Why Spotted Eagle From 1883 Looks So Familiar
By Matthew Martinez
Switching things up a bit, Graham Greene appeared alongside the likes of Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner in "Maverick," the Western comedy cinematic adaptation of the series of the same name, which starred Garner in the title role. In the 1994 film, however, Gibson takes on the title character, Bret Maverick, an Old West gambler en route to a big money poker tournament — that is, if he survives the journey. Traveling with fellow poker player and con artist Annabelle Bransford (Foster) and aging lawman Zane Cooper (Garner), Maverick and his companions are set upon by a menacing group of Indians, after having dealt with a group of bandits disguised as Indians — it's a long story.
Unbeknownst to his companions, Maverick is good friends with the actual Indians' leader, Joseph (Greene), and he pretends to give himself up so that the others may go free. In actuality, Jospeh owes Maverick $1,000 and he's hoping to collect on the debt to help pay his entry fee into the tournament. Ever the slick one, Joseph gets Maverick to agree to help him swindle a European aristocrat and hunter by offering to let him hunt and kill a Native American warrior — one who's really Maverick in disguise
