Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo

Starring:James Garner, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Ned Beatty, Randy Quaid, Wes Studi, Charles Martin Smith, George Carlin, Alexis Cruz, Kevin Conway, James Gammon, Tristan Tait, Sonia Braga, Miriam Colon, Anjanette Comer, David S. Cass Sr., James Victor, Doran Atherton, Stephen Bridgewater, Julio Carreon-Reyes
Director: Joseph Sargent
Studio: Hallmark
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
A vicious new breed of killer is stalking the west Texas plains. And only an old-fashioned kind of lawman can stop him. That man is legendary Texas Ranger Woodrow Call (James Garner). Renowned as the greatest manhunter on the Southwest frontier, Call's mission will pit him against his deadliest adversary ever and lead him to the spectacular conclusion of the epic that began with Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize winning Lonesome Dove.

Also starring Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard, the adventure begins with Call hard on the trail of murderous young train robber Joey Garza. Joined by his sidekick Pea Eye (Shepard), Call will wage the fight of his life as he battles to bring his quarry to justice and bring himself and those riding with him out of the wilderness alive.

A sprawling, star-powered finale to one of the most beloved sagas ever to evoke the heroism, villainy and glory of the wild American West!

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Full Screen Version

2.0 Dolby Surround Audio

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Interactive Menus

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Run Time: 224 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE
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The critical and popular success of the Lonesome Dove miniseries just about ensured a sequel or three. The first spinoff, Return to Lonesome Dove, was rushed out without author Larry McMurtry's input, but Streets of Laredo, which McMurtry scripted from his own novel, returns us firmly to his brutal West. Legendary Texas Ranger Captain Woodrow Call (James Garner, who steps into the boots left by Tommy Lee Jones with comfortable assurance and understated courage) has turned bounty hunter, and he heads off on the bloody trail of vicious Mexican gunman Joey Garza (Alexis Cruz), a sadistic, angry south-of-the-border rebel without a cause. Lonesome Dove echoes through the story: Call's former trail hand Pea Eye Parker (Sam Shepard) is enlisted in his posse and Parker's wife, Lorena (Sissy Spacek in the role Diane Lane created in the original and the desert-worn soul of this story), follows in their wake with news that the psychopathic renegade Mox Mox (Kevin Conway), who once held her captive, is alive and back on the warpath.

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The critical and popular success of the Lonesome Dove miniseries just about ensured a sequel or three. The first spinoff, Return to Lonesome Dove, was rushed out without author Larry McMurtry's input, but Streets of Laredo, which McMurtry scripted from his own novel, returns us firmly to his brutal West. Legendary Texas Ranger Captain Woodrow Call (James Garner, who steps into the boots left by Tommy Lee Jones with comfortable assurance and understated courage) has turned bounty hunter, and he heads off on the bloody trail of vicious Mexican gunman Joey Garza (Alexis Cruz), a sadistic, angry south-of-the-border rebel without a cause. Lonesome Dove echoes through the story: Call's former trail hand Pea Eye Parker (Sam Shepard) is enlisted in his posse and Parker's wife, Lorena (Sissy Spacek in the role Diane Lane created in the original and the desert-worn soul of this story), follows in their wake with news that the psychopathic renegade Mox Mox (Kevin Conway), who once held her captive, is alive and back on the warpath.

McMurtry's Old West is not a pleasant place, and Streets of Laredo is not for the faint of heart. It's a lawless, racist, brutal world where might may not make right, but it certainly holds sway in isolated desert towns and lonely trails. Yet for all the tragedy and violence, McMurtry finds hope in the love and respect that breaks down racial barriers, holds families together, and creates new ones. --Sean Axmaker

Product Description

A vicious new breed of killer is stalking the west Texas plains. And only an old-fashioned kind of lawman can stop him. That man is legendary Texas Ranger Woodrow Call (James Garner). Renowned as the greatest manhunter on the Southwest frontier, Call's mission will pit him against his deadliest adversary ever and lead him to the spectacular conclusion of the epic that began with Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize winning Lonesome Dove.

Also starring Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard, the adventure begins with Call hard on the trail of murderous young train robber Joey Garza. Joined by his sidekick Pea Eye (Shepard), Call will wage the fight of his life as he battles to bring his quarry to justice and bring himself and those riding with him out of the wilderness alive.

A sprawling, star-powered finale to one of the most beloved sagas ever to evoke the heroism, villainy and glory of the wild American West!

Features:

Full Screen Version

2.0 Dolby Surround Audio

Scene Access

Interactive Menus

System Requirements:

Run Time: 224 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

a very sad story to end the great western saga.......2007-04-11

a story could be more concise and concentrated, but since it's the typical writing style of larry mcmurty, page after page blah, blah, blah were never tried very hard to omit wisely since the screenplay was co-written by the author again. james garner did a great performance in this final chapter of the lonesome dove. his height and weight looked more dominant and intimidating than what tommy lee jones could present on the screen.
what a sad and malicious story to end the legendary call, a larger-than-life western hero. can't believe lorena would have so many children. anyway, the ending was quite anti climax and also very sad and helpless.

OK but Does not seem to Flow.......2006-10-31

Now actually, I thought that this movie was ok. I mean the replacement actors like James Garner as Capt. Call, Sam Shepard as Pea Eye, and Sissy Spacet as Lorena were good replacements; however, the plot is pretty dumb. I mean the whole point is hunting down a teenage killer Joey Garza, now why would Mcmurtry make this kid be the problem in this story? James Garner, as good as an actor he is did not really seem to measure up to TLJ. TLJ was born to play the part as Capt. Call, Garner's interpretation of Call was very friendly and more social than TLJ, this bothered me a little. I did however appreciate Sam Shepard. He seemed to be an imrovement over Tim Scott, Tim Scott just seemed to make the former deputy Pea Eye look like an idiot. All in all, the movie ends in a tragedy thus putting an end to Lonesome Dove. The odd parts of the movie as that Lorena and Pea Eye are married and that Newt Call is dead, as well as the Hat Creek Ranch. Personally, I liked Return to Lonesome Dove better because it had great parrallels to the original and the actors Jon Voight and Barbara Hershey did a good job playing their parts as Capt Call and Clara Allen. Also, Rick Schroeder and many of the original cast from the original are in it. Plus, it is made by Hollywood, so you know its good. I even thought that Return to Lonesome Dove was more exciting, there were more gun fights in the movie, and it flowed just like the original. Plus, the opening credits like the original were the same style as the ones in Return to Lonesome Dove, and basically the same music score and locations were once again showed. Well Streets of Laredo is worth seeing if you love to see Lonesome Dove, but I prefer Return to Lonesome Dove over Streets Laredo because it gave me the same feeling as I felt when I saw the original.

james garner brings capt. call to life one more time.......2006-05-25

this is the real sequel to lonesome dove and man is it good. years after the first one ended,call(now retired and working as a bounty hunter) is called to bring in joey garza,a very young man who kills anytime he wants and to take on mox mox a man who likes to burn men,women,and children alive.
this is a very good production,and garner is just great as an older but still deadly woodrow call, check it out!

Streets of Laredo DVD.......2006-03-04

I have been searching for this DVD for a long time only to be told it was out of print or I could get it if I purchased the entire Lonesome Dove Series, which I already had all but the last one. This is a real good movie.

Dee Moffat
Port Angeles, WA

An Excellent Movie Adaptation Of A Great Story!!!.......2005-10-08

This movie is based on the book by Larry McMurty of the same name. James Garner plays Captain Woodrow Call who was once a Texas Ranger but is now a Bounty Hunter on the hunt for train robber Joey Garza.Every character in this movie is well played by a fine cast which also includes Sissy Spacek , Ned Beatty ( as Judge Roy Bean) and Wes Studi who plays the Native American Tracker Famous Shoes. There are a few unexpectd twists in this film and thankfully it does not have the usual "happily ever after" Hollywood ending. I LOVED the book and I loved this movie.

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