Maverick - Den Colt am Gürtel, ein As im Ärmel

Originaltitel: Maverick

1994
12
2 Std. 7 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

121.813

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

3.966

294

Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick - Den Colt am Gürtel, ein As im Ärmel (1994)

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Satire Action Adventure Comedy Western

Bret Maverick, der Geld für ein Pokerturnier braucht, steht vor verschiedenen komischen Missgeschicken und Herausforderungen, darunter eine charmante Diebin.Bret Maverick, der Geld für ein Pokerturnier braucht, steht vor verschiedenen komischen Missgeschicken und Herausforderungen, darunter eine charmante Diebin.Bret Maverick, der Geld für ein Pokerturnier braucht, steht vor verschiedenen komischen Missgeschicken und Herausforderungen, darunter eine charmante Diebin.

Regie
- Richard Donner
Drehbuch
- Roy Huggins
- William Goldman
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

121.813

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

3.966

294

Regie
- Richard Donner
Drehbuch
- Roy Huggins
- William Goldman
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 1 Gewinn & 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Near the movie's beginning, Maverick asks the young man wearing the bowler hat at the poker table, who claims to be a gunfighter, what his name is. He answers, "Johnny Hardin," and Maverick fumbles his chips pretending to be scared, but then clowns around pointing his own gun at the youth. The real John Wesley Hardin was a notoriously fast, volatile and deadly gunfighter of the Old West, who shot and killed more than 40 men, before being shot in the back of the head in 1895.

Patzer
Annabelle gives her dealer a $1000 chip in the poker tournament before the final table. This is common in cash games in which money is won after each hand. Unlike cash games however, tournament chips have no money value and cannot be exchanged for cash.

That scene was played for laughs.

Zitate
Maverick: [talking to the village thieves] The man who'll blow your brains out is Marshal Zane Cooper. You've probably heard of him, I know what you're thinking, he's old and decrepit, gums his food AND his women, but he can still shoot straight.
Maverick: After you is ugly Annie Bransford. When she was born, she came out backwards and no one noticed. Hell, when she was little, her parents had to tie a pork chop around her neck so the dog would play with her. When she's making love, she has to pretend SHE'S someone else!

Alternative Versionen
The Blu-ray release plasters the opening 1992 Warner Bros. opening logo with the 2003 variant.

Verbindungen
Featured in Troldspejlet: Folge #10.11 (1994)

Soundtracks
Ride Gambler Ride
Written and Performed by Randy Newman
[this is the film's theme song but only plays over end credits]

Benutzerrezensionen160

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

9/10

Vastly underrated, charming movie

As a kid, I used to watch reruns of the original "Maverick" -- and so I looked forward to seeing this one when it came out in the theaters. I was NOT disappointed! Mel Gibson's Maverick is a bit more goofy than James Garner's, but is every bit as charming, sly, and entertaining. A number of excellent cameos provide some comic relief, especially Danny Glover near the beginning of the movie. But by far the best casting is reserved for the original Maverick, James Garner, who is cast in a featured role, and who has surprises in store for darn near everyone. Most movies remade from old TV series ignore the stars that made them popular enough to BE remade -- kudos to the producers of this film, who apparently know better.

Other roles are filled capably; the biggest surprise for me was Jodie Foster, whom I normally dislike on screen. She is very impressive in a rare comedic role, and thankfully discards her repetoire of facial tics for a much more natural performance here. The plot is kept pretty simple until near the end -- and the end has a great twist, which I won't divulge. Suffice it to say that your time will be well spent, and you'll want to revisit Maverick country more than once.