Kevin costner in open range 2003 abraham benrubi and diego luna in open range 2003 annette bening and dean mcdermott in open. Ss3507608 kevin costner open range movie photo with. The open ranges of western kansas, nebraska, the dakotas, montana, wyoming, and other western states and. Feb, 2017 open range 2003 whether its a magnificent buffalo hunt dances with wolves or a big gunfight, actordirector kevin costner pictured knows how to film action scenes. Released almost exactly 11 years after clint eastwoods unforgiven, kevin costners open range proved yet again that the western is the classic american genre. Open range dvd, 2004, 2disc set for sale online ebay. Cochise leather company makes a full line of custom leather goods western holsters, gunbelt holsters, western chaps,chinks, saddlebags, spur straps, custom saddles, rifle scabbards, old west. Handsomely mounted, as you would expect, open range has a good deal to commend it. This film was directed by costner and its very well made. Jan 03, 2017 following dances with wolves, the postman, and open range, costner admitted that i have one, when asked about another directorial project. The open ranges of western kansas, nebraska, the dakotas, montana, wyoming, and other western states and territories served as huge pasturelands for the herds. Grizzled boss spearman robert duvall is a freegrazer, a landpoor cattle owner who keeps his stock moving and grazes them on the wide open range. Packed with epic action, open range is a powerfully gripping story thats never been told until now, and stars academy award winners robert duvall tender mercies and kevin costner dances with wolves, and academy award nominee annette bening american beauty, being julia. Rent open range 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Open range 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film was released on november 11, 1927, by paramount pictures. Ill concede the movie relies on some hollywood western tropes, but the story told on film is tighter, quicker paced, and is more interesting that the one told on the not in this case. English film, western movie, wild west, full length free cowboy movie. The film was the final onscreen appearance of jeter, who died before it was released, and the film was dedicated to jeters memory, as well as to costners parents, bill and sharon.
In this movie boss spearman, charley waite and their 2 man crew are moving their herd of cattle across community range, and are denigrated as free grazers by the local cattle magnate. While it lacks the thematic impact of eastwoods masterpiece, costners first film since 1997s illfated the postman returns the actordirector of dances with wolves to the open prairies of americain this case the free range frontier of 1882where legal freegrazing cattle drives were falling prey to empirebuilding landowners. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any. Finally, the open range script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring kevin costner, robert duvall, diego luna, annette bening, etc this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of open range. Robert duvall in broken trail, the last of what he calls his trail boss trilogy lonesome. Open range is a 2003 american western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner, starring robert duvall and costner, with annette bening, michael. Ss3507608 kevin costner open range movie photo with images.
Open range 2003 boss spearman robert duvall and his cowhands charley kevin costner and mose abraham benrubi are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by costner. Kevin costner western film great western western movies western art i movie movie stars robert duvall open range shootout at high noon marathon. Movies lp this category is for questions and answers related to open range, as asked by users of. A number of different types of firearms are used in this exchange. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. One of the many ways in which the western has become oldfashioned is that the characters have values, and act on them. The open range gun rig western gun belt and holster.
Trailer for kevin costners film starring robert duvall, kevin costner, annette bening, michael gambon, michael jeter, diego luna, james. In the old westerns, range wars erupted when farmers attempted to put up barb wire across open range. The film is as complete a return to the traditional western as fans of the horse opera could have hoped for. John wayne, randolph scott, bob steele, ken maynard, roy rogers. Open range dvd, 2004 boss spearman duvall is an open range cattleman, who, with hired hands charley costner, mose benrubi and button luna are driving a herd cross country. One thing this movie does well is showing us the way individuals struggle with the past and try to set a course for the future in a land where new physical and social structures are being created by people who came out west to get. A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman. Open range feature filmaudio commentary with kevin costner disc. Boss spearman robert duvall and his cowhands charley kevin costner and mose abraham benrubi are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. When mose ventures into a sparse village to buy a few necessities, he is met with violent hostility from denton baxter michael gambon, an affluent landowner, and his righthand man, poole james russo. Kevin costner planning to direct again, new western possible. Broken trail robert duvall is a second in the western trilogy based on true stories woven into mythic and historically informative art.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Kevin costner played another type of cowboy in silverado young, feisty. The film was the final onscreen appearance of michael jeter and the film was dedicated to jeters memory, and to that of costners parents, bill and sharon. Open range 2003 the penultimate rebuttal in the shootout at high noon marathon wont be much a rebuttal, i.
The movie is one of my husbands and my two favorite westerns. Open range is one of the longest in all western movies some 20 minutes give or take a bullet. English soundtracks are rendered in both dolby digital 5. He and charley waite have been partners for ten years. When boss and charlie are crossing the flooded main street before rescuing the dog, boss is holding his shotgun pointing up into the rain in one shot, then in the next shot from a different angle, its pointing down, then up again and so on. Kevin costner sues open range distributors over profits. Pick from the selection of celebrity cowboy hats or have us build the hat you liked in your favorite western film the cowboy hats that kurt russell wyatt earp, sam elliot virgil earp, val kilmer doc holliday wore in tombstone, or robert duvall and kevin costner wore in open range, tom selleck as matthew quigley, hoss in bonanza, matt. Robert duvall stars as boss spearman, a rugged oldtimer who freegrazes cattle. Charley is a former soldier who fought in the civil war and feels guilty over his past as a killer. Open range is a disappointing western, selling an old story with hardly an idea to add, at a time when our country, perhaps the whole world, needs to witness forgiveness and real sacrifice in this particularly american genre of films, rather than more revenge and anger. The film stars betty bronson, lane chandler, fred kohler, bernard siegel, guy oliver, jim corey and buck connors.
Open range is a 2003 american western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner, starring robert duvall and costner, with annette bening, michael gambon, and michael jeter appearing in supporting roles. Open range script transcript from the screenplay andor. Open range internet movie firearms database guns in. A fantastic, deep western like the movie based on it, paines novel is a moving experience of transition in the old west. Boss does not believe in unnecessary violence, and is willing to put his own life to risk rather than kill. The invention of barbed wire and ranchers fencing off open range land. Both are new westerns, made after the end of the 1990s. Thoroughly enjoyable and involving, kevin costners open range is a beautifully made western about flawed heroes who believe in redemption, loyalty and respect. The film was the final onscreen appearance of jeter, who died before it was released, and the film was dedicated to jeters memory, as. Most western states, even those that are nominally open at the state level, now limit open range to certain areas. Oct 24, 2019 the performance film western stars feels like that for rock superstar bruce springsteen.
Open range is a beautifully shot film with first rate acting. Kevin costner wore a holster similar to this in the 2003 western film open range and is based on the novel the open range men by lauran paine. Availalbe plain or border tooled and choice of draw hand options. Sorting the cowboys from the cattlemen, costner and screenwriter craig storpor are shrewd enough to see evasion. What influence do westerns have in shaping americans views of their frontier history.
Jan 14, 2015 true, the films implacable pace, ambiguous characterisation and wideopen ending will likely infuriate and horrify western purists but that is no bad thing. Finding and creating the open range although the script doesnt specify exactly where the story takes place, the image of montana with its majestic mountains serving as a backdrop remained foremost in director costners mind. As the film opens in the 1880s, the pair and their employees the beefy, rugged, likable mose abraham benrubi and the impetuous mexican teenager buttons are driving cattle across the west. Kevin costners open range, an imperfect but deeply involving and beautifully made western, works primarily because it expresses the personal values of a cowboy named boss robert duvall and his employee of 10 years, charley costner. Open range is an oldfashioned western that takes its time, but by the end of the movie the cattle, the characters, and the audience are all where they need to be. Rent open range 2003 starring kevin costner and robert duvall on dvd and bluray. I really enjoyed the dialogue and the respect portrayed back in that time when manners were freely practiced. Gunbelt is fully lined and is made of 910 oz leather with calf skin lining. Kevin costners film open range is better than the book it is adapted from. However, i always fantasize about a sequel,years laterboss is mayor and saloon owner, matt and his sons buy baxters place and add ranching to their freight business, charley now town marshall and sue get married and have a boy and a girl and live in a nice house on an elevated spot on the.
While it lacks the thematic impact of eastwoods masterpiece, costners first film since 1997s illfated the postman returns the actordirector of dances with wolves to the open prairies of americain this case the freerange frontier of 1882where legal freegrazing cattle drives were falling prey to empirebuilding landowners. May 16, 2012 the pristine, meticulously blocked and creased hats worn by matinee idols like roy rogers and gene autry stand in stark contrast to the sweatstained, beatup versions worn by kevin costner in open range or jim beaver in hbos deadwood miniseries. Packed with epic action, open range is a powerfully gripping story thats. Big jake full movie, english film, western movie, wild west, full length free cowboy movie by grjngo western movies. The fight is a brilliantly choreographed and certainly one of. Jan 01, 2000 but its the good kevin who stands in front of and behind the camera in open range. But its the good kevin who stands in front of and behind the camera in open range. Open range 2003 the penultimate rebuttal in the shootout at high noon marathon wont be much a rebuttal, i can guarantee you that much, pard. Open range is a 2003 american western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner, starring robert duvall and costner, with annette bening and michael gambon appearing in supporting roles. This film is old school in the best possible way and will really draw you in. Open range film i must have seen this movie over 50 times because of how great it is.
Starring robert duvall and costner, with annette bening and michael gambon. Greatly benefiting from the tremendous chemistry between kevin costner and robert duvall, open range is a sturdy modern western with classic roots. Leading actors can override the notions of studio wardrobe departments. Kevin costner stars in and directs the western open range. The weary figure singing hello sunshine recalls how the open road once held so much, but. What develpoment was the most responsible for eliminating the open range of the western frontier. The film featured kevin costner, robert duvall, annette bening and michael gambon among others. Kevin costner directed this movie, and costarred in it with robert duvall and annette.
Broken trail robert duvall is a second in the western trilogy based on true. The plot is a typically simple one in the western style, the characters however are complex. Western war films a list of 23 titles created 4 months ago 2003 a list of 48 titles created 11 oct 2017 recommended a list of 21 titles. With kevin costner, robert duvall, diego luna, abraham benrubi. This excellent western is based on lauran paines western novel the open range men thorndike press, 1990. While it lacks the thematic impact of eastwoods masterpiece, costners first film since 1997s illfated the postman returns the actordirector of dances with wolves to the open prairies of americain this case the freerange frontier. Aug 4, 2014 open range 2003, kevin costner after the arid deserts of the good, the bad, the weird and the proposition, the mountainous mining regions of pale rider, the crooked and quaint towns of the quick and the dead and the shootist, we finally get the beautiful plains, where the herders roam as peacefully as they can, going. What open range does well is take a basic but dependable western narrative and give it a polish with 21stcentury filmmaking. Based on certain aspects on the saas, they appear to be mainly uberti and cimmeron modern reproductions. Boss sends mose to the nearby town of harmonville for supplies. The most common handgun in the film is the famous peacemaker or single action army revolver, which is seen in the hands of several characters in the film in various barrel lengths, including charley waite kevin costner and wylie julian richings. In open range, costner plays another western character. Based on certain aspects on the saas, they appear to be mainly uberti and cimmeron modern. It does feel an awful lot like a film taking a while to build up to its climax, filling out its town with a fairly standard bunch of characters while giving both costner and duvall complicated backstories so as to give.
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