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Sunset
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R,1hr 46min
Release:
1988
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Director Blake Edwards departed from his customary sex farces to direct an unusual satirical Western comedy-thriller. In 1927, legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (James Garner) comes to Hollywood to serve as an advisor to a film studio making a movie about Earp's life. He meets silent screen cowboy star Tom Mix (Bruce Willis). The two stumble upon a murder that has apparently occurred on the set but is linked to a renowned bordello. The aging cowboy and the young actor set off on a series of time-warp misadventures ... Full Synopsis
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Sunset builds its fictional story around a real-life relationship - the friendship that developed between sheriff Wyatt Earp and western screen star Tom Mix in 1920s Hollywood. History records that the two became acquainted on Tinseltown movie sets, and that Mix served as pallbearer at Earp's funeral. In this feature - co-scripted by director Blake Edwards and Rod Amateau -- Bruce Willis and James

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Featured Cast
Tom Mix
Wyatt Earp
Alfie Alperin
Cheryl King
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