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Lone Star
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780780626997
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780626990
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Turner Home Ent
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
MPN: DC2515D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 21, 1999
Running Time: 135 minutes
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 1996
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Editorial Review:
One of the most acclaimed movies of the 90's! The more a lawman probes into a long-ago murder the more he uncovers layers of family and racial strife that divide this Texas border town.Year: 1996 Director: John Sayles Starring: Chris Cooper Kris Kristofferson Matthew McConaughey Elizabeth PenaRunning Time: 135 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 053939251524
This complex and rich film by John Sayles stars Chris Cooper as the contemporary sheriff of a Texas border town still under the sway of his late, legendary lawman father (Matthew McConaughey, seen in flashbacks). The discovery of a skeleton and crusted-over badge--buried some 40 years--initiates an investigation into an old crime no one wants to talk about but which will determine for Cooper's character, once and for all, various truths about his father's life. Sayles ingeniously sets this mystery against the backdrop of a developing, multicultural community losing its economic base while haggling over a history of racism. The overall effect is of a complicated American tragedy mitigated by the possibility of personal redemption. A terrific experience. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A lot of power
Excellently subtle tapestry of race matters, family secrets & romantic irony in a sleepy Texas border town. A film to watch more than once. Excellent casting.
Rating: - Lone Star
Reuniting Sayles with his "Matewan" star Cooper, this border-town mystery exemplifies Sayles's talent for telling compelling human stories that deal with important social issues- in this case, illegal immigration, family legacies, and the scourge of racism. Cooper, Pena, and then-unknown McConaughey are superb in their roles, and Kristofferson stands out as the mean, rough-edged, intimidating Wade. Sayles's low-key approach works in favor of the film's almost novelistic feel, which nicely balances ... Read More
Rating: - American Masterpiece
There have been six Masterpieces produced in American Cinema that go to the heart of being an american (if this doesn't start a war I don't know what will!). They are in order:
Citizen Kane - 1941
Casablanca - 1942
The Last Picture Show - 1971
American Graffitti - 1973
Parenthood - 1989
Lonestar - 1996
They vary as much as they remain cohesive. They were made by visionary Directors, with the exception of Casablanca which represents the best ... Read More
Rating:  - You are your family, like it or not
"Lone Star" is another amazing John Sayles film. It takes place in a small Texas town on the Rio Grande. The town is shaped by the constant influx of Mexicans hoping for a better life. It begins with the discovery in the desert of a skull, a Masonic ring, and a sheriff's badge. The present sheriff is the son of a past, deceased sheriff who is revered by the residents. By investigating the death in the desert, he starts uncovering secrets from before he was born. As a son, he never knew his father ... Read More
Rating: - A Murder in a Small Town
"Lone Star" is director John Sayles's brilliantly subtle, deliberately paced and multi-layered dissection of a murder investigation in a small Texas border town. The corpse of a long-missing former sheriff is discovered, triggering an investigation by the current sheriff (played by Chris Cooper). As the investigation proceeds, the sheriff begins to suspect the involvement of his own father (played by Matthew McConaughey), a now deceased town hero, who was also his predecessor as sheriff. The son has ... Read More
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