"Lonesome Dove" On the Trail (1989)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers (WGA):

Larry McMurtry (novel)
William D. Wittliff (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Lonesome Dove" (1989)

Original Air Date:

6 February 1989 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Western

Plot:

With the loss of Sean O'Brien, the cook refuses to cross the river and Woodrow and Gus find themselves...

Plot Keywords:

Bar Shootout | Dead Child | Rape | Montana | Cattle

Cast

Robert Duvall	...	Augustus 'Gus' McCrae
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Woodrow F. Call
Danny Glover	...	Joshua Deets
Diane Lane	...	Lorena Wood
Robert Urich	...	Jake Spoon
Frederic Forrest	...	Blue Duck
D.B. Sweeney	...	Dish Boggett
Ricky Schroder	...	Newt Dobbs
Anjelica Huston	...	Clara Allen (credit only)
Chris Cooper	...	July Johnson
Timothy Scott	...	Pea Eye Parker (as Tim Scott)
Glenne Headly	...	Elmira Boot Johnson
Barry Corbin	...	Roscoe Brown
William Sanderson	...	Lippy Jones
Barry Tubb	...	Jasper Fant
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Dan Suggs (as Gavin O'Herlihy)
Steve Buscemi	...	Luke
Frederick Coffin	...	Big Zwey
Travis Swords	...	Allan O'Brien
Kevin O'Morrison	...	Doctor
Ron Weyand	...	Old Hugh (credit only)
Robert Donley	...	Old Sam
Matthew Cowles	...	Monkey John
David Ode	...	Dog Face
Nina Siemaszko	...	Janey
David Carpenter	...	Needle Nelson
Lanny Flaherty	...	Soupy Jones
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos	...	Po Campo (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyos)
O-Lan Jones	...	Sally Skull (as Olan Jones)
James McMurtry	...	Jimmy Rainey
Charlie Haynie	...	Ben Rainey (as Charlie Hainie)
Jimmy Ray Pickens	...	Bill Spettle (as Jimmy Pickens)
Terry McIlvain	...	Cowboy
Jerry Biggs	...	Roy Suggs
Sean Hennigan	...	Eddie Suggs
Julius Tennon	...	Frog Lip
Paul James Vasquez	...	Buffalo Hunter
Adam Faraizl	...	Joe Boot
Brandon Smith	...	Bartender
Jordan Lund	...	Hutto
Matthew Posey	...	Jim #1
León Singer	...	Bolivar (as Leon Singer)
Bradley Gregg	...	Sean O'Brien
Sonny Carl Davis	...	Bert Borum
Gene Sovo	...	Ermoke

Directed by
Simon Wincer

Writing credits (WGA)
Larry McMurtry		(novel)
William D. Wittliff		(teleplay) (as Bill Wittliff)

Produced by
Suzanne De Passe	....	executive producer (as Suzanne de Passe)
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	co-executive producer
Dyson Lovell	....	producer
Michael Weisbarth	....	supervising producer
William D. Wittliff	....	executive producer (as Bill Wittliff)

Original Music by
Basil Poledouris

Cinematography by
Douglas Milsome		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Corky Ehlers

Casting by
Lynn Kressel

Production Design by
Cary White

Set Decoration by
Michael J. Sullivan		(as Michael Sullivan)

Costume Design by
Van Broughton Ramsey

Makeup Department
Manlio Rocchetti	....	hair supervisor
Manlio Rocchetti	....	make-up supervisor

Production Management
Dick Gallegly	....	production manager
Adam Merims	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Bearson	....	second assistant director
Robert Rooy	....	first assistant director
Dean Semler	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jay Raymond	....	set dresser
Eric A. Williams	....	property master (as Eric Williams)
Michael Peal	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Joe Self	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
James L. Aicholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as James L. Alcholtz)
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald F. Johnson	....	sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
Joseph Melody	....	supervising sound editor (as Joe Melody)
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Grubbs	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as Bill Burton)

Camera and Electrical Department
Danny Eccleston	....	gaffer (as Daniel Eccleston)
Rusty Edmonson	....	lighting technician
Gary Jay	....	first assistant camera
David McGill	....	assistant camera
Tony Poston	....	key grip
Don Reddy	....	camera operator
Dean Semler	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Liz Keigley	....	casting: Texas
Stacey Rhodes	....	extras casting (as Stacy Resch)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Thomas	....	wardrobe supervisor
Laurie Rudd	....	costume draper/seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Terry Blythe	....	assistant editor
Ruben R. Munoz	....	post-production

Music Department
Jamie Forester	....	music editor (as Jamie Gelb)
Tom Villano	....	music editor
Steve Jamerson	....	music scoring assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Nick W. Pastrano	....	driver: motor home

Other crew
Marlene Bergman	....	title designer
George Corsillo	....	title designer: main title
Jill Lopez	....	production coordinator
Jimmy Medearis	....	head wrangler (as Jimmy Meaderis)
Sharon Medearis	....	head wrangler (as Sharon Meaderis)
Charles Montoya	....	production assistant
Bill Poague	....	key set production assistant
Cynthia Upstill	....	script supervisor
Lewis Meador	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Paula Randol-Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Arthur Anderson	....	special thanks
Vinette Bond	....	special thanks
Jerry G. Callaway	....	special thanks (as Jerry Callaway)
Mary Lee Copeland	....	special thanks
John Frick	....	special thanks
Holly Gent Palmo	....	special thanks (as Holly Gent)
John Gibson	....	special thanks
Ira Halberstadt	....	special thanks
Nikol Hegarty	....	special thanks
Lionel LaVallee	....	special thanks
Dan Martin	....	special thanks
Dennis Milliken	....	special thanks
Willie Nelson	....	the producers wish to thank
Janie Nino	....	special thanks
Candace Suerstedt	....	special thanks (as Candace Suerstedt Rehmet)
Byron Thomas	....	special thanks
Henry Tirl	....	special thanks
Connie Todd	....	special thanks
Brad Wilson	....	special thanks

Joel Palmer	...	Luke Wyatt
Matthew Hotsinpiller	...	Calvary Man (uncredited)
Howard Young	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
Elberta Hunter	...	Townswoman (uncredited)

Art Direction by
John Frick		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ruben R. Munoz	....	post-production supervisor
Larry Sherwood	....	electronic post-production supervisor
Joel Hatch	....	production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Candace Suerstedt	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Catherine Davis	....	assistant property master
Catherine Davis	....	property master
Neale Joudrie	....	property wrangler
Amy Morrison	....	scenic artist
John Huke	....	special art projects (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kristi Johns	....	adr supervisor
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Kay Colvin	....	utility sound (uncredited)
G. Michael Graham	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert A. Sturtevant	....	special effects technician
Lyn Caudle	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jesse Silver	....	matte artist
Jesse Silver	....	special visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey R. Clark	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Glenn Dunn	....	electrician (uncredited)
William 'Bear' Paul	....	second key grip (uncredited)
David Sanderson	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
John Sheeren	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (uncredited)
Steve Spallone	....	best boy electric (uncredited)
Henry Tirl	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Celeste Gose	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Neale Joudrie	....	wardrobe
Cheri Reed	....	costumer
Annette Hoffman	....	key set costumer (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer (uncredited)
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4 (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Lee Stepp	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Brad Wilson	....	assistant: Robert Duvall
Anne Carr	....	craft service (uncredited)
Michael Dellheim	....	location manager (uncredited)
Tom Goodman	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Kathryn Korniloff	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Anne Wilson	....	key assistant production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Motown Productions
• Pangaea
• Qintex Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1989) (USA) (TV)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Just Bridge Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Just Bridge Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• American Humane Society  the producers wish to thank
• Cook Ranch, The  the producers wish to thank
• Echo Film Services  sound effects
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  re-recorded at
• Hughes Ranch, The  the producers wish to thank
• Moody Ranch, The  the producers wish to thank
• New Mexico Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Post Group, The  editing
• Texas Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Torres Ranch, The  the producers wish to thank
• f-Stop  titles & opticals

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Company:

Motown Productions

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While pulling the boy that got snake bit out of the river a cowhand tells Danny Glover's character "Deets" "Back your horse up Danny".

Quotes:

Augustus 'Gus' McCrae:[riding into San Antonio seeing hundreds of people] There's durn people makin' towns everywhere. And it's our fault, too.
Woodrow F. Call:Our fault?
Augustus 'Gus' McCrae:Well, we chased out the Indians, didn't we? Hung all the good bandits. Did it ever occur to you that everything we done was a mistake? You and me done our work too well, Woodrow. Hell, we killed off all the people that made this country interesting to begin with, didn't we?

"These lives are lost for good, son"

The saga continues north. The first episode was a broad , leisurely weave, like sitting around with the boys. This one is for the most part a revenge western, more anxious and violent, life is really not worth a damn on godless plains like these, it just blows this way and that with the sand. The focus is on Gus as he trails after kidnapped Lorie and an old enemy.

A pattern begins to emerge; the different strands of plot are obviously going to converge ahead in Oglalla, but in the meantime, we are given different shrapnels of broken lives to contemplate.

Women are the narrative center, this is nice to see in a western. Everything is threaded around lust for them, love, memory.