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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: DUVALL,ROBERT EAN: 0012236127178 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Lions Gate Languages: Manufacturer: Lions Gate MPN: 012236127178 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Lions Gate Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 30, 2002 Running Time: 360 minutes Studio: Lions Gate Theatrical Release Date: February 05, 1989 Editorial Review: Product Description: Epic western about two former Texas rangers who leave the south Texas town of Lonesome Dove on a cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana. Genre: Westerns Rating: NR Release Date: 21-OCT-2003 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com essential video: Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, aging cowboys and former Texas rangers and who organize a 2,500 mile cattle drive for one last great adventure in this excellent 1989 miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel. The best friends, who steal the herd from a gang of Mexican cattle rustlers, drive their herd from Texas to Montana, battling horse thieves, angry Indian tribes, and a renegade half-breed killer named Blue Duck (Frederic Forrest) on a mission of revenge. The excellent cast also includes Robert Urich as cardsharp and former Ranger Jake Spoon, Anjelica Huston as McCrae's old flame Clara Allen, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, Diane Lane, Chris Cooper, D.B. Sweeney, Steve Buscemi, and even a small role for author Larry McMurtry. Australian director Simon Wincer shows a tremendous capacity for balancing sweeping drama and intimacy against the gorgeous landscape of the American Southwest, giving a grandly epic feel to the film despite its small-screen target and limited budget, and for forging memorable characters of even the smallest supporting parts. The heart of the drama belongs to McCrae and Call, memorably etched by Duvall and Jones as the last of the range romantics. In the age of revisionist Westerns, this excellent cattle-drive drama nicely maintains an old-fashioned feeling while still showing the dark side of the American West. Winner of seven Emmy Awards and responsible for two miniseries sequels (Return to Lonesome Dove and Dead Man's Walk) and a TV series. --Sean Axmaker |
