The movie begins with charley waite played by kevin costner, boss played by robert duvall, and their two cattle crew helpers rounding up horses and cattle on a gorgeous expanse of postcivil war western land. Open range is a 2003 western movie based on the novel the open range men by lauran paine. The marshall confronts boss and charley and tells them he has a warrant for their arrest. Home on the range isnt the worst disney movie ever, but it is side by side with their worst movies. Open range features great in depth character development and great acting by its leads kevin costner and robert duvall and greatly filmed gunfights. He and charley waite costner have been partners for ten years. Open range 2003 kevin costner synopsis, characteristics. Although he and boss and their few confederates, including an ornery coot played by michael jeter are outnumbered, charley thinks they have a chance. He still figures the good ones are in short supply. Open range, charley and sue, and on the porch are the three tracks in this video from the movie open range one of my favorite westerns, starring robert duva.
Open range is a beautifully filmed, beautifully scored movie that does a great job of picturing life in that period and place. Jun 07, 2015 open range, charley and sue, and on the porch are the three tracks in this video from the movie open range one of my favorite westerns, starring robert duva. I did not create this music and i do not intend to. One thing this movie does well is showing us the way individuals struggle with the past and try to set a course for the future in a land where new physical and social structures are being created by people. I really enjoyed the dialogue and the respect portrayed back in that time when manners were freely practiced. A rich, melodic theme by michael kamen, both epic and elegiac, plays on. Ending spoiler for open range 2003, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. This simple tale about morality and revenge could easily have been filmed in the early 50s with john wayne in the costner part and walter brennan in the boss spearman role, although one is hard pressed to think anyone could be better than robert duvall, who. And one peopled by endearing characters were inclined to. The gunfight in open range, which is the high point of the movie, is different. The camera sweeps over a herd of cattle and attendant. Boss and charley chain up the marshall in his own jail and lay a trap for baxters men.
It stars sean penn and christopher walken, with mary stuart masterson, seans brother chris penn, david strathairn, crispin glover, kiefer sutherland, and eileen ryan in. Open range is a 2003 american western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner, starring robert duvall and costner, with annette bening, michael gambon, and michael jeter appearing in supporting roles. Apr 02, 2004 all this cgi stuff only ruined disney. Bookended by somewhat flawed first and third acts, kevin costners open range has a strong second act that makes it quite worthwhile. Open range 2003 cast and crew boss spearman robert duvall and his cowhands charley kevin costner and mose abraham benrubi are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. Open range soundtrack 2003 movie soundtracks for sale. At close range is a 1986 american neonoir crime drama film directed by james foley, based on the real life rural pennsylvania crime family led by bruce johnston sr. What i think is a little different about open range, though, is its tone. Sound clips wav, mp3, ogg, flac from the movie open range. A single object, the chloroform bottle elicits the months spent cobbling together funding, writing, choosing and building locations, actors, costume, storyboarding, dressing the. Aug 15, 2003 kevin costners open range, an imperfect but deeply involving and beautifully made western, works primarily because it expresses the personal values of a cowboy named boss robert duvall and his employee of 10 years, charley costner. Baxters men scatter the herd, kill mose, and break button skull.
In modern times, free roaming cattle can be a nuisance and danger in developed areas. Open range soundtrack by michael kamen youtube kevin. Kevin costner, left, and robert duvall portray ranchers in the new movie open range, which was filmed in southern alberta. Open range complete soundtrack michael kamen youtube. The humor of this movie isnt the classic humor which is really funny. This movie has lots of irritating moments, but the worst of all is a scene in a bar one of the most ridiculous scenes in a movie. Stream open range by michael kamen and tens of millions of other songs on all. More focused on its conservative plot than this potentially dicey cultural intersection, open range follows trajectories that resemble the lawrence kasdan westerns in which costners starred. The stakes are skyhigh as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys. He and charley waite have been partners for ten years. Open range the movie and open range the book are really not the same story, although kevin costners movie was based on lauran paines book. The american frontier of a century ago and the lives of the cowboys come vividly to life in an exciting new western film costarring and directed by kevin costner.
The film, its dialogue, even the way its shot and edited. The professional movie critics pan this movie because they think its too slow. While it lacks the thematic impact of eastwoods masterpiece, costners first film since 1997s illfated the postman returns the actordirector of dances with wolves to the open prairies of americain this case the free range. Its on this track that kamen introduces us to the true theme of the film that is used throughout the. Open range, the people, objects, relationships create timeplace memories for the director. Boss does not believe in unnecessary violence, and is willing to put his own life to risk rather than kill. Most western states, even those that are nominally open at the state level, now limit open range to certain areas. Galloping horses, yearning heroes, and shrinking horizons. It blends the expected violence with pathos, romance, and even comedy. I was invited to do this article by movierob for his genre grandeur series for. This movie opens with four cow hands boss spearman robert duvall, charley waite kevin costner, mose harrison abraham benrubi, the gentle, boylike cook.
Open range 2003 boss spearman robert duvall and his cowhands charley kevin costner and mose abraham benrubi are driving cattle across a large expanse of country. Movies tv shows sound effects video games people misc request store links about this. With open range, his fourth western and the second hes directed, kevin. Open range 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Over time, as the western lands became more developed railroads, mining, farming, etc. Aug 12, 2003 open range soundtrack cd details and availability. This simple tale about morality and revenge could easily have been filmed in the early 50s with john wayne in the costner part and walter brennan in the boss spearman role, although one is hard pressed to think anyone could be better than. Open range film i must have seen this movie over 50 times because of how great it is. Robert duvall stars as boss spearman, a rugged oldtimer who freegrazes cattle. Products in all sheet music movie tv results 1 30 of 26195. Paramount pictures used the zane grey adaptation open range as a showcase for its newest western star and potential gary cooper replacement lane chandler.
Learn the major plot points and story structure of open range directed by kevin costner. Broken trail robert duvall is a second in the western trilogy based on true stories woven into mythic and historically informative art. One thing this movie does well is showing us the way individuals struggle with the past and try to set a course for the future in a land where new physical and social structures are being created by people who came out west to get. Costner, duvall revive western genre in open range voice. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Its lovingly conceived on traditional lines with a terrific sense of landmass and landscape, and costner. Beverly hills, california hollywood veteran robert duvall hasnt changed his opinion of canadian actors. Michael kamens score provides just the right touch capturing all the majesty of the movie, without being overbearing or intrusive. Open range, kevin costners new western, is a mixed bag of production elements and worldviews. Texas, are at least nominally still open range states. Open range is a 2003 american western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner. There is a magnificent image in the movie when charley and boss ride. Open range is an oldfashioned western that takes its time, but by the end of the movie the cattle, the characters, and the audience are all where they need to be. Open range, charley and sue, and on the porch are the three tracks in this video from the movie open range one of my favorite. While equally paying homage to directors peckinpah, eastwood, and kurosawa, what makes open range special is that its a love story, too. Kevin costners open range, an imperfect but deeply involving and beautifully made western, works primarily because it expresses the. Costner likes movies that run long, and open range is no exception. Open range is a 2003 western film directed and coproduced by kevin costner. The themes of open range are as old as westerns themselves.
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the patch of heaven dairy farm, three determined cows, a karatekicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. Costners, aided ably by cinematographer james muro most of whose hollywood life has been spent as a steadicam operator, lets his camera take its time gazing over the prairie lands. Robert duvall kevin costner western film great western western movies kim coates annette bening love movie movie tv. Kevin costner stars in and directs the western open range.
Teamed with winsome betty bronson, who three years earlier had starred in paramounts peter pan, chandler plays an itinerant cowboy who is falsely accused of rustling. A tense saloon scene is a staple in almost all western movies. Someone recently turned us on to the dvd of the costner movie, which my wife and i viewed one evening, and the next decided to watch the bonus features, and the third night again watched the movie. Grizzled boss spearman robert duvall is a freegrazer, a landpoor cattle owner who keeps his stock moving and grazes them on the wide open range. An epic movie score that takes you on a soulfull ride through the open range. Screenwriter craig storper wanted to make a movie about the evolution of violence in the west. Range wars and class struggle have long been staples of western films and fiction, and this certainly isnt the first time that a wealthy rancher or landowner has been portrayed as the heavy. Michael kamen was born on april 15, 1948 in new york city, new york, usa as michael arnold. As the film opens in the 1880s, the pair and their employees the beefy, rugged.
The western openrange tradition originated from the early practice of unregulated grazing in newly acquired western territories, which was codified in the laws of western us states as they developed written statutes. Open range is proof that kevin costner has not lost the power and the subtlety that he displayed in dances with wolves starring robert duvall as boss spearman and costner as charley waite costner actually gives himself second billing even though he directed and produced the film, open range focuses on the life of two free grazers in an old west that is becoming increasingly less tolerant. The camera sweeps over a herd of cattle and attendant cowboys, the reverent chorus swells, and the storm clouds gather. Open range original motion picture soundtrack michael. Main theme from open range 2003 main theme from open range 2003 skip navigation sign in. Open range original motion picture soundtrack michael kamen. Open range soundtrack from 2003, composed by michael kamen. While it lacks the thematic impact of eastwoods masterpiece, costners first film since 1997s illfated the postman returns the actordirector of dances with wolves to the open prairies of americain this case the free range frontier. He also says theres a lot of hostility in canada toward americans. Finding and creating the open range although the script doesnt specify exactly where the story takes place, the image of montana with its majestic mountains serving as a backdrop remained foremost in director costners mind. Released almost exactly 11 years after clint eastwoods unforgiven, kevin costners open range proved yet again that the western is the classic american genre. The scores tune tells the story and puts your mind through a melodic open range of the soul, in ways that others fail.
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