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Overview

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Director:
Peter Pearson
Writers:
Barry Pearson (writer)
Les Rose (writer)
Release Date:
21 September 1973 (Canada) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
every woman's had one... every man's been one... once...
Plot:
A hockey player in a small town begins to lose his grip on reality, and starts to believe that he is a gunslinger in the Old West. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Dreary life in a small Canadian town and hockey. more

Cast

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Keir Dullea ... Rick Dylan
Elizabeth Ashley ... Loretta
John Beck ... Pov
Dayle Haddon ... Joanna
Franz Russell ... Big Ed
George R. Robertson ... Burdock
Ted Follows ... Cagey
Linda Sorenson ... Mona
Les Ruby ... Jock
Jacquie Presly ... Marlene
Chet Robertson ... Father
Winnie Rowles ... Mother
Gerry Cooke ... Noogie
John Ottenberg ... Heavy
Linda Findlay ... Friend
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Last of the Big Guns (Canada: English title)
Le coq du village (Canada: French title) (TV title)
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Runtime:
USA:93 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Delisle, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Soundtrack:
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1 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Dreary life in a small Canadian town and hockey., 22 August 2000
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Author: bchabel from Washington, D.C.

The movie isn't very good at any level. But it does have a nifty shower scene with Dullea and Ashley. To show how far Canadian movies have come, try seeing this and The Sweet Hereafter back to back. That is if you can get through this one.

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