Lonesome Dove

UPC: 012236127178

Studio: Live/Artisan

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Adult Situations, Western Violence, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Western

Features: ccInterview 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

Lonesome Dove

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/30/2002

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DS Dolby Surround (4.0)

Runtime: 360 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

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]

Richard Gilliam

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, Rovi

Cast and Crew: William Sanderson  Actor 
Timothy Scott  Actor 
Ed Geldart  Actor 
Glenne Headly  Actor 
Gavan O'Herlihy  Actor 
Basil Poledouris  Composer (Music Score) 
Simon Wincer  Director 
William D. Wittliff  Executive Producer 
William D. Wittliff  Screenwriter 
Dyson Lovell  Producer 
Suzanne De Passe  Executive Producer 
Robert Duvall  Actor 
Tommy Lee Jones  Actor 
Rick Schroder  Actor 
Robert Urich  Actor 
Diane Lane  Actor 
Danny Glover  Actor 
Anjelica Huston  Actor 
Frederic Forrest  Actor 
Chris Cooper  Actor 
Barry Corbin  Actor 
Steve Buscemi  Actor 
D.B. Sweeney  Actor