Texas Rangers (2001)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers (WGA):

George Durham (book)
Scott Busby (written by) ...

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Western | Drama

Tagline:

Count Your Bullets.

Plot:

A ragtag group of youngsters band together after the American Civil War to form the Texas Rangers, a group charged with the dangerous, ruthless duty of cleaning up the West.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Texas Ranger | Mexican | Law Enforcement | Cattle

Cast

James Van Der Beek	...	Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Caroline Dukes
Ashton Kutcher	...	George Durham
Dylan McDermott	...	Leander McNelly
Usher Raymond	...	Randolph Douglas Scipio
Tom Skerritt	...	Richard Dukes
Randy Travis	...	Frank Bones
Leonor Varela	...	Perdita
Brian Martell	...	Jean-Pierre Marsele
Alfred Molina	...	John King Fisher
Billy Morton	...	Abajo
Kate Newby	...	Henrietta Dukes
Robert Patrick	...	Sgt. John Armstrong
Gordon Michaels	...	Mariachi Guard
Joe Renteria	...	General Cortinas

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:89 min | USA:110 min (original version) | Germany:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Spain:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Brooks, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Greisman Productions

Trivia:

Unused score composed by Marco Beltrami

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The film is supposed to take place along the Nueces Strip, the coastal line from Nueces County to Brownsville. However, the film frequently shows hills and mountains, which are not found within 200 miles of the Nueces Strip.

Quotes:

Richard Dukes: [arriving to see McNelly digging a grave] That's a mighty nice spot for a grave there... who's it for?
Leander McNelly: [wet from the rain and out of breath] The grave?s for me. If I wait until winter, the ground will be frozen.

Enjoyable, but could have used more character development.

I don't know why people are saying this is a horrible movie. It's actually a very enjoyable movie, but was a bit short, and short on character development. The actors do decently for being mostly TV actors, and the scenery was great, as well as the music. And it doesn't suffer from pacing problems. I almost wish I could have seen it in the theatre. Overall a good movie. As far as historical accuracy, I don't know, but Hollywood has been known to extend the truth a bit. For the most part, however, it is fairly believable. Don't listen to people that say it's a waste of time, make your own decision, but I believe it's at least worth a rental if not more.