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21 September 1973 (Canada) moreTagline:
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 synopsisUser Comments:
Dreary life in a small Canadian town and hockey. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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Last of the Big Guns (Canada: English title)Le coq du village (Canada: French title) (TV title)
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Delisle, Saskatchewan, CanadaFun Stuff
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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.