Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)


Geronimo: An American Legend
Release Date10 December 1993
Budget$35,000,000
US Box Office$14,000,000
TaglineA Warrior. A Leader. A Legend.
GenreDrama, History, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsMoab, Utah, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixSDDS, Dolby SR, 70 mm 6-Track
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassEpic Western, Revisionist Western, Biopic [feature], Indian Western
ThemesCulture Clash, Social Injustice
TonesElegiac, Earnest, Sweeping, Forceful, Visceral
TagsBounty Hunter, Cavalry, Indian (Native American), Kill, Leader, Massacre, Mystic, Revenge

Geronimo: An American Legend is a 1993 film, starring Wes Studi as Geronimo, Jason Patric as 1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood, Gene Hackman as Brig. Gen. George Crook, Robert Duvall as Chief of Scouts Al Sieber, and Matt Damon as 2nd Lt. Britton Davis. The film was directed by Walter Hill from a screenplay by John Milius. It was shot in Utah, Tucson, Arizona, and Culver City, California. It was released on December 10, 1993 by Columbia Pictures.


Cast and Crew


Cast

1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood

Brig. Gen. George Crook

Chief of Scouts Al Sieber

Geronimo

2nd Lt. Britton Davis

Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles

Chato

Carlos Palomino
Sgt. Turkey

Victor Aaron
Ulzana

Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
Sgt. Dutchy

Schoonover

Capt. Hentig

Lee de Broux
City Marshal Joe Hawkins

Rino Thunder
Old Nana

Hoke Howell
Billy Pickett

Richard Martin Jr.
Apache medicine man

J. Young
Hawkins' deputy

Raliegh Wilson
Yaqui Dave

Jackie Old Coyote
Apache vision woman

Monty Bass
Dead Shot

The Dreamer

Scott Crabbe
Courier at ball

Patricia Pretzinger
Woman at ball

Roger Callard
Sgt. Mulrey

Juddson Keith Linn
Bronco Apache

Afraid miner

Unafraid miner

Michael Ruud
Chaplain

Michael Minjarez
Dandy Jim

Burnette Bennett
Skip-Hey

Davina Smith
Dead Shot's wife

Jonathan Ward
C.S. Fly

Luis Contreras
Rurale officer

Jaquelin Lee
Apache woman

Jim Manygoats
Ailing Apache

Redondo

Eva Larson
Cantina waitress

Schoonover Gang member

Sonny Skyhawk
Schoonover Gang member

Michael Adams
Schoonover Gang member

Walter Robles
Schoonover Gang member

Anthony G. Schmidt
Schoonover Gang member

Proclamation officer

Buzz Augare
Native American

Arland F. Ben
Native American

Virgil Joe Ben
Native American

Native American

Jimmy Brownfeather
Native American

James Burgdorf
Native American

Michael Case
Native American

R.B. Dunn
Native American

Jefferson Gatewood
Native American

Frank Gobert
Native American

Anderson Harvey
Native American

Steven Holiday
Native American

Craig Ironpipe
Native American

George Lee
Native American

Aarie E. Madplume
Native American

Harrison Nez
Native American

Henry Nez Jr.
Native American

Peter P. Oliver
Native American

Leo J. Saggboy
Native American

Donahue Tom
Native American

Robert Whipple
Native American

Larry White Jr.
Native American

Kurt Hamilton Cox
Cavalryman

Cary A. Davisson
Cavalryman

Barry Edward
Cavalryman

Robert Erickson
Cavalryman

Mark B. Farris
Cavalryman

Chuck Fitzpatrick
Cavalryman

Glen Gamble
Cavalryman

Eric W. Glatthaar
Cavalryman

William C. Honohan
Cavalryman

Armond James
Cavalryman

Francisco Cruz López
Cavalryman

Kevin McNiven
Cavalryman

Mark Myers
Cavalryman

Gary L. Norwood
Cavalryman

Richard Jay Reed
Cavalryman

Sam Reed
Cavalryman

Lonnie Rodriguez
Cavalryman

Stanley Schultz
Cavalryman

Michael Stein
Cavalryman

James N. Strouss
Cavalryman

Eugene Biscardi
Dancer at ball

Jessica Biscardi
Dancer at ball

Morgan Blanchard
Cavalryman

Gordon Frye
Cavalry lieutenant

Lynn Dee Smith
Dancer at Ball

Director

Writer

Larry Gross

Producer

Neil Canton
producer

Michael S. Glick
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Lloyd Ahern II

Editor

Donn Aron
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Carmel Davies
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Freeman A. Davies

Casting Director

Reuben Cannon
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Production Designer

Joe Alves
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Art Director

Scott Ritenour
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Set Decorator

Richard C. Goddard
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Costume Designer

Dan Moore
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Makeup Department

Fred C. Blau Jr.
makeup artist

Werner Keppler
makeup artist: second unit

René Lafaurie
makeup artist: second unit

Christine Lee
hair stylist

Dennis Liddiard
makeup artist

Gary Liddiard
key makeup artist

Manlio Rocchetti
makeup artist

Peter Tothpal
key hair stylist

Alicia M. Tripi
hair stylist

Production Manager

Michael S. Glick
unit production manager

Michelle Wright
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

J. Tom Archuleta
second assistant director

Xochi Blymyer
second second assistant director

second unit director

Bryan Johnson
additional second second assistant director

Josh McLaglen
first assistant director

Douglas A. Raine
second assistant director

Art Department

Jeff Brown
greensman

Mike Carrillo
assistant property master

Robert L. Clark
paint foreman

Stan Cockerell
assistant property master

Mike Cunningham
props

Dennis DeWaay
construction coordinator

Steven E. Fegley
construction foreman

Sam Gross
assistant set decorator: second unit

Jim Husbands
swing gang

Raymond C. Lopez
plaster foreman

David Leon McCardle
swing gang

Raymond Prado
storyboard artist

John Schacht
lead man

John M. Schenk
property master: second unit

Rick Young
property master

Sound Department

Nicholas R. Allen
boom operator

James Ashwill
foley mixer

Bill W. Benton
sound re-recording mixer

Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer

Chris David
additional sound re-recording mixer

Teri E. Dorman
sound editor

Gary A. Hecker
foley artist

Doug Hemphill
sound re-recording mixer

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Lee Orloff
production sound mixer

Christopher Flick
foley editor

Chuck Michael
sound effects editor

Bob Newlan
sound editor

Rodger Pardee
sound

Jay Wilkinson
supervising sound editor

Special Effects

Casey Cavanaugh
special effects

Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
special effects coordinator

Sean Cavanaugh
special effects: second unit

David Domeyer
special effects

David Fletcher
special effects: second unit

Jeffrey Knott
special effects

R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects

Visual Effects

John Rauh
electronic compositing

Stunts

William Paul Brown
stunts

Danny Costa
stunts

Dennis Deveaugh
stunts

Richard L. Duran
stunts

Tom Elliott
stunts

Troy Gilbert
stunt double: horse stunts

stunt coordinator

Pat Judge Hall
stunts

Clifford Happy
stunts

C.L. Johnson
stunts

Alvin William 'Dutch' Lunak
stunts

Bill McIntosh
stunts

Daniel O'Haco
stunts

James Pratt
stunts

Jack Verbois
stunts

Greg Walker
stunts

Mike Watson
stunts

Webster Whinery
stunts

R.B. Dunn
stunts

Mark Robert Ellis
stunts

Manny Espinoza
stunt performer

Billy Joe Fredericks
stunts

Johnny Hagner
stunts

Pat Romano
stunt rigger

Raliegh Wilson
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Bob Bergdahl
camera operator: second unit

Chris Blauvelt
second assistant camera

Jeff Case
dolly grip

Michael A Chavez
first assistant camera: second unit

Scott Crabbe
video assist operator

Blaise Dahlquist
electrician

Mark W. Elias
second grip

Sam Emerson
still photographer

Raymond B. Fugit
electrician

Don Glover Jr.
grip

Jeffrey Greeley
second assistant camera

Randy Hark
grip

Glen Holland
set electrician

Bruce A. Keeler
electrician

Mark La Bonge
first assistant camera

Robert LaBonge
camera operator

Norman G. Langley
camera operator

Steve McLean
first assistant camera

Bo Miller
key grip

Edward Morey III
camera operator

Michael D. O'Shea
director of photography: second unit

Frank Parrish
second assistant camera: second unit

James Phelps
electrician

Harry Rez
key grip: second unit

Steve Robertson
grip

Keith Roverud
assistant chief lighting technician

Jorge Sánchez
second assistant camera

Roger Sassen
chief lighting technician: second unit

Jack S. Schlosser
chief lighting technician

Gregory W. Smith
first assistant camera

Douglas Arnold
electrician

Casting Department

Shirley Fulton Crumley
location casting

David Giella
casting assistant

Ka-Mook Nichols
location casting assistant

Andrew Reid
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Colby P. Bart
costume supervisor

Marsha Barton
head seamstress

Leah Brown
costumer

Julie Glick
costumer

Greg Hall
costumer

Barry Kellogg
costume supervisor

Murray Lantz
costumer

Amy Jean Roberts
costumer

Cathy Smith
costume constructor

Jennifer Jesse Smith
costume constructor: native american costumes

Editorial Department

Meredith Gold
assistant film editor

Chris Jackson
assistant film editor

Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo
apprentice film editor

David Orr
color timer

Jeanine Payne
assistant film editor

Sati Tooray
colorist

Music Department

Bunny Andrews
music editor

Transportation Department

Gregory Dultz
driver

Tim Hill
transportation co-captain

Alan Kaminsky
driver

Russell McEntyre
transportation captain

Frank A. Serrao
driver

Wayne Stone
transportation co-captain

Bo Falck
transportation co-captain

Robert Gaskill
driver: Mr. Hill

Other Crew

Christine Altomari
assistant production coordinator

Cindy Lee Arnold
assistant accountant

Paula Barrett-Barbier
script supervisor

Bruce A. Beer
craft service

Larry D. Campbell
assistant location manager: Moab

Ray Colley
wrangler

Leland Michael Darrow
consultant: Native Americans

Karen Day
production accountant

Tony Didio Jr.
armorer

Mark Ellis
set production assistant

Erin Empey-Baxter
stand-in

Eric Fitzgerald
title designer

Riley Flynn
cavalry coordinator

Jay Frasco
set production assistant: second unit

Eb Gaines
set production assistant

Christine Howard
assistant: Mr. Hill

Carol Johnson
assistant: Mr. Hill

Karen R. Jones
unit publicist

Cindy Lasher
first aid

Greg Lazzaro
location manager

Todd Lewis
assistant: Mr. Hill

Michael Minjarez
dialect supervisor: Apache

Doug Moreno
assistant accountant

Michelene Mundo
set production assistant

James Pruitt
set production assistant

Sandra Maltz Saccio
production coordinator

Sonny Skyhawk
consultant: Native Americans

Desmond F. Strobel
choreographer

Kevin Turley
set production assistant: second unit

Rudy Ugland
head wrangler

Kelly C. Wallace
assistant: Mr. Canton

Eve Watterson
production secretary

Regina Whitcomb
dancer at ball

Brad Wilson
assistant: Robert Duvall

W. Scott Wolf
set production assistant

Jerry Young
wrangler gang boss

Thanks

Jack T. Collis
special thanks

Don Holyoak
special thanks

John Langellier
special thanks

Bette Stanton
special thanks

Leigh Von Der Esch
special thanks

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Distributor

Columbia Pictures
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Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International

Columbia TriStar Film

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar
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Falcon

LK-TEL

Miscellaneous

Columbia Records
soundtrack






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Broken Trail (2006)
Crossroads (1986)
Geronimo: An American Legend
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Red Heat (1988)
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Trespass (1992)
Undisputed (2002)
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