry Leonard Second Unit Director
- John G. Scotti Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- William Goldman Writer
- Roy Huggins Original Series Creator
Production · 12
- Bruce Davey Producer
- Marion Dougherty Casting
- Shannon K. Dunn Extras Casting
- Jim Lemley Production Supervisor
- D'Ann Connelly Location Manager
- Shawn Gillespie First Assistant Accountant
Camera · 21
- Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
- Julian Whatley Assistant Camera
- David Norris Camera Technician
- William D. Barber Camera Operator
- Michael A. Chavez First Assistant "B" Camera
- Martin Glover Second Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 11
- Stuart Baird Editor
- Michael Kelly Editor
- Luis Colina Associate Editor
- Jud Nealon Assistant Editor
- Mary Ann Skweres Assistant Editor
- Kevin Stitt Assistant Editor
Sound · 33
- Randy Newman Original Music Composer
- Robert G. Henderson Supervising Sound Editor
- Les Fresholtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dean St. John ADR Recordist
- William C. Carruth ADR Editor
- Christopher Brooks Music Editor
Art · 28
- Thomas E. Sanders Production Design
- Erik L. Nelson Property Master
- Jim C. Johnson Set Dresser
- Nathan Crowley Assistant Art Director
- Ron Ashmore Paint Coordinator
- Ken Abraham Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- April Ferry Costume Design
- Helen Wilson Seamstress
- Michael Hancock Makeup Supervisor
- James P. Cullen Costumer
- Christine Lee Key Hair Stylist
- Lyle Glazer Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 11
- Stephen L. Price Visual Effects Supervisor
- Rob Coleman CG Animator
- Mimi Abers Digital Compositor
- Bill Mather Matte Painter
- Walt Conti Special Effects Supervisor
- Alia Agha Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 10
- Jerry D. Knight Electrician
- Frank R. Jimenez Jr. Other
- Norman Glasser Chief Lighting Technician
- David R. Kohn Lighting Technician
- Wes Houle Rigging Gaffer
- Gary W. Shaw Electrician
Other crew · 30
- Shane Dixon Stunts
- Dean Smith Stunts, Stunt Double
- Jill Stokesberry Stunt Double, Stunts
- Thomas Robinson Harper Stunts
- Keith Collea Special Effects
- Ty Boyce Animatronics Designer
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