He plays a variation on that old theme, the last of the. The hilo country is a 1998 american westerndrama film directed by stephen frears, starring billy crudup, penelope cruz, woody harrelson, cole hauser, sam elliott, patricia arquette, enrique castillo, and katy jurado. Met woody harrelson, billy crudup en patricia arquette. Cowboy pals pete calder billy crudup and big boy matson woody harrelson come back to the range after fighting in world war ii.
The hi lo country 1999 cowboy pals pete calder billy crudup and big boy matson woody harrelson come back to the range after fighting in world war ii. Pete hopes to return to the simplicity of cattleherding, but wealthy local rancher jim ed love sam elliott warns him that the ways of the old west have vanished. The message of this film is that the nature of western life is underscored by the. Carter burwell legendary director sam peckinpah wanted to shoot a film based on max evans 1961 novel for decades, but circumstances never allowed him to do so. Pete calder billy crudup, who narrates the film, is a laconic country boy who dreams of owning his own cattle ranch.
Big boy is an apt name for the character played by woody harrelson, a cattle herder in postworld war ii new mexico who struts and openly cavorts with a powerful rivals. Supposedly, sam peckinpah had always wanted to bring max evans novel the hi lo country to the screen. The way i see it, this movie has its flaws, but it is almost as good as the recent. For a film about grand passions, there is no fire to this film. Staring billy crudup, woody harrelson and patricia arquette. Heres a quick summary of the content found in this rrated film. Patricia arquette, sam elliott, woody harrelson,, official content from polygram video two good ol cowboys, big boy and pete. The actors fail to live up to the archetypes they portray. This movie is basically for affectionados of sam pekinpah and walon green. The hilo country soundtrack from 1998, composed by various artists, carter burwell. Pete calder is a young cowboy who returns home with hopes of. He bought a ranch there when he was seventeen, he painted it as a young artist, and has used the land as the setting for most of his wellknown writings.
The hilo country soundtrack fuses elements of traditional country sound with burwells updated compositions. Walkers brothers were used as standins and the film was successfully completed. Memorable moments are found in abundance, and the films period detail is impeccable, but crudups character is so underwritten and underplayed that his role as narrator and ostensible hero has minimal dramatic impact. The strength of the hi lo country is the way it captures the raw beauty of a particular landscape and an atmosphere of resentful nostalgia as the life of the cowboy drifts from reality to. Supposedly, sam peckinpah had always wanted to bring max evans novel the hilo country to the screen. Young men who have returned home from the war attempt to regain their place in the disappearing way of life they left in the dusty, lonely hi lo country. Hilo country on dvd 044005868722 from polygram entertainment. Harrelson has provoked others as well, and he seems primed for a fall, but the hilo country is a film out of balance. The uninspired acting from everybody but woody doesnt help.
Directed by stephen frears written by max evans book, walon green. Dec 04, 2014 the hi lo country trailer 1998 director. The hilo country is a 1998 american westerndrama film directed by stephen frears, starring billy crudup, penelope cruz, woody harrelson, cole hauser. Hes seen through the eyes of the film s narrator and nominal hero, pete calder billy crudup, who returns to the area after serving in world war ii and plans to raise cattle. Dec 18, 2017 bande annonce du film the hilo country site. Directed by stephen frears written by max evans book, walon green produced by tim bevan. Strong and heartfelt performances by billy crudup and woody harrelson make hilo country an immensely appealing drama. The film s story is that of a spaghetti western with a classical romantic twist. Hilo, nuovo messico, allindomani della seconda guerra mondiale. He plays a variation on that old theme, the last of the cowboys, but does it with a modern irony. The film stars woody harrelson and patricia arquette, and it features nelson in the role. The hilo country is a 1998 american western drama film directed by stephen frears, starring billy crudup, penelope cruz, woody harrelson, cole hauser, sam elliott, patricia arquette, enrique castillo, and katy jurado. She then appeared in the contemporary western the hilo country 1998.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. At the end, the film resonates with the mythic heroism and generosity that wayne at his best embodied. Feb 19, 2012 the northeastern quadrant of new mexico, with a slice of colorado, oklahoma, and west texas, is the area max evans has dubbed the hi lo country. The hilo country 1998 12 01221999 us drama, action, western, romance 1h 54m user score. Penolpe cruz in her first major american film, and billy crudup. Released by tvt records in 1999 tvt 82902 containing music from the hi lo country 1998. The hilo country 1998 technical specifications shotonwhat. Released by tvt records in 1999 tvt 82902 containing music from the hilo country 1998. The strength of the hilo country is the way it captures the raw beauty of a particular landscape and an atmosphere of resentful nostalgia as the life of the cowboy drifts from reality to. Drama western film geregisseerd door stephen frears. Pete and big boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain. Big boy boozes, brawls, bets and wins the affections of the towns married temptress, mona patricia. Director stephen frears helms the film of the enduring bond of friendship between two hardliving men, set against a sweeping backdrop of.
You know, i sometimes dont get it why good movies get low or mediocre scores. An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hardliving men, set against a sweeping backdrop. An enduring friendship between two hardliving men is challenged by their passionate desire for the same woman in this drama set in the american west in the years following world war ii. As unsubtle as a brand on a cows behind and about as enjoyable the hi lo country is a collection of movie cliches masquerading as a story about passion and jealousy. Harrelson plays big boy matson, a mans man in the arid hilo country of new mexico. No country for old men theater of the new ear kinsey adaptation a knights tale before night falls being john malkovich gods and monsters fargo. With billy crudup, woody harrelson, patricia arquette, cole hauser. Movie, the hilo country movie,the hilo country trailer,the hilo country 1998, stephen frears,patricia arquette, sam elliott, woody. Staring woody harrelson, patricia arquette, billy crudup and cole hauser. The hilo country depicts small town life in new mexico following world war ii. Hes seen through the eyes of the films narrator and nominal hero, pete calder billy crudup, who returns to the area after serving in world war ii and plans to raise cattle. The hi lo country depicts small town life in new mexico following world war ii. The hilo country soundtrack 1999 the moviemusic store. As unsubtle as a brand on a cows behind and about as enjoyable the hilo country is a collection of movie cliches masquerading as a story about passion and jealousy.
The hilo country soundtrack cd details and availability. Hilo country, the on dvd 8266637149 from shout factory. In neither film, however, did the soft beauty on screen or the mournful reverie of the narrator achieve any corollary. In stephen frears the hilo country, harrelson has an energy the rest of the film lacks. Hilo country soundtrack updates classic western music. The movie is part of the second sunday film series presented by enmuruidoso community education. Movies like the hilo country if you like the hilo country you are looking for realistic, serious and sexy movies about with friendship, infidelity, cattle ranch, love triangle, cowboy, pickup truck and human nature themes of drama, romance and western genre shot in uk or germany. The hi lo country soundtrack cd details and availability. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Like the recent and equally misguided dancing at lughnasa, the film relies all too heavily on the photogenic appeal of its settings and on the nostalgia induced by its attention to a lost, rather romanticized era. Cast and crew credits for hilo country, the, 1998, directed by stephen frears, with leon rausch, tommy alsup, sarge mcgraw, at turner classic movies.
The hi lo country an outstanding performance by woody harrelson is the main distinction of the hi lo country, a postwar western with noirish sexual intrigue, the agreeable modesty of which. Con billy crudup, woody harrelson piu volte nominato alloscar e al golden globe e penelope cruz premiata. The hilo country 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Young men who have returned home from the war attempt to regain their place in the disappearing way of life they left in the dusty, lonely hilo country. The hilo country an outstanding performance by woody harrelson is the main distinction of the hilo country, a postwar western with noirish sexual intrigue, the agreeable modesty of which. The hi lo country soundtrack from 1998, composed by various artists, carter burwell. Eventually, in 1998, stephen frears took the hilo country and made it into his first career adventure in the genre of the wild west. The hilo country 1999 cowboy pals pete calder billy crudup and big boy matson woody harrelson come back to the range after fighting in world war ii.
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