Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations
Angelina Torres
- Luisa
- (as Angelina C. Torres)
Augustin Solis
- Manuel
- (as Agustin Solis)
Miriam Colon
- Doña Alfonsa
- (as Miriam Colón)
Fredrick Lopez
- Lieutenant
- (as Frederick Lopez)
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Storyline
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- TriviaIn 2014, Billy Bob Thornton told Entertainment Weekly that the rumors of his original cut being somewhere in between 3 to 4h long were incorrect, but that his cut was 2:42h. He also mentioned that he still is in possession of his original version.
- GoofsThe Beech 18 airplane that Don Hector flies from his ranch to Mexico City every week has a US registration number beginning with "N." Aircraft registered in Mexico have registration numbers beginning with "XA," "XB" or "XC." However, foreign aircraft may be registered in the US via a trust arrangement, provided the trustee is a US citizen or resident alien. Thus, Don Hector's plane could correctly display the US 'N' number.
- Crazy creditsThe Columbia Pictures logo is the 1940s version, which fits with the time period of the film.
- Alternate versionsThe first cut of the movie was an 'assembly cut' (not final cut) that ran close to 4 hours long. This is the version producers initially saw. Thornton's final edit ran 2hr42m long. This particular version was praised by Matt Damon and others as a masterpiece, which also included an original music score by legendary music producer Daniel Lanois. The final theatrical cut was trimmed down to 1hr56m by the studio. This is the only version of the movie available to the public. It also has a different music score by Marty Stewart, which apparently gave it a lighter tone.
Featured review
Director Billy Bob Thornton fills the screen with awesome scenery and a hard hitting drama about two young cowboys from San Angelo, Texas meeting up with another young horseman and coming face to face with life altering situations in and out of a Mexican prison. Friendship stays strong to the bitter end. And love proves to be stronger than life itself. Matt Damon, Henry Thomas and Lucas Black are the hard luck cowpokes. Damon falls in love with Penelope Cruz and provides some steamy love scenes. There is more drama than action in this western, but you should find it very entertaining. Damon and Black are the most impressive characters in this well-made movie.
- michaelRokeefe
- Mar 2, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $57,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,540,353
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,304,971
- Dec 25, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $18,133,495
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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