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2 June 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Between land and power lies the frontier of greed... the saga of family... the heart of drama.Plot:
In this adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, self-made ranch tycoon John Lear divides his holdings among his daughters but finds that once they have his property, they reject him. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Patrick Stewart | ... | John Lear |
 | Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Mrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson |
 | Lauren Holly | ... | Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith |
 | Roy Scheider | ... | Henry Westover |
 | David Alan Grier | ... | Rip |
 | Colm Meaney | ... | Mr. Tumlinson |
| Patrick Bergin | ... | Mr. Highsmith |
 | Matt Letscher | ... | Emmett Westover |
 | Liam Waite | ... | Thomas Westover |
 | Steven Bauer | ... | Menchaca |
 | Julie Cox | ... | Claudia Lear |
| Richard Lineback | ... | Warnell |
| Lynne Goulet | ... | Dancer |
| Memo Escobedo | ... | Cowboy |
| Clint Allen | ... | Cowboy |
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Although the concept is original, King of Texas is incredibly disappointing. It does remain fairly faithful to King Lear, however. (Naturally, in order to make a cohesive hour and a half film, specific characters and plot elements were discarded.) Patrick Stewart, best known for his portrayal of Captain Picard, delivers an unreal, ludicrous, performance. Whoever thought it would be clever to cast an Englishman as a hard core Texan was gravely mistaken.That said, the film was not completely terrible. In fact, certain parts were outright hilarious. The film is utterly overacted. The repeated comments about the Alamo and San Jacinto are completely unnecessary, ridiculous, and tasteless, and the film is completely outlandish. But, what makes the film awful makes it watchable. The utter absurdity of this film keeps the viewer in stitches.