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Lonesome Dove Miniseries
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Series Description:
Two former Texas Rangers are now living a quiet life running a cattle company near
Lonesome Dove, Texas. A third former Ranger shows up on their doorstep while
fleeing from the law after accidentally killing someone. He talks the other two into
being the first to take cattle into the Montana territories. They're all not so young
anymore and this will be one last chance to re-live some of the excitement they ex-
perienced in their younger years. They steal some horses and a herd of cattle, sign
on a crew and head for Montana. Along the way they face many dangers such as
wild indians, rustlers, wind storms and snake-infested waters. There's one big ques-
tion you'll have after viewing this feature. "Why wasn't this epic film released on
the big screen?" The great stars, cinematography and script certainly merited
being seen in theaters!
Lonesome Dove Cast:
The Original Movie:
Robert Duvall .......... Augustus "Gus" McCrae
Tommy Lee Jones ........ Woodrow F Call
Danny Glover ........... Joshua Deets
Robert Urich ........... Jake Spoon
Diane Lane ............. Lorena Wood
Frederic Forrest ....... Blue Duck
Rick Schroder .......... Newt Dobbs
D.B. Sweeney ........... Dish Boggett
Anjelica Huston ........ Clara Allen
Lonesome Dove Trivia:
The Lonesome Dove script was originally written in 1971 by Larry McNurtry as a movie script with John Wayne, Henry Fonda and James Stewart in mind for the main characters! Well, John Wayne turned it down and the movie never happened. After several years, McNurtry rewrote it as a novel that ended out winning a Pulitzer Prize! Eventually, the novel was adapted to serve as the screenplay for the movie and the tv miniseries.
Robert Duvall was originally cast as Woodrow Call in the movie but was later changed to Gus McCrae. Jame Garner was next cast as Woodrow but had to drop out because of an illness. Jon Voight was offered the role but turned it down. Finally, Tommy Lee Jones was cast in the part which he played to perfection!
Lonesome Dove was so popular that two sequels and a prequel were produced. One of the sequels was titled, "Streets of Laredo" where James Garner stars as Woodrow Call who is hired by the railroad to track down a criminal. "Dead Man's Walk" is a prequel to Lonesome Dove starring David Arquette (Gus) and Johnny Lee Miller (Woodrow) in their younger years as Texas Rangers.
Lonesome Dove Dvds Are Available
At Amazon.com!
Lonesome Dove/Streets of Laredo/Dead Man's Walk Collection
This 3 Dvd set includes the original movie starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Anjelica Huston, Rick Schroder, and Danny Glover. The other 2 Dvds contain two televised sequels starring James Garner and David Arquette. Rarely has the old west been portrayed so magnificently by such talent! ... Read More
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