Lone Star (1996)


Lone Star
Release Date21 June 1996
Budget$5,000,000
US Box Office$13,000,000
TaglineJohn Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime.
GenreDrama, Mystery, Romance, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDel Rio, Texas, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Drama, Social Problem Film
MoodOnly Human, Food for Thought
ThemesFathers and Sons, Haunted By the Past, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Righting the Wronged, Murder Investigations, Small-Town Life, Immigrant Life, Police Corruption
TonesEarnest, Matter-of-Fact, Understated, Compassionate, Reflective, Moody, Wry
TagsFalse Accusation, Generation Gap, Investigation, Kill, Murder

Lone Star (1996) is an American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in Texas. It features Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peņa, Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey and deals with a sheriff's investigation into who murdered one of his predecessors.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Stephen J. Lang
Mikey

Oni Faida Lampley
Celie

Eleese Lester
Molly

Deputy Travis

Gonzalo Castillo
Amado

Enrique

Hollis

Tony Frank
Fenton

Mercedes Cruz

Charlie Wade

Jeff Monahan
Young Hollis

Buddy Deeds

Priscilla Worth

Otis

Damon Guy
Shadow

Dee Macaluso
Anglo Mother

Luis Cobo
Mexican-American Father

Marco Perella
Anglo Father

Don Phillips Jr.
Principal

Mary Jane R. Hernandez
Mexican-American Mother

Carina Martinez
Paloma

Ben Wetzel

Beatrice Winde
Minnie Bledsoe

Young Otis

Roderick

Richard Reyes
Jorge

Olga Luna
Waitress

Juan Vega III
Cook

Lizzie Curry Martinez
Girl

Leo Burmester
Cody

Vanessa Martinez
Young Pilar

Tay Strathairn
Young Sam

Sam Vlahos
Pete

Maricela Gonzalez
Anselma

Chucho Montoya

Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.
Eladio

James Borrego
Young Chucho

Wesley Birdsong

Lisa Suarez
Marisol

Jesus Ramirez
Driver

John Griesemer
Football Announcer

Eduardo Martínez
Jaime

Azalea Mendez
Young Mercedes

Murray Mead
Man at breakfest table

Director

Writer

Producer

Jan Foster
associate producer

R. Paul Miller
producer

producer

John Sloss
executive producer

Original Music

Mason Daring
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Cinematographer

Stuart Dryburgh

Editor

Casting Director

Avy Kaufman
-

Production Designer

Dan Bishop
-

Art Director

J. Kyler Black

Set Decorator

Dianna Freas
-

Costume Designer

Shay Cunliffe
-

Makeup Department

Roy Bryson
key hair stylist

Maria Camino
assistant makeup artist

Lori Hicks
key makeup artist

Martha Mendez
assistant makeup artist

Caroline Rempher
hair stylist

Susan Todd
hair stylist

Production Manager

Robert Labrecque
production manager

Caitlin Maloney
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Galia Hardy
second second assistant director

Brian O'Kelley
second assistant director

John Powditch
first assistant director

Art Department

Jamie Bishop
on-set dresser

Bart Brown
set dresser

Susan Bucciarelli
scenic

Robert Buncher
gang boss

Scott Byrd
set dresser

Don L. Carr
props assistant

Carolyn Cartwright
assistant set decorator

Jose Luis De La Garza
scenic

William H. Franko
carpenter

David Hack
leadman

Mark Heredia
art department production assistant

Mario Herrera
scenic

Janet Kalas
charge scenic

Caitlin Maloney
art department coordinator

Shane Patrick
set dresser

Geri Lynn Peterson
assistant property master

Buster Pile
construction coordinator

Gerarda Pizzarello
paint foreman

Eugene Pope
carpenter

Michael G. Richer
construction foreman

Gilbert Sanchez
carpenter

Philip Schneider
property master

Kenny Strickland
set dresser

Ricardo Villarreal
scenic

Robert Lee Whitlock II
set dresser

Juan Zaragoza
carpenter

Sound Department

Michael Barry
sound re-recording engineer

Kam Chan
foley editor

Benjamin Cheah
sound effects recordist

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Chris Fielder
transfer assistant

Eugene Gearty
sound effects editor

Lewis Goldstein
sound effects editor

Frank Kern
foley editor

Sylvia Menno
dialogue editor

Caroline Hall Otis
cable puller

Bruce Pross
foley recordist

Gail Showalter
adr editor

Stuart Stanley
foley editor

Philip Stockton
supervising sound editor

Steven Visscher
foley editor

Jennifer Winslow
boom operator

Clive Winter
sound mixer

Special Effects

Jack Bennett
special effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Abby Antweil
additional grip

Kevin Boyd
video assist

Diane Broussalian
camera loader

Buzzy Burwell
best boy electric

Mark Shane Davis
key grip

Art Garza Jr.
grip production assistant

Curtis Herbert
additional grip

Edison Jackson
grip

Brent L. Jones
additional grip

Paul Kloss
electrician

Steve Lang
key rigging grip

Mitchell Linden
best boy grip

Jimmy Lindsey
additional second assistant camera

Mark Manthey
grip

David McGill
Steadicam operator

Christopher J. Meyer
electrician

Ted Morris
first assistant camera

Brian W. Nordheim
second assistant camera

Maura Osborne
rigging electrician

Alan Pappe
still photographer

Peter Pearce
electrician

Bill Pierson
dolly grip

Scott H. Ramsey
gaffer

Robert B. Reynolds
rigging grip

Matt Richardson
additional grip

Wally Rowell
electrician

Walter Royle
additional grip

Alisa Siegel
camera production assistant

Ralph Watson
Steadicam operator

Casting Department

Lizzie Curry Martinez
extras casting director

Julie Lichter
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sevilla Granger
wardrobe assistant

Shari Gray
key costumer

Mayes C. Rubeo
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Josh Brockman
post-production assistant

Monica De Armond
post-production assistant

Mario Ontal
assistant editor

David Orr
color timer

Plummy Tucker
associate editor

Music Department

Bruce Bennett
music assistant

Mason Daring
score performer

Arlene Fishbach
music consultant

Evan Harlan
score performer

Tim Jackson
score performer

Duke Levine
score performer

Larry Luddecke
score performer

Billy Novick
score performer

Nic Ratner
music editor

David Shacter
music score mixer, music score engineer

Mike Turk
score performer

Marshal Wood
score performer

Transportation Department

Jorge Betancourt
driver

Juan Betancourt
driver

Billy Cude
driver

Rolando De Hoyos
driver

Jim Dicuffa
transportation captain

Yolanda B. Flores
driver

Bill Girard
driver

Leo Perez
driver

Phil Schriber
transportation coordinator

Jesus F. Tellez
driver

Jesus Vallejo
driver

Other Crew

Alexis Arnold
assistant coordinator

Sara Ballon
production assistant

Randall Balsmeyer
title designer

Melody Beam
set production assistant

Fernando Y. Cedillo
production assistant

Mary Cybulski
script supervisor

Nathan R. Fitzgerald
set production assistant

David G. Fortis
chef's helper

David Glassman
forensic anthropologist

unit publicist

Bill Hershey
chef

office manager: New York

Mitch Marovitz
military advisor

Tammye McDavid
location production assistant

Deborah Parker
location manager

Angela Quiles
production coordinator

Carla Raij
assistant location manager

Paal Ronnes
production assistant

Nick Sanders
craft service, medic

Renée Smith
production assistant

Shari Sontag
assistant accountant

Danielle Sotet
post-production accountant

Mike Sullivan
tutor

Kevin Vizard
assistant chef

Alan Jacques
projectionist

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Castle Rock Entertainment

Rio Dulce

Distributor

Argentina Video Home

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video
,

Columbia TriStar

Concorde-Castle RockTurner

Filmayer

Filmes Lusomundo

Finnkino Oy
,

LK-TEL

Living Colour Entertainment

Monopole-Pathé

SF Video

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland

Sandrews

Sony Pictures Classics
-

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo

Yleisradio (YLE)

Miscellaneous

Balsmeyer and Everett
titles designed and produced by

Boston Light & Sound
dailies projection

C5
post production sound

D. Bassett & Associates
negative matching

Daring Studios
music score recorded and mixed at

Effects House, The
opticals

Location Caterers
caterers

Panavision
camera equipment

Shark Production Services
grip equipment

Sloss Law Office
legal services

Sound One Corporation
mixed at

Xeno Lights
lighting equipment






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