3:10 to Yuma (2007)

A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

Director:

James Mangold

Writers:

Halsted Welles (screenplay), Michael Brandt (screenplay)

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Crowe	...	Ben Wade
Christian Bale	...	Dan Evans
Logan Lerman	...	William Evans
Dallas Roberts	...	Grayson Butterfield
Ben Foster	...	Charlie Prince
Peter Fonda	...	Byron McElroy
Vinessa Shaw	...	Emma Nelson
Alan Tudyk	...	Doc Potter
Luce Rains	...	Marshal Weathers
Gretchen Mol	...	Alice Evans
Lennie Loftin	...	Glen Hollander
Rio Alexander	...	Campos
Johnny Whitworth	...	Darden
Shawn Howell	...	Jackson (as Shawn D. Howell)
Pat Ricotti	...	Jorgensen

Storyline

Rancher Dan Evans heads into Bisbee to clear up issues concerning the sale of his land when he witnesses the closing events of a stagecoach robbery led by famed outlaw Ben Wade. Shortly thereafter, Wade is captured by the law in Bisbee and Evans finds himself one of the escorts who will take Wade to the 3:10 to Yuma train in Contention for the reward of $200. Evans's effort to take Wade to the station is in part an effort to save his land but also part of an inner battle to determine whether he can be more than just a naive rancher in the eyes of his impetuous and gunslinging son William Evans. The transport to Contention is hazardous and filled with ambushes by Indians, pursuits by Wade's vengeful gang and Wade's own conniving and surreptitious demeanor that makes the ride all the more intense.

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Plot Keywords:

outlaw | arizona territory | yuma territorial prison | train | rancher | 

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Taglines:

Time waits for one man

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

LionsGate [United States] Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Chinese

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Three Ten to Yuma

Filming Locations:

Clifton, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,035,033, 9 September 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$53,606,916

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$71,171,825

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Tree Line Film, Relativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director James Mangold and Christian Bale have both worked on comic book movies. James Mangold directed Hugh Jackman as Marvel's Wolverine character in the movies The Wolverine and Logan. Christian Bale played DC Comics hero Batman in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Ben Foster also worked on one of Marvel's X-Men movies.

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Goofs

Anesthesia had been in use for over 25 years before 1880. But it was still expensive and difficult to get, especially in distant towns. Furthermore, though Doc Potter is a very organized doctor, it is indicated that for a long time, most of his patients have been animals. And while the preservation of livestock and service animals was important enough to take pains to take care of them, anesthesia would not have been considered necessary for them (in the days before the ASPCA, it would have been considered an impractical waste.) Therefore, it is logical to assume that Doc Potter, having had few or no human patients in recent memory, would not have any readily available. It is also likely that McElroy would have refused it, anyway.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alice Evans: [upon hearing Dan cock his rifle] Dan... Maybe it's the wind.

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Crazy Credits

Russell Crowe's name is not used in the end credits when crediting his assistant, driver, stand-in, dialect coach, costumer, hair stylist and makeup artist; instead, his character's name, Ben Wade, is used.

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Connections

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)

User Reviews

Great film

Just saw a screening of this movie in New York. Amazing. Bale continues to prove that he is quickly becoming one of the best lead actors out there. Crowe exudes cool throughout the movie as a heartless, smooth talking, Bible quoting killer. Of course...Ben Foster. Yes. Ben Foster. Welcome him to the bigtime, cause he made this movie. There hasn't been a western with a character so badass as the one Ben Foster plays in this movie. Story-wise, the movie is an opposite Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the good guys trying to run away from the bad guys in order to make a 3:10 train to Yuma. What ensues is an awesome movie you wanna watch till the last battle.