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DVD : Johnson County WarIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, Adam Storke, Michelle Forbes, Burt Reynolds directed by: David S. Cass Sr.  List Price: $9.98 Amazon.com's Price: $6.99 You Save: $2.99 (30%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Lions Gate EAN: 0707729126782 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Lions Gate Manufacturer: Lions Gate Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lions Gate Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 24, 2002 Running Time: 240 minutes Studio: Lions Gate Theatrical Release Date: August 24, 2002 Sales Rank: 16055 MPN: HMED12678D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The year is 1891. Wyoming is in it first year of statehood. The three hammett brothers cain harry and dale find themselves in the middle of a rapidly escalating range war when they resist big-time cattle ranchers who want to run them off their land. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/20/2003 Starring: Tom Berenger Rachel Ward Run time: 180 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com: In the tradition of Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo, this three-hour Hallmark miniseries ranks among the finest TV Westerns ever produced. With a deft balance of rugged action and richly drawn characters, Johnson County War captures the essence--if not the precise historical details--of the range wars that raged between Wyoming homesteaders and cattle barons in the early 1890s. Fighting for the legal settlers are the Hammett brothers Cain, Harry, and Dale (Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, Adam Storke), along with Dale's tough-as-leather wife (Michelle Forbes) and an ill-fated whore (Rachel Ward) who stands proudly against the hired gun (Burt Reynolds) who terrorizes the region for his cowardly British employers. Reynolds is too contemporary for his role, but he's a dapper villain surrounded by stooges you'll truly love to hate, and Berenger leads the excellent cast with an outstanding, lived-in performance. An actor and veteran stuntman, director David S. Cass Sr. capably serves the original script by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, bringing workmanlike intensity to several exciting chases and showdowns, all beautifully filmed by ace cinematographer Doug Milsome. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - a fizzleAs soon as you see the name Larry McMurty, you know it's going to be a very, very long movie in which very, very little happens. McMurty seems to specialize in taking short stories and padding them into three-volume novels. This movie, of which he only wrote the screenplay, is no exception. The scenery and music keep it from being a total waste and the gritty, dirty sets. Western fans may be annoyed by a couple of places where credibility is strained in how the character handles ... Read More Rating:  - Johnsson County WarThis film is superb! I have always been a fan of Tom Berenger and this film is certainly one of the best. Great story and beautiful scenery. Glad I bought it. Rating: - The REEL story hasn't been filmed yetI am a resident of Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming. I've seen this movie as well as "Heaven's Gate" and "In Old Cheyenne" all of which supposedly dealt with the "Johnson County War" of 1892. This version is a well-acted western and enjoyable entertainment but I must plead with the reader to not believe this movie has anything to do the titled incident. It's worth getting to add to your "westerns" collection or if you're a fan of Burt Reynolds or Tom Berenger. But Don't get it if you want to ... Read More Rating: - Overlong, muddled... but good to look atLarge, sprawling, and picture-postcard pretty, JOHNSON COUNTY WAR is a three-hour mini-series that originally ran on the Hallmark Channel in 2002. It's based on a real event, a range war that pitted large ranchers against small ranchers in Wyoming in 1892. Infamously it's the real life event that inspired Michael Cimino's mega-disaster `Heaven's Gate.' `Based on' doesn't mean `faithful to,' and a cursory internet search of `Johnson County War' reveals a muddled, hero-less big rancher ... Read More Rating: - Authentic and TimelyThis film far exceeds the quality of the one made in the 1970s (starring Christopher Walken) about the same historical events and the murder of (real name) Nate Champion in the Johnson County, Wyoming, cattle wars of 1892. The spirit of the film stays with the spirit of the novel on which it's based, "Riders of Judgment," by Frederick Manfred. Manfred was a tireless, detailed researcher, and he portrayed the historical facts with incredible skill, as did the makers of this film. Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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