The Hi-Lo Country
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Produced by | Tim Bevan Barbara De Fina Eric Fellner Martin Scorsese |
| Written by | Walon Green (screenplay) Max Evans (novel) |
| Starring | Billy Crudup Woody Harrelson Cole Hauser |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Editing by | Masahiro Hirakubo |
| Studio | Working Title Films PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 30, 1998 (Limited) January 22, 1999 |
| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $163,810 |
The Hi-Lo Country is a 1998 American Western-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penelope Cruz, Enrique Castillo, and Katy Jurado. It is set in post-WWII New Mexico and is based on the novel by Western author Max Evans.
Rodeo announcer Bob Tallman appears as himself in the film.
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[edit] Plot
Just after World War II best friends Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) and Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) return home to find half of their town employed by cattle baron Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott). Hanging on to the mythic ideals of the American West Big Boy and Pete team up with an old time rancher Hoover Young (James Gammon) to raise cattle the cowboy way and life in Hi-Lo, New Mexico becomes a volatile powder keg.
The fuse is lit when Mona (Patricia Arquette), the wife of Jim Ed's foreman, begins a heated affair with Big Boy. Pete's past longings for Mona resurface with his discovery of the affair and the bond of friendship becomes sorely tested. Ultimately, Pete and Big Boy's friendship will be decided by the extent of their yearings for the same woman, while Hi-Lo awaits the outcome of the explosive run-ins between Jim Ed Love and two proud cowboys.
[edit] Cast
- Billy Crudup as Pete Calder
- Woody Harrelson as Big Boy Matson
- Cole Hauser as Little Boy Matson
- Sam Elliott as Jim Ed Love
- James Gammon as Hoover Young
- Patricia Arquette as Mona
- Penélope Cruz as Josepha O'Neil
- Enrique Castillo as Levi Gomez
- Katy Jurado as Messa
- Darren Burrows as Billy Harte
- Jacob Vargas as Delfino Mondragon
- Robert Knott as Jack Couffer
- Bob Tallman as Himself
[edit] Awards
- In 1999 Stephen Frears won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1999/03_preistr_ger_1999/03_Preistraeger_1999.html. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
[edit] External links
- The Hi-Lo Country at the Internet Movie Database
- The Hi-Lo Country at Box Office Mojo
- The Hi-Lo Country at Rotten Tomatoes
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