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Burt Reynolds, Luke Perry, Rachel Ward

In the tradition of Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo, this three-hour Hallmark miniseries ranks among the finest TV Westerns ever produced. With a deft balance of rugged action and ri...( read more  read more... )chly drawn characters, Johnson County War captures the essence--if not the precise historical details--of the range wars that raged between Wyoming homesteaders and cattle barons in the early 1890s. Fighting for the legal settlers are the Hammett brothers Cain, Harry, and Dale (Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, Adam Storke), along with Dale's tough-as-leather wife (Michelle Forbes) and an ill-fated whore (Rachel Ward) who stands proudly against the hired gun (Burt Reynolds) who terrorizes the region for his cowardly British employers. Reynolds is too contemporary for his role, but he's a dapper villain surrounded by stooges you'll truly love to hate, and Berenger leads the excellent cast with an outstanding, lived-in performance. An actor and veteran stuntman, director David S. Cass Sr. capably serves the original script by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, bringing workmanlike intensity to several exciting chases and showdowns, all beautifully filmed by ace cinematographer Doug Milsome. --Jeff Shannon

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Unrated, 180 min.

Directed by: David S. Cass Sr.

Release Date: August 24, 2002

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DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002

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  • midnight20049
    October 14, 2008
    midnight20049
    very good movie and sad
  • MECreviews
    March 15, 2008
    MECreviews
    Could've been way better than it was.
  • michaeltoddbackus
    October 12, 2007
    michaeltoddbackus
    it could have had more bang but it has some solid performances all over and feels very real.

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