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- Caption: The Missing (2003)
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Director Ron Howard, who impressed audiences with BACKDRAFT (1991) and A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001), has outdone himself with THE MISSING, a wrenching family drama that unfolds in the midst of a classic 1880s Western. This extraordinarily beautiful film offers astounding panoramic photography and inspired performances that enrich a truly hair-raising journey. As ever, Cate Blanchett brings intense realism to the role of Maggie Gilkeson, a New Mexico cattle rancher who dabbles in the healing arts. Her long-estranged father Samuel Jones (Tommy Lee Jones) is mistaken for an Indian when he inexplicably shows up on her property hoping for reconciliation; he abandoned his family years earlier to adopt a Native American identity. An embittered Maggie sends him away, but capitulates when her eldest daughter Lilly (Evan Rachel Wood) is kidnapped by a band of psychotic Apache killers. When the local sheriff and the U.S. Army balk at chasing the perpetrators, a desperate Maggie turns to her father, praying he is sufficiently savvy in tribal ways to save her daughter. Blanchett and Jones clearly own this movie, and are both superb. Wunderkind child actor Jenna Boyd is spectacular as Maggie's youngest daughter, Dot. Also noteworthy are a brief but poignant cameo by Val Kilmer as an apathetic Army general and a skin-crawling appearance by Eric Schweig as Chidin, the outlaw leader.
Directed by
Ron Howard
Writing credits
(WGA)
Thomas Eidson (novel "The Last Ride")
Ken Kaufman (screenplay)
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Tommy Lee Jones ... Samuel Jones / Chaa-duu-ba-its-iidan
Cate Blanchett ... Magdalena Gilkeson
Evan Rachel Wood ... Lilly Gilkeson
Jenna Boyd ... Dot Gilkeson
Aaron Eckhart ... Brake Baldwin
Val Kilmer ... Lt. Jim Ducharme
Sergio Calderón ... Emiliano
Eric Schweig ... Pesh-Chidin / El Brujo
Steve Reevis ... Two Stone
Jay Tavare ... Kayitah
Simon Baker ... Honesco, Kayitah's son
Ray McKinnon ... Russell J. Wittick
Max Perlich ... Isaac Edgerly
Ramon Frank ... Grummond
Deryle J. Lujan ... Naazhaao / 'Hunter'
Matthew E. Montoya ... Tsi Beoyuao / 'Blowing Tree' (as Matthew Montoya)
Joe Saenz ... Mba'tsu-Naabitin / 'Wolf Trail'
Gandi Shaw ... Izhashe / 'Bird'
Rod Rondeaux ... Hudlao / 'The One Who Laughs'
Juddson Keith Linn ... Chauaiao / 'Evening Time' (as Juddson Linn)
Alvin William 'Dutch' Lunak ... Aii Sionzilo / 'Wild Horse' (as Dutch Lunak)
Elisabeth Moss ... Anne
Josephine Schwan ... Sally
Alexandra Elich ... Sally
Yolanda Nez ... Lii Dahit'een - Dancing Horse
Heather Gulas ... Captive Girl
Scarlett McAlister ... Captive Girl
Aura Jensen-Curtis ... Captive Girl
Shelby Kocurek ... Captive Girl
Molly McAlister ... Captive Girl
Angelina Torres ... Esmerelda Nunez (as Angelina C. Torres)
Deborah Martinez ... Maria Nunez
Clint Howard ... Sheriff Purdy
Rance Howard ... Telegraph Operator
Arron Shiver ... Rancher
David Midthunder ... Apache Scout
Paul Scallan ... Stokley
Jerry King ... Drunk Soldier
James Tarwater ... Drunk Soldier (as Jim Tarwater)
David Garver ... Barker
Clemente Spottedhorse ... Captured Apache
Brian Brown ... Mexican Slave Trader
Toby Holguin ... Mexican Slave Trader
Eddie J. Fernandez ... Mexican Slave Trader (as Eddie Fernandez)
Jason Rodriguez ... Mexican Slave Trader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Berto ... Rangler Gang Boss
Richard Barela ... Townsperson (uncredited)
Lewis Culbreth ... Townsperson (uncredited)
Cliff Russell ... Townsperson (uncredited)
Chris Talley ... Townsperson (uncredited) - Actor/Actress/Director:
- Movie: The Missing
- Id: 10950830
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