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Lone Star (1996)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 16,381 users
Metascore:
78/100
Reviews: 157 user | 61 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town. Director:John SaylesWriter:John Sayles |
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Cliff
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Sam
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Pilar
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Oni Faida Lampley | ... |
Celie
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Molly
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Deputy Travis
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Gonzalo Castillo | ... |
Amado
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Enrique
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Hollis
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Tony Frank | ... |
Fenton
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Mercedes Cruz
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Charlie Wade
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Young Hollis
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Buddy Deeds
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John Sayles' murder-mystery explores interpersonal and interracial tensions in Rio County, Texas. Sam Deeds is the local sheriff who is called to investigate a 40-year-old skeleton found in the desert....As Sam delves deeper into the town's dark secrets, he begins to learn more about his father, the legendary former sheriff Buddy Deeds, who replaced the corrupt Charlie Wade. While Sam puzzles out the long-past events surrounding the mystery corpse, he also longs to rekindle a romance with his old high-school flame. Sayles' complex characters are brought together as the tightly woven plot finally draws to its dramatic close. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Estrella solitaria See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$13,269,963 (USA) (12 January 1997)Company Credits
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Cliff: [cataloging the flora] We got cenizo, that's purple sage, agave, nopal... What's that stuff? Yeah that's it, that's whatchamacallit. That's horse crippler.
Mikey: This place is a gold mine.
Cliff: Lead mine.
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Written by Ivory Joe Hunter
Performed by Freddie Fender, Duke Levine, Billy Novick, Larry
Luddecke, Marshall Wood, and Tim Jackson See more »
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Joe Morton plays Ron Canada's son, despite being over 18 months older than him. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the bar, the head of the beer in the jug in the background repeatedly changes size between shots. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Cliff: [cataloging the flora] We got cenizo, that's purple sage, agave, nopal... What's that stuff? Yeah that's it, that's whatchamacallit. That's horse crippler.
Mikey: This place is a gold mine.
Cliff: Lead mine.
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"Desde Que Conosco"Written by Ivory Joe Hunter
Performed by Freddie Fender, Duke Levine, Billy Novick, Larry
Luddecke, Marshall Wood, and Tim Jackson See more »
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