I remember the first time I saw Lonesome Dove I watched all six hours in one sitting. Big mistake. You need to take this one in doses. Watch two hours an evening for a couple of nights. That said, this is one of the most powerful films on love and friendship. The movie starts out in Lonesome Dove, Texas where Woodrow 'Cap'n' Call (Tommy Lee Jones) and Augustus 'Gus' McCrae (Robert Duvall) run a small outfit called Hat Creek Cattle Company and Livery Emporium who's sign proudly states "We Don't Rent Pigs! Goats Neither," and in Latin "Uva uvum vivendo varia fit." In the interest of not telling you everything, you'll have to watch the movie to see if it means anything.
Gus and Cap'n Call used to ride with the Texas Rangers years earlier with Joshua Deets (Danny Glover) and Jake Spoon (Robert Urich). Together these friends get the idea to have one last adventure and decide to take cattle ranching to the Montana Territory. They get together a herd of cattle and a ragtag bunch of cowhands, including young Newt (Rick Schroder) the orphan son of a woman whom both Cap'n and Gus had been in love with. Two of the finest performances ever given were in Lonesome Dove. Tommy Lee Jones has never been more effective in a part, and Robert Duvall's Augustus McCrae is probably one of the greatest performances ever.
This is a sad movie. Full of love, loss, friendship, hope, and commitment, there has never been a better movie that embraces so many of the greatest aspects of the human experience. Definitely a must see.
Gus and Cap'n Call used to ride with the Texas Rangers years earlier with Joshua Deets (Danny Glover) and Jake Spoon (Robert Urich). Together these friends get the idea to have one last adventure and decide to take cattle ranching to the Montana Territory. They get together a herd of cattle and a ragtag bunch of cowhands, including young Newt (Rick Schroder) the orphan son of a woman whom both Cap'n and Gus had been in love with. Two of the finest performances ever given were in Lonesome Dove. Tommy Lee Jones has never been more effective in a part, and Robert Duvall's Augustus McCrae is probably one of the greatest performances ever.
This is a sad movie. Full of love, loss, friendship, hope, and commitment, there has never been a better movie that embraces so many of the greatest aspects of the human experience. Definitely a must see.