Acclaimed director Stephen Frears helms the film version of the admired novel that for years Sam Peckinpah tried to get made. The film is an intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart. Patricia Arquette co-stars as the woman who will eventually come between the two men.
Production De Fina-Cappa; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Working Title Films [gb];
Cast Names Billy Crudup; Woody Harrelson; Cole Hauser; Enrique Castillo; Darren E. Burrows; Jacob Vargas; Robert Knott; Sam Elliott; Sandy Baron; Patricia Arquette; John Diehl; Craig Carter; Penélope Cruz; Walter C. Hall; James Gammon; Will Cascio; Richard Purdy; Lane Smith; Keith Walters; Sarge McGraw; Rosaleen Linehan; Rose Maddox; Bob Tallman; Buff Douthitt; H.P. Evetts; Kate Williamson; Katy Jurado; Don Pope; Leslie Cook; Monica Sundown; Amanda Cordova; Gaye Grant; Leon Rausch; Chris O'Connell; Marty Stuart; Don Walser; Connie Smith; Steven Maes;
Box Office USD 163,810
Release Date 1998-12-30 (limited) 1999-01-22
Genres Drama; Western;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for some sexuality, a scene of violence, and for brief
language.