Conagher (TV Movie 1991) - Conagher (TV Movie 1991) - User Reviews

9/10

ccthemovieman-118 June 2006

This was a solid lower-key Louis L'Amour-written western, meaning a little bit less action than the normal film of its genre. The action scenes they did have in here were short, too.

This is mainly a movie with several stories weaved in it: 1 - Cowhands slowly being sifted out as the times change and they are no longer needed; 2 - traitors among the main group, men who go to a competing gang of rustlers; 3 - a story of a lonely widow who has to take care of two kids after he husband disappears (killed).

Katharine Ross is the mother ("Evie Teale") who turns cook at a lonely stagecoach stop that also is being eliminated. She is a good woman, and it's nice to see the female star of "Butch Cassidy And the Sundance Kid" still looking good out there is the prairie over 20 years later. Also refreshing to see was her young boy "Laban," one of the nicest, most respectful kids I've ever seen on film: the exact opposite of the many brats I've seen on film in the last quarter of the 20th century. Cody Braun was excellent as the son, and, that's the only movie role he ever played.

The man "Evie" eventually falls for is the hero of the film, "Conagher," played by Sam Elliott. If anyone in the modern era of films ever looked like he was born to play a cowboy, it has to be Elliott. He has the weathered looks and the voice that go perfectly with westerns.

Overall, this is another beautifully-photographed, nice story and a real "keeper" for those who love a good fim of this genre.

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10/10

Perfect

PrairieCal21 March 2004

What can you say when something's perfect?

This movie is a love song to the west and to the man who made us love it too, Louis L'Amour. They got it all RIGHT in this one ... the script, the breathtaking cinematography, the casting, the acting, the costumes, the sets, the scenery, the direction, and the overall feel of the piece. And the frosting on the cake is that the book comes alive here, respectfully and faithfully transfered to film.

We see the tough and solitary life of a cowpuncher as it was, the dirt, the sweat, the never ending dust, the loneliness, no punches pulled. It exudes values and ethics while never preaching, and it shows the courage of one woman alone with children in the west. It's a tribute, a slice of history, a love story, and a lesson in standing up for what's right. Mostly it's just plain beautiful.

I think the thing that impresses me most about this movie is the casting ... not only the leads and supporting players, but the casting right down to the smallest bit part. And none of the roles are more perfectly cast than those of the children who manage to transcend time from now to then. The rest of the supporting cast reads like a Who's Who of American Westerns ... Barry Corbin, Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor, Dub Taylor ... and the newcomers here hold their own well in this distinguished bunch.

I try not to watch this movie more than once a year. That's difficult for me because I miss it between viewings like I miss an old friend. And every time I rewatch it my heart yearns to return to the west. This film is easily in a class with "Will Penny," and can stand proudly with any western ever made. Watch it.

PS: Yeah, it's got plenty of action too.

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8/10

You came asking for it, I didn't send no invites!

hitchcockthelegend27 March 2013

Conagher is directed by Reynaldo Villalobos and adapted to teleplay by Jeffrey M. Meyer from the novel written by Louis L'Amour. It stars Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Barry Corbin, Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor, Dub Taylor and James Gammon. Music is by J.A.C. Redford and cinematography by James R. Bagdonas.

After her husband fails to return from a trip to purchase cattle, Mrs. Evie Teale (Ross) fights hard to raise her two children whilst also keeping the family homestead afloat. Conn Conagher (Elliott) is a honest and hardworking cowboy who also has his own life struggles to contend with. Both Evie and Conn find their lives intertwined by their struggles against the perils of the West...

You don't know what music is until you hear the wind in the cedars.

Beautiful and subtle in every respect, Conagher is a treat for the grown up Western fan. The story is literate off the page from the beginning, it's the sort of character study that often gets taken for granted due to its simplicity. Yet the emotional depth is mightily strong here, the lead characters not bogged down by clichés or badly constructed scenes. Both Evie and Conn are deftly etched people, both easy to get on side with, their strengths are many, their loneliness perfectly understandable and never once schmaltzy. Helps that it's the real life husband and wife team of Ross and Elliott in the roles, the chemistry set in stone, when they look into each other's eyes you see it's real. A fine couple they do make.

Even though Villalobos takes his time, rightly pacing it in steady and reflective beats, it's a film that doesn't lack for action. There's still gun play (Indian attack/rustler root outs) and a good round of knuckles (Elliott one of the best punch throwers in his acting era), the director, no doubt helped by the wily Elliott, proving more than adept at construction of the energetic scenes. Bagdonas and Villalobos provide some gorgeous photographic compositions that belie the TV movie budget, with the Colorado (Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway/Canon City) vistas an extra character; and the misty interiors nicely capturing the tonal mood of the narrative. A fine gathering of support character actors come up trumps, while Redford's musical score is led by the guitar and lands softly in the ears.

This is 100% recommended to Elliott and Western fans who appreciate characters superbly written and performed. It may end up as you expect, but that's OK, because if it didn't then you may well have wanted to throw your TV out the window. Just like I would have done had it not ended the way it does! Conagher, a subtle and beautiful treat. 8.5/10

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A classic winner

ed-75526 September 2010

This is one of the best "true Westerns" ever, a tribute to the faithfulness of the makers to the book, and the labor of love done by the makers (Sam Elliott and Catherine Ross themselves). Sam and Catherine stuck to the text for the script, despite PC pressures to change some scenes.

The depth of love and respect for the original is also conveyed by the gracious touch of having Louis L'Amour's daughter portraying the starting-over former saloon girl stuck in the Indian battle at the stage station. The casting is near-perfect, even if most of them were the Elliott's good friends (and several were in Sam's other films).

The realistic look at ranch hand life strikes chords of memory with Monty Walsh. The action scenes were more reality-based than the 50's through 70's Westerns, such as the primitive look of the final saloon fight scene. And the costumes look straight out of a Matthew Brady photo book of a Western settlement, with the characters showing the dirt and grit which true pioneers experienced.

The developing love story between Con and Evie is beautifully captured by the camera, often without a word, as "the eyes tell the story". Ross plays the part perfectly of the dutiful, faithful frontier wife. And you "feel her pain" as she struggles with loneliness, and his as he struggles with an identity crisis and feelings of inadequacy to be the husband of a woman so noble. Sam deserved the Golden Globe for Best Actor he won, with a quietly powerful portrayal of the honest cowpoke.

All in all, a delightful and classically beautiful story of the Old West. I grew up in one of the last Western towns to "go modern", a real cow town which experienced some of the last (and biggest) gun battles in US history. This movie made me proud to be from my home area.

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9/10

The great Sam Elliott in a great Louis L'Amour

DHWay7514 January 2006

As far as books that become movies go, this is arguably the most faithful adaptation I've ever seen. This film follows L'Amour's novel of the same name so close that most of the dialog is word for word with the book. Like HONDO, also a L'Amour, the only parts left out of this film are minor pieces that had to be omitted because the film would be 4-5 hours long if every single scene was included. Even HONDO though, which is a wonderfully faithful adaptation doesn't follow as close as CONAGHER. The parts from the book that are left out are explained rather than shown.

That being said, the film is in my opinion one of the great westerns of all time. Not THE best, but definitely worthy of mention among the best. Sam Elliott & real life wife Katherine Ross are excellent, as is the supporting cast, comprised of a who's who of western actors, including Barry Corbin, Buck Taylor, James Gammon, & Ken Curtis (who was actually one of John Ford's "boys"). I can't think of anything but praise for this film. If you're a fan of great westerns it's definitely for you, but also anyone who likes a good film of any kind where we have a hero not trying to be a hero, but rather just doing what he has to, you'll like it too.

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7/10

One hard country

bkoganbing27 February 2021

If you think you see some similarity between this film and the John Wayne classic western Hondo you're a sharp person. That's because both were written by Louis L'Amour and both have a cowboy hero aiding a woman alone on the frontier with her children.

Katherine Ross plays the woman who has a small ranch that also serves as a stagecoach station.. But that small amount of base income is about to be cut off as a new station is being built, As for her ranch, Ross's husband is gone for some months now on a cattle buying trip with no word when or if he's returning.

Sam Elliott is our title character hero and he's riding line for Ken Curtis's ranch and doing his best to keep thieves off the range. Curtis is beset by rustlers and Elliott does get tempted to look the other way. But like Hondo Lane, Conagher is your straight up cowboy hero, the kind we seldom see in our more cynical age.

Real life marrieds Sam Elliott and Katherine Ross have some tender scenes as she and he would like to get together. But as long as the missing husband's status is still missing they will be true to their moral code.

The supporting cast has a several familiar western faces. My favorite is Barry Corbin the stagecoach driver who even with his company not subsidizing Ross, he has a great personal concern for Ross and her kids.

Conagher answers in a positive way the question of whether we see westerns like we used to see. Most affirmatively with this one.

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10/10

Great Western Movie

The_Old_Man3 June 2005

Sam Elliot is the quintessential cowboy, and this film allows him to portray the Louis L'Amour character perfectly. He is dangerous, gruff, decisive, courteous, as well as gentle and loving. He can stay in the fight after sustaining injuries that would lay-up a normal man, and prosecute the fight to the fullest extent. He can spend days on the trail, enduring the hardships, but will wash his hands before eating dinner. He is the perfect gentleman to a lady, as well as a hard-boiled barroom brawler. He always plays fair - one reason the cowboy in film history has become such an admirable personality. Sam also is able to portray "the same character" in The Quick & The Dead, with Kate Capshaw and Tom Conti, also a Louis L'Amour adaptation. The only reason not to absolutely love this picture is that is "made for network TV" picture, and there is limited to the fullscreen format and only has mono sound.

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It takes me there

cody812816 July 2004

I can hardly put into words ,my love for this movie.I have seen it at least 50 times.I wore out the first video and have started on my second one.

I am a great fan of Louis L'amour and the making of this book into a film was one of the best things that could have happened,for me.

The cast and crew could not have been better picked. The roles of Evie and Conagher could not have been better done than with the husband and wife team of Sam Elliott and Katherine Ross.

I am transported to the old west every time I watch this movie.I suppose I like it so much because the book does the same thing when I read it.It is a movie to enjoy time and time again.

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10/10

Very true to original story.

lpdemm9 October 2000

Excellent. Very true to the original story. Sam Elliott is the quintessential "cowboy" actor. Louis L'Amour took a great deal of time researching his characters: from central characters to "extras" - this piece rings authentic with the way the Old West sounded,looked,and the way the people dressed and behaved. Its also quite romantic - a fact enhanced by the scenes between Elliott and his real-life wife and costar, Katherine Ross.

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10/10

One of my very favorite Westerns.

coltt15 April 2003

An exemplary Western in the tradition of "Shane". Conn Conagher is my kind of man... tough, courageous and most of all honorable... and Sam Elliott who is the epitome of "cool", plays him to the bone!

This movie has the feel of how it really was in the West back then with authentic dialog, scenery, dress and props of the time. It has a well written script with action, drama and warmth. For true Western fans, I recommend it highly.

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8/10

A Family Western?

wekirch20 April 2021

Based on the novel by Louis L'Amour. Rustlers, a cattle baron or two, a homesteader who dies in an accident on his way to town, a bashful lonesome cowboy, a lonesome widow and her two lonesome kids, questions of loyalty and integrity, a stage line establishing its route through the district, and of course the laconic dialogue that marks the Western as a man's man type of movie. But this is really High Romance. Elliot plays the knight in tarnished armour, Ross is the Lady in need of rescue, and it all plays out with a minimum of gore and a maximum of historical realism. Good movie. ***

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10/10

Conager hits the mark

Cowgirlie12 June 2005

With Sam Elliot and Katherine Ross's smoking chemistry, this delightful adaptation of the L'Amour classic is a winner all the way.The horses, horsemanship (most of it anyway) and tack and equipment are correct for the time period, a rarity in TV movies. The range of emotion is beautifully captured in the sweeping cinematography, rich with sunsets and broad expanses of prairie. The story, one of LAmour's finest, tells of a woman facing the harsh reality that sometimes husbands never do come home...and the kindness of strangers may be the saving grace. Several songs have sprung from the imagery of this film,one of the best being Juni Fisher's "He'd Be Home By Now" on her "Sideshow Romance" album, (Red Geetar Records, 2004) Enjoy this one with a bowl of popcorn and keep a hankie ready.

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9/10

Authentic Western

hmcusn29411 December 2008

This is one of my two favorite westerns, the other being Zane Grey's "Riders Of The Purple Sage." They both starred real life husbands and wives, Sam Elliot and Katherine Ross in "Conagher," and Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in "Riders Of The Purple Sage," and they each tell of an honorable man coming to the rescue of a woman in distress while fighting evil. I am a hopeless romantic, and these two movies feed that romanticism perfectly.

The producers of Conagher used natural light to portray most, if not all, of the scenes, lending an aura of authenticity to the story. The harshness of frontier life is pictured in a way that makes one wonder how the people of that time managed to survive. Conagher is a footloose cowboy who never settles in one place for more than a season or two and has a reputation for being honest and tough. Evie, played by Katherine Ross, is a woman who came west with her husband and two children to establish a cattle ranch. After they settle into their dirt floor home her husband goes off to buy cattle and never returns, leaving her and the children to fend for themselves.

The story has a little bit of everything that makes for a good western; conflict between rustlers and honest ranchers, an Indian attack, a barroom brawl and good triumphing over evil. It is told with an excellent cast of actors, including a bit part by the granddaughter of Louis L'Amour himself. I was impressed with the acting of the two children and the entire cast. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys westerns. I have the DVD and I watch it at least once a month, and I never tire of it.

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8/10

My wife loves this movie

dishboy4430 September 2005

First, let me say, for you "Conagher" fans out there, it has finally been released on DVD, in May 2005, by Warner Home Video.

Second, on behalf of my wife, this is her favorite western of all time.

And she has seen a bunch of them!

In addition to being a cowboy movie, it's a romance. A realistic one, too. Katherine Ross' strong female character provides an excellent counterpoint to Elliot's rough cowboy ways.

Sam Elliot gives his finest performance, I think. He certainly seems to be having fun while doing it, too.

In many ways, this movie reminds me of "Will Penny", another fine western, starring Charlton Heston. If you liked "Will Penny", you will like "Conagher".

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10/10

Sam Elliot IS Conagher!!

uscg29264 April 2004

Sam Elliot IS Conagher! Strong, self reliant, honest and stands up for what he believes in in the tradition of John Wayne,American. Yet today there are real ranches with real cowboys that Sam Elliot would feel right at home with. The movie and its cast should have been given double Emmys and an Oscar for their portrayals along with a special award for following the book so closely. I hope this movie is hardy and will stand up for all of the play it's going to get!!

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10/10

A Cowboy's Cowboy Movie

Lonesome Dave9 May 2001

The book and movie is every bit a classic as Owen Wister's The Virginian.

On one level the movie may seem a bit slow, but that is the beauty of it.

Like Lonesome Dove, Conagher follows the book very closely and could not have a better cast chosen.

The only negative is that it is not available on DVD, WAKE UP TED!!

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8/10

A Wonderful Western

osloj27 April 2017

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*** This review may contain spoilers ***

*Plot and ending analyzed*

Conagher (1991) is a wonderful Western. The only critique I have is one, when the Apaches attack the cabin, they get killed rather easily. If you overlook that bad bit of writing, then this is a great late-era Western for any fans of the genre.

This is the reason why Westerns are so good, because they put forth a flawed man or some man in an ambivalent place. Sam Elliott is the main reason that I enjoyed this film. He exemplifies the Cowboy ethic, a tough, stern, but fair man, he'll pick the correct side, even if he is outnumbered or doomed. He is absolutely fabulous in this.

Barry Corbin as a Stage Driver, Paul Koslo as Kiowa Staples, a killer, Pepe Serna (Silverado (1985)) as a Cowboy, Ken Curtis (Gunsmoke (1955)) in his last Western, and James Gammon (Silverado (1985)) are just a few of the fabulous cast.

One scene has Sam Elliott attacking his rival's Cowboy camp and he has a chance to kill them all but he doesn't. He's not a killer. He's wounded, and then falls unconscious. The rival Cowboys also have a chance to kill him, but the head Cowboy says, "He's worth more to this land than anyone else." That is just great storytelling that tugs are your heart. It exemplifies the Cowboy way, the hardness they must deal with, and the rugged, yet beautiful land they lived on.

A very, very good film.

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8/10

Gritty Realistic Western!

bsmith555212 September 2019

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"Conagher" as with most of star Sam Elliott's westerns, is a realistic looking western complete with dimly lit saloons, and wide open spaces.

The Teale family arrives at their remote little ranch in the middle of no where. The father Jacob (Billy Green Bush) has built them a house (with no floors) but all embrace their new home. The wife Evie (Katherine Ross) and the two kids, Laban (Cody Braun) and Ruthie (Anndi McAfee) are left behind as Jacob goes off to buy cattle in a far off town. Unfortunately, he meets with an accident and dies in the wilderness leaving his family to fend for themselves.

Temporary help arrives in the form of an offer from a stagecoach company to provide relay station services while the new station is being built. The company sends a herd of horses to act as relief teams for the coaches. They are herded in by an amiable drifter known as Conagher (Elliott) who takes notice of Evie unaware that her husband is dead.

Later, a group of Indians attack the small house with Evie and the children holding them off until the stage coach arrives to provide help. Led by driver Charlie McLeod (Barry Corbin) the group drives the Indians away. McLeod informs Evie that the new relay station is about complete and therefore she will lose her income from providing relay station services.

Conagher meanwhile, takes a job with rancher Tay (Ken Curtis) who is having trouble with a rival ranch known as Ladder Five. Also working for Tay are Chris Mahler (Gavin O'Herlihy) and young Johnny McGivern (Daniel Quinn). The Ladder Five is trying to drive Tay out of business by rustling his cattle. Mahler leaves Tay for Ladder Five leaving only Conagher and Johnny to carry on.

Laban spots Ladder Five riders near his home with rustled cattle. Conagher goes after them. He ultimately catches up to Parnell (James Gammon) and his gang but is wounded in the process. He visits the Teales and gets young Laban to help him drive the rustles cattle to town for sale. Evie being very lonely has written little poems and attached them to tumbleweeds which Conagher just happens to find from time to time. Even though Evie looks longingly at Conagher, he rides away.

In town he is challenged to a fight by Mahler who has been looking for trouble ever since he bolted from the Tay ranch. A fierce battle between the men ensues and..............................................................................

A good western is spoiled somewhat by the corny ending. However it really looks like a western set in the post Civil War era. The set pieces are authentic looking as are the dusty trails and scenic vistas. And if ever there was a real looking cowpoke, it has got to be Sam Elliott with that large swallow tail mustache.

This was the final film for Ken Curtis who passed away shortly after this film was completed.

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7/10

Real-life Western with Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross

Wuchakk6 April 2018

RELEASED TO TV IN 1991 and directed by Reynaldo Villalobos, "Conagher" stars Sam Elliott as taciturn noble cowboy, Conn Conagher, who contends with rustlers (Gavan O'Herlihy, et al.) while concerned about a struggling widow raising her two kids on a remote homestead (Katharine Ross).

Although this was a Turner production (TNT), it doesn't seem like a TV movie and harkened the realistic Westerns that were to come, including TV Westerns like "Monte Walsh" (2003) and TV shows like Hell on Wheels. Of course realistic Westerns which illustrated the hard, mundane life of people in the Old West weren't anything new, as witnessed by movies like "Shane" (1953), "Will Penny" (1967), "Hombre" (1967) and "Bad Company" (1972), but there's something about "Conagher" that especially smacks of the way it really was, which is akin to "Son of the Morning Star," released earlier the same year. The quaint, mundane score helps in achieving this tone. While the music doesn't trip my trigger, as it's just too humdrum, it fits the feel of the film.

For those not in the know, Elliott and Ross have been married since 1984, which probably helped with the palpable "love at first sight" element. Speaking of which, whilst this is a realistic Western about the many challenges of life in the Old West (sudden death, loneliness, hard outdoor work, the elements, Indian threats, corruption, outlaws, gunfights, etc.), there's a romantic component with Evie Teale (Ross) attaching snippets of poetry to tumbleweeds that Conn inevitably finds (unbeknownst to Evie).

THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 34 minutes and was shot mostly in Arizona, but also Colorado (Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway). WRITERS: Louis L'Amour (novel) and Jeffrey M. Meyer (teleplay) with additional dialogue by Elliott and Ross.

GRADE: B

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4/10

Not good as expected to me

LukeCoolHand14 February 2021

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I stumbled across this movie and thought it would be interesting because it starred Sam Elliot, Catherine, Ross, Barry Corbin, and Ken Curtis. Also, it was really praised in all of the reviews. Well it started out fairly good but soon turned a little dull to me. At times the dialogue was unintelligible and that Mahler charter was almost completely unintelligible most of the time. Toward the end they kept scene jumping and that was a big distraction. Also. the reviewers kept talking about the romance between Ross and Elliot but actually there was no romance between them until about a 10 second scene at the end I was not nearly as enamored with the movie as other people were, but it was a good time killer on a rainy day but have no interest in watching it again.

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6/10

Attractive but typical Western with fine acting by marriage in real life : Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross

ma-cortes9 January 2021

Nice western , short in action but entertaining enough , dealing with a woman named Evie Tale : Katharine Ross , her two children and a cowboy called Conagher : Sam Elliott . When her husband : Billy Green Bush disappears, Evie Tale is living in the middle of nowhere and she stands only with her two sons . While Conagher works as a cowboy for cattle rancher Seaborn: Ken Curtis and facing off rustlers led by James Gammon. But shortly after , the two-fisted drifter called Conagher shows up to help the widow Evie and to live with her . Along the way Conagher takes on takes on problems , rustlers and outlaws : James Gammon , Pepe Serna .

An ordinary , if poorly plotted Western about an experimented cowboy and a lonely mistress . Slow-moving and passable Western in which the starring takes long time to decide to end up in the arms of the mature widow Lady. Cable television rendition of Louis L'Amour novel, in fact the film is dedicated to Western expert Louis L'Amour. Nevertheless, it doesn't have much interest , neither intensity , though Sam Elliott captures his role pretty well . Duo of charming protagonists, marriage in real life , Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross are frankly good , in fact they were producers, screenwriters and actors of this acceptable film . Their relationship started in "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid" that both of whom played in their starts , following "The Legacy" , among others . And star Sam Elliott is a detached figure in Western genre , being one of its main representatives , performing a lot of them in the Eighties and Nineties , as cinema as TV , such as : Cactus , Houston The Legend of Texas , Yellow Rose , The Quick and the Dead , Gettysburg , Hi-Lo County , You Know My Name , Buffalo Girls , Indians, Wild Times , The Shadow Riders , and several others . Both protagonists are well accompanied by a lot of familiar faces, such as : Gavan O'Herlihy, James Gammon, Daniel Quinn, Billy Green Bush, Dub Taylor who is father of Bud Taylor, Barry Corbin, Pepe Serna and Ken Curtis's final role. The motion picture was competently directed by Reynaldo Villalobos , an usual cameraman who has directed a few movies .

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7/10

A Less Violent Hondo

paulccarroll318 January 2021

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I really enjoyed this film. Pleasant is the word I would use to describe it. It has some action, but mainly it's a character study of a cowman who is getting a little old to be called a cowboy. This film is full of a lot of character actors doing a good job of being realistic to the time and place of the story. Even the bad guys just seem like men who aren't necessarily evil, they've just made some wrong choices and are having to see where their trail will lead. I do wish there had been a few more scenes between Conagher and Evie, developing their relationship more a bit. The kids especially impress with their ability to portray grief for their father, in a realistic and believable manner. This story is very like Louis L'Amours' "Hondo", which was a more entertaining film, but not quite as realistic in many ways as this one. So, I was glad to stumble across this, and expect to enjoy watching it every so often, and recommend it to you.

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6/10

Life Out on the Prairie

Uriah4314 September 2018

Traveling in a covered wagon with her husband and two step children "Evie Teale" (Katherine Ross) is determined to be the best wife and mother that she can be. However, when her husband fails to return from a long trip she is left all on her own with little resources to support her family. This changes one day when a stagecoach arrives out of nowhere and she agrees to essentially convert her home into a way station to feed the passengers and water the horses. Yet, even though she manages to make ends meet she finds it very lonesome out on the prairie all by herself. Fortunately, that changes one day when a cowboy named "Conagher" (Sam Elliott) passes through with a herd of horses and decides to check on her from time to time. But that doesn't change the fact that the territory is a harsh place to live and has dangers of its own that both Conager and Evie have to face either together or on their own. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a good, solid Western which captured this particular time-frame rather well. Likewise, the performances of both Katherine Ross and Sam Elliott were equally solid. That being said, I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly above average.

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6/10

Way too slow

stevesheldon-2255731 May 2021

I agree with everything that ma-cortes wrote, who also gave it 6 stars. It's poorly plotted and goes way, way too slow, which doesn't quite make up for the individual performances which are all very good.

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