Monte Walsh (TV 2003)

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the ... See full summary »

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Michael Brandman (teleplay), Robert B. Parker (teleplay),

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, Keith Carradine

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Monte Walsh
Isabella Rossellini	...	'Countess' Martine
Keith Carradine	...	Chester 'Chet' Rollins
George Eads	...	Frank 'Shorty' Austin
Robert Carradine	...	Sunfish Perkins
Barry Corbin	...	Bob the Storekeeper
James Gammon	...	Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller
Rex Linn	...	Hat Henderson
John Michael Higgins	...	Robert Slocum
William Sanderson	...	Skimpy Eagens
Wallace Shawn	...	Colonel Wilson
Marshall R. Teague	...	Wallace 'Dally' Johnson (as Marshall Teague)
Rick Ravanello	...	Henry Louis 'Sugar' Wyman
Joanna Miles	...	Sairy Brennan
Lori Hallier	...	Mrs. Mary Wilder

Storyline

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte has a long-term relationship with prostitute Martine Bernard, while Chet has fallen under the spell of the widow who owns the hardware store. Camaraderie and competition with the other cowboys fill their days, until one of the hands, Shorty Austin, loses his job and gets involved in rustling and killing. Then Monte and Chet find that their lives on the range are inexorably redirected.

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | cowboy | widow | horse | prostitute | 

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Genres:

Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Monte Walsh - Il nome della giustizia

Filming Locations:

CL Western Studio & Backlot, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Turner Network Television (TNT), Brandman Productions, TWS Productions II

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 117 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Monte is breaking the Bay that Shorty never could break, a flank strap appears and disappears throughout the ride.

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Quotes

'Countess' Martine: ...as time goes by, we all have to take the best we can get.

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Connections

Version of Monte Walsh (1970)

User Reviews

Wonderful character study

The TNT remake of "Monte Walsh" is a wonderfully detailed character study of aging cowboys and their struggle with the decline of the old west.

Tom Selleck, Keith Carradine, William Devane, James Gammon and Barry Corbin are the last of a dying breed and they don't accept the inevitable change that progress brings. "I won't do anything I can't do from a horse" is the condition Monte Walsh demands for accepting a job at a corporate ranch.

There is more than a little humor in this film as the cowboys deal with their own mortality as well as the end of their way of life. William Saunders small but engaging turn as the trail cook Skimpy provides some welcome comic relief to an otherwise wistful and touching story.

This film has great acting, beautiful photography, gorgeous music and a wonderfully understated style of direction by Simon Wincer.

Worth the time and commercial breaks.