A gunslinging con man develops a tricky scheme to make a killing at a major poker tournament in this comic Western inspired by the popular television show. Mel Gibson assumes the role of Bret Maverick, the handsome rogue who hopes to cheat his way to success. In need of a large stake to enter a major card competition on a Louisiana steamboat, Maverick decides to take advantage of a few small-town poker players. These include the seemingly sweet Annabelle Bransford (Jodie Foster) and the intimidating Angel (Alfred Molina), neither of whom is too happy about their loss. Things become even more complicated for Maverick when the law gets involved, with Marshal Zane Cooper (James Garner, who played the role of Maverick in the original television series) giving chase. A series of stagecoach chases, complicated cons, and gun battles ensues, with Annabelle and Maverick finding time for plenty of flirtation along the way. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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Disc #1, Side B -- Maverick - Widescreen
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Jodie Foster - Annabelle
James Garner - Zane Cooper
Graham Greene - Joseph
James Coburn - The Commodore
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Disc #1, Side A -- Maverick - Standard
1. End of the Rope [2:58]
2. New Dude [3:37]
3. Poker and Promise [3:41]
4. Fast-Draw Poker [3:37]
5. Game Breaks Up [1:40]
6. Whip Hand [1:51]
7. Poker Humor [1:30]
8. After Hours [5:48]
9. Familiar Faces [3:48]
10. Rainy-Day Stash [2:10]
11. Coming Up Short [1:52]
12. "True Gentleman" [4:17]
13. Personal Payback [1:25]
14. Runaway Stage [3:45]
15. Helping hands [3:33]
16. $30,000 Opportunity [4:50]
17. Squabbling Stalkers [3:37]
18. Straight Shooting [3:37]
19. St. Maverick [1:50]
20. With the Hostiles [5:13]
21. Don't Tease Him [3:50]
22. Hunting "Savage" [4:16]
23. Friends? [2:12]
24. Date with a Noose [3:27]
25. The Lauren Belle [1:48]
26. Archduke's Fine [2:35]
27. Commodore Welcome [4:18]
28. Poker Montage [1:31]
29. Cheaters Overboard [1:59]
30. The Finalists [2:38]
31. Final Countdown [3:02]
32. Beating Deadline [2:04]
33. Holds Her Breath [1:50]
34. Crooked Dealing [2:32]
35. Face Down [5:01]
36. Tables Turned [2:57]
37. The Goodbye Card [2:55]
38. Round Campfire [3:33]
39. Visitor in Bath [1:44]
40. Similarities [1:41]
41. Advice from Pappy [1:39]
Disc #1, Side B -- Maverick - Widescreen
1. End of the Rope [2:58]
2. New Dude [3:37]
3. Poker and Promise [3:41]
4. Fast-Draw Poker [3:37]
5. Game Breaks Up [1:40]
6. Whip Hand [1:51]
7. Poker Humor [1:30]
8. After Hours [5:48]
9. Familiar Faces [3:48]
10. Rainy-Day Stash [2:10]
11. Coming Up Short [1:52]
12. "True Gentleman" [4:17]
13. Personal Payback [1:25]
14. Runaway Stage [3:45]
15. Helping hands [3:33]
16. $30,000 Opportunity [4:50]
17. Squabbling Stalkers [3:37]
18. Straight Shooting [3:37]
19. St. Maverick [1:50]
20. With the Hostiles [5:13]
21. Don't Tease Him [3:50]
22. Hunting "Savage" [4:16]
23. Friends? [2:12]
24. Date with a Noose [3:27]
25. The Lauren Belle [1:48]
26. Archduke's Fine [2:35]
27. Commodore Welcome [4:18]
28. Poker Montage [1:31]
29. Cheaters Overboard [1:59]
30. The Finalists [2:38]
31. Final Countdown [3:02]
32. Beating Deadline [2:04]
33. Holds Her Breath [1:50]
34. Crooked Dealing [2:32]
35. Face Down [5:01]
36. Tables Turned [2:57]
37. The Goodbye Card [2:55]
38. Round Campfire [3:33]
39. Visitor in Bath [1:44]
40. Similarities [1:41]
41. Advice from Pappy [1:39]
Art Director - Daniel Dorrance
Associate Producer - Alexander B. Collett
Casting - Marion Dougherty
Cinematographer - John Connor
Cinematographer - Vilmos Zsigmond
Composer (Music Score) - Randy Newman
Costume Designer - April Ferry
First Assistant Director - Jim Van Wyck
Production Designer - Thomas Sanders
Production Designer - Tony Brown
Production Supervisor - Jim Lemley
Sound/Sound Designer - Clark King
Special Effects - Steve Luport
Special Effects - Neil Smith
Special Effects - Bob Stoker, Jr.
Special Effects - Matt Sweeney
Stunts - Mic Ridgers
Mel Gibson transplants his winking, nothing-can-go-wrong attitude from the "Lethal Weapon" movies to this high-energy, tongue-in-cheek update of the classic Western TV series, co-starring James Garner and Jodie Foster. After three previous collaborations, Gibson and Richard Donner are so familiar with one another that Maverick feels effortless, even during its big production numbers and smartly choreographed chase sequences. This is both an endearing quality and a fault of the film. Everyone is having such a good time, and the tone is so light, that even when Gibson is tied up on horseback with a noose around his neck, about to be lynched, he seems to know the situation will have a humorous outcome. The result is a film utterly satisfied with existing as big-budget escapism, whose empty core is beside the point. Beyond Gibson at his most glib and charming, Maverick finds Garner in winning form, serving as the link to the old series, and Foster indulging in surprisingly commercial fare by her standards, to good effect. This cartoon world of gunslingers, whose wit is as quick as their draw, culminates in a grand riverboat poker game, full of double, triple, and quadruple crosses. It's nothing more than a pre-packaged popcorn flick, but it's a reasonably fun one. Maverick was screenwriter William Goldman's first return to the Old West after "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
April Ferry : Best Costume Design - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1994
