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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. (amazon.co.jp)
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