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Lonesome Dove Miniseries (1989) Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Danny Glover Diane Lane Robert Urich Plot Synopsis: Epic story about two former Texas rangers who decide to move cattle from the south to Montana. Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call run into many problems on the way and the journey doesn t end without numerous casualties. Review: 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. DVD Details: Actors: Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Danny Glover Diane Lane Robert Urich Directors: Simon Wincer Format: Closed-captioned Color Dolby NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: Live Artisan DVD Release Date: February 15 2000 Run Time: 240 minutes
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