The Hi-Lo Country
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
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Tim Bevan Barbara De Fina Eric Fellner Martin Scorsese |
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Walon Green (screenplay) Max Evans (novel) |
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| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Edited by | Masahiro Hirakubo |
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| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $166,082 |
The Hi-Lo Country is a 1998 American Western-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Penélope Cruz, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Enrique Castillo, and Katy Jurado. It is set in post-World War II New Mexico and is based on the novel by Western author Max Evans.
Don Walser appears in a rodeo dance sequence and sings a memorable Western swing, honky tonk rendition of "I'll Hold You in My Heart." Rodeo announcer Bob Tallman appears as himself in the film.
In post-World War II best friends Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) and Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) return home to find half of their town employed by corporate cattle baron Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott). Hanging on to the mythic ideals of the American West Big Boy and Pete team up with an old time rancher Hoover Young (James Gammon) to raise cattle the cowboy way and life in Hi-Lo, New Mexico becomes a volatile powder keg.
The fuse is lit when Mona (Patricia Arquette), the wife of Jim Ed's foreman, begins a heated affair with Big Boy. Pete's past longings for Mona resurface with his discovery of the affair and the bond of friendship becomes sorely tested. Ultimately, Pete and Big Boy's friendship will be decided by the extent of their yearnings for the same woman, while Hi-Lo awaits the outcome of the explosive run-ins between Jim Ed Love and two proud cowboys.
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