LONESOME DOVE-ORIGINAL (DVD) (ENG/2.0) DVD

Lonesome Dove
This six-hour miniseries, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry, revitalized both the miniseries and Western genres, both of which had been considered dead for several years. Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as fun-loving Gus MacRae and taciturn Woodrow Call, respectively, a pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers who crave one last adventure before they bow to their advancing years. Convinced that animals will thrive on the lush grasslands of Montana, Woodrow persuades Gus to undertake the arduous, 3,000-mile cattle drive there. Rounding up over a thousand head from Mexican rustlers south of the border, the men recruit a diverse crew of hands to help them. Among the party are Woodrow's illegitimate son Newt Dobbs (Rick Schroeder), local prostitute Lorena Wood (Diane Lane), and old compatriots Joshua Deets (Danny Glover), Jake Spoon (Robert Urich), and Pea Eye Parker (Tim Scott). Storms, hostile natives, poisonous snakes, and rustlers take their toll on the company before Montana is reached in an adventure that is equal parts Greek tragedy and classic, John Ford-style oater. Originally developed in the 1970s as a script by McMurtry for director Peter Bogdanovich and stars Henry Fonda, John Wayne, and James Stewart, Lonesome Dove earned 18 Emmy nominations and inspired a pair of miniseries sequel as well as two attempts at an ongoing television series. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Robert Duvall as Agustus McRae Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow F. Call Rick Schroder as Newt Robert Urich as Jake Spoon Diane Lane as Loraina Wood Danny Glover as Joshua Deets Anjelica Huston as Clara Allen Frederic Forrest as Blue Duck Chris Cooper as July Johnson Barry Corbin as Roscoe Brown Steve Buscemi as Luke D.B. Sweeney as Dish

Crew Van Broughton Ramsey - Costume Designer Simon Wincer - Director Suzanne De Passe - Executive Producer William D. Wittliff - Executive Producer Basil Poledouris - Composer (Music Score) Cary White - Production Designer John Frick - Production Designer Douglas Milsome - Cinematographer Dyson Lovell - Producer William D. Wittliff - Screenwriter Robert Halmi, Sr. - Co-Executive Producer Robert Halmi, Jr. - Co-Executive Producer Michael Weisbarth - Supervising Producer Larry McMurtry - Book Author

Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove effectively uses its television mini-series format to capture the sprawl and the scope of Larry McMurtry's source novel. The ensemble cast, led by stellar performances from Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall, is uniformly strong, and director Simon Wincer skillfully keeps the proceeding moving. Long out of favor as a storytelling format, the Western made an unexpected comeback in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with such films as Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves taking home Best Picture Oscars. Lonesome Dove was the best of several television efforts to cash in on this trend, which had vanished again by the mid-1990s. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DS: Dolby Surround (4.0) Additional Features: cc Interview with Larry McMurty Interview with Suzanne de Passe Full-screen version 2.0 Dolby Surround Western historical trivia Western historical trivia game Trailer Cast and crew information Production notes Digitally mastered Scene access Interactive menus DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 360 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Disc 1 1. Leaving [7:46] 2. Two Dollars [5:43] 3. Jake Spoon Arrives [4:37] 4. Fortunes in Montana [3:52] 5. Fort Smith [2:39] 6. Restless [5:19] 7. A Ralaxing Afternoon [3:18] 8. "Take Joe With You" [2:38] 9. Singing Irishmen [5:53] 10. Horse Thieves [5:08] 11. Ellie Leaves Town [5:49] 12. Cut the Cards [6:03] 13. A Cowman's Paradise [4:04] 14. Gus's Money [4:33] 15. Good-bye [7:39] 16. "We Don't Rent Pigs" [2:21] 17. Mesquite Thorn [3:45] 18. Sandstorm [4:15] 19. Lorie in the Morning [5:01] 20. River Crossing [3:50] 1. On the Trail [4:28] 2. A Bad Start [2:58] 3. "Is This Texas?" [5:33] 4. Going to Ogallala [4:04] 5. A New Cook [3:00] 6. Upstanding Lawmen [3:36] 7. Remembering Clara [3:51] 8. Thowing Rocks [4:22] 9. Changing the Plans [3:04] 10. A Feisty Gentleman [6:41] 11. Blue Duck [4:32] 12. Lorie Is Captured [5:34] 13. "Let's Gamble" [7:34] 14. Gunfight [4:38] 15. Fighting About Lorie [3:16] 16. A Dangerous Man [8:17] 17. Burying the Dead [3:19] 18. Hunting [3:12] 19. Fort Worth [2:52] 20. Gold Coins [4:55] Side #2 -- Disc 2 1. The Plains [4:04] 2. Hat Creek Cattle Company [4:12] 3. Thieves and Murderers [4:23] 4. Tracking [4:14] 5. Sodbusters [3:32] 6. Looking After Lorie [1:33] 7. Riding with Outlaws [3:47] 8. A Fine Death [3:52] 9. A Baby Boy [5:19] 10. Dee Boot [2:22] 11. Heartsick [5:53] 12. No More Wives [3:16] 13. July Finds Ellie [7:54] 14. "I Hate Rude Behavior..." [9:19] 15. Old Sweethearts [7:37] 16. Horse Trading [2:39] 17. "I'd Like a Kiss" [3:40] 18. Ladies' Man [4:02] 19. No Water [4:43] 20. Chasing After Indians [7:09] 1. Return [3:25] 2. Pretty Country [2:53] 3. Scouting the Territory [3:25] 4. Chasing Buffalo [4:01] 5. Surrounded by Indians [5:25] 6. Leaving Gus [5:50] 7. Lost [4:09] 8. Miles City [5:13] 9. Arguing With Call [9:10] 10. Bringing Bad News [5:16] 11. Winter's Coming [1:34] 12. Building a Ranch [9:02] 13. "I Ain't Kin to Nobody" [5:30] 14. Keeping a Promise [4:00] 15. Saying Good-bye [5:46] 16. A Hard Trip [1:32] 17. Blue Duck Flies [5:26] 18. Crashing the Wagon [3:01] 19. Clara's Orchard [2:08] 20. Lonesome Dove [6:41]