Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series 1989)

Season:

1

Year:

1989

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 1989 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove See more »

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA See more »

Production Co:

Motown Productions, Pangaea, Qintex Entertainment See more »

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Runtime:

384 min  | Brazil: 145 min (video version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Trivia

The "Buntline Special" Colt Peacemaker carried by Jim, one of the two outlaws who jump Roscoe in the woods, is a period firearm produced by Colt supposedly after Ned Buntline, popular dime-store novelist of the day, placed a request for five Peacemakers with 12-in (standard length was 7.5-in) barrels to give to the lawmen of Dodge City, KS - including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson - in recognition of their brave service to that town. Little, if any, evidence survives to support this story. However, Colt, as with other leading gun makers at the time, did produce both longer- and shorter-barreled models of its popular pistols. This includes known 19th century factory-model Peacemakers available in 3, 4, 5.5, 7.5, 12, and 16 inch barrel lengths. The popularity of both Buntline's novels and the story of his infamous gift to Earp et al led any long-barreled Peacemaker to be referred to as a "Buntline Special"; however the question of whether the accuracy of such a long barrel would be worth the slower draw time for a gunfighter or lawman is the subject of much speculation. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: Clara has no way of knowing Elmira was killed by the Indians, yet somehow does when asked about "what happened to her" later on. See more »

Quotes

Gus McCrae: It's an accident she is even on this trip.
Clara Allen: I never noticed you having accidents with ugly girls.
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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. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) See more »