Renegade (2004)
"Blueberry" (original title)

Alledged wayward adolescent Louisiana gentleman Michael 'Mike' Blueberry is dumped by his family with a Wild West uncle. The brute's only 'motivation' is a stick. After a nearly fatal ... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Kounen

Writers:

Matthieu Le Naour (screenplay), Alexandre Coquelle (screenplay),

Stars:

Vincent Cassel, Juliette Lewis, Michael Madsen

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Cassel	...	Mike Blueberry
Juliette Lewis	...	Maria Sullivan
Michael Madsen	...	Wallace Sebastian Blount
Temuera Morrison	...	Runi
Ernest Borgnine	...	Rolling Star
Djimon Hounsou	...	Woodhead
Hugh O'Conor	...	Young Mike Blueberry
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Greg Sullivan
Nichole Hiltz	...	Lola (as Nicole Hiltz)
Kateri Walker	...	Kateri
Vahina Giocante	...	Madeleine
Guillermo Arévalo	...	Kheetseen (as Kestenbetsa)
Tchéky Karyo	...	Uncle
Eddie Izzard	...	Prosit
Colm Meaney	...	Jimmy McClure

Storyline

Alledged wayward adolescent Louisiana gentleman Michael 'Mike' Blueberry is dumped by his family with a Wild West uncle. The brute's only 'motivation' is a stick. After a nearly fatal encounter in the brothel with Wallace 'Wally' Sebastian Blount, Mike is left for dead in the desert. A Chiricuahua (Apache) medicine man's family finds, nurses and initiates him. After the shaman's death, Mike returns and becomes the town's honest 'deputy' marshal. Gold fever strikes, with staged Indian brutalities to allow rivaling fiends to invade their sacred mountains.

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Plot Keywords:

deputy | u.s. marshal | superstition mountains | medicine man | desert | 

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Taglines:

The devil you know.

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality, nudity and drug content

Details

Country:

France Mexico UK

Language:

English Athapascan languages German French Spanish Apache languages

Release Date:

11 February 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Renegade

Filming Locations:

Chihuahua, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

€36,100,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,191,094 (France) (13 February 2004)

Gross:

$3,212,140 (France) (20 February 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A.J.O.Z. Films, La Petite Reine, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Milla Jovovich was the first choice for the role of Maria but turned it down because scheduling conflicts.

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Quotes

Blueberry: I... see... the kid... I was.

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Crazy Credits

To my brother Kestenbetsa

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Connections

Referenced in Eddie Izzard: Sexie (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Danny Boy"
by Frederick Edward Weatherly
Performed by Juliette Lewis

User Reviews

I just love this movie...

... although I see a lot of weak points in terms of narration. But these points didn't disturb me at the first vision, which happened to be in the place where it should be seen: a cinema. This movie is an experience as the french tag line mentioned: "l'expérience secrète". Don't expect a traditional western. It feels like it but isn't, because of the fact that the hero isn't one, and the final sequence just is at a thousand miles you've ever seen (you could compare it a bit to the final voyage in 2001 from Kubrick). Just let go and enjoy this sensory piece... Finally something daring and new.

Just give it a try, it's worth just for the pictures and the music.