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Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Cowboy pals Pete Calder (Billy Crudup) and Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) come back to the range after fighting in World War II. Pete hopes to return to...
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The Hi-Lo Country R , 1h 54m Western Directed By: Stephen...
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Dec 30, 1998 · Walon Green. Screenplay. An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.
Jan 22, 1999 · Harrelson plays Big Boy Matson, a man's man in the arid Hi-Lo country of New Mexico. He's seen through the eyes of the film's narrator and nominal hero, Pete Calder ( Billy Crudup ), who returns to the area after serving in World War II and plans to raise cattle.
In the prairie town of Hi-Lo, New Mexico, Pete and Big Boy return from World War II to their old way of life: raising cattle and working the land. Able to hold their own with other men, and popular with women, they are masters of the land that they are proud to call home.
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While that location and, in fact, that certain American way of life, are usually represented in what everyone knows as "Westerns," some may be surprised to learn that this film was directed by a Brit, Stephen Frears ("The Grifters," "Dangerous Liaisons").
The Hi-Lo Country is a 1998 American-Western 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 Western novel by Max Evans.
Set in the arid cattle country of northeastern New Mexico in the late 1940's, "The Hi-Lo Country" is the story of a friendship between two young cowboys who, after returning from World...
