About This Book:
Year Published:
1995
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Genre:
Western
Author:
Jack Curtis
Screenplay Writer:
Simon Moore
Type:
Faithful Movie Novelization
Number of Pages:
256
Summary:
A beauty bent on vengeance. A town without pity. A brutal, brilliant saga of the old west...
The bullet-riddled sign says Redemption, the lawless town where frontier justice is a quick-draw sport - and one man holds a terrified community in his ruthless grip. Redemption, where a beautiful woman aims to settle an old score with a sharpshooter's skill - and a legendary gunslinger-turned-preacher is a prisoner and prime target in a deadly shooting match. It's the Day of the Dead, and the festivities are about to begin. Gene Hackman is Herod, the sadistic mayor who calls the shots. Sharon Stone is Ellen, determined to bury Herod any way she can. Leonardo DiCaprio is "Kid", a dandy with a fast mouth, a fast draw, and way too much to prove. Russell Crowe is Cort, the preacher, given one bullet in a rusty old gun and forced to choose between his God and his life...