Lone Star 1996
Directed by John Sayles
- Drama, Mystery, Western
- 135 min
- R
Rotten Tomatoes91%Metacritic79
John Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime.
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
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Character
Grave, earnest, contemplative and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
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“Is this John Sayles's best work?”
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“Is Chris Cooper the best thing in Lone Star?”
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Cast
- Chris CooperSam Deeds
- Elizabeth PeñaPilar Cruz
- Kris KristoffersonCharlie Wade
- Clifton JamesHollis Pogue
- Miriam ColonMercedes Cruz
- Ron CanadaOtis Payne
- Joe MortonDelmore "Del" Payne
- Matthew McConaugheyBuddy Deeds
- Jeff MonahanYoung Hollis
- Gabriel CasseusYoung Otis
Crew
- John SaylesDirector
- John SaylesWriter
- Stuart DryburghDirector of Photography
- Mason DaringOriginal Music Composer
- John SaylesEditor
- R. Paul MillerProducer
- Maggie RenziProducer
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