A bumbling gambler scrapes together the cash to join a high-stakes poker game, while fending off a larcenous woman who also wants in., A dapper gambler and a seductive con woman in this western based on the classic TV series, Gambler Bret Maverick tries to raise his entry fee for a riverboat gambling game, but faces opposition from a number of unlikely foes. Western comedy., This witty Western follows the exploits of con man, gunfighter, lover and card sharp Brett Maverick. The film stays true to the droll spirit of the television show (1957-1962) on which it is based. Included in the cast is the original con man, gunfighter, and card sharp “Maverick,” James Garner, who plays a sheriff. Mel Gibson plays the title role. The story begins as the dapper Maverick sits upon his horse. A noose is around his handsome neck and with hint of satire explains in voice over that this has been a rotten week. The story leading up to his predicament is the basis for the movie. It all began when he needed to come up with enough cash to enter a major poker tournament upon the steamboat Lauren Belle. He finds a card game in a small town. At the table are Annabelle Bransford, and Angel, one bad dude. Using his standard con of playing the chuckle-headed coward, Maverick enters the game and walks away with the pot, Annabelle’s heart, and Angel’s rage. Demure Annabelle immediately tries to seduce Maverick out of his gain, but he is not easily fooled. Together they take a stage to the big game, and encounter Marshal Zane Cooper. The threesome are subjected to the usual movie trials of stagecoach rides., Charming cardsharp Mel Gibson tangles with scheming Jodie Foster and his estranged dad (the late James Garner) on his way to a high stakes poker game. Comic Western., Bret Maverick is a handsome rogue who hopes to cheat his way to success. In need of a large stake to enter a major card competition on a Louisiana steamboat, Maverick decides to take advantage of a few small-town poker players. These include the seemingly sweet Annabelle Bransford and the intimidating Angel, neither of whom is too happy about their loss., Lighthearted adventure with Gibson as Bret Maverick, the West’s most charming card sharp, a rogue in pursuit of the ‘big game’, hindered by the unflappable lawman Zane Cooper and the alluring Miss Annabelle Bransford., Bret Maverick is a professional con man who needs money to participate in a poker tournament. To get it, he will have to face an endless line of bandits and problems, including Annabelle Bransford, a beautiful thieve that will stand in his way. Based on the television series Maverick created by Roy Huggins., Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief., Comedy western about a gambler trying to raise the necessary stake to enter a championship poker game. He is joined by a wily adventuress who is also headed for the championship, but the pair must overcome a series of obstacles before they get to the game’s riverboat venue., Comedy western based on the TV series of the same name. Gambler Bret Maverick is trying to raise the necessary stake to enter a championship poker game. He is joined by a wily adventuress who is also headed for the championship, but the pair must overcome a series of obstacles before they get to the game’s riverboat venue.