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All the Pretty Horses (2000)

PG-13   |    |  Drama, Romance, Western

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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.

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  • Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses (2000)
  • Matt Damon and Henry Thomas in All the Pretty Horses (2000)

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Billy Bob Thornton

Writers:

Cormac McCarthy (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay)
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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 2 wins & 13 nominations.

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29 May 2001 | kbositis
beautiful, lyrical, visually haunting
not without faults - the cuts that director billy bob thornton was rumored to have been required to make were obvious, especially if one read the novel - but a visually stunning masterpiece nevertheless. the score was the perfect backdrop and, along with the setting, as much a character in the film as john grady, blevins, lacey and the rest. and i don't know which damon and cruz the rest of the imdb users were watching, but i thought their chemistry set the screen alight - with one look, it was obvious that their passions ran deep. lucas black was a wonder, completely inhabiting his character - at once endearingly, refreshingly funny, honest and heartbreaking. a shame about the cuts thornton had to make as certain storylines should have been given the chance to further develop and unfold. the film was luxuriously slow-paced, and though i was left at the end wanting more, i'm not convinced that that was a bad thing.

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Trivia

Nick Stahl read for the lead role. He told Movieline magazine that losing the part to Matt Damon hurt him very much.

Quotes

John Grady Cole: You ever think about dyin'?
Lacey: Yeah. You?
John Grady Cole: Yeah.
Lacey: So, you think there's a heaven?
John Grady Cole: Yeah. Don't you?
Lacey: I don't know. Yeah, maybe. You think you can believe there's a heaven if you don't believe in hell?
John Grady Cole: I guess you can believe what you want to.

Goofs

When the three cowboys cross the Rio Grande, their left-to-right order on the screen is Cole, Blevins, Rawlins. Then when the camera returns to them a moment later, it is Blevins, Cole, Rawlins.

Crazy Credits

The Columbia Pictures logo is the 1940s version, which fits with the time period of the film.

Alternate Versions

The first cut by director Billy Bob Thornton was ca. 4 hours long. It was later cut down to the 116 min. version released to theatres.

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Plot Summary

Genres

Drama | Romance | Western

Details

Release Date:

25 December 2000

Language

English, Spanish

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$57,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,304,971 25 December 2000

Gross USA:

$15,540,353

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,133,495

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