Good Morning Gentle Readers,
The Boy is a shoot 'em up fan and he got worried when he heard the word drama used to describe John Wayne's final film.
Dad, are there shootouts?
No worries, son. You'll like it and so will the girls. Dam sure prescient of me to make that pronouncement too.
The Shootist stands the test of time well. A couple of soundtrack bits that define seventies porno and the horse drawn street cars courtesy of Carson City Traction notwithstanding (traction being a term indicating mechanical propulsion), the film has gracefully weathered the last three decades. To be sure, it was helped along by the likes of Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Boone, & Ron Howard.
As Ever,
TWC