Sam Elliott made a name for himself as a Western star—debuting in the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and playing a grizzled frontiersman in the period Western Tombstone and in the modern-day The Big Lebowski. The Hero plays off Elliott’s real-life acting career, about an aging cowboy whose glory days are behind him, except he is not relegated to barbecue sauce ads like his character: he still lands major roles. His la


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