The movie tells the story of two cattle ranchers costner, duvall who are forced to take up arms when threatened by corrupt lawmen. A call to canadians to boycott the film open range web. The story is weak to say the least and there are no surprises. One of the highlights of costners career was starring and directing dances with wolves, where he plays an army officer who joins an indian tribe. Open range was stardirector kevin costners return to the western genre from 2003, and heres where the action adventure was shot. Packed with epic action, open range is a powerfully gripping story thats never been told until now, and stars academy awardr winners robert duvall 1983 best actor, tender mercies and kevin costner 1991 best director, dances with wolves, and academy awardr nominee annette bening 1999 best actress, american beauty. Handsomely mounted, as you would expect, open range has a good deal to commend it. A pretty accurate movie about the use of the open range by cattlemen during the 19th century.
Costner intentionally filmed the gunfight in giant wide shots. 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. The movie was filmed on location on the stoney indian reserve in alberta, canada. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations. His group includes charley, the younger man mose abraham benrubi, big and bearded, and the kid button, who would sometimes rather play with the dog than do his work. The film is partially a deconstruction of many old western films where a lone hero rides into town and stands up for the downtrodden townsfolk against the mustachetwirling villain in open range, the hero isnt lone. Since filming finished in late august, costner has been holed up. Kevin costner, left, and robert duvall portray ranchers in the new movie open range, which was filmed in southern alberta. Kevin costners open range is a sweepingly romantic and violent western. Professional wranglers handled 225 head of cattle on the set of open range. This is a clip from the final showdown in the film. At close range is, in my opinion, a highly underrated crime film. This is a modern western and features one of the best shootouts ever filmed.
Open range takes place in an injunfree arena, with the directorstar playing a cowpoke whose shady past could save a cattle drive from a lethal landowner michael gambon. Packed with epic action, open range is a powerfully gripping story thats. Open range features great in depth character development and great acting by its leads kevin costner and robert duvall and greatly filmed gunfights. He still figures the good ones are in short supply. They are classic western movie locations that you dont have to miss in your ideal road trip to the heart of the united states.
The plot is a typically simple one in the western style, the characters however are complex. Beverly hills, california hollywood veteran robert duvall hasnt changed his opinion of canadian actors. Clayton lefthand of the stoney sioux first nations. Ive gotten back onto my watchlist, but im finding that these others feel quite shallow, inauthentic and just generally overlysylised. The house, both interior, and exterior, was located on a hollywood sound stage. The film was the final onscreen appearance of jeter, who died before it was. They leave button at the doctors house and go into town, where they lock.
This photo was taken on the set of the film open range 2003. The 72yearold oscar winner made his comments a few days before the release of his new western, open range, which was filmed in southern alberta. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. However, after watching open range quite early on, i finally got round to watching broken trail, lonesome dove and return to lonesome dove. 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.
I would rather work in my own country, he told canwest news service. Kevin costner poured his own money into open range, his epic western. The 1986 drama depicts the events surrounding a crime family based in rural pennsylvania during the 1960s and 1970s. Behindthe scenes of john waynes last film the shootist 1976. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. He also says theres a lot of hostility in canada toward americans. A film that tells an oldfashioned story with contemporary vigor, open range revels in classic western tropes infused with relevant passions and themes. This simple tale about morality and revenge could easily have been filmed in the early 50s with john wayne in the costner part and walter brennan in the boss spearman role, although one is hard pressed to think anyone could be better. Broken trail robert duvall is a second in the western trilogy based on true stories woven into mythic and historically informative art. The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were settlers who competed with them for land, livestock and water rights. Biography notes kevin costner and robert duvall have starred in some. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of open range with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
Heres where kevin costners underrated 2003 western open range was shot. Later seasons of hell on wheels were shot near calgarys bow river, though production was forced to shut down during filming on season 3 due to severe floods in alberta in 20. Open range is a beautifully shot film with first rate acting. You can find a map with all these great outdoors in utah, arizona, colorado and new mexico at the end of the post. Kevin costners open range, an imperfect but deeply involving and. Asked in scattergories and words starting with certain letters. Movies lp this category is for questions and answers related to open range, as asked by users of. Rent open range 2003 starring kevin costner and robert duvall on dvd and bluray.
Source notes screenwriter craig storper based the movie on the novel the open range men by lauran paine. Hes also not a gallant, dashing hero with an iron jaw and an ironclad sense of. They halt outside a town, mose is sent in on an errand, and when he doesnt return the two men ride in after him and find him in jail. Open range also features some beautiful landscapes and scenery, but despite being set in montana the film shot entirely in canada. Holding down three roles on his latest film just worked out that way, says costner. Easy comparable to heat, way of the gun, hard boiled and others. Kevin costner sues open range distributors over profits.
Open range internet movie firearms database guns in. Kevin costner intentionally filmed the gunfight in giant wide shots. The gunfight in open range, which is the high point. His character elevates open range from a good cowboy story into the archetypal region where the best westerns exist. The johnson county war, also known as the war on powder river and the wyoming range war, was a range conflict that took place in johnson county, wyoming from 1889 to 1893.
This film was a box office success, and was critically favored. It is an american western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner. Packed with epic action, open range is a powerfully gripping story thats never been told until now, and stars robert duvall john q and. Open range film in 1882, charley waite, boss spearman, and mose harrison are all men trying to escape their pasts by driving cattle on the open range.
Open range by kevin costner, robert duvall, annette bening. A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman. Open range quizzes there are 20 questions on this topic. The famous opening scene of bonanza was filmed on location at north lake tahoe near incline village. The movie to me looked like it was gonna be a slightly boring film about life on the. Opening monday, range is a highend restaurant that seeks to marry refined and casual with steaks and great wine. Based on certain aspects on the saas, they appear to be mainly uberti and cimmeron modern reproductions. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Asked in movies what was the first motion picture filmed entirely in color. The open ranges of western kansas, nebraska, the dakotas, montana, wyoming, and other western states and. I didnt realize until years later that the film starring sean penn and christopher walken is based on a real case. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of westerns.
The professional movie critics pan this movie because they think its. A 2003 western film directed by and starring kevin costner. He also reiterated his dislike of filming in canada. Open range is a 2003 film directed by and starring kevin costner. Kevin costner has a long history with the western genre, with his first breakout role being the 1985 ensemble silverado with kevin kline and scott glenn. They evolve continually throughout the film, revealing more about themselves and their relationship to each other.
They try to avoid violence, but one frontier town that is ruled through fear and tyranny changes their lives and forces them into action. Rent open range 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Open range is a more traditional, straightforward genre film, but its every bit as effective in its clean. Open range is a beautifully filmed, beautifully scored movie that does a great job of picturing life in that period and place. Driven by character and moving along at a steadily precise pace, open range is proof that costner. Open range ltd prospect house fishing line road redditch west midlands b97 6ew. With open range, costner takes over directing chores for the third time in his career. Key locations including the stoney indian reservation in alberta, alongside other locations like morley and longview. Lake tahoe was among the outdoor locations used to film the weekly episodes. The film was shot in a scots pine forest situated in the guadarrama mountain range, central spain. Boss spearman charlie waite open range filmed in southern alberta. Trailer for kevin costners film starring robert duvall, kevin costner, annette. Most gunfights consist of the two sides blazing away at one another until the good guys win. Lake tahoe contractor bill anderson worked with the film crews on location, cutting.
Other westerns such as kevin costners open range or unforgiven had previously made use of the scenery. Open range was honored with a bronze wrangler at the 2004 western heritage awards. 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. The mountain states have some of the top national parks in america, and the lone ranger was filmed in some of them. Life after open range, lonesome dove and broken trail. With kevin costner, robert duvall, diego luna, abraham benrubi. This film is old school in the best possible way and will really draw you in. If kevin costner is due a revival, then he deserves it for directing and starring in this handsome oldfashioned western about two cowboys costner. Boss spearman charlie waite open range filmed in southern. Open range is a 2003 western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner.
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