Unforgiven
Directed by	Clint Eastwood
Produced by	Clint Eastwood
Written by	David Peoples
Starring	Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Morgan Freeman Richard Harris
Music by	Lennie Niehaus
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	August 7, 1992
Running time	131 min
Language	English
Budget	N/A
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Unforgiven is a 1992 Western film which tells the story of a retired gunslinger who takes on one more job for money. A Western that deals frankly with the uglier aspects of violence and the myth of the Old West, it stars Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubinek and Frances Fisher. Unforgiven could mean several things. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (505x755, 44 KB) This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... David Webb Peoples (born c. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... Eugene Allen Gene Hackman[1] (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Lennie Niehaus is an American alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer. ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Gunslinger from The Great Train Robbery Gunslinger, also gunfighter, is a name given to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... Eugene Allen Gene Hackman[1] (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a German-born Canadian film actor, often cast as a shady professional. ... Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952 in Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England) is an English actress resident in the United States. ...

The movie was written by David Webb Peoples and directed by Eastwood, and won four Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Gene Hackman), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture. Unforgiven was inducted into the United States National Film Registry in 2004, and Eastwood dedicated the movie to former directors and mentors Don Siegel and Sergio Leone. David Webb Peoples (born c. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... Don Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director. ... Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director. ...

Other than the fact that both films are set in the West, this film has no relationship to the 1960 film The Unforgiven. The Unforgiven is an American western film released in 1960. ...

Plot

In 1880 Wyoming, in the town of Big Whiskey, a cowboy with the aid of his terrified friend slashes a prostitute's face for laughing at his small penis. The venomous local sheriff and former gunfighter, Little Bill Daggett, fines the cowboy and his friend seven ponies, payable to the prostitute's pimp and saloon owner Skinny. The other prostitutes, furious over the cowboys' lax punishments, conspire with each other to offer a $1000 reward to anyone who kills the two. Miles away in Western Kansas, the Schofield Kid (Woolvett) approaches a farm owned by William Munny (Clint Eastwood) and his two children, looking for a partner for the bounty. Munny, known in his youth as an infamous gunfighter, murderer and bandit, has since retired, amidst his reformation led by his now deceased wife. Although initially declining the offer of an even split of the reward money, Munny reconsiders amidst his financial troubles, and recruits a former associate and neighbor, Ned Logan (Freeman) as his partner before catching up with the Schofield Kid. Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ...

In Wyoming, English Bob (Harris) and his biographer disembark from his train and rides into Big Whiskey, ignoring the sign that prohibits the possession of firearms, blatantly lying to a deputy about the revolver he carries in plain sight. Following a quick shave, he emerges onto the Barber's porch, staring down the guns of five deputies and Little Bill himself, who remembers Bob from the gunfighting days. After disarming the gunfighter, Little Bill ruthlessly beats him to a pulp in front of the townspeople, shouting ominous warnings about not pursuing the prostitute's bounty.

As Little Bill ridicules and insults the jailed English Bob for the benefit of his biographer, Logan and Munny catch up to the Kid. Eventually, Little Bill deports English Bob with a warning that he will kill him should he return. The humiliated English Bob shouts and curses at the entire town and the American system as he is taken to the train station in a carriage. After reaching town on a cold, rainy night, Munny, Logan and the Kid enter a saloon for a drink and inquire about the reward. Munny remains at a table while Logan and the Kid go upstairs to be serviced by the prostitutes. While waiting for his friends to return, Little Bill discovers Munny is wearing a gun. A town ordinance prohibits guns — upon entering town that stormy night, Munny failed (or chose not) to see the warning sign posted alongside the road. Weak and feverish, Munny is in no condition to fight back as Little Bill brutally beats him in full view of the patrons. Munny manages to drag himself out of the saloon as Ned Logan and the Kid jump out a second-story window. Logan and the Kid then get Munny to high country above the town. Singles bar redirects here. ...

Clint Eastwood as William Munny

Munny retreats and is nursed by his friends and the prostitutes, and after recovering sufficiently from his injuries, the three men ambush and kill one of the two cowboys in a canyon. It is at that point that Logan realizes he can no longer stomach murder, and decides to head home. Munny and the Kid find and slay the other cowboy in an outhouse outside the isolated cabin where he had been holed up for safety. Image File history File links Unforgiven22. ... Image File history File links Unforgiven22. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Grand Canyon, Arizona Noravank Monastery complex and canyon in Armenia. ... Outhouse near Crabapple Lake, Washington, United States, with wafer board walls, and a fiberglass ceiling An outhouse, (also known as a privy, kybo, jakes or earth-closet) usually refers to a type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or...

Logan is captured and brought back to Little Bill, who beats all the information he can out of him, inadvertently killing the middle-aged man. Logan's corpse is put on display in an open coffin outside the saloon as an example of frontier justice. Outside town, the Kid is quite shaken by the murder he has just committed and admits that it was his first kill; he renounces his planned gunfighting career, by saying a phrase to Munny which may symbolize the title of the movie: "I won't kill nobody no more.; I ain't like you, Will...". In fear of Munny's reputation the Kid refuses his share of the loot. One of the prostitutes brings the reward money to Munny and tells him of the death of Logan. This angers Munny, who, breaking his vow of sobriety drinks some whisky, symbolizing the reemergence of his formerly drunken and murderous nature. He then rides into town to confront the sheriff. For other uses, see Whisky (disambiguation). ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

That night, Munny alone quietly walks into the crowded Greeley's Saloon--his cool presence, holding only the double-barreled shotgun, soon grips the entire room in fear, up to and including the whores. There Little Bill has assembled a posse to pursue Munny and the Kid. What unfolds is one of cinema's greatest scenes. Munny demands to see the saloon's owner while holding them all at bay with a shotgun. When Skinny, the owner, identifies himself, Munny shoots him with one of the two barrels. Little Bill curses Munny, "you, sir, are a cowardly son of a bitch! You just shot an unarmed man!" to which Munny replies, "Well, he should have armed himself if he's gonna decorate his saloon with my friend" in that Eastwood gravelly voice. A gun fight ensues where Munny kills three posse members outright and seriously wounds Little Bill and another deputy. He then utters one of the film's more memorable lines: "any man don't wanna get killed, better clear on out the back." They do. While Munny is reloading Ned Logan's rifle, he hears Little Bill cocking his pistol. Munny steps on Little Bill's hand and points the rifle directly into his face. Little Bill realizes what is to follow and states, "I don't deserve this. ...To die like this." Munny replies, "Deserve's got nothing to do with it." Little Bill then says, "I'll see you in Hell, William Munny," to which Munny whispers, "Yeah", and shoots Little Bill dead. Munny heads to the door, shooting the last injured deputy without bothering to aim. After shouting threats of wanton violence through the open door to anyone who might be outside waiting for him, he leaves the saloon and rides away on a white horse. In common law, posse comitatus (Latin, county force, meaning a sort of local militia) referred to the authority wielded by the county sheriff to conscript any able-bodied male over the age of fifteen to assist him in keeping the peace or to pursue and arrest a felon; compare hue... For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ...

The film ends with a denouement: "Some years later, Mrs. Ansonia Feathers made the arduous journey to Hodgeman County, Kansas to visit the last resting place of her only daughter. William Munny had long since disappeared with the children... some said to San Francisco where it was rumored he prospered in dry goods. And there was nothing on the marker to explain to Mrs. Feathers why her only daughter had married a known thief and murderer, a man of notoriously vicious and intemperate disposition."

Themes

Moral Ambiguity

One of the major themes of this picture seems to be the moral ambiguity of nearly all of the main characters. Screenwriter David Webb Peoples seems to be known for this, in films including Bladerunner and Twelve Monkeys and their two anti-heroes. Munny the "hero" x-gunfighter has in the past done brutal acts of violence including "killing women and children." Now in the present he participates in the killing of the two cowboys in cold blood. But later we see him as the hero when he kills Little Bill and his deputies, as retribution for killing the most-innocent Ned. Likewise Little Bill is easy to see as a villain with the violence he doles out to English Bob and Munny and his crew. But really he is trying to prevent the killing of the two cowboys and an escalation of violence in his town. How else should he achieve this worthy goal? The Schofield kid is keen to become a gunfighter and kill people for money, but after his own cold-blooded execution of the cowboy on the toilet, he comes to sincerely regret it. Ned likewise realizes he no longer wishes to partake in violence when confronted with the killing of the first cowboy. The whores are sympathetic in their plight considering the wrong that has been done them, but they proceed to want to kill even the more innocent of the two cowboys. Even English bob isn't all good or all bad. In the end there are no true heroes in the movie, just as there are no true villains. Probably just as in the real Old West.

Violence

Its major theme appears to be the nature of violence, and the discrepancies between actual and fictional violence. While most Westerns glorify violence as a justifiable means to an end, Unforgiven self-consciously depicts violence more realistically, and shows how it harms everyone around it. Certainly Munny does not glorify his incredibly vicious and violent past - indeed, when asked by the Sheriff if he is the William Munny who killed women and children, he replies, "I've killed just about anything that walked or crawled at one time or another, and I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned." There is decidedly little glamour in the representation of Munny as a dangerous and vicious killer. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Yet the film ends on a contradiction, as William Munny becomes at the climax a classic Western hero-type, and defeats the villains in a conventional shootout scene. Thus, although many critics and viewers consider the film emphatically anti-violence, David Webb Peoples has stated in interviews that this was not his intention: he wished to present violence as morally complex, as opposed to simply "wrong". Further evidence of this is the statement in the closing moments of the film that Munny is rumored to have gone to San Francisco and prospered in dry goods, lending support to the idea that Munny's brutal slaughter of Big Whiskey's sheriff and deputies at the film's climax was in some sense redemptive.

In further contrast to conventional portrayals of violence in westerns, he certainly does not depart on any classic note. As he prepares to exit the saloon after his "heroic" dispatching of Little Bill and his crew, Munny shouts out, "Any man I see out there I'm gonna kill him! Any son of a bitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only going to kill him, I'm going to kill his wife - all his friends - burn his damn house down!" Munny then turns on his horse and shouts if anyone harms any whores he will return "and kill every one of you sons of bitches." The departure is brutally realistic, contrasting teary-eyed departures in classical westerns such as Shane. Shane is a 1953 western film made by Paramount Pictures. ...

Hero worship

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A major subtheme of the film is the hero worship of Wild West gunslingers. In the West, men who can handle themselves in gunfights have power, and they are celebrities. Indeed, the dime novels of the day, celebrating such figures as Wild Bill really created the first celebrity subculture. The movie uses the dime novels about such figures as English Bob to make the same point. W.W. Beauchamp is deeply impressed by them, even to the point of writing English Bob's biography in dime novel form. Beauchamp is actually responsible for much of English Bob's celebrity, magnifying his exploits in the Duke of Death. However, English Bob is only a hired gun for the railroad, paid "to kill Chinamen" for bounty. Their reputation precedes them and Beauchamp basks in it himself as English Bob's companion. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Gunslinger from The Great Train Robbery Gunslinger, also gunfighter, is a name given to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. ... Wild Bill is a nickname referring to one of the following American historical figures: James Butler Wild Bill Hickock, gunfighter William Wild Bill Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services. ... An example of the original dime novel series, circa 1860. ...

English Bob's ongoing allusions to the power of royalty also reflect this theme. At one point he states that, due to the force of majesty (not far from hero worship) one would find oneself paralyzed if one attempted to assassinate a king or a queen.

In the confrontation at Big Whiskey, Beauchamp attaches himself to Little Bill Daggett after Daggett ejects English Bob from the town. An entire scene (the jail) is pure exposition on the finer points of gunfighting. However, the depth of Beauchamp's hero worship is revealed only after the Greeley's massacre. With five bodies still writhing on the floor, Beauchamp is asking Munny how he decided whom to shoot first. The interview concludes with Munny pointing a Spencer rifle in his face and telling him that all he knew was who would be shot last, meaning Beauchamp, in the event that Beauchamp neglected to leave at once.

This relationship between Beauchamp and Little Bill is paralleled by that between the Kid and Munny. The Kid, unlike Beauchamp, actively tries to live the gunslinger's life, and his admiration for Munny becomes terror and regret when —through his own involvement— he finally understands the real meaning of Munny's former deeds.

Then, as it is today, there was a fine line between infamy and celebrity. As exaggerated as this issue was in the film, many people today still know the names of many gunfighters, such as Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, and Jesse James. For other uses, see Billy the Kid (disambiguation). ... Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848–January 13, 1929) was an American farmer, teamster, sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various Western frontier towns, gambler, saloon-keeper, and miner. ... Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847–April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, the most famous member of the James-Younger gang. ...

Masculinity

Another related theme appears to be the connection between violence and masculinity. Twice in the film, violence is linked to a literal interpretation of the male organ; the film begins with a prostitute having her face slashed for mocking a man's under-endowment. Secondly, Little Bill equates the penis with a gun, when explaining a nickname. The film further links violence with masculinity in the Schofield Kid's attempts to prove himself, especially when his visual deficiency is exposed.

In Unforgiven, violence is not glorious or heroic, but rather is stereotyped as a painful expression of insecure masculinity. We also see the influence of women on this, generally stereotyped as a civilizing presence. The most obvious example of this is William Munny's mentioning of how his late wife helped him to become a more stable and gentler character. Another example is Munny's meeting with the prostitute who was attacked, which reveals his gentler side. The caring and gentle sensibilities of women contrast strongly with the vengeful and violent nature of men, to which William Munny ultimately succumbs. However, as with many of the themes in the film, the influence of women is not clear cut and absolutely good or evil. While in some instances they act as a "civilizing" force, it is the prostitutes who offer the bounty and demand blood despite the victim's willingness to forgive her attackers.

While Clint Eastwood's earlier roles often featured a "Man with No Name", an anonymous stranger who wanders in to town to set things right, William Munny can be seen as a man who is trying to escape his past identity as the Man With No Name. As other characters relate the horrors of his life in the various atrocities he has committed early in the movie, he continually refers to that being the past, before his wife helped him to stop drinking. ...

Alcohol and violence

Alcohol and its relation to violence is another theme explored in this movie. Munny stresses throughout the movie he was a different person before his wife helped him stop drinking, and he repeatedly says he does not remember much of his early violent life, because he was drunk. Munny is sober when he kills the first cowboy and his behavior lacks any bloodlust or rage; he seems quite normal. However, towards the end of the film, when he begins to drink after learning Ned's fate, he quickly becomes a fearsome and intimidating individual. By the time he enters the saloon in the film's climax, he has finished the whiskey bottle and is full of murderous intent. Indeed, his rage is palpable, and the viewer sees in the end the demon that alcohol fully unleashes in Munny.

The incompetence of the gunfighters

Contrary to the dime novel glory of English Bob's published exploits, the movie finds the classic western heroes as incompetent and inept. English Bob, hero of Duke of Death is beaten to a pulp by Little Bill, who cannot even put a roof on his beloved house. Indeed, we are told English Bob is really an enforcer for the railroad, killing Chinese workers, not the gunfighter he is mythologized to be. The Scofield Kid cannot see to hit the broadside of a barn with his beloved revolver, Ned Logan cannot bring himself to kill anyone, and at the beginning of the story, William Munny cannot even get on a horse. "This old horse is getting even with me for the sins of my youth," he tells his children. "Before I met your dear departed Ma, I used to be weak and given to mistreatin' animals." Little Bill himself, after explaining to W.W. Beauchamp that a skilled gunfighter doesn't draw and fire as quickly as possible, but "keeps his head and doesn't get rattled under fire", attempts to pull his pistol after Munny's shotgun misfires. Munny throws the shotgun at Little Bill as he attempts to pull his gun, ruining Little Bill's draw. The deputies panic during the ensuing shootout, missing Munny, who holds true to "keeping your head and not getting rattled" and kills or wounds most of the deputies. An example of the original dime novel series, circa 1860. ...

The movie shows the clear dichotomy between the dime novel lionization of gunfighters, and their real life behavior. It is alcohol that turns William Munny into a vicious killer, not competence with a gun. None of the traditional characterizations in westerns are shown to be real in "Unforgiven."

Response

Critical response was generally very positive. The film makes appearances in both the IMDb top 250, and the American Film Institute's 100 years, 100 movies. In 2005, Time.com named it one of the 100 best movies of the last 80 years. In addition, the film is 'Certified Fresh' by rottentomatoes.com, with a 96% approval rating among reviews. Many critics acclaimed the film for its noir-ish moral ambiguity and atmosphere. [1] They also acclaimed it as a fitting elegy to the western genre. It was also admitted to the National Film Registry, and is one of the few westerns in the registry. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The first of the AFI 100 Years. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... For other uses, see Elegy (disambiguation). ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

In his original review, Roger Ebert criticized the film for having too many characters and being less organized than it should have been. However, Ebert did give Unforgiven thumbs up and the film made his list of the ten best films of 1992. In 2002, Ebert added Unforgiven to his Greatest Films Series. Unlike Ebert, Gene Siskel gave the film thumbs down and called it “overdrawn.”^[1][2] Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... Eugene Gene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was one of the worlds most successful film critics. ...

Academy Awards

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Allusions

Unforgiven has several allusions to earlier Westerns. The opening scene, where Eastwood stands at the grave of his dead wife, is an allusion to John Ford's She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. For other persons named John Ford, see John Ford (disambiguation). ... She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a western film. ...

The scene in which Hackman tells Rubinek to pick up the revolver in the jail is an allusion to Once Upon a Time in the West, which has a similar scene in a bar, which again was itself an allusion to the film Shane. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Shane is a 1953 western film made by Paramount Pictures. ...

Rubinek then asks Eastwood how he chose the order in which to kill five men, stating that Little Bill had explained to him that an experienced gunfighter always aimed for the best shot in his opponents first, when facing multiple opponents. Eastwood responds, "Is that right? I was lucky in the order...but I've always been lucky when it comes to killing folks". This is an allusion to The Outlaw Josey Wales, in which Eastwood's character, in response to a similar question, gives a detailed response about their various holsters and demeanors, similar to what Hackman had told Rubinek an experienced fighter should do. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western movie set at the end of the American Civil War starring Clint Eastwood (as the eponymous Josey Wales), Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Paula Trueman, Sam Bottoms, Geraldine Keams, Woodrow Parfrey, Joyce Jameson, Sheb Wooley, and Royal...

Finally, the scene in the jail, in which Hackman's character is discussing how the most important attribute of a gunfighter is coolness under pressure rather than speed and accuracy (noting that it is difficult to be quick and accurate when an opponent is returning fire), mirrors the backyard shooting practice scene in The Shootist, in which John Wayne's character says essentially the same thing to a young Ron Howard.^{[citation needed]} The Shootist is a novel written by Glendon Swarthout, published in 1975. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, and an Academy Award winning film director, and producer, known for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television. ...

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