The Last Outlaw (TV film)
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| Written by | Eric Red |
| Directed by | Geoff Murphy |
| Starring |
Mickey Rourke Dermot Mulroney |
| Music by | Mason Daring |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | John Davis, Merrill H. Karpf, James Margellos, Eric Red |
| Location(s) |
Abiquiu Galisteo, New Mexico Diablo Canyon Nambé Pueblo Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Cinematography | Jack Conroy |
| Editor(s) | Carroll Timothy O'Meara |
| Running time | 93 min |
| Production company(s) | HBO |
| Distributor | HBO |
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| Original network | HBO |
| First shown in | October 30, 1993 |
The Last Outlaw is a western starring Mickey Rourke, Dermot Mulroney, Ted Levine, Daniel Quinn, Gavan O'Herlihy, Keith David, John C. McGinley, and Steve Buscemi, along with a variety of other known actors, which has since become a cult classic among western genre fans. It was directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Eric Red. It was initially broadcast on HBO on October 30, 1993.
The story follows a band of former Confederate soldiers who were part of a cavalry unit that had fought during the American Civil War, with few surviving to its end. Their commander, Graff (Rourke) had once been a heroic and staunch supporter of the southern cause, but after losing his family he became cold hearted and ruthless. His second in command is Eustis (Mulroney), whom Graff has trained since 1861 on the strategies of leadership and combat command, right down to knowing exactly how many rounds of ammunition each of his soldiers has. The film centers around the relationship between Graff and Eustis, and the irony of Eustis turning on Graff due to Graff making a decision that Eustis disagrees with, and which mirrors a decision Eustis is also forced to make himself as a commander later.
When the war ends, the cavalry unit commanded by Graff makes the decision to stay together, and turn outlaw. They begin committing bank robberies, and are successful due to their experience and tactics. Local citizens and lawmen are no match for them. However, when a robbery goes horribly wrong, resulting in the unit being shot up badly, with Loomis (Quinn) badly wounded, they find themselves pursued by Marshal Sharp, who is respected and feared, as well as being diligent and honest and extremely capable.
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