Lonesome Dove (1989– )

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 ... See full summary »

Stars:

Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert Duvall	...	Augustus 'Gus' McCrae (4 episodes, 1989)
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Woodrow F. Call (4 episodes, 1989)
Danny Glover	...	Joshua Deets (4 episodes, 1989)
Diane Lane	...	Lorena Wood (4 episodes, 1989)
Robert Urich	...	Jake Spoon (4 episodes, 1989)
Frederic Forrest	...	Blue Duck (4 episodes, 1989)
D.B. Sweeney	...	Dish Boggett (4 episodes, 1989)
Ricky Schroder	...	Newt Dobbs (4 episodes, 1989)
Anjelica Huston	...	Clara Allen (4 episodes, 1989)
Chris Cooper	...	July Johnson (4 episodes, 1989)
Timothy Scott	...	Pea Eye Parker (4 episodes, 1989)
Glenne Headly	...	Elmira Boot Johnson (4 episodes, 1989)
Barry Corbin	...	Roscoe Brown (4 episodes, 1989)
William Sanderson	...	Lippy Jones (4 episodes, 1989)
Barry Tubb	...	Jasper Fant (4 episodes, 1989)
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Dan Suggs (4 episodes, 1989)
Steve Buscemi	...	Luke (4 episodes, 1989)
Frederick Coffin	...	Big Zwey (4 episodes, 1989)
Travis Swords	...	Allan O'Brien (4 episodes, 1989)
Kevin O'Morrison	...	Doctor (4 episodes, 1989)
Ron Weyand	...	Old Hugh (4 episodes, 1989)
Lanny Flaherty	...	Soupy Jones (4 episodes, 1989)
David Carpenter	...	Needle Nelson (4 episodes, 1989)
James McMurtry	...	Jimmy Rainey (4 episodes, 1989)
Charlie Haynie	...	Ben Rainey (4 episodes, 1989)
Terry McIlvain	...	Cowboy (4 episodes, 1989)
Sonny Carl Davis	...	Bert Borum (4 episodes, 1989)
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos	...	Po Campo (3 episodes, 1989)
León Singer	...	Bolivar (3 episodes, 1989)
Thomas Connor	...	Bob Allen (2 episodes, 1989)
Jerry Biggs	...	Roy Suggs (2 episodes, 1989)
Missy Crider	...	Sally Allen (2 episodes, 1989)
Sean Hennigan	...	Eddie Suggs (2 episodes, 1989)
Lauren Stanley	...	Betsy Allen (2 episodes, 1989)
Julius Tennon	...	Frog Lip (2 episodes, 1989)
Jack Caffrey	...	Cholo (2 episodes, 1989)
Adam Faraizl	...	Joe Boot (2 episodes, 1989)
Jimmy Ray Pickens	...	Bill Spettle (2 episodes, 1989)
Bradley Gregg	...	Sean O'Brien (2 episodes, 1989)

Storyline

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. (6 hrs approx)

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Plot Keywords:

montana | cattle | texas ranger | cattle drive | tv mini series | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paloma solitaria

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motown Productions, Pangaea, Qintex Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

384 min 145 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The set of Lonesome Dove itself was built just outside Del Rio, Texas.

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Goofs

When Gus kills his horse to use it as a shield against Blue Duck's men, the horse can still be seen breathing. Additionally, it moves its leg in a later frame.

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Quotes

Woodrow Call: [riding in San Antonio] Things sure have changed since the last time I was here. It's all growed up.
Gus McCrae: Of course it's growed up, Woodrow. He killed all the Indians and bandits so the bankers could move in.
Woodrow Call: Only a fool would want the Indians back.
Gus McCrae: Has it ever occurred to you, Woodrow; that all the work we done was for the bankers? Hell, we killed off everybody made this country interestin'!

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Crazy Credits

Danny Glover, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Anjelica Huston are credited in every episode, even though Huston does not appear until the third episode, Forrest does not appear at all in the third episode, and Glover and Urich do not appear in the final episode.

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Connections

Referenced in The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995)

User Reviews

Best western ever

I saw this when it first debuted on TV early in 1989 simply for the fact that much of it was filmed in Austin, but was absolutely drawn to it pretty fast and for four nights in a row I was taping it off TV and watching it religiously. Never have I seen a western that portrayed life the way it probably really was in the 1880's like this one, not to mention most old westerns suffered from terrible production values and always seemed to be filmed in California's chaparral country between L.A. and Death Valley. The locations in this one were so authentic in comparison. The basically simple story revolves around two old retired Texas Rangers who have spent the last 10 years wasting away in a lifeless south Texas desert border town and decide to make the move to Montana. Along the way they meet an Arkansas sheriff, who is after one in their bunch, an old flame of Robert Duvall's, and numerous Indian raids. I noticed something peculiar, and maybe it is historically accurate, but it seems that race relations with blacks were not an issue in the old west and they seemed to be treated as equals, much unlike to their old south counterparts. Nothing but flamboyant characters abounded; my favorites were a then-unknown Steve Buscemi as a trashy animal fur wearing horse buggy provider, Chris Cooper as a weak, but well-meaning sheriff, Barry Corbin as his slow-witted deputy, a minor character living in east Texas backwoods skinning a posssum, and on top of all them, Robert Duvall as Gus. Tommy Lee Jones didn't flaunt his comic talents as he did in many flms after this one and always had a rain cloud over his head.