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John Bernard "J. B." Brooks is the central character in the 1976 film The Shootist. At the beginning of the film, he learns from a trusted friend, Dr. E. W. "Doc" Hostetler (played by James Stewart) that he has cancer. He spends most the rest of the film getting his affairs in order and...
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Gillom Rogers : [first lines, voiceover] His name was J.B. Books, and he had a matching pair of 45's with antique ivory grips that were something to behold. He wasn't an outlaw. The fact is for a while he was a lawman. Long before I met Mr. Books, he was a famous man.
An aging gunfighter, JB Books (John Wayne), rides into town. His deeds are infamous and, despite his age, he is still feared and, by some, revered. However, Books is dying of cancer and has about two months to live.
Throughout his life, sheriff-turned-gunfighter John Bernard "J.B." Books has committed thirty-plus killings. Now an older man, Books arrives in Carson City, Nevada, in late January 1901. He gets into a confrontation with dairyman Jay Cobb, but Cobb's assistant, Gillom Rogers, defuses the situation.
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The Shootist is a 1976 Western starring John Wayne as the title character. J.B. Books, a famous gunfighter of the Old West has traveled to Carson City to see an old doctor friend (Jimmy Stewart) about some health troubles.
3 Οκτ 2024 · Something key to note about the character of JB Books is how he bucks the trope of older gunfighters being repentant. Instead, the shootist stands by his past deeds, stating he never killed anyone who didn't deserve it.
