Stars: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker, Ben Johnson, Barbara Leigh, Bill McKinney, Mary Murphy

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Summary: A rodeo star returns home to take part in a local rodeo and is re-united with his family. His visit is brief but eventful.

In Sam Peckinpah's JUNIOR BONNER, Steve McQueen is the title character, an aging rodeo champ who returns to his home town to participate in the annual rodeo. He finds his family estranged, does what he can to help, and then moves on...after some good rodeo riding and a few brawls.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on March 14, 2006 4:29 PM

Being a big fan of Steve McQueen since The Magnificent 7 , this wee gem surely seals his place in the annuls of acting history. With Sam
Peckinpah directing and Steve McQueen in the lead role of Junior Bonner , who is still recovering from being thrown from a bull called Sunshine , our hero is on his way home to join his family for the annual Frontier Days Rodeo. However , when he arrives , he finds his house empty and his father , Ace ( Robert Preston ) in hospital.
Determined to be a champion again he must face Sunshine and defeat his inner demons. Brilliant.

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One of director Sam Peckinpah's lesser-known and little-seen outings, Junior Bonneris actually one of his most interesting for being so relaxed. Yet it deals with the themes that always interested him: the man who has watched the world pass him by and realises that his time is gone. In this case, it's rodeo rider Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen), who returns home to try to win top prize in the bull-riding competition to raise money to stake his father (Robert Preston) to a future. As easy-going and good-natured as you'd like, with a delicious chemistry between Preston and a feisty Ida Lupino as Junior's estranged parents, who are still able to strike romantic sparks. Great rodeo footage captures both the violence and beauty of the sport. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Biographies, Scene Selection, Slideshow, Trivia and Quotes
Year:	1972
Release Date:	April 8, 2002
Runtime:	100 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P T D V D 1342
Label:	The Film Collection / Freemantle
Keywords:	Action, General, Junior, Bonner, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure