Maverick
Maverick is a 1994 American Western comedy film directed by Richard Donner, written by William Goldman, and starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner. Based on the 1957–1962 television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins and originally starring James Garner, the film stars Gibson as Bret Maverick, a card player and con artist who collects money in order to enter a high-stakes poker game. He is joined in his adventure by Annabelle Bransford (Foster), another con artist, and Marshal Zane Cooper (Garner), a lawman. The supporting cast features Graham Greene, James Coburn, Alfred Molina and many cameo appearances by Western film actors, country music stars and other actors.
Plot
In the American Old West, gambler Bret Maverick is on his way to a major five-card draw poker tournament being held on the paddle steamer Lauren Belle, intending to prove he is the best card player alive. Short $3,000 of the $25,000 tournament entry fee, Maverick travels to the town of Crystal River, to collect on debts and accrue poker winnings. During one game, he encounters the ill-tempered gambler Angel and young con artist Annabelle Bransford. He wins a massive pot from Angel, but is forced to flee without his winnings.
Cast
- Alfred Molina
- Art LaFleur
- Bert Remsen
- Bill Henderson
- Corey Feldman
- Dan Hedaya
- Danny Glover
- Denver Pyle
- Doug McClure
- Dub Taylor
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Graham Greene
- Henry Darrow
- J. Mills Goodloe
- James Coburn
- James Drury
- James Garner
- Jodie Foster
- John Fogerty
- Lauren Shuler Donner
- Leo Gordon
- Linda Hunt
- Margot Kidder
- Max Perlich
- Mel Gibson
- Michael Paul Chan
- Paul Brinegar
- Paul L. Smith
- Reba McEntire
- Robert Fuller
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Will Hutchins
- William Smith
More details
| author | Roy Huggins William Goldman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Oregon |
| director | Richard Donner |
| editor | Mike Kelly Stuart Baird |
| events | gambling |
| genre | adventure comedy western |
| keywords | american old west archduke bottom dealing bureau of indian affairs cheat closing ceremony commodore con artist engage father and son five-card draw follow force fraud game human sexual activity imperial russia indian kill locked in native americans in the united states old friend paddle steamer poker tournament prize money royal flush russian shoot swindle tryst win |
| musicBy | Randy Newman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design |
| producer | Bruce Davey Richard Donner |
| productionCompany | Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions Icon Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Utah |