Starring
Robert Duvall as Augustus 'Gus' McCrae
Captain Augustus McCrae - Co-owner of the Hat Creek Cattle Company, McCrae considers himself the brains of the outfit. Generous, humorous, and lazy to the point of eccentricity, he serves as a foil to the more serious, practical Call. When not working, which he does as little as possible, Gus pursues his three chief interests in life: women, alcohol and cards. He is well-known in the territory for his loud voice, superior eyesight and accuracy with a revolver.
Plot - Lonesome Dove is the story of two former Texas Rangers, Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call , who run the Hat Creek Cattle Company which is situated next to the town of Lonesome Dove on the bank of the Rio Grande. Another former ranger, Jake Spoon, rides in on the run from an Arkansas sheriff for accidentally shooting the dentist/mayor (and the sheriff's brother) of Ft. Smith. Jake tells about the wonderful unspoiled country in Montana territory, "A cattleman's paradise". The idea intrigues Call who wants to go on a journey of a lifetime and be the first to set up a cattle ranch that far north. Call convinces Gus, who is comfortable being retired, that they should just pick up stakes and go to Montana, 2,500 miles away. They 'steal' a herd of cattle and horses from Mexican bandidos and head them north. This is where their adventures begins. They battle storms, snake infested rivers, horse thieves, outlaws, and Indians.
1989
Emmy Award
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
For part II ("On The Trail")
Nominated ______________________________________ 1990
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Won ______________________________________
1990
Western Heritage Award - Bronze Wrangler
Television Feature Film
Shared with:
William D. Wittliff (writer/executive producer)
Suzanne De Passe (executive producer)
Tommy Lee Jones (star)
Anjelica Huston (star)
Won
Lonesome Dove took 16 weeks to film
Used between 300 & 600 head of cattle
9 different towns were built. The town of Lonesome Dove was actually built on the banks of the Rio Grande and the 'stolen' cattle were actually driven from Old Mexico into Texas. The town was left standing and has been used in at least one other movie.
Robert Duvall was originally cast as Woodrow F. Call, but he wanted to play the part of Augustus McCrae
Filming Locations: Texas and New Mexico
Originally written by Larry McMurtry in 1971 as a movie script. He intended John Wayne to play Woodrow Call, James Stewart to play Gus McCrae and Henry Fonda to play Jake Spoon, with Peter Bogdanovich directing. Wayne turned it down, and the project was shelved. Ten years later McMurtry bought the script back and wrote the book, on which the series was based.
Despite the huge ratings and massive critical acclaim (20 years later, it is still mentioned at every Emmy Awards show when they reference the greatest mini-series of all time), Lonesome Dove inexplicably lost the 1989 Outstanding Miniseries Emmy Award to "War and Remembrance" (1988).
During the storm that hits early into the cattle drive, the herd of cows are struck by lightning, which is then conducted from cow to cow by means of the tips of their horns. This is a real phenomenon, known as "St. Elmo's Fire."
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Quotes by Augustus 'Gus' McCrae |
Gus McCrae:
You know how it works Jake, you ride with an outlaw, you die with an outlaw. I'm sorry you crossed the line.
I'm just tryin' to keep everything in balance, Woodrow. You do more work than you got to, so it's my obligation to do less.
Well, I'm glad I ain't scared to be lazy.
A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough.
It's not dying I'm talking about, it's living.
I could kick you for givin' him all them ideas about Montana. Now we're gonna suffer for the rest of our damn lives.
Gus McCrae: Only way to get better food around here is by shooting Bolivar. And another thing, Bol, I want you to quit whackin' that dinner bell for supper. You can hit it at noon if you want to, but lay off doin' it in the evenin'. See, a man with any sense at all can tell when it's sundown, without you whackin' that bell.
Bolivar: General Robert E. Lee freed the slaves. I can whack it if I want to.
Gus McCrae: It was Abe Lincoln that freed the slaves, Bol, not General Lee.
Pea Eye Parker: He didn't free Mexicans, anyway, Bol. It was Americans he freed.
Gus McCrae: You're in over your head, Pea. It was a bunch of Africans Abe Lincoln freed. No more American than Call here.
Woodrow Call: I'm American! By God!
Gus McCrae: You was born in Scotland, as I recall. You was still draggin' on the tit when they brought you over here.
Woodrow Call: I reckon I'm as American as anyone from Tennessee.
(Gus refuses to have his leg amputated knowing he will die if he doesn't)
Woodrow Call: What do you want legs for anyway? You don't like to do nothing but sit on the porch and drink whiskey!
Gus McCrae: I like to kick a pig every once in a while. How would I do that?
Woodrow Call: You ever get tired o' loafin' I reckon you can get a job waitin' on tables.
Gus McCrae: Oh, I had a job waitin' tables once. Was on a riverboat. I wasn't no older than Newt, there, but I hadda give it up.
Newt: How come?
Gus McCrae: Well I was, too young and pretty and the whores wouldn't let me alone.
Woodrow Call: Why not go up to Montana? It's a cattleman's paradise to hear Jake tell it.
Gus McCrae: Sounds like a damn wilderness if you ask me. And we're a shade old to start fightin' Indians all over again, don't you think?
Woodrow Call: I mean it, Gus. Why not, go north with a herd?
Gus McCrae: I'll tell you what. You ride on up there, clear out the Iindians, build a little cabin, get a nice fire goin' in the fireplace and me and Jake will gather a herd and then we'll come on up.
Woodrow Call: I'd like to see the herd that you and Jake could gather. Herd o' whores, maybe.
Gus McCrae: Well you ain't no more a cattleman than I am, Call, and y'know it, too.
Woodrow Call: We come to this place to make money. They wasn't nothin' about fun in the deal.
Gus McCrae: What are you talkin' about? You don't even like money. You like money even less than you like fun, if that's possible.
Woodrow Call: (to the doctor) We can still take that other leg. Get him drunk and I'll hold him.
Gus McCrae: (pulls out his pistol from under the blanket) No, sir. You ain't gettin' my leg. You don't boss me, Woodrow. I'm the only man you don't boss.
Gus McCrae: How far is it to Miles City?
Hugh Auld: About forty miles in that direction. You ain't gonna make it forty miles on that rotten leg.
Gus McCrae: (hobbling off) Believe I'll make a liar out of you.
Hugh Auld: Wait a minute! Here, take my horse. I'll follow along behind. Where are you from anyway?
Gus McCrae: Little fart of a town on the Rio Grande called Lonesome Dove.
Hugh Auld: You're a travelin' man, 'Gustus McRae!
Gus McCrae: (looking at his leg) Was, I'm afraid. Was.
Gus McCrae: Is that all you boys can think about, gettin' to Ogallala and spendin' your money on whores?
Jasper Fant: That's all right for you, Gus; you got Lorena with you. What about the rest of us?
Gus McCrae: What's good for me might not be good for the weak minded.
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 Starring
Robert Duvall as Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - The Apostle E.F.
Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - A sincere gospel preacher whose passions get the better of him. He re-baptizes himself, symbolizing a fresh start, and seeks to accomplish as much good as possible and conquers his own demons.
Plot - After learning that his wife is sleeping with another man of the cloth, Euliss "Sonny" Dewey, a popular Pentecostal preacher of deep spiritual convition, commits a crime of passion and thusly, is forced to abandon his home, family, and church. Destroying all traces of his true identity, he takes to the road, dubs himself "The Apostle," and attempts to start life over. Sonny reinvents himself as the archetypal mysterious stranger who resurfaces in a poor black town where he tries to redeem himself by helping the congregation build a church. And during his tenancy in the small town, he manages to transform both its inhabitants and himself.
1998
Academy Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated
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1998
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
Best Actor
Won
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1998
Florida Film Critics Circle Award
Best Actor
Won
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1998
Independent Spirit Award
Best Director
Won
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1998
Independent Spirit Award
Best Male Lead
Won
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1998
Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay
Nominated
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1998
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award
Best Actor
Won
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1997
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award
Best Actor
Won
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1997
National Board of Review
Special Recognition
For excellence in filmmaking
Won
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1998
National Society of Film Critics Award
Best Actor
Won
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1998
Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Won
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1998
Screen Actors Guild Award
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated
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1997
Society of Texas Film Critics Award
Best Actor
Won
Duvall wrote the script in the 1980s but couldn't find a studio willing to film it. He eventually decided to direct and finance it himself. It was 1st screened at the Toronto Film Festival. Thirty minutes into the screening, studio executives began leaving the theater to wheel and deal outside. October Films gained the distribution rights that night. The film went on to have a $21.3 million worldwide theatrical gross, with a combined production and advertising budget of $8 million.
Robert Duvall had to use $4 million of his own money to complete the film. When the movie did well at the box office the distributors reimbursed him.
Filming took place in Texas and Louisiana
Robert Duvall serves as writer, director, and producer of The Apostle
For his performance and work for The Apostle, Duvall won 10 awards total.
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Quotes by Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey
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Sonny:
You're going to Heaven. I'm going to jail and you're going to Heaven.
I'm a genuine, Holy Ghost, Jesus-filled preachin' machine this mornin'!
I may be on the devil's hit-list, but I'm on God's mailing list.
I quit school because I didn't like recess.
I'd rather die today and go to heaven than live to be a hundred and go to hell.
Holy Ghost Power!
(Sonny sees his momma laying on the floor)
Sonny: Mama, I can't take you with me now, so get on back in your chair. Now i know you've died on me and gone on home to heavan so i hope you can still hear me. Now, you be good while i'm gone and i'll call you tonight okay? I can't take you with me now. Alright? Eh? Eh, Mama? (as he's going out the door) Hug St. Peters neck for me would ya? Bye Mama, kiss an angel for me. Gotta hit the road Mama, i gotta work! Gotta go to work!
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