Filming locations filming dates 1 filming locations. Based on larry mcmurtrys pulitzer prizewinning novel, the film was also a. Routine sequel to successful western saga lonesome dove picks up after the burial of gus mccrae in texas by his friend, extexas ranger woodrow f. The women of lonesome dove by austin film festival.
Return to the story that captured both the spirit of the old west and the hearts of america. With jon voight, barbara hershey, ricky schroder, william petersen. Return to the breathtaking locations, dramatic confrontations, stirring romance and thrilling action. A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, larry mcmurtrys pulitzer prize winning classic, lonesome dove, the third book in the lonesome dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of america. Return to lonesome dove tv miniseries 1993 full cast.
Watch return to lonesome dove episodes online season 1. The original dealt with a cattle drive, this one with horses. Other articles where return to lonesome dove is discussed. Picking up after the seventime emmy awardwinning miniseries, lonesome dove, return to lonesome dove is based on characters created by pulitzer prizewinning author larry mcmurtry. The revival of interest in westerns can be traced to the 1989 premiere of the television miniseries lonesome dove. Return to lonesome dove, which spreads its seven hours thinly across three evenings 8 p. Two former texas rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small texas town join a cattle drive to the montana territory.
A heartwarming, tearjerking old west saga, from the pulitzerprize winning novel by larry mcmurtry. It is a fourpart adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by larry mcmurtry and is the first installment in the lonesome dove series. Be sure to stop for a drink at the bale of hay saloon in virginia city, another wellpreserved ghost town. When he had to pass on the part, duvall got the phone call he. The reunion features a series of exhibitions and meetandgreets that celebrate the popular western miniseries. The story centers around two retired texas rangers, who embark on their last cattle drive from west texas to montana. He appeared in the film guilty by suspicion 1991, about the hollywood blacklists, and. Picking up after the seventime emmy awardwinning miniseries, lonesome dove, return to lonesome dove is based on characters created by pulitzer. If we take care of lonesome dove, itll take care of us. The action of lonesome dove takes place from texas to montana, a range of locations that would be prohibitively expensive for any picture, much less one that involves so. The series was filmed in the plains of alberta, canada, near calgary. Some consider the two regular series to be extensions of each other a season one and season two, but all acknowledge that the 1995 version of lonesome dove. Lonesome dove is the greatest western miniseriesno, to hell with the miniseries limitation.
Captain call has just buried gus at lonesome dove and plans to head back to his ranch in montana. Return to lonesome dove 1993 return to lonesome dove. Principal photography began in late may, early june 1993. Lonesome dove is a 1985 pulitzer prizewinning western novel written by larry mcmurtry. Great characters, story, scope and scale, it has few rivals in the canon of miniseries.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of return to lonesome dove with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. I had to order this title 3 times before i got the full 2disc dvd of the original movie. The novel was based upon a screenplay by peter bogdanovich and mcmurtry, intended to star john wayne. The film company of motown productionsrobert halmi inc. Where was lonesome dove filmed discover the lonesome dove.
Nov 12, 1993 return to lonesome dove, which spreads its seven hours thinly across three evenings 8 p. Return to lonesome dove tv miniseries 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kincaid answered all of our questions with gentle good humor for a bunch of tourists 20 years late. Return to lonesome dove cast and characters tv guide.
Return to lonesome dove, sources tell us that the miniseries was filmed around butte, livingston, and virginia, montana areas, starred jon voight, barbara hershey, rick schroder, and was directed by mike robe. Feb, 2017 second, key parts of lonesome dove were filmed at alamo village near brackettville, texas, the site of john waynes standing set for his 1960 epic the alamo. Return to lonesome dove this dvd is easy to confuse with dvds saying that they are the full movie but are not. While heading back to hat creek ranch, woodrow call decides to drive a herd of wild mustangs north. Brackettville, texas american cowboy western lifestyle. Check out episodes of return to lonesome dove by season.
Feb 15, 2015 tommy lee jones provides an insightful perspective on the topic of eminent domain. Montana film office 301 south park ave helena, mt 59620 tel. Lonesome dove is an american epic western adventure television miniseries directed by. But back when lonesome dove was filmed in 1988 for a 1989 airdate, garner was offered the part of calls longtime buddy, gus mccrae. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down joey garza, a new kind of killer, only a boy, who kills from a distance with a rifle. Nov 12, 1993 lonesome dove was based on larry mcmurtrys bestselling 1985 novel, of course, but on return, mcmurtry served only as a consultant to a teleplay by john wilder spenser. The outlaw years, and was retooled for a greater focus on action. Hence, just in time for fall sweeps comes return to lonesome dove. Return to lonesome dove the miniseries was filmed in montana and texas with most filming being done in nevada city, montana. Check it out and see for yourself or go to lonesomedoveremembered. Lonesome dove, based on larry mcmurtrys novel, is about aging texas rangers cpt.
Gideon hires agostina vega and mexican cowboys to run the mustangs. Mar 22, 2016 the clothing and hat styles in lonesome dove, set in the 1870s, adhere fairly close to this 1907 photo of a texas cowboy taken by erwin e. The lonesome dove scripts, 19871988, include an original draft of the script for each of the four episodes of the lonesome dove television miniseries, a second version of the first draft, and a shooting script signed by the entire cast of the miniseries return to the table of contents. The outlaw years was a different, grittier version of the show than 1994s original lonesome dove. Nov 14, 1993 return to lonesome dove marks the second time he has played father to schroder. Captain call has just buried gus at lonesome dove and plans to head back to his ranch in. Aug 29, 2010 hey its been 20 years since lonesome dove was first screened and did you wonder whatever happened to the lonesome dove town set.
Joined by his old compadre pea eye, it is a long ride to south texas and the mexican side of the border. Apr 01, 2016 its been 27 years since lonesome dove premiered on cbs, and the cast and crew reunited in fort worth as part of the lonesome dove reunion and trail. He and his wife didnt seem like strangers but more like family you hadnt seen in years and were getting reacquainted with. The story focuses on a retired texas ranger and his adventures driving mustangs from texas to montana. The central problem with return to lonesome dove is apparent the moment woodrow call lopes onto the screen. The thing i keep preaching to everybody, he said, is that lonesome dove is the star. Second, key parts of lonesome dove were filmed at alamo village near brackettville, texas, the site of john waynes standing set for his 1960 epic the alamo. This may be the only reason that lonesome dove has never been acclaimed as the greatest western ever filmed. With robert duvall, tommy lee jones, danny glover, diane lane. The film texas was also filmed there as was return to lonesome dove.
The actual town of lonesome dove was built on the nearby texasmexico border at the rio grande river on the moody ranch. Where is the lonesome dove ranch in montana answers. Return to the rugged and precarious frontier and the men and women who tried to tame it in this essential collection of lonesome dove favorites. It is the first published book of the lonesome dove series but the third installment in the series chronologically the story focuses on the relationship among several retired texas rangers and their adventures driving a cattle herd from texas to montana. Lonesome dove is an american epic western adventure television miniseries directed by simon wincer. Look for the ennisvirginia city, butte, and billings areas on screen in this television miniseries filmed in the summer of 1993. Before he returns, gus and lorie encounter blue duck, a notorious. Tommy lee jones, busy cultivating a smashingly revitalized film. The lonesome dove scripts, 19871988, include an original draft of the script for each of the four episodes of the lonesome dove television miniseries, a second version of the first draft, and a shooting script signed by the entire cast of the miniseries. Adapted by larry mcmurtry from his pulitzer prizewinning novel, the story of a mismatched pair of old cowboys setting out on a hazardous cattle drive continues to capture the imagination of audiences. The passing at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The dying wish of texas ranger augustus mccrae in larry mcmurtrys lonesome dove was to have his body brought back to texas for its final rest.
Return to lonesome dove tv miniseries 1993 filming. Picking up after the seventime emmy awardwinning miniseries, lonesome dove, return to lonesome dove is based on characters created. The lonesome dove story is a bittersweet one, told over almost 400 minutes, allowing great character development for all the diverse story lines that eventually converge. Return to lonesome dove marks the second time he has played father to schroder. The original lonesome dove story had been written as a movie script for a 1970s film to be directed by peter bogdanovich and star john wayne, james stewart, and henry fonda. Its been 27 years since lonesome dove premiered on cbs, and the cast and crew reunited in fort worth as part of the lonesome dove reunion and trail the reunion features a series of exhibitions and meetandgreets that celebrate the popular western miniseries.
Nov 11, 2014 return to lonesome dove, sources tell us that the miniseries was filmed around butte, livingston, and virginia, montana areas, starred jon voight, barbara hershey, rick schroder, and was directed by mike robe. We dont know if gus ever got to heaven, but he made it back to lonesome dove. Watch return to lonesome dove full movie dailymotion. Captain woodrow call, now retired from the rangers, is a bounty hunter. Lonesome dove is a 1985 western novel by american writer larry mcmurtry. Return to lonesome dove american television miniseries. Taos unlimited movie locations of the great southwest. Like its successor, this epic miniseries features an allstar cast including jon voight noahs ark. The true history of lonesome dove true west magazine. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show return to lonesome dove anytime, anywhere. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayup to date and watch your favorite show return to lonesome dove anytime, anywhere. Return to lonesome dove, sequel to the popular western lonesome dove, was filmed in several areas of montana. Watch the entire film of return to lonesome dove online return to lonesome dove good film for sale return to lonesome dove download return to lonesome dove full lenght film in hd hq dvd divx ipod pda formats download return to lonesome dove for ipod buy movie return to lonesome dove pda return to lonesome dove film hd part.
May 07, 2012 the periodauthentic wooden buildings collected in nevada city also served as a movie set, as it would for other westerns such as missouri breaks and return to lonesome dove. A worthy followup to lonesome dove, the landmark, phenomenally successful 1989 western miniseries, return to lonesome dove 1993 is more of the same and almost as good, this despite the fact that a several leading roles have been recast. Martin scorsese once said, more than 90 percent of directing is the right casting. Return to lonesome dove is a 1993 four part television miniseries, written by john wilder involving characters created in larry mcmurtrys western novel lonesome dove which was broadcast by cbs and first aired on november 1417, 1993. Watch the entire film of return to lonesome dove online return to lonesome dove good film for sale return to lonesome dove download return to lonesome dove full lenght film in hd hq dvd divx ipod pda formats download return to lonesome dove for ipod buy movie return to lonesome dove pda return to lonesome dove film. The saga begins with the original groundbreaking miniseries about two friends, gus mccrae and woodrow call, who risk everything to make an epic cattle drive through hostile territory from texas to. This is a feeling only confirmed by return to lonesome dove cbs, nov.
Lonesome dove, based on larry mcmurtrys novel, is about aging texas. The series was cancelled in march 1996, after two seasons, due to low ratings. Dont miss any episodes, set your dvr to record return to lonesome dove. Return to lonesome dove 1993 this miniseries is set a year after the events of lonesome dove. Some four years later in 1993 an unofficial sequel, return to lonesome dove, was released, one mcmurtry supposedly hated to the point he altered his official sequel like he was thumbing his nose. Wayne turned down the part on john ford s advice and stewart backed out as a result, so the movie was abandoned. Return to lonesome dove is the only film in the series to be filmed in the state of montana. Now it only lives in lonesome dove film and photographs and in our memories. Lonesome dove project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The 1979 film the champ came on the heels of voights oscarwinning performance as a paralyzed vietnam veteran.
There is no montana ranch known as the hat creek cattle company, just like there is no ponderosa from bonanza. The novel was based upon a screenplay by peter bogdanovich and mcmurtry, intended to star john wayne, james stewart and henry fonda, but the film was never. Return to lonesome dove tv miniseries 1993 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Return to lonesome dove, written by john wilder, is a tv miniseries involving characters created in larry mcmurtrys pulitzer prizewinning western novel lonesome dove.
Nearly 300 crew members came to montana to work on the movie. It was filmed in new mexico north and northeast of santa fe, as. With james garner, sissy spacek, sam shepard, ned beatty. Hey its been 20 years since lonesome dove was first screened and did you wonder whatever happened to the lonesome dove town set. Feb 26, 1993 yont expect to see anjelica huston and tommy lee jones riding tall in the saddle in cbs return to lonesome dove the two original players have decided not to sign on for the latest. It is a sequel to the 1989 miniseries lonesome dove, but was not written by mcmurtry, who instead wrote. Lonesome dove cast reunites after 27 years tcu 360. The tv series plus the outlaw years was filmed in british columbia and alberta with most of the shots done on the cl ranch outside of calgary, alberta. For its second season, the series was renamed lonesome dove. Looking at a herd of wild mustangs, he decides to drive them north with the help of isom and gideon walker. Return to lonesome dove largerthanlife eighthour 1989 miniseries oater didnt really demand a sequel, but showbiz economics did. At the end of return to lonesome dove, the sequel to the.