In the tiny town of Milagro, New Mexico, where the local water is a premium resource, shady developer Ladd Devine has conceived a glitzy resort that will ultimately siphon off all the water...
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Title: The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
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| Rubén Blades | ... | Sheriff Bernabe Montoya | |
| Richard Bradford | ... | Ladd Devine | |
| Sônia Braga | ... | Ruby Archuleta (as Sonia Braga) | |
| Julie Carmen | ... | Nancy Mondragon | |
| James Gammon | ... | Horsethief Shorty | |
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Flossie Devine | |
| John Heard | ... | Charlie Bloom | |
| Carlos Riquelme | ... | Amarante Cordova | |
| Daniel Stern | ... | Herbie Platt | |
| Chick Vennera | ... | Joe Mondragon | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Kyril Montana | |
| Freddy Fender | ... | Mayor Sammy Cantu | |
| Tony Genaro | ... | Nick Rael | |
| Jerry Hardin | ... | Emerson Capps | |
| Ronald G. Joseph | ... | Jerry G | |
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In the tiny town of Milagro, New Mexico, where the local water is a premium resource, shady developer Ladd Devine has conceived a glitzy resort that will ultimately siphon off all the water from the neighboring crop-fields. When handyman and farmer Joe Mondragon accidentally breaks a water valve reserved for major companies, he inadvertently sets off a small-scale water-rights war between the farmers and the developers. Written by Jwelch5742
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Milagro, New Mexico. Population 426. Nothing had changed here for 300 years. But there's something about this day...Parents Guide:
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18 March 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$22,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$13,825,794Company Credits
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Director Robert Redford's first film as a director in around eight years. Redford's previous directorial effort, his debut as a director, had been Ordinary People (1980), which had won 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Redford. See more »Goofs
Camera shadow is visible during the final dance. See more »Connections
Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Thing That Couldn't Die (1997) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie has a wonderful fantasy tone to it. Unlike real life where we take what we get, in this film everything just seems to fall into place as "nature" intended it to. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could live in that world? A definite 10!!!