The Lone Ranger (2003)
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To those who have grown up with the radio and TV versions of the old Lone Ranger series, this retro TV-movie adaptation will appear as if it has just landed from another planet. Gone are such familiar trappings as "The William Tell Overture," the bushwhacking Butch Cavendish Gang, the… More To those who have grown up with the radio and TV versions of the old Lone Ranger series, this retro TV-movie adaptation will appear as if it has just landed from another planet. Gone are such familiar trappings as "The William Tell Overture," the bushwhacking Butch Cavendish Gang, the title character's backstory as a genuine Texas Ranger, and faithful Indian companion Tonto's Pidgin English. Instead, the viewer is offered a wall-to-wall rock score; a twentysomething hunk of a Boston law student named Luke Hartman (Sebastian Spence) who morphs into the Lone Ranger; an equally youthful and remarkably articulate Tonto (Nathaniel Arcand) who dabbles in mysticism and has a hottie sister named Alope (Anita Brown); authentic 19th century dialogue such as "I love you guys!"; and even a skinny-dipping sequence. Yes, the Lone Ranger still rides a white stallion named Silver and fills his guns with silver bullets; yes, he still sports a mask; and yes, he dedicates his life to being a "champion of justice" after the brutal murder of his Ranger brother. Otherwise, it's "Hi Yo, Dude!" in this radical rethinking of The Lone Ranger, which debuted February 26, 2003, on the WB network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Bender
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 26, 2003 Wide
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Cast
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Chad Michael Murray
as The Lone Ranger (Luke Hartman)
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Nathaniel Arcand
as Tonto
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Anita Brown
as Alope
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Fay Masterson
as Grace Hartman
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Sebastian Spence
as Harmon Hartman
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Dylan Walsh
as Kansas City Haas
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Wes Studi
as Kulakinah
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Bradford Tatum
as Tryon
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Jeffrey Nordling
as James Landry
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Lauren German
as Emily Landry
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Tod Thawley
as Tera
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Gil Birmingham
as One Horn
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Paul Schulze
as Sheriff Landry
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David Franco
as Chandler
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Martha Hackett
as Margaret
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Mike Weinberg
as Harmon Jr.
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Antoinette Broderick
as Julia
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Brian J. White
as Joseph Freedman
