Lonesome Dove

Starring:Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, D.B. Sweeney, Rick Schroder, Anjelica Huston, Chris Cooper, Timothy Scott, Glenne Headly, Barry Corbin, William Sanderson, Barry Tubb, Gavan O'Herlihy, Steve Buscemi, Frederick Coffin, Travis Swords, Kevin O'Morrison
Director: Simon Wincer
Studio: Live / Artisan
Product Type: DVD

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Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, aging cowboys and former Texas rangers and who organize a 2,500 mile cattle drive for one last great adventure in this excellent 1989 miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel. The best friends, who steal the herd from a gang of Mexican cattle rustlers, drive their herd from Texas to Montana, battling horse thieves, angry Indian tribes, and a renegade half-breed killer named Blue Duck (Frederic Forrest) on a mission of revenge. The excellent cast also includes Robert Urich as cardsharp and former Ranger Jake Spoon, Anjelica Huston as McCrae's old flame Clara Allen, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, Diane Lane, Chris Cooper, D.B. Sweeney, Steve Buscemi, and even a small role for author Larry McMurtry. Australian director Simon Wincer shows a tremendous capacity for balancing sweeping drama and intimacy against the gorgeous landscape of the American Southwest, giving a grandly epic feel to the film despite its small-screen target and limited budget, and for forging memorable characters of even the smallest supporting parts. The heart of the drama belongs to McCrae and Call, memorably etched by Duvall and Jones as the last of the range romantics. In the age of revisionist Westerns, this excellent cattle-drive drama nicely maintains an old-fashioned feeling while still showing the dark side of the American West. Winner of seven Emmy Awards and responsible for two miniseries sequels (Return to Lonesome Dove and Dead Man's Walk) and a TV series. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Lonesome Dove.......2007-06-08

This dvd starts off slow, but you get so attached to the characters. It is very authentic historically. You will laugh, cry, and think about the characters and story for a long time after viewing!!

The real deal........2007-05-15

This is the second time I had purchased this Title. The first one had anything but the original actors. This one is the real deal and the movie is excellent.

Great Drama & Storytelling leaves you begging for more.......2007-04-29

this is without a doubt the best Western ever, and for Western Lovers, there's more, the whole Lonesome Dove series is worth owning. I recommend reading the books also,.... more than once

Duval is an American treasure!.......2007-04-19

If I could have given this film 10 stars, I would have. This is an important film. Important in that every American should see it. The chemistry between Duval and Jones is superb. I watch the DVD about every six months or so. What can one say about Duval? His performance is the best he's ever done and puts him on my list of top five actors of all time. He's even said that this role was his finest. My only regret was that this was a TV mini series and not eligible for Oscar consideration. If it had been Duval would have walked off the stage with his second Best Actor statue. Please do not miss this.

one of the greatest westerns adapted from a great novel.......2007-04-10

luckily this screenplay was not scripted by the author himself like 'dead man's walk', so all the unnecessary non-stop yammering of gus from page one until he died was so smartly omitted that making this 'lonesome dove' movie one of the greatest westerns ever made into movie. wonderful cast, terrific performance by all the actors in it. great screenplay, wonderful and appropriate sound track lingering behind, floating up in time to deepen the feeling of every specific moment. duvall did a better-than-oscar-nomination performance, amazingly made that unforgettable character alive and became a larger-than-life image. tommy lee jones was also the best choice playing call's role. wonderful cinematography footage and settings, not one inch wasted or misplaced.

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Extremely disappointing sequel
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Return to Lonesome Dove
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Return To Lonesome Dove

Return to Lonesome Dove
Starring: Jon Voight , Barbara Hershey , Rick Schroder , Louis Gossett Jr. , and William Petersen
Director: Mike Robe
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Release Date: 2003-05-20

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Return to the story that captured both the spirit of the Old West and the hearts of America. Return to the breathtaking locations, dramatic confrontations, stirring romance and thrilling action. RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE.
Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Rick Schroder, Louis Gossett, Jr., William Petersen and Oliver Reed star in the sweeping story of three ex-Texas Rangers, based on characters created by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry. After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd of wild mustangs 2500 miles north to the Hat Creek Ranch in Montana. But tragedy, triumph, despair and deceit will greet him before he ever gets there.
From Indian battles and deadly gunfights, to broken hearts and broken dreams, it's another incredible adventure you'll be able to treasure time and again. RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE continues a classic tradition: to perfectly capture and preserve the pioneer spirit of the American West for generations to come.

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Starring: Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Rick Schroder, and Louis Gossett, JR.
Directed By: Mike Robe
Running Length: 340 minutes, Color
Presented in "Standard" format

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Extremely disappointing sequel.......2007-06-16

Granted most sequels don't live up to the original, this one was a travesty. None of the characters behave remotely the same as in the original. I can easily imagine Tommy Lee Jones' Captain Call letting himself be shot rather than run thru sagebrush in his longjohns. And the character of Clara as played by Anjelica Huston would never act as neurotic and fearful as the Clara in this movie. They turned two very strong and memorable characters into weak and whiny non-entities.

And the ending is ridiculous, given his choices the one Newt makes is so out of character that it's sad. I originally railed against McMurtry since we watched these two series almost back to back recently. When I learned he had nothing to do with this waste of time I felt very relieved. No doubt he felt like he'd been assaulted when he first saw this 'sequel'.

Jon Voigt did okay with what was given to him, he's not Tommy Lee Jones but the main problem was the script. Similarly, Barbara Hershey convinced me she was whiny, petulant and abruptly unable to fend for herself. Louis Gossett shined, like he does no matter how bad the script, he's a very underrated actor in my opinion. And Nia Peeples is both convincing and attractive but her character was mishandled as well.

**slight spoiler**

If you don't like to see violence done to children do not watch this movie. I was appalled at what happened; granted you have to make the audience really loathe the villain but that was just unnecessary.

I can't recommend this, even as a rental, if you've seen the original. If you haven't then none of my points will apply and you may enjoy it.

Damaged Package for DVD.......2007-01-06

DVD came in the mail ripped up. DVD lose inside package.

Return to Lonesome Dove.......2006-11-03

An excellent movie, close to -- but not quite -- as engrossing as the original. Jon Voight did a fine job. My original thought was that he would suffer by comparison with Tommy Lee Jones, but he handled the character beautifully. As in the original, supporting roles were well cast and added to the "flavor" of the movie and its time.

3 stars for trying so hard.......2006-10-03

I have returned to this mini-series after over a decade. I bought Lonesome Dove on DVD a while back and enjoyed it more than I did on my initial viewing. I was not as fond of "Return" when it first aired for a few reasons: The absence of Robert Duvall's Augustus McCrae, Tommy Lee Jones not returning, and a somewhat retreaded narrative. After watching "Return" again, these elements are still problematic but the movie tries so hard to re-capture the spirit of Lonesome Dove that it does manage to succeed on its own merit. One does wonder if, instead of replacing the missing cast members with new actors (or new characters in the case of William Petersen's McCrae like character for example) it had focused on what it did have, namely Rick Schroeder and the Hat Creek Outfit. There are some early appearances of some soon to be famous actors such as Reese Witherspoon and Dennis Haysbert. I might have liked this better if it had just been its own film instead of an over-reaching sequel.

Return To Lonesome Dove.......2006-07-30

Very pleased with my purchase. Prompt service and product of excellant quaiity. J. Tucker

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Starring: F. Murray Abraham , Keith Carradine , Patricia Childress , Brian Dennehy , and Edward James Olmos
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Lonesome Dove began life as a Larry McMurtry screenplay written for the big screen, with John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda in mind for the roles of aging Texas Rangers Gus McCrae, Woodrow Call, and Jake Spoon. That too-good-to-be-true project never happened, and McMurtry shelved the story for some years and then revived it as a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The latter was subsequently adapted for the glorious 1989 television miniseries starring Robert Duvall as Gus, one of the most endearing and heroic figures to come out of Old West mythology, Tommy Lee Jones as the equally noble but taciturn Woodrow, and Robert Urich as their fallen comrade, Jake. Set in the late 19th century in a sleepy Texas town, we meet Gus and Woodrow long after they put their days of settling the West behind them. Busy as cattle ranchers yet spiritually idle, the two head out on one last great adventure to set down new stakes in Montana, a journey that is fraught with terrible dangers, reunions with old loves, and unexpected collisions with destiny. An exemplary and moving Western drama with magnificent performances from Duvall and Jones (and great support from Anjelica Huston, Rick Schroder, Danny Glover, and Diane Lane), Lonesome Dove paved the way for three sequels, two of which are in this collection. Streets of Laredo features James Garner this time as Woodrow Call, who is hired by a railroad company to track down a young criminal and comes face to face with his own past. The other is Dead Man's Walk, a powerful prequel in which we meet Gus (David Arquette) and Woodrow (Jonny Lee Miller) as young men and Rangers recruits, facing their first challenges together. The jewel in the crown of this collection is the original film, but the other titles are highly enjoyable and bring a sense of sweeping narrative to the proceedings. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

collection.......2007-05-19

larry mcmurtry's prize winning novel turned into a mini-series. it was for the time the best television since "how the west was won". the tv movies and tv series have only solidified the best work in the western genre ever. "the sacketts" are not to be overlooked. but in todays tv, nothings surpasses the above mentioned. this is a cry out to hollywood please more "open range".

review for lonesome dove.......2007-01-23

It was for my father. It got here on time and he enjoyed it.

Smithie.......2007-01-11

Excellent series, each section of the trilogy was well acted and with exceptional storylines - my special favourite was Streets of Laredo.

Lonesome Dove.......2007-01-10

This is American Television film making of the very highest order. An excellent story is brought to life by the brilliant acting of Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall.

Great product and service.......2007-01-10

The product came in a timely manner and was in great shape. Thanks for your help during the busy holidays. Made my shopping a lot easier.

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Wish they made them like this again
lonesome dove the outlaw years
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years.
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Release Date: 2004-10-05

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Featuring 22 Episodes! The untamed glory of the Old West as it really was returns when Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years saddles up for another season of high-spirited episodes, with a new look and an exciting cast of characters struggling to survive on the wild frontier. The year is 1880. Curtis Wells, the locale of Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, is now a boomtown on the Montana frontier. When neighboring Sweetwater was left in ashes by a prairie fire, its whores and desperadoes took up residence in Curtis Wells, changing its character forever. Newt Call has come back to the town after living the past two years on the trail as a bounty hunter. Call is a man whose past has left its scars. Having left Curtis Wells a few nights after the explosion which killed his beloved Hannah, Call went on a downward spiral, aimless and soulless, eventually hitting bottom. Coming back to the town has reopened some of those old wounds for Call, not the least of which is his unresolved business with Clay Mosby, the man who coveted his wife before the fire took her. Mosby has made Curtis Wells his personal dominion. Behind his charming, roguish facade, he is a ruthless businessman, swift and severe with those who cross him, ready to shape the town to his own dark vision. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years brings to life all the grit, romance and excitement of the West--an untamed world where anything is possible.

Customer Reviews:

Wish they made them like this again.......2007-05-21

All the Lonesome Dove series, the first series to the Outlaw Years. We were addicted to them..watching two and three at a time! Wish they made more shows like this again. Clean and thrilling without the gore and extreme drama like many shows today. recommend to all who likes good shows fromt the better years!

lonesome dove the outlaw years.......2007-05-13

after watching the original lonesome dove with tommy lee jones and robert duvall the outlaw years is very poor. the acting is poor and the storylines are not much better

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years........2007-05-13

I have the whole collection of Lonesome Dove. In my opinion; it's an outstanding collection. I've watched the whole series from start to finish, three times. Excellent, excellent movie. I think there should be more series. The actors are great also. It's very well put together (I would change a couple of things, but I'm not a director. It's still the best movie.) I'll wait a couple of weeks, then watch them again.

pinkgranny's review.......2007-04-11

I just loved this darker of this series. Hanah's death seemed to bring out the dark side of those who loved her. This series had a gritty, sordid look which I think was more realistic of those times.

Bring back this show.......2006-03-24

Lonesome Dove was one of the best television series ever produced. The episodes that comprise "The Outlaw Years" feature engrossing stories about realistic people that, like a good novel, just leave you wanting more. I can highly recommend this DVD set to anyone who enjoys good storytelling. While it is not necessary to see the first part of the series, it will help you to better understand the characters' motivations on TOY. I hope someone is smart enough to bring this show back to television someday with the same production values shown in the original

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Great western series
Lonesome Dove: The Series
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The adventure continues

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21 Episodes. Featuring characters from the original miniseries, Lonesome Dove: The Series revolves around the life and times of Newt Call, the young cowhand who started out as a boy in Lonesome Dove, and now goes on to make his way in the world. The post-Civil War years in the American West are among the most exciting this country has ever known. Peopled with now-mythic figures like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, Billy the Kid and Sitting Bull, these were the golden years of the American West before the twentieth century roared in to tame the frontier once and for all. For Newt Call, the fresh-faced cowboy who was brought up with ironclad discipline by the legendary ex-Texas Ranger Captain Woodrow F. Call, this was a world which held great promise. Tangling with outlaws and bandits, revolutionaries, showmen and spirited Western women, Newt participates in all the major events of the Western era. Encountering its legendary figures and witnessing their passage into mythology, young Newt forges his destiny and begins to create a legend of his own.

Customer Reviews:

Great western series.......2007-06-27

Lonesome Dove: The Series (and its subsequent season 2, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years) continues the Lonesome Dove saga. It is well-acted and well-written and thoroughly enjoyable. If you like westerns, and especially if you liked the Lonesome Dove miniseries, you'll probably love this TV series.

Lonesome Dove: The Series.......2007-05-13

This movie, as all of the Lonesome Dove collection, is wonderful, very well made, the actors are great also. I think everyone should have the whole collection in their home. I have watched the whole collection, from start to finish 3 times. I think more series should be added. This is an outstanding movie.

Pinkgranny's review.......2007-04-11

What can I say...I'm a sucker for a good western. I loved this this series. Scott Bairstow is great, I think his talent is under rated, and I would love to see more of him. I was really suprised to realize that Mosby was Eric McCormack of Will and Grace fame. The rest of the cast was great to.

Lonesome Dove - The Series.......2007-02-14

the series were very interesting with the gritty young Call,pursuing his own dream. The setting was also breathtaking . It would have been interesting also to see Rick Schroeder playing Newt Call as well as either John Voigt or Tommy Lee Jones with that guest appearance as Woodrow in the second last episode.

I felt that the death of Hannah would kill the character of Call though.

The adventure continues.......2006-09-25

If you want to find out what happens next in the Lonesome Dove saga following the events after Return to Lonesome Dove, then this is DVD package for you. Captian Call gives Newt his name and horse and now after the many years of adventure that Call and Gus had lived and experianced is now passed down to Newt. Newt travels to Curtis Wells and finds a wife. He soon becomes a scout for the Army tracking down murderous renegade soldiers. In an adventure to fallows that, Newt and Buffalo Bill join forces to bring in a runaway idian tribe back to the reservation. Newt soon becomes Deputy Sheriff for Curtis Wells along side a former Texas Ranger under Capt Woodrow Call's comand. And in one of the lasts episodes when it appears that Newt is dead, is father (played by Lee Majors) returns to go and search for him. At first the serries is ok but after a few discs the show really picks up, in quality, acting, cinematogify, and suspince.

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donna hendrix.......2005-10-19

I would like to know if the other 4 vol. are going to be released soon. I have this in the box set and would like to have all volumes individually for my den collection. This is the best western movie ever make. I think LONESOME DOVE: THE SERIES is better than THE OUTLAW YEARS but both are worth having in your collection.Starting with DEAD MAN`S WALK thru THE OUTLAW YEARS is great entertainment.