The Shooting

The Shooting (1967)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (1,804 ratings)

Director Monte Hellman used his beloved "hunter as hunted" theme for his near-existential western The Shooting. Jack Nicholson and Warren Oates are starred in this bare-bones tale of an ex-bounty hunter (Oates) with a price on his head and the cocky young gun (Nicholson) who hopes to… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Carole Eastman, Adrien Joyce
Genres
Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1967 Wide
VCI

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Holcomb, Kinetofilm

    What is most intriguing about "The Shooting" is the constant sense of undefined menace throughout.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    One of my favorite Westerns.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    If there ever was an existential Western, this one is it.

  • Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

    Doesn't ask to be taken as an existentialist mechanism per say, though it certainly functions as one.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

    An all-time great "B" Western with metaphysical undertones.

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  • Stella D


    warren oates is so friggin' great in this film. the near constant air of menace is mostly down to him and the soundtrack. a very young jack nicholson gets by more on his unusual looks and ability to ride a horse than anything else. and millie perkins' performance is odd to… More

  • Conner R


    A very unique movie, it's really basic and dreamy. It feels more like an acid trip than an actual movie, the camera never moves toward the focus of the scene but wherever it feels like going. For the very little dialogue and character development it has, Warren Oates and Jack… More

  • Eric B


    Peculiar Western...existential, indeed. Millie Perkins sure was beautiful, but I think she's out of her depth as an actress here.

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