Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing
  • Release date: 20 Sep 1996
  • Release year: 1996
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: voice over narration, playing one side against another, neo noir, gang war, one against many, texas, anti hero, italian american, prohibition, tough guy
Plot:
John Smith is an amoral gunslinger in the days of Prohibition. On the lam from his latest (unspecified) exploits, he happens upon the town of Jericho, Texas. Actually, calling Jericho a town would be too generous--it has become more like a ghost town, since two warring gangs have 'driven off all the decent folk.' Smith sees this as an opportunity to play both sides off against each other, earning himself a nice piece of change as a hired gun. Despite his strictly avowed mercenary intentions, he finds himself risking his life for his, albeit skewed, sense of honor....
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