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Junior Bonner Details

1972

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Starring	Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker
Director	Sam Peckinpah
Genres	Action/Adventure

Junior Bonner

Sam Peckinpah eschews his slow-motion bullet ballets for this quiet character study of ex-rodeo cowboy turned drifter Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen), who returns home to Arizona to reconcile with the family he hasn't seen in years. Bonner is shocked to see that the solid family he was hoping to come back to is breaking apart. His parents, Ace (Robert Preston) and Elvira (Ida Lupino), have separated, and his brother Curley (Joe Don Baker) has turned into a heartless real estate tycoon, parceling off sections of his parent's land for quick money. With nowhere to turn and nowhere to run, Bonner has to face himself and try to find a way to regain his self-respect. He is given that opportunity at the town's Fourth of July Rodeo, where he is determined to mount and ride and unrideable bull.~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Starring	Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker, Ben Johnson, Barbara Leigh, Bill McKinney, Mary Murphy
Director	Sam Peckinpah
Studio	PRISM LEISURE
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: 08 Apr 2002

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  Nice movie
  
  This movie may now seem a bit old-fashioned but its heart is in the right place and the cast is brilliant all along. It's a nice portrait of a man who's... read more »
  
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  Modern rodeo cowboys.
  
  I like steve mcqueen but this was not for me. Modern rodeo movie and very slow start. I say start as I did not see all of it. Switched off after about 20 mins ... read more »
  
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  Great film - but don't watch this version!
  
  Junior Bonner is a truly great and frequently overlooked film in the Sam Peckinpah canon. It contians no violence, sex or bullets and is a close to contemporary... read more »
  
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  Underrated McQueen Movie
  
  This is quiet, sedate little movie when compared to most of Steve McQueen's other work but that is what makes it so good. it's filled with a lot of ... read more »
  
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  Sam Peckinpah eschews his slow-motion bullet ballets for this quiet character study of ex-rodeo cowboy turned drifter Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen), who returns home to Arizona to reconcile with the family he hasn't seen in years. Bonner is shocked to see that the solid family he was hoping to come ...