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Lone Star (1996) -- 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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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Sayles (written by)
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Release Date:
21 June 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
John Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime.
Plot:
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 11 nominations more
User Reviews:
An entrancing yarn. more (148 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Stephen Mendillo ... Cliff
Stephen J. Lang ... Mikey

Chris Cooper ... Sam
Elizabeth Peña ... Pilar
Oni Faida Lampley ... Celie

Eleese Lester ... Molly
Joe Stevens ... Deputy Travis
Gonzalo Castillo ... Amado

Richard Coca ... Enrique
Clifton James ... Hollis
Tony Frank ... Fenton
Miriam Colon ... Mercedes Cruz

Kris Kristofferson ... Charlie Wade

Jeff Monahan ... Young Hollis

Matthew McConaughey ... Buddy Deeds
Joe Morton ... Del
LaTanya Richardson ... Priscilla Worth
Eddie Robinson ... Chet
Ron Canada ... Otis
Chandra Wilson ... Athena
Damon Guy ... Shadow
Dee Macaluso ... Anglo Mother
Luis Cobo ... Mexican-American Father

Marco Perella ... Anglo Father
Don Phillips Jr. ... Principal (as Don Phillips)
Mary Jane R. Hernandez ... Mexican-American Mother
Jesse Borrego ... Danny
Carina Martinez ... Paloma
Tony Plana ... Ray
Richard Jones ... Ben Wetzel (as Richard A. Jones)
Beatrice Winde ... Minnie Bledsoe
Gabriel Casseus ... Young Otis
Randy Stripling ... Roderick
Richard Reyes ... Jorge
Olga Luna ... Waitress
Juan Vega III ... Cook
Lizzie Curry Martinez ... Girl
Leo Burmester ... Cody
Carmen De Lavallade ... Carolyn (as Carmen de Lavallade)

Vanessa Martinez ... Young Pilar
Tay Strathairn ... Young Sam
Sam Vlahos ... Pete
Maricela Gonzalez ... Anselma
Tony Amendola ... Chucho Montoya
Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr. ... Eladio
James Borrego ... Young Chucho
Gordon Tootoosis ... Wesley Birdsong
Lisa Suarez ... Marisol
Jesus Ramirez ... Driver (as Jesús Ramirez)

Frances McDormand ... Bunny
John Griesemer ... Football Announcer (voice)
Eduardo Martínez ... Jaime (as Eduardo Martinez)
Azalea Mendez ... Young Mercedes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Mead ... Man at breakfest table (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Sayles 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
John Sayles (written by)

Produced by
Jan Foster .... associate producer
R. Paul Miller .... producer
Maggie Renzi .... producer
John Sloss .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Mason Daring 
 
Cinematography by
Stuart Dryburgh (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John Sayles 
 
Casting by
Avy Kaufman 
 
Production Design by
Dan Bishop 
 
Art Direction by
J. Kyler Black  (as Kyler Black)
 
Set Decoration by
Dianna Freas 
 
Costume Design by
Shay Cunliffe 
 
Makeup Department
Roy Bryson .... key hair stylist
Maria Camino .... assistant makeup artist
Lori Hicks .... key makeup artist
Martha Mendez .... assistant makeup artist
Caroline Rempher .... hair stylist
Susan Todd .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Robert Labrecque .... production manager
Caitlin Maloney .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Galia Hardy .... second second assistant director
Brian O'Kelley .... second assistant director
John Powditch .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Jamie Bishop .... on-set dresser (as James Bishop)
Bart Brown .... set dresser
Susan Bucciarelli .... scenic
Robert Buncher .... gang boss
Scott Byrd .... set dresser
Don L. Carr .... props assistant (as Don Carr)
Carolyn Cartwright .... assistant set decorator
Jose Luis de la Garza .... scenic
William H. Franko .... carpenter (as William Franko)
David Hack .... leadman
Mark Heredia .... art department production assistant
Mario Herrera .... scenic
Janet Kalas .... charge scenic
Caitlin Maloney .... art department coordinator
Shane Patrick .... set dresser
Geri Lynn Peterson .... assistant property master
Buster Pile .... construction coordinator
Gerarda Pizzarello .... paint foreman
Eugene Pope .... carpenter (as Gene Pope)
Michael G. Richer .... construction foreman (as Michael Richer)
Gilbert Sanchez .... carpenter
Philip Schneider .... property master
Kenny Strickland .... set dresser
Ricardo Villarreal .... scenic
Robert Lee Whitlock II .... set dresser (as Rob Lee Whitlock II)
Juan Zaragoza .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Michael Barry .... sound re-recording engineer
Kam Chan .... foley editor
Benjamin Cheah .... sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Chris Fielder .... transfer assistant
Eugene Gearty .... sound effects editor
Lewis Goldstein .... sound effects editor (as Lew Goldstein)
Frank Kern .... foley editor
Sylvia Menno .... dialogue editor
Caroline Hall Otis .... cable puller
Bruce Pross .... foley recordist
Gail Showalter .... adr editor (as Gail Stockton)
Stuart Stanley .... foley editor
Philip Stockton .... supervising sound editor
Steven Visscher .... foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Jennifer Winslow .... boom operator (as Jennifer C. Winslow)
Clive Winter .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Jack Bennett .... special effects coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Abby Antweil .... additional grip
Kevin Boyd .... video assist
Diane Broussalian .... camera loader
Buzzy Burwell .... best boy electric
Mark Shane Davis .... key grip
Art Garza Jr. .... grip production assistant
Curtis Herbert .... additional grip
Edison Jackson .... grip
Brent L. Jones .... additional grip
Paul Kloss .... electrician
Steve Lang .... key rigging grip
Mitchell Linden .... best boy grip
Jimmy Lindsey .... additional second assistant camera (as Jimmy W. Lindsey)
Mark Manthey .... grip
David McGill .... Steadicam operator
Christopher J. Meyer .... electrician
Ted Morris .... first assistant camera
Brian W. Nordheim .... second assistant camera (as Brian Nordheim)
Maura Osborne .... rigging electrician (as Maura Osbourne)
Alan Pappe .... still photographer (as Alan Pappé)
Peter Pearce .... electrician
Bill Pierson .... dolly grip
Scott H. Ramsey .... gaffer
Robert B. Reynolds .... rigging grip (as Robert Reynolds)
Matt Richardson .... additional grip (as Matthew K. Richardson)
Wally Rowell .... electrician (as Walton Rowell)
Walter Royle .... additional grip
Alisa Siegel .... camera production assistant
Ralph Watson .... Steadicam operator
 
Casting Department
Lizzie Curry Martinez .... extras casting director
Julie Lichter .... casting assistant (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sevilla Granger .... wardrobe assistant
Shari Gray .... key costumer
Mayes C. Rubeo .... wardrobe supervisor (as Mayes Rubeo)
 
Editorial Department
Josh Brockman .... post-production assistant
Monica De Armond .... post-production assistant
Mario Ontal .... assistant editor
David Orr .... color timer
Plummy Tucker .... associate editor
 
Music Department
Bruce Bennett .... music assistant (as Bruce Bennet)
Mason Daring .... score performer
Arlene Fishbach .... music consultant
Evan Harlan .... score performer
Tim Jackson .... score performer
Duke Levine .... score performer
Larry Luddecke .... score performer
Billy Novick .... score performer
Nic Ratner .... music editor
David Shacter .... music score engineer
David Shacter .... music score mixer
Mike Turk .... score performer
Marshal Wood .... score performer
 
Transportation Department
Jorge Betancourt .... driver
Juan Betancourt .... driver
Billy Cude .... driver
Rolando De Hoyos .... driver (as Rolando de Hoyos)
Jim Dicuffa .... transportation captain (as Jim DiCuffa)
Yolanda B. Flores .... driver
Bill Girard .... driver
Leo Perez .... driver
Phil Schriber .... transportation coordinator
Jesus F. Tellez .... driver (as Jessie Tellez)
Jesus Vallejo .... driver
 
Other crew
Alexis Arnold .... assistant coordinator
Sara Ballon .... production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer .... title designer
Melody Beam .... set production assistant
Fernando Y. Cedillo .... production assistant
Mary Cybulski .... script supervisor
Nathan R. Fitzgerald .... set production assistant (as Nathan Fitzgerald)
David G. Fortis .... chef's helper
David Glassman .... forensic anthropologist (as Dr. David Glassman)
Rob Harris .... unit publicist
Bill Hershey .... chef
Karyn Kusama .... office manager: New York
Mitch Marovitz .... military advisor (as Lt. Col. Mitch Marovitz)
Tammye McDavid .... location production assistant
Deborah Parker .... location manager
Angela Quiles .... production coordinator
Carla Raij .... assistant location manager
Paal Ronnes .... production assistant
Nick Sanders .... craft service
Nick Sanders .... medic
Renée Smith .... production assistant
Shari Sontag .... assistant accountant
Danielle Sotet .... post-production accountant
Mike Sullivan .... tutor
Kevin Vizard .... assistant chef
Alan Jacques .... projectionist (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for brief language, sex and violence.
Runtime:
135 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The hands seen laying out the bones in this movie belong to David Glassman, a forensic anthropologist at Southwest Texas State University. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the bar, the head of the beer in the jug in the background repeatedly changes size between shots. more
Quotes:
Mikey: Let's see... I did two tours of duty in southeast Asia and I was married for five years. I couldn't tell you which experience was worse. I knew she was Japanese going in, but she didn't tell me about the Ninja assassin part. more
Movie Connections:
Features Black Mama, White Mama (1973) more
Soundtrack:
Sabor A Mi more

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
An entrancing yarn., 15 October 2001
9/10
Author: mhasheider from Sauk City, Wisconsin

An entrancing yarn that takes place in a small, quiet Texas border town where the memories of two former lawmen, the crooked Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson) and the legendary Buddy Deeds (Matthew McConaughey) are slowly resurrected when the remains of Wade are found on an deserted Army firing range by Deeds' son, Sam (Chris Cooper), who is the current town sheriff. Throughout the movie, Sam visits some of the locals and asks each one if they knew what happened to Wade and if Buddy had a role in the murder. Writer-director-editor John Sayles serves up an unpredictable gem here with a great cast that includes Joe Morton, Elisabeth Pena, Frances McDormand, etc., and to me, it seems like nearly all the characters here make sense right up to the end.

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