Appaloosa (2008)
Action, Crime, Drama |.
Appaloosa is a American Western film based on the 2005 novel Appaloosa by crime writer Robert B. Parker. Directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott, Appaloosa stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. The film premiered at 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected cities on September 19, 2008, then expanded into wide-release on October 3, 2008.
The film shares some narrative similarities with the 1959 Western Warlock, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Richard Widmark. There is also a 1966 Western named The Appaloosa which stars Marlon Brando, but the two films are unrelated.
In 1882, the small town of Appaloosa, New Mexico, is being terrorized by local rancher Randall Bragg, who killed the town’s marshal, Jack Bell, and two deputies when they came to Bragg’s ranch to arrest two men. The town hires lawman and peacekeeper Virgil Cole and his deputy Everett Hitch to protect and regain control of the town. The pair agrees on one condition: that the town follow Cole’s law and essentially cede control to him. The lawmen begin by confronting four of Bragg’s men who are causing a disturbance in the saloon. Three men refuse to allow themselves to be arrested, forcing Cole and Hitch to kill them. The fourth man surrenders and leaves the saloon. Bragg has a meeting with Cole and Hitch, initiating a standoff.
Hitch sees a woman, Allison French, a young widow, who just came to the town and immediately takes an interest in her. He follows her to the diner where Cole is having a breakfast.
Director: Ed Harris
Writers: Robert Knott (screenplay), Ed Harris (screenplay), Robert B. Parker (novel)
Stars: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall, James Gammon, Timothy V. Murphy
►Cast:
| Robert Jauregui | … | Marshall Jack Bell (as Bobby Jauregui) |
| Jeremy Irons | … | Randall Bragg |
| Timothy V. Murphy | … | Vince |
| Luce Rains | … | Dean |
| James Tarwater | … | Chalk (as Jim Tarwater) |
| Boyd Kestner | … | Bronc |
| Gabriel Marantz | … | Joe Whittfield |
| Ed Harris | … | Virgil Cole |
| Viggo Mortensen | … | Everett Hitch |
| Benjamin Rosenshein | … | Town Boy |
| Cerris Morgan-Moyer | … | Tilda |
| James Gammon | … | Earl May |
| Timothy Spall | … | Phil Olson |
| Tom Bower | … | Abner Raines |
| Erik J. Bockemeier | … | Fat Wallis |
| Freddie Hice | … | Bragg’s Third Man (as Fred Hice) |
| Neil Summers | … | Bragg’s Fourth Man |
| Tim Carroll | … | Wagon Driver |
| Renée Zellweger | … | Allison French |
| Bounthanh Xaynhachack | … | Chin |
| Ariadna Gil | … | Katie |
| Art Usher | … | Clerk |
| Clark Sanchez | … | Teamster |
| Cliff Gravel | … | Barber |
| Mike Watson | … | Night Rider |
| Rex Linn | … | Clyde Stringer |
| Corby Griesenbeck | … | Charlie Tewksbury |
| Lance Henriksen | … | Ring Shelton |
| Adam Nelson | … | Mackie Shelton |
| Bob L. Harris | … | Judge Callison (as Bob Harris) |
| Daniel Parker | … | Mueller (as Daniel T. Parker) |
| Ed Pennybacker | … | Conductor |
| Alvin William ‘Dutch’ Lunak | … | Sharps (as Alvin Lunak) |
| Martin Connelly | … | Apache Elder |
| Danny Edmo | … | Young Brave |
| Argos MacCallum | … | Beauville Sheriff Russell |
| Cynthia Huerta | … | Mexican Woman |
| Charlene Adams Upton | … | Citizen of Appaloosa (as Charlene Adams) |
| Ernest Andreas | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Heather Antonio | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| David Bard | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Ian Bell | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Daniel Jon Bergman | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Maria Bethke | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Todd Bethke | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Miles Blackman | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Scott Brooks | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Martin Callahan | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Mabel Jin Chin | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Stephen Chomko | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Cynthia Clark | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Leonaldan Condati | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Robert Colby | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Lowell Crawford | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Jake Crellin | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Charles Culberson | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Timothy David | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Rachel de la Torre | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Robert Dow | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Flynn-Bella Ericson | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Chuck Ferran | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Jackie Fleming | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Dennis Foulkrod | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Christopher Frechette | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Jim Granger | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Ruben Haddix | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Bruce Harders | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Nancy Ann Hibbs | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Jerrall Hinds | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Perry Jasper | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Nick Johnson | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Taryn Johnson | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Dale Kappy | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Glen Kappy | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Jeff Kimerling | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Kim Kimerling | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Kevin Kinsner | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Daniel Krieger | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Xander Laird | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Norm Lee | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Kerry Lee | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Michael A. Lente | … | Citizen of Appaloosa (as Michael Lente) |
| Loretta Lewis | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Isabel Leustig | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Jennae Linnell | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Skip Long | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Denise Lynch | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Lynn Macri | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Tom McFarlane | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Diana McGuerty | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Henry McKeighen | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Dani McNutt | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Diana Minfa | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Kim Montoya | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Sylvie Mortenson | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Ernest Moya | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Kevin New | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Sandy Nickal | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Michael Max Norris | … | Citizen of Appaloosa |
| Frank Nun | … | Citizen of Appaloosa (as Frank Nunn) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia