Junior Bonner (1972)
- Directed by
- Sam Peckinpah
- Genre
- drama film, Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 117 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A veteran rodeo rider returns to his hometown in Arizona for an annual competition. He tries to reconnect with his estranged family while preparing for the rodeo.
melancholicreflectivegentlebittersweetslow-pacednostalgicearthyunderstatedwarm
What happens
Junior Bonner is a 1972 American contemporary Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Joe Don Baker, and Ida Lupino. The film focuses on a veteran rodeo rider as he returns to his hometown of Prescott, Arizona, to participate in an annual rodeo competition and reunite with his brother and estranged parents. Many critics consider it to be the warmest and most gentle of Peckinpah's films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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