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The Hi-Lo Country

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Cowboy pals Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) come back to the range after fighting in World War II. Pete hopes to return to the simplicity of cattle-herding, but wealthy local rancher Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott) warns him that the ways of the Old West have vanished. Big Boy boozes, brawls, bets and wins the affections of the town's married temptress, Mona (Patricia Arquette). Down-to-earth Josepha (Penélope Cruz) yearns for Pete, but he wants what Big Boy has.
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Critics Consensus

The actors fail to live up to the archetypes they portray.

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Richard Schickel TIME Magazine 04/01/2019
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. And while you're at it, don't let them grow up to make movies about cowboys either. Go to Full Review
Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 01/01/2000
C+
Everything is in place for a mythic drama, except the players, who don't begin to fill the boots of the archetypes they're meant to be. Go to Full Review
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 01/01/2000
High quality, beautifully shot! Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 05/03/2009
1.5/4
For a film about grand passions, there is no fire to this film. Go to Full Review
Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
3/5
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 04/06/2008
3/5
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 20 Success in 1 hour and 54 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $163,800.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Steve D 02/12/2023 Paper thin in every respect. See more 09/19/2018 J'ai beaucoup aimé ce drame occidental on est souvent inquiets pour les personnages très bien interprétés par l'ensemble du castings on se doute de la fin dUn mais on est surpris quand ça arrive,les paysages sont magnifiques et les bagarres très réalistes See more 06/22/2016 Narrated by Billy Crudup one of those actors whose name you may remember seeing in a list of performers but most would find difficulty in identifying. I think it would be safe to say he has a love/hate relationship with Hollywood--it's where you go to make the movies but you don't want to get drawn in too tight. After all he refused the lead in Titanic to play a movie few have probably seen. Ironic that at 6 1 Cole Hauser who plays Little Boy towers over his brother Big Boy. This movie turns the classic love triangle into a quadrangle as our two principals share an interest in another man's wife. Pete lusts after the unattainable while ignoring the woman who has always truly loved him. Is the baby whose name is to be Pete the child of his seed? Just asking. See more 08/01/2014 I like this movie. It starts of slow but the acting from billy crudup and woody harelson are pitch perfect. Its tragic but well done. Only complaint the director could have found someone better than Patricia Arquette. She cute but bland. See more 09/27/2013 (** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] I liked the cast, but I became less interested with film as it went along. A near-miss. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Cowboy pals Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) come back to the range after fighting in World War II. Pete hopes to return to the simplicity of cattle-herding, but wealthy local rancher Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott) warns him that the ways of the Old West have vanished. Big Boy boozes, brawls, bets and wins the affections of the town's married temptress, Mona (Patricia Arquette). Down-to-earth Josepha (Penélope Cruz) yearns for Pete, but he wants what Big Boy has.
Director
Stephen Frears
Producer
Tim Bevan, Barbara De Fina, Eric Fellner, Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter
Max Evans, Walon Green
Distributor
Gramercy Pictures
Production Co
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 22, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$163.8K
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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