Last Man Standing


1h 43m 1996

Brief Synopsis

With its unpaved streets and rickety buildings, Jericho, Texas is an unlikely outpost for gun-toting mobs from Chicago. But with Prohibition in full swing, tweed-suited rum-runners have corrupted and terrorized this sleepy border town. Civil law is dead. Like their bosses in the Windy City, the leaders of Jericho's rival crime families are warring for control of a lucrative bounty of booze: truckloads of 100-proof, making their way from Mexico to a thirsty nation's illicit network of gin joints and speakeasies. Fatefully, a mysterious loner, Smith, passes through looking for a place to spend the night, but quickly decides to cash in on the action. He cleverly hires himself out to each gang while remaining loyal to no one but himself. A soldier-of-fortune with his own agenda, he betrays both sides to the other in a bold attempt to destroy the bootleggers and rescue what remains of Jericho's shell-shocked residents. But a traitor cannot live among mercenaries without being exposed and killed.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ășltimo hombre, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Crime
Period
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
El Paso, Texas, USA; Japan; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

With its unpaved streets and rickety buildings, Jericho, Texas is an unlikely outpost for gun-toting mobs from Chicago. But with Prohibition in full swing, tweed-suited rum-runners have corrupted and terrorized this sleepy border town. Civil law is dead. Like their bosses in the Windy City, the leaders of Jericho's rival crime families are warring for control of a lucrative bounty of booze: truckloads of 100-proof, making their way from Mexico to a thirsty nation's illicit network of gin joints and speakeasies. Fatefully, a mysterious loner, Smith, passes through looking for a place to spend the night, but quickly decides to cash in on the action. He cleverly hires himself out to each gang while remaining loyal to no one but himself. A soldier-of-fortune with his own agenda, he betrays both sides to the other in a bold attempt to destroy the bootleggers and rescue what remains of Jericho's shell-shocked residents. But a traitor cannot live among mercenaries without being exposed and killed.

Crew

Lloyd Ahern Jr.

Director Of Photography

John Albrecht

Accountant

Nicholas Allen

Boom Operator

Bunny Andrews

Music Editor

Louis E Angelo

Sound Editor

J Tom Archuleta

Assistant Director

David A Arnold

Sound Editor

Mary-gail Artz

Casting

Fred L Ayoub

Special Thanks To

Steve Badillo

Production

Marilyn Bailey

Script Supervisor

Frank Ballou

Other

Bill Banyai

Sound

Perry Barndt

Stunts

Henry Bean

Screenplay

Carl Boles

Lighting Technician

Mike Bonnaud

Best Boy

George Borghi

Special Thanks To

David F. Bornstein

Other

Bradley J Bovee

Stunts

Richard Branca

Special Thanks To

Daniel B Briggs

Other

Tom Briggs

Other

Mark Broneau

Best Boy Grip

Gordon Brown

Special Thanks To

Leah Brown

Costumes

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutting

Lisa Butala

Set Production Assistant

Rick Canelli

Adr

Christopher Carlson

Swing Gang

Kimberley Gallagher Carlton

Assistant Sound Editor

Michael Carrillo

Assistant Property Master

Jeff Case

Dolly Grip

Spartan Castiglioni

Rerecording

Casey Cavanaugh

Special Effects Foreman

Lawrence James Cavanaugh

Special Effects Coordinator

David Chase

Electrician

Michael Chavez

Camera Operator

Barry Chusid

Art Director

Barbara Cohen

Casting

Ry Cooder

Music

Blake Cornett

Assistant Sound Editor

Rick Cox

Music

Wendy Cox

Production Coordinator

Scott Crabbe

Video

Steve Craft

Camera

Ian Crockett

Production Assistant

Mark Cueto

Electrician

Mike Cunningham

Assistant Property Master

Freeman Davies

Editor

Steve Dawson

Location Manager

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Lois Dearmond

Assistant Costume Designer

Dale Destefani

Foreman

Jesus Dominguez

Other

Teri E. Dorman

Sound Editor

Dallas Dornan

Costume Supervisor

Stephen J Eads

Assistant

Mark Elias

Key Grip

Chuck Enzen

Transportation Coordinator

Gary Fettis

Set Decorator

David Finkelstein

Assistant Sound Editor

Arlene Fishbach

Music

Eric Fitzgerald

Titles

Deirdre Fitzpatrick

Set Production Assistant

Dorothy D Fox

Hair

Susie Gaines

Special Thanks To

Andre Gaudry

Assistant Location Manager

Nerses Gezalyan

Foley Mixer

Emily Glatter

Coordinator

Carmine Goglia

Other

Frank Gonzales

Special Thanks To

Jennifer S Gottlieb

Set Production Assistant

Allan Graf

Stunt Coordinator

Allan Graf

Unit Director

Robert J Grindrod

Production Accountant

Pascal Guillemard

Electrician

Lynda Halligan

Casting Associate

Ellis Hark

Grip

Gene Hartline

Stunts

Gary Hecker

Foley Artist

Scott Hecker

Sound Editor

Paula Heller

Associate Producer

D. M. Hemphill

Rerecording

Chris Henrich

Assistant

Herb Hickey

Color Timer

Walter Hill

Screenplay

Walter Hill

Producer

Tom Hoerber

Makeup Artist

Valerie Holguin

Location Assistant

Gordon Huggins

Other

Margo Hunt

Production Coordinator

Scott Jackson

Grip

Terry Jackson

Stunts

Barbara Ann Jaeckel

Set Designer

Kelly Jaramillo

Music

Karen Jarnecke

Other

Carol Johnson

Assistant

Peter Kanfer

Special Thanks To

Mark S. Kaufman

Music Coordinator

Brent Kaviar

Post-Production

Lynee Mcquaker Kavner

Assistant Producer

Barry Kellogg

Costumes

Ryuzo Kikushima

From Story

Steven Klinghoffer

Sound

Joseph Brad Kluge

Assistant Director

Jeffrey D. Knott

Other

Michael Kolko

Construction

Joe Kraft

Crane Grip

David Kulczycki

Sound Editor

Akira Kurosawa

From Story

Joyce Kurtz

Adr

Jeff Kushon

Swing Gang

Mark Labonge

Assistant Camera Operator

Robert Labonge

Camera Operator

Bridgette Lester

Assistant Production Coordinator

Gary Liddiard

Makeup Supervisor

Gary Littlejohn

Stunts

Cricky Long

Set Production Assistant

Michael J Long

Costumes

Ernest Lopez

Other

John Loveless

Other

Sean Madden

Production Assistant

Ruby K Manis

Costumes

Paul Massey

Rerecording

Jeff Matthews

Electrician

John H. Maxwell

On-Set Dresser

Steve Mclean

Assistant Camera Operator

Todd Mcmullen

Assistant Camera Operator

Sharon Medearis

Animal Wrangler

Charlie Messenger

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Henry Millar

Special Effects Foreman

Thomas R Miller

Dolly Grip

Paul A Minitello

Sign Writer

Barbara Montoya

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Dan Moore

Costume Designer

Leslie Morris

Music Contractor

Harold Munz

Craft Service

Ralph Nelson

Photography

Jennifer Nickson

Assistant Production Coordinator

Philip Norden

Assistant Editor

Jan O'connell

Assistant

Thomas J. O'connell

Adr Mixer

Jeff Okabayashi

Assistant Director

Lee Orloff

Sound Mixer

Maureen Osburne

Swing Gang

Lauren Palmer

Adr Editor

Bunny Parker

Hair

Robbie Parvis

Projectionist

Matt Patterson

Rerecording

Patricia M Peters

Stunts

Wendy Peterson

Assistant Director

Bob Pitto

Accounting Assistant

Paul Plannette

Assistant Camera Operator

Damian Polito

Props

William D Pollack

Grip

John Pontrelli

Set Production Assistant

Scott Pritchett

Production Assistant

Paul Prokop

Production Associate

Ronald J Pure

Electrician

Gerald Quist

Makeup Artist

Thell Reed

Other

Mike Reedy

Special Effects Foreman

Sara Risher

Executive Producer

Michael D Roberts

Production Supervisor

Rail Rogut

Music

Sara Romilly

Post-Production Supervisor

Gilbert Rosales

Stunts

Suzanne Rosencrans

Production

David Rowden

Stunts

Bret Rubin

Key Grip

Scott Rubin

Grip

John J Rutchland

Construction Coordinator

Jeremiah Samuels

Production Supervisor

Dana Sano

Music

Elisa Sansalone

Assistant Director

Arthur Sarkissian

Producer

Lee Schauer

Other

Lisa Schoebrun

Special Thanks To

Yoko Seto

Assistant Editor

Susan Shackelford

Assistant Sound Editor

Allan Sides

Music

Joe Sierra

Special Thanks To

Ralph Singleton

Coproducer

Ralph Singleton

Unit Production Manager

John J Slatsky

Other

Brandon Smith

Post-Production Assistant

Paul Sonski

Set Designer

Duke City Sound

Special Thanks To

Bruce Steinheimer

Special Effects Supervisor

Jeffrey D. Stevens

Other

George Steward

Grip

Lori Stilson

Costumes

Mike Swift

Visual Effects

Donald Sylvester

Sound Editor

David Timoner

Production Assistant

Kenny Tosic

Rigging Gaffer

Dan Treinish

Other

Barbara Truetelaar

Office Assistant

Pete Turner

Stunts

Film Details

Also Known As
Ășltimo hombre, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Crime
Period
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
El Paso, Texas, USA; Japan; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Best Actor Prize (Mifune) at the 1961 Venice Film Festival.

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States Fall September 20, 1996

Released in United States on Video February 25, 1997

Restored print shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition - Venice Nights) August 29-September 8, 2007.

Shown at the 1961 Venice Film Festival.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 29 - September 7, 1996.

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 29 - September 7, 1996.)

Released in United States on Video February 25, 1997

Released in United States Fall September 20, 1996

Based upon Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (Japan/1961), starring Toshiro Mifune. Kurosawa's film was previously remade as "Fistful of Dollars" (Italy/1964), directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood.

A remake of Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (Japan/1961).

Director-writer Leone was credited onscreen as Bob Robertson in original European prints of the film.

Released in USA on video.

Began shooting September 11, 1995.

Completed shooting late December 1995.

First of the "Spaghetti Western" collaborations with Leone and Clint Eastwood. Followed by "For A Few Dollars More" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".

Re-released in Paris February 6, 1991.

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