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20 August 1981 (Australia) moreTagline:
The untold story of the man behind the mask, and the legend behind the man. morePlot:
The sole surviving Texas Ranger of an ambush arranged by Butch Cavandish returns to fight back as a masked hero. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Lone Ranger
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Young Versions Of Characters
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Based On Comic
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
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Box Office Flop
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3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
I've always liked it moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Klinton Spilsbury | ... | The Lone Ranger / John Reid | |
| Michael Horse | ... | Tonto | |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish | |
| Matt Clark | ... | Sheriff Wiatt | |
| Juanin Clay | ... | Amy Striker (Lucas' niece / editor of Del Rio Dispatch after his death) | |
| Jason Robards | ... | President Ulysses S. Grant | |
| John Bennett Perry | ... | Capt. Dan Reid (Texas Ranger / John's older brother) | |
| David Hayward | ... | Collins | |
| John Hart | ... | Lucas Striker (editor of Del Rio Dispatch) | |
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | Wild Bill Hickok | |
| Lincoln Tate | ... | Gen.George A. Custer | |
| Ted Flicker | ... | Buffalo Bill Cody | |
| Marc Gilpin | ... | Young John Reid | |
| Patrick Montoya | ... | Young Tonto | |
| David Bennett | ... | Gen. Aurelio Rodriguez |
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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John Hart, who cameos as Lucas Striker in the film, spent a season behind the mask in the "The Lone Ranger" (1949). moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the scene where the Lone Ranger is breaking Silver to ride, the horse shown changes back and forth from having blue eyes to brown eyes. It also changes from wearing a bridle with a bit to a rodeo type bronc halter. moreQuotes:
Second chief: [Tonto has brought a wounded John Reid to the Indian camp, where he can hide from Butch Cavendish] ... The Palefaces make many promises to us, yet they keep only one: they promise to take our land, and they take it. And now you bring one of them here, to be nursed back to health? Tonto, why?Tonto: No one has greater cause than I to fill his heart with hatred for the White Man. He has taken my wife and my child from me. But the Paleface I have brought here today is my brother, and I will guard his life with my own if it comes to such. If I am wrong about him - if he proves to be an enemy - then I, Tonto, will decorate my lance with this White Man's hair. But until that day comes - UNLESS it comes - let him be judged not by his skin, but by his heart.
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I know that I am in the minority here, but I've always really liked this movie. I fondly recall viewing it in the theater with my parents when i was 6 years old. Maybe I am blind when it comes to the film, but i don't see any major problems with it. It's not a perfect film, but it is quite enjoyable. Let me put it this way, there are many films out there which are much worse!
I think what i liked the most was the music score, that theme song was haunting to my ears and one of the few that stayed fresh in my mind for so many years. John Barry truly did a marvelous job on this one, and many other movie scores over the years as well. I wish i could find the original theme song on CD, or at least on MP3.