Junior Bonner

"Steve McQueen going down his own road, tougher than ever, as "Junior Bonner""

Jul 21 1972 PG 1h 40m

Drama, Western

With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.

Plot

A week with Junior Bonner, a rodeo pro on the wrong side of 40, broke, bruised, and headed into Prescott, his home town, for the annual 4th of July Frontier Days. His dad, Ace, is a dissolute dreamer fixed on finding gold in Australia; his mom is resigned to Ace's roving; his brother Curly is tearing up the countryside to make a million in real estate. Junior just wants to stay on a bucking Brahma for eight seconds, hang out with Ace, find a way to spend time with a beautiful woman whose eyes catch his, and earn enough to get to next week's rodeo. As the old West and its code give way to progress, Junior is lonesome, laconic, and on the road - just where he wants to be.

Written by

Jeb Rosebrook

Directed by

Sam Peckinpah

Cast

Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Solar Productions

Languages

Español, English

Awards

5 nominations

Trailers

Junior Bonner (1972) - Trailer

Scores

# of Votes

7,097

Average Rating

6.7 out of 10

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