Maverick is rollicking proof of how the West was fun. A riverboat poker tourney promises a winner-take-all $500,000...and Bret Maverick (Mel Gibson) aims to be the winner who does the taking! But first he must cope with the hangman's noose, a runaway stage, a wily Indian chief, outlaws, ingrates, a bagful of rattlesnakes and more close calls than a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rocking chairs. Also stars Jodie Foster as a charming scam artist and James Garner (the original Bret Maverick from the Emmy-winning TV series) as a laid-back lawman.