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From the video version: When Books (John Wayne) is shot in the back by the bartender, you can clearly see a rope fastened onto the heel of his boot that is being pulled to help him stumble and fall onto the floor as the second shotgun blast hits him. See more...

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The Shootist (1976) - 3 corrections

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Genres: Drama, Western

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In the scene where the two bad guys try to ambush Books while he sleeps, Books kills the first guy with a couple of gunshots, and the second guy waits a few seconds, then shoots at the bed again, as though no shots had been fired. In reality, he would have run away or shot at Books standing in the room. [This is only your opinion and it is really more a character choice than a movie mistake. It's quite possible that when he found Books willing and able to fight back he froze. ]

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John Wayne's last film. Like the character in the film, Wayne also was dying from cancer. [This is a popular but incorrect assumption. John Wayne was in poor health during filming but was cancer free at the time. His constant shortness of breath was due to the fact that he'd had one of his lungs removed because of cancer. His cancer returned 2 years after filming.]

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When Books and Mrs. Rodgers are riding in the buggy after meeting up with Mike Sweeney, you can see the address numbers on the walls of the buildings they pass. There were no addresses on the walls in 1901. [This claim seems unprovable. Although uncommon, who is to say some folks could not have done this in 1901?]

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