Filmed on location in Prescott, Arizona, the story covered a week in the life of aging rodeo rider Junior " JR " Bonner ( Steve McQueen ) who returns to his hometown to compete in an annual rodeo competition.

To avoid the confusion provided by having two Peters within the band, the second Pete Wasilewski was dubbed JR ( as in ' Peter Junior ').

In May 1971, weeks after completing Straw Dogs, he returned to the United States to begin work on Junior Bonner.

Junior Bonner was marked by sharp character development, colorful location detail and unusually tender scenes between Preston and Lupino as Bonner's estranged parents.

" The film's reputation has grown over the years as many critics consider Junior Bonner to be one of Peckinpah's most sympathetic works, while also noting McQueen's earnest performance.

* 1972 Junior Bonner

There are also a number of films about Western-type characters in contemporary settings, such as Junior Bonner set in the 1970s and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada in the 21st century.

He worked for director Sam Peckinpah again with the leading role in Junior Bonner in 1972, a story of an aging rodeo rider.

In the early 1970s, while separated from Adams and prior to meeting MacGraw, McQueen had a lengthy relationship with model-actress Barbara Leigh, his co-star in Junior Bonner.

He also appeared in four Sam Peckinpah directed films: Major Dundee ( 1965 ; with Charlton Heston ), The Wild Bunch ( 1969 ; with William Holden & Robert Ryan ), and two back-to-back Steve McQueen movies, The Getaway and the rodeo film Junior Bonner ( both 1972 ).

* Junior Bonner ( 1972 )

McQueen had just worked with Peckinpah on Junior Bonner and enjoyed the experience.

He had previously worked with the director on Noon Wine ( 1967 ), The Wild Bunch ( 1969 ), Straw Dogs ( 1971 ) and Junior Bonner ( 1972 ).

He cemented his reputation as an onscreen villain in the 1970s with appearances in Junior Bonner, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and The Parallax View.

* Junior Bonner, 1972 western movie

He joined Sam Peckinpah's famous stock company in 1965's Major Dundee as a professional horse thief, and appeared subsequently in that director's The Wild Bunch, as a prohibitionist minister who gets his flock shot up by the title outlaws in the film's infamous opening scene, Junior Bonner, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Getaway, and Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid, as an aging, eccentric outlaw friend of Billy's.

Junior Bonner is a film released in 1972 directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Joe Don Baker, Robert Preston and Ida Lupino.

In May 1971, weeks after completing Straw Dogs in England, Sam Peckinpah returned to the United States to begin immediate work on Junior Bonner.

Junior Bonner would be his final attempt to make a low-key, dramatic work in the vein of Noon Wine ( 1966 ) and The Ballad of Cable Hogue ( 1970 ).

Coop ( 1972 ) and When the Legends Die ( 1972 ), Junior Bonner fell through the cracks and performed poorly at the box office.

" Stinging from the failure of Junior Bonner but eager to work with Peckinpah again, McQueen presented him Walter Hill's screenplay to The Getaway, which they would film months after completing Junior Bonner.

* Vincent Canby review of Junior Bonner

The Miss Rhode Island Pageant is sponsored by the Rhode Island Junior Chamber of Commerce as a part of the nation-wide search for the typical American girl -- a Miss America from Rhode Island.

This happy, always smiling lad with the sunny disposition is our new Junior Mr. Canada -- Henri De Courcy.

`` Junior Showmanship is an extremely worthy project and should be earnestly encouraged ''!!

This is the third time in 28 years of Junior Showmanship at Westminster that a lady Handler has judged the Class.

( The purpose of the Junior Showmanship Competition is to teach and encourage Juniors to become good sportsmen.

From the records we keep -- Susan is the only Junior who has placed in the Junior Classes in both United States and Canada.

Superintendents at dog shows state it is becoming more difficult to obtain a licensed Handler to Judge Junior Showmanship Competition.

The founder of the Junior Showmanship Competition the late Leonard Brumby, Sr. ( for whom the trophy is named after at Westminster ) was an outstanding Handler and believed a Junior should have an opportunity to exhibit in a dog show starting with the Junior Showmanship Division.

The Rio Grande KC is also considering having their Junior Classes set up so that Juniors can qualify with points for Westminster.

The American Pointer Club is still continuing to donate trophies to Juniors who win at Junior Showmanship Classes with Pointers.

Tim Larson, a junior at Wilson High School and president of Spice-Nice, is the young executive who guided his firm to the top-ranking position over the 4,500 other Junior Achievement companies in the United States and Canada.

The award is the first such honor in the 11-year history of JA activities in Portland, according to Ralph Scolatti, local executive director for Junior Achievement.

The Junior Achievement program is designed to give teenagers practical experience in business by allowing them actually to form small companies, under the guidance and sponsorship of business firms.

It is taught in Ireland as an exam subject for the Junior Certificate.

The board game Monopoly Junior is sometimes referred to as " Duopoly ".

there is a school named Earl Beatty Junior and Senior Public School.

Most of the film was shot in the woods near that farmhouse, or J. R. Faison Junior High School, which is where the interior cabin set was located.

John 8: 32 is inscribed at the entrance to Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Texas | Uvalde, Texas.

Origins of these paid scare venues are difficult to pinpoint, but it is generally accepted that they were first commonly used by the Junior Chamber International ( Jaycees ) for fundraising.

Its jewelry technologies department, now known as The Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology at Paris Junior College, is internationally recognized.

The Treasury Commission ceased to meet late in the 18th century but has survived, albeit with very different functions: the First Lord of the Treasury is now the Prime Minister, the Second Lord is the Chancellor of the Exchequer ( and actually in charge of the Treasury ), and the Junior Lords are government Whips maintaining party discipline in the House of Commons ; they no longer have any duties related to the Treasury, though when subordinate legislation requires the consent of the Treasury it is still two of the Junior Lords who sign on its behalf.