Maverick

film by Donner [1994]

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discussed in biography

  • Richard Donner
    In Richard Donner: The 1990s and beyond

    …the amiable but rather bloated Maverick (1994), which profited from the presence of James Garner, the original Bret Maverick, and Jodie Foster. Though the film needed more substance from William Goldman’s anachronistic screenplay, it still earned some \$100 million.

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role of Jennings

  • Waylon Jennings
    In Waylon Jennings: Other projects

    Stagecoach (1986) and the film Maverick (1994). He published his autobiography, Waylon, written with Lenny Kaye, in 1996. Though he stopped touring in the late 1990s, he continued to play occasional concerts and record music.

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screenplay by Goldman

  • William Goldman
    In William Goldman

    (1992), and the rollicking western Maverick (1994). At the turn of the 21st century he adapted two Stephen King novels for film, Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and Dreamcatcher (2003), to mixed reviews.

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