LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Actor Dermot Mulroney and director William Shockley say their movie Long Shadows, in theaters Friday, harkens back to westerns they made in their earlier careers.
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Mulroney shared how the Tucson, Ariz., set of Long Shadows reminded him of his 1988 film Young Guns, which he filmed in New Mexico. Mulroney, 62, said he has since perfected his gunslinging and horsemanship.
As Long Shadows shows, Mulroney can pull the trigger after a draw and then fan the hammer twice more as his character, veteran gunslinger Dallas Garrett.
"That's the fastest way to peel off three shots," Mulroney said. "You draw one and you fan the other two. Even that was great to construct that moment, try to honor westerns in how that's captured on film."
Long Shadows is Shockley's first feature film as a director following the 2017 short Common Threads. As an actor, he appeared on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman for six seasons as saloon/brother owner Hank Lawson.
