
Shoot Out
Seen it?1971 | 94 min | Western
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With rough reviews and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved Open Range or Silverado, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: a parent's death or loss and peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 7 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Henry Hathaway
- Gregory PeckClay Lomax
- Patricia QuinnJuliana
- Robert F. LyonsBobby Jay
- Susan TyrrellAlma
- Jeff CoreyTrooper
- James GregorySam Foley
- Rita GamEmma
- Dawn LynDecky
- Pepe SernaPepe
- John Davis ChandlerSkeeter (as John Chandler)