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Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo

starring: James Garner, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Ned Beatty, Randy Quaid
directed by: Joseph Sargent

: Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781574928792
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1574928791
Label: Hallmark
Manufacturer: Hallmark
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Hallmark
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 24, 2001
Running Time: 224 minutes
Sales Rank: 25792
Studio: Hallmark
Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 1995



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The critical and popular success of the Lonesome Dove miniseries just about ensured a sequel or three. The first spinoff, Return to Lonesome Dove, was rushed out without author Larry McMurtry's input, but Streets of Laredo, which McMurtry scripted from his own novel, returns us firmly to his brutal West. Legendary Texas Ranger Captain Woodrow Call (James Garner, who steps into the boots left by Tommy Lee Jones with comfortable assurance and understated courage) has turned bounty hunter, and he heads off on the bloody trail of vicious Mexican gunman Joey Garza (Alexis Cruz), a sadistic, angry south-of-the-border rebel without a cause. Lonesome Dove echoes through the story: Call's former trail hand Pea Eye Parker (Sam Shepard) is enlisted in his posse and Parker's wife, Lorena (Sissy Spacek in the role Diane Lane created in the original and the desert-worn soul of this story), follows in their wake with news that the psychopathic renegade Mox Mox (Kevin Conway), who once held her captive, is alive and back on the warpath.

McMurtry's Old West is not a pleasant place, and Streets of Laredo is not for the faint of heart. It's a lawless, racist, brutal world where might may not make right, but it certainly holds sway in isolated desert towns and lonely trails. Yet for all the tragedy and violence, McMurtry finds hope in the love and respect that breaks down racial barriers, holds families together, and creates new ones. --Sean Axmaker



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Bleak but brilliant revisionist Western
A long way from the Hollywoodised version of a Lonesome Dove sequel seen in `Return from Lonesome ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Can I give it a NEGATIVE rating?
When I watched Lonesome Dove originally, I literally fell in love with this movie. I don't remember ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Old Captain Call follows Gus's Leg Demise
This is a pretty good video. It is all part of the great Lonesome Dove series. Kind of sad, but at least ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Review of Streets of Laredo
Excellent film! The story is great! Typical Amazon shipping - fast and well wraped.


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Not a great sequal to Lonesome Dove
Very disappointing. Lonesome Dove is one of the greatest movies of all times. I had hopes the follow up ... Read More

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