"Streets of Laredo" (1995) TV mini-series

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers (WGA):

Larry McMurtry (novel)
Larry McMurtry (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

12 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down Joey Garza...

Plot Keywords:

Man Hunt | Child In Peril | Child Murder | Child Burning | Sharpshooter

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

James Garner	...	Capt. Woodrow F. Call
Sissy Spacek	...	Lorena Parker
Sam Shepard	...	Cpl. Pea Eye Parker
Ned Beatty	...	Judge Roy Bean
Randy Quaid	...	John Wesley Hardin
Wes Studi	...	Famous Shoes (Kickapoo tracker)
Charles Martin Smith	...	Ned Brookshire (railroad accountant)
George Carlin	...	Billy Williams
Alexis Cruz	...	Joey Garza
Kevin Conway	...	Mox Mox
James Gammon	...	Charles Goodnight
Tristan Tait	...	Deputy Ted Plunkert
Sonia Braga	...	Maria Garza
Miriam Colon	...	Estrella
Anjanette Comer	...	Beulah

Also Known As:

Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo

Runtime:

300 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company:

De Passe Entertainment

Trivia:

James Garner's role was originally played by Tommy Lee Jones in _"Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini)_. Garner and Jones would later appear together in Space Cowboys (2000).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Judge Roy Bean is killed in this film, and John Wesley Hardin survives. The manner of Bean's death does not conform to historical fact; Bean actually drank himself to death; but his reputation as a "hanging judge" who was hanged outside his own courthouse is a popular legend. However, John Wesley Hardin died in 1895. Judge Roy Bean died eight years later in 1903.

Quotes:

Maria Garza: What have you done?
Joey Garza: I killed a gringo, Mama. I only like gringos when they're dead.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Lonesome Dove" (1989)

A good western mini-series

Is this better than Lonesome Dove? Depends on who you ask. I think that viewed objectively it is indeed a better mini-series. Two things complicate this in many people's minds. First, when it comes to the books I think most people think Lonesome Dove is a better book. Second, the first mini-series was so one of a kind that it really left an impression with people. Really got in their heads. By the time this came out people didn't find a western mini-series as groundbreaking. But if you watch them back to back now I think this one comes out on top. It features some great performances and, as others have commented, is a bit darker in tone and feel than the previous mini-series. If you liked Lonesome Dove this is a slam dunk for you to like.