- published: 18 Oct 2014
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Lone Star (1996) is an American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in Texas. It features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, and Elizabeth Peña and deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors.
In the film's opening scene, two off-duty soldiers exploring the desert shooting range near their Army base find a partially buried human skeleton. Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), the Sheriff of Rio County, is called to the scene and arranges for a forensic examination. It soon appears that the remains are those of Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson), who had been sheriff forty years earlier. Wade, a notoriously corrupt and violent man, had disappeared after a public confrontation with Buddy Deeds (Matthew McConaughey), Sam's late father and one of Wade's deputies. Buddy Deeds succeeded Wade as sheriff and was a popular and respected civic leader until his death 30 years later. It was on the strength of Buddy's reputation that Sam later became sheriff, although it is clear that Sam's relationship with his father was a tense one. The county's new courthouse is about to be named in honor of Buddy Deeds in a public ceremony. Now it falls to Sam to investigate the killing of Wade, in which Buddy may have been involved.
Actors: Geoffrey Lewis (actor), Richard Roundtree (actor), Tim Colceri (actor), Dian Bachar (actor), Branden Williams (actor), Heather Chaffee (costume designer), Charlie Talbert (actor), Michael Wiseman (actor), Lightfield Lewis (actor), Matt Easton (actor), Scott Slone (director), Scott Slone (producer), Scott Slone (writer), Dustin Harris (producer), Addison Wright (producer),
Plot: Inspired by American war films from the 50's, Retreat! tells the story of a small outfit of U.S. Soldiers who were forced to retreat into unknown territories deep in the heart of Korea during the roughest stretch of the Korean War. Unsure of their position and having no way to inform headquarters of the situation, they decided to hold post at an abandon POW compound they stumbled upon during their untimely exit from the battlefield. With very little ammo to defend themselves, and fear of surrounding enemy forces, they have been patiently waiting for the search and rescue squadron which should be arriving any day now... This will be the first film in director Scott Slone's Korean War Trilogy.
Keywords: behind-enemy-lines, exclamation-point-in-title, korea, korean-war, one-word-title, punctuation-in-title, soldierActors: Bill Cody (actor), William Berke (writer), B. Reeves Eason (director), Jesse J. Goldburg (miscellaneous crew), John Gough (actor), Robert Homans (actor), Mack V. Wright (actor), Jesse J. Goldburg (producer), William Berke (writer), Tote Du Crow (actor), Nola Luxford (actress), Dorothy Ponedel (actress),
Plot: Texas Ranger Joe Wellard is assigned to bring in an outlaw known as Phillip Gerard, who turns out to be Joe's brother using an assumed name. Phillip is apparently killed when he falls over a cliff in a struggle with Joe. Later, Joe discovers that Texas Ranger Captain Robert Maitland is allowing Angus Bland, a notorious gang-leader, to move illegal goods across the Mexican border, because he is indebted to him for his daughter's education. Joe is in love with the daughter, Mary. Joe resigns from the Rangers and goes after Bland, who has kidnapped Mary. Along the way, he finds that his brother is still alive.
Keywords: 1920s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, alias, american-indian, brother-brother-relationship, capture, cigarette-smoking, contraband, damsel-in-distress, death-of-brotherActors: Harry von Meter (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), William Russell (actor), Ashton Dearholt (actor), Charlotte Burton (actress), Edward Sloman (director), Kenneth B. Clarke (writer),
Genres: Drama,