Comanche Moon (miniseries)
| Comanche Moon | |
|---|---|
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DVD cover | |
| Written by |
Diana Ossana Larry McMurtry |
| Directed by | Simon Wincer |
| Starring |
Val Kilmer Steve Zahn Linda Cardellini Elizabeth Banks Ryan Merriman Ray McKinnon James Rebhorn Adam Beach Jake Busey Wes Studi with Karl Urban and Rachel Griffiths |
| Theme music composer | Lennie Niehaus |
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Dyson Lovell |
| Running time | 360 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | January 13, 2008 |
Comanche Moon is a television miniseries that is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It aired on CBS beginning Sunday, January 13, and continuing Tuesday, January 15, and Wednesday, January 16, 2008. It is a prequel to the original Lonesome Dove miniseries.
Cast
- Val Kilmer as Inish Scull
- Steve Zahn as Augustus McCrae
- Karl Urban as Woodrow F. Call
- David Midthunder as Famous Shoes
- Linda Cardellini as Clara Forsythe
- Elizabeth Banks as Maggie
- Rachel Griffiths as Inez Scull
- Ryan Merriman as Jake Spoon
- Ray McKinnon as Bill Coleman
- Keith Robinson as Joshua Deets
- Wes Studi as Buffalo Hump
- Adam Beach as Blue Duck
- James Rebhorn as Gov. Elisha Pease
- Jake Busey as Tudwal
- Melanie Lynskey as Pearl Coleman
- Sal Lopez as Ahumado
- Norbert Leo Butz as Capt. Richard King
- Indira Varma as Therese Wanz
- Kristine Sutherland as Elmira Forsythe
- Toby Metcalf as Ranger Lee Hitch
- Troy Baker as Pea Eye Parker
- Jeremy Ratchford as Charles Goodnight
- Brad Johnson as Col. Tom Soult
Reception
The series received generally negative reviews from critics. Common complaints were the clownish portrayal of the Texas Rangers, who were continually drunk on duty and tumbling into bed with beautiful women under the slightest pretext, the negative stereotyping of the Mexican characters, who were largely portrayed as unwashed wild-eyed drooling killers superstitiously worshiping long-vanished Aztec gods, and the simplistic portrayal of frontier women, who were either weak-willed, simpering victims or cruel and manipulative Gorgons. Brian Lowry from Variety called it "tedious, at times cartoonishly bad".[1]
References
- ↑ "Recently Reviewed - Comanche Moon". Variety. Retrieved 2011-08-02.