Sunset (1988): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Sunset is a 1988 western thriller directed by Blake Edwards, starring Bruce Willis as Tom Mix, James Garner and Richard Fancy. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes and earned $4.6 million worldwide on a $16 million budget.
- worldwide gross
- $4.6M
- budget
- $16M
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 47m (107 min)
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Original language
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English - Budget
- $16M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sunset About?
The premise of Sunset without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
They broke every rule, loved every woman, took every risk and solved the most shocking murder in the history of Beverly Hills. And it’s all true—give or take a lie or two. Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to investigate a murder at the 1929 Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Sunset Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- cowboy
- tom mix character
- woman dresses as a man
- wyatt earp character
- corruption
- piloting a small plane
- movie hero
- horseback riding
- murder investigation
- falling off a horse
- mexican music
- sadistic brother
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- lesbian
- closeted lesbian
- lesbian party
- casual homophobia
- fighting dirty
- circle of lesbian friends
- brief topless female nudity
- secretly lesbian
- old man young woman romance
- androgynous woman
- tango dancing
- historical figure as protagonist
- western star
- old flame
- historical figures team up
- historical fiction
- threaten with a knife
- investigative partners
- hollywood movie industry satire
- technical adviser
- mexican bar
- historical figure in fictional scenario
- hollywood movie industry
- platinum blonde
- held at gunpoint
- broken nose
- brutal shootout
- shot to death
- corrupt cop
- young girlfriend
- friend's funeral
- framed for murder
- incarceration
- jail
- bisexual woman
- letter from beyond the grave
- rape
- female witness
Sunset Cast & Characters
Bruce Willis leads the cast as Tom Mix, with James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Richard Fancy as Academy Speaker. Directed by Blake Edwards; 67 actors are credited in all.
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Director Blake Edwards
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James Garner as Wyatt Earp - Richard Fancy as Academy Speaker
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Malcolm McDowell as Alfie Alperin
Also Starring in Sunset
· 63 more- Eric Harrison Alperin Butler
- Vincent Jerman-Jerosa James Cagney (uncredited)
- Joe Dallesandro Dutch Kieffer
- Dermot Mulroney Michael Alperin
- Patricia Hodge Christina Alperin
- Mariel Hemingway Cheryl King
- Jennifer Edwards Victoria Alperin
- M. Emmet Walsh Chief Marvin Dibner
- Richard Bradford Captain Blackworth
- Jon Van Ness Director
- Kathleen Quinlan Nancy Shoemaker
- Dakin Matthews William Singer
- Vernon Wells Australian Houseman
- Peter Jason Frank Coe
- Bing Russell Studio Guard
- Rod McCary Douglas Fairbanks
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- Michael C. Gwynne Mooch
- Glenn Shadix Roscoe Arbuckle
- John Dennis Johnston Ed
- Andreas Katsulas Arthur
- Luis Contreras Jail Inmates
- Liz Torres Rosa
- Castulo Guerra Pancho (as Cástulo Guerra)
- Grant Heslov Car Attendant
- F. William Parker Mayor Robert Hellman
- James O'Connell Gate Guard
- Jack Garner Cowboy Henry
- Dann Florek Marty Goldberg
- Robert Covarrubias Jail Inmates
- Irene Olga López Asuncion Maria Romero (as Irene Olga Lopez)
- Jeris Poindexter Cleaning Man
- Katie Morgan Reporters
- Maureen Teefy Stagecoach Lady
- Beverly Leech Thelma Todd (uncredited)
- Charles Noland Jail Inmates
- Tom Tarpey Reporters
- Denney Pierce Billy Clanton (uncredited)
- Arnold Johnson George
- Don Sparks Reporters
- Dennis Rucker Paul
- Herb Tanney George the Conductor (as Steem Tanney)
- Miranda Garrison Spanish Dancer
- Kenny Call Cowboy Fred
- Marina Palmier Candy Store Girl
- Bill Marcus Hal Flynn
- James C. Lewis Jail Guard (as C. James Lewis)
- Bevis Faversham Oliver Hardy (uncredited)
- Jerry Tullos Leo Vogel
- Lisa Alpert Michael's Secretary
- Sonia Zimmer Dibner's Secretary
- Melanie Jones Reporters
- Tessa Taylor Candy Store Girl
- Amy Michelson Alfie's 1st Wife
- William Applegate Jr. Jail Inmate (as Bill Applegate)
- Kay Perry Girls at Lunch
- Paul Higby Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- P. Randall Bowers Assistant Director (as Randy Bowers)
- Donalin Patton Girls at Lunch
- John Fountain John Gilbert
- Darrah Meeley Reporters
- Krista Gray Reporters
- Marilyn Michaels Mae West lookalike / Candy Girl (uncredited)
- Barry Vigon Boat Captain (uncredited)
More from Blake Edwards
More films directed by Blake Edwards, best-rated first: Victor Victoria, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses and A Shot in the Dark.
Sunset Plot Summary
What happens in Sunset from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In Hollywood in the late 1920s, as the industry limps through the final days of silent cinema and grapples with the dawn of sound, Alfie Alperin [Malcolm McDowell]—a powerful producer and studio boss—dreams up an epic Western about Wyatt Earp [James Garner]. The film casts Tom Mix, played by Bruce Willis, as the celebrated United States Marshal, and on the set the real Wyatt Earp sits beside him as a technical adviser, blurring the line between studio fiction and real-life legend.
Full summary
The whole story of Sunset, scene by scene
Sunset Box Office & Budget
Sunset grossed $4.6 million worldwide on a $16 million budget, 29% of what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$4.6M
29% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $4.6M
- Budget
- $16M
How Well Do You Know Sunset?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Which veteran actor, beloved for playing the laid-back private eye Jim Rockford, portrays real-life lawman Wyatt Earp?
Cars in Sunset
19 cars on screen, including the 1928 Cadillac Series 341 and the Duesenberg J.
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1928 Cadillac Series 341 Important role -
Duesenberg J Important role -
1932 Duesenberg SJ La Grande Important role -
1930 Packard Deluxe Eight Important role
Sunset Also Known As
18 alternative titles, including “Catalina” and “Sunset - Dämmerung in Hollywood”.
- Also known as
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- Catalina
- Sunset - Dämmerung in Hollywood
- Intrigo a Hollywood
- Meurtre à Hollywood
- Asesinato en Beverly Hills
- Naplemente
- Закат
- Assassinato em Hollywood
- Залез
- Meutre à Hollywood
- Κρυφά ταλέντα
- Zachód słońca
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- Hollywood 1929
- Zalazak Sunca
- Захід сонця
- キャデラック・カウボーイ
- 헐리우드 차차차
- 落日
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Sunset FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Sunset, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sunset?
Sunset runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was Sunset released?
Sunset was released on April 29, 1988.
Who directed Sunset?
Sunset was directed by Blake Edwards.
More films by Blake Edwards Who is in the cast of Sunset?
Sunset stars Bruce Willis as Tom Mix, James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Richard Fancy as Academy Speaker, among 67 credited actors.
How much did Sunset make at the box office?
Sunset grossed $4.6 million worldwide on a budget of $16 million.
Does Sunset have a post-credit scene?
No. Sunset has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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