By gary vorhes, originally published in the april 1992 issue of western horseman. On the midwest frontier, an independent spinster and a grifter she saved from hanging transport three mentally ill women on a dangerous journey. In the homesman 2014, mary bee hilary swank was the antithesis of a regular woman in 1850. Dec 10, 2014 tommy lee jones with hilary swank in a scene from the film the homesman. This is a french release but playes in english audio this film is directed and stars tommy lee jones and hillary swank based in the old west tommy lee jones helps to transport three mad women across country for the church and hillary swank the scenery is amazing the way the story has been portrayed and directed by tommy lee jones is beautiful this is highly recommended. Agent tommy lee jones and an exmob lawyer in the witness protection program morgan freeman having to put aside their petty rivalry on the golf course to fend off a mob hit. The homesman, written and directed and starring tommy lee jones tells the story of mary bee cuddy hilary swank a spinster who takes on the responsibility of bringing three insane women to iowa where they can be taken care of. Im trying to remember whether i even breathed once during the entire movie. The point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate.
The homesman 2014 was overlooked by critics in the rush to praise more conventional and less resonant films in 2014. The homesman actordirector tommy lee jones said that his new film, the homesman, set during the mid19th century western expansion of the united states, was about american imperialism across the. The homesman is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. London i think that the genre of western in film is defined by having horses and men in big hats, tommy lee jones said recently. It is a reverse trajectory of the typical western path, the wildness of the prairies and plains reverting, startlingly, to a tame village perched on the edge of the. Integrity and personality can go a long way, especially in a movie as unquestionably flawed as the homesman. Besides roadside attractions, the movie was also released by saban films. Tommy lee jones the homesman is haunted by how the west.
Tommy lee was born in the little town of san saba, a. Much of the movie was shot on tommy lee jones s own ranch. She saves or spares the life of george briggs tommy lee jones and enlists him on her arduous five week journey. When tommy lee jones arrived to start shooting the epic tv miniseries lonesome dove, he already had the south texas accent and mannerisms down cold. The films two central characters are george briggs tommy lee jones and mary bee cuddyhilary swank.
A twohander action comedy in the vein of midnight run 1988, about an exf. Oct 19, 2018 tommy lee jones is a texan of many talentsactor, rancher, polo player and horse breeder. The dangers the women face are numerous, and whether or not they can trust such a grizzled old bastard. The horseman is just about the most perfect example of this i can think of. The grizzled western the homesman 2014 is directed by and stars tommy lee jones as a hardened claim jumper who is hired by a frontier woman hilary swank to escort and protect a trio of mentally ill women grace gummer, miranda otto, sonja richter from nebraska to iowa. Meryl streep and tommy lee jones star in the horseman. Much of the movie was shot on tommy lee joness own ranch. When she proposed to george tommy lee jones, while it was another desperate act to slip into societal normalcy, the two of them had formed some sort of genuine connection on their voyage. Tommy lee joness second film as director is a humane and wrenching western built around womens experience of frontier life. Roadside attractions the devout mary is touched by their plight and cannot be talked out of undertaking this mercy mission.
Tommy lee jones, as a director, homes in on the surreal aspects of the story with beautiful sensitivity and strangeness the homesman is an extremely strange film, highlighting the monotony of the landscape in which figures are either dwarfed by the vastness of it or tower above the flat horizon. Watch the homesman 2014 full movie free online streaming tubi. Depression, madness and sympathy in 19thcentury nebraska make for a confident, insightful film. In fact, this hardcore western literature stayed true to the gritty novel.
She could plow, she could shoot, and she wasnt afraid to take on duties that other men shied away from. Tommy lee jones defends portraying native americans. Tommy lee jones directs, cowrites, and stars in the film as george briggs, a drifter saved from a lynching by mary bee hilary swank, a tough, capable settler who has tamed her harsh nebraska homestead and now sets out on an odyssey. First trailer for tommy lee jones western drama the. Tommy lee jones rustles up fine feminist western, homesman. Tommy lee jones, right, does battle in the homesman. Tommy lee jones was born in san saba, texas, the son of lucille marie scott, a police officer and beauty shop owner, and clyde c. The homesman is a 2014 historical period drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. Philippa hawker there was some originality to this story, he says. Jan 12, 2008 with an oscar and more than 50 films to his name, plus two more due for release this month, the formidable tommy lee jones tells benjamin secher how he is really just a texas rancher at heart. Tommy lee jones, barry pepper, julio cedillo, dwight yoakam, january jones. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. Why hilary swank breaks your heart in the homesman indiewire.
It is a reverse trajectory of the typical western path, the wildness of the prairies and plains reverting, startlingly, to a tame village perched on the edge of the placid missouri river. Few will regret having seen the homesman, and yet its. With an oscar and more than 50 films to his name, plus two more due for release this month, the formidable tommy lee jones tells benjamin secher how he is. Nov 14, 2014 the point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate. I read that glenn ford was the best rider in westerns. Both jones and hillary swank became the characters in the book, which were both powerful and.
The homesman nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. If the homesman proves anything, its that theres no movie that cant get a shot in the arm from a couple scenes of tommy lee jones hollerin and dancin. Tommy lee jones best movies aug 09, 2012 since making his bigscreen debut in love story more than 40 years ago, tommy lee jones has carved out one of the most eclectic, idiosyncratic career paths in hollywood, going from soap opera star to cinematic leading man and appearing in an impressive array of critical and commercial successes along the way. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. Tommy lee jones celebrity profile check out the latest tommy lee jones photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Its not a western, and hed probably wince at you for calling it that. I know this is a long shot but my dad wesley elmer benton was tommys best. To my great surprise and delight, tommy lee jones, who i believed directed this masterpiece, did not. Screenplay written by tommy lee jones, kieran fitzgerald the ballad. May 18, 2014 cannes tommy lee jones has no concerns that his new film the homesman, debuting in the cannes film festival competition, presents native americans as the bad guys. Jan 14, 2009 i read that glenn ford was the best rider in westerns.
Tommy lee jones also stars in his second film as a director a fullbodied quasifeminist western in which he and swanks gutsy singleton escort three disturbed women across the. The film stars jones and hilary swank and also features meryl streep, grace gummer, miranda otto, hailee steinfeld. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. Around the same time local rancher pete perkins jones finds the body of his beloved ranch hand melquiades estrada cedillo in a shallow grave in. In his best directorial effort yet, tommy lee jones has crafted a film thats boldly unsentimental and impossible to peg. The homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout.
When i saw that he directed this movie and was teaming up again with sissy spacek they were teamed up in coal miners daughter i just couldnt resist. Western drama film geregisseerd door tommy lee jones. The homesman movie clip meeting 2014 tommy lee jones, hilary swank movie hd a claim jumper and a pioneer woman team up to escort. A strongwilled woman recruits a loathsome drifter to help transport three insane women across the unforgiving nebraska territories so that they may find sanctuary with a compassionate minister and his wife in this drama directed and cowritten by tommy lee jones. He has received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance as u. She is a respected,young woman living alone on the.
Actordirector tommy lee jones said that his new film, the homesman, set during the mid19th century western expansion of the united states, was. Out of the blue a grizzled tommy lee jones gets up and dances a zesty jig while singing by the campfire. The sunset limited is a searing, two character drama that mixes humor and pathos while examining the relationship between two strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley. Cannes tommy lee jones has no concerns that his new film the homesman, debuting in the cannes film festival competition, presents native.
A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive western, the homesman adds another absorbing entry to tommy lee jones directorial resume. And its not an antiwestern, which hed scowl at you for. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. When you learned that this script was being directed by tommy lee jones, who has a reputation for not suffering fools, what were you afraid. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones the. A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive western, the homesman adds another absorbing entry to tommy lee jones directorial. May 18, 2014 but tommy lee jones the homesman, which works as an entertaining western, is also a subtle commentary on a darker moment in american history, when we stole the land outright from native. May 18, 2014 tommy lee jones also stars in his second film as a director a fullbodied quasifeminist western in which he and swanks gutsy singleton escort three disturbed women across the midwest plains. Why hilary swank breaks your heart in the homesman. The homesman is produced, directed by and stars tommy lee jones who brings us a visually beautiful and brutally honest visit to the midwest of the 1850s. The homesman movie clip meeting 2014 tommy lee jones. This is a french release but playes in english audio this film is directed and stars tommy lee jones and hillary swank based in the old west tommy lee jones helps to transport three mad women across country for the church and hillary swank the scenery is amazing the way the story has been portrayed and directed by tommy lee jones is beautiful. I love anything i have ever seen tommy lee jones in and am always looking for good cowboy movies. Peachtree city, georgia most of the cowboy stars, actors and even extras in the silent filmera were excellent riders, and many were hired just because of that skill, says jim dunham.
Hes so hungry hes calling my cell phone to intercept me before i get to his home in santa fe for an interview about his new movie, the homesman. With morgan freeman, tommy lee jones, rene russo, joe pantoliano. Mike norton pepper has just moved to town to join the border patrol with his beautiful young wife lou ann jones. Credit dawn jonesroadside attractions, via associated press homesteaders on the nebraska frontier in the mid19th century did not have it easy, to say the least. Both jones and hillary swank became the characters in the book, which were both powerful and deeply disturbing in many ways. The film is a nice coproduction, being produced, among others, by the great producer and director, the french luc besson. Tommy lee jones is the homesman free on hoopla stream. In another scene, he torches a hotel in a spiteful rage and that got my pulse quickening a bit.
Nov 09, 2014 london i think that the genre of western in film is defined by having horses and men in big hats, tommy lee jones said recently. Definitely not for the faintofheart and even aficionados of movie violence will probably walk away from the horseman breathless and disturbed. In the homesman tommy lee jones shows the wild west from a. Nov 12, 2014 meryl streep and tommy lee jones star in the horseman. Tommy lee jones on the homesman the new york times. Tommy lee jones is a texan of many talentsactor, rancher, polo player and horse breeder. Being denied by the likes of a societal drifter was the final stressor that mary bee could take. Nov 20, 2014 tommy lee joness second film as director is a humane and wrenching western built around womens experience of frontier life. The story focuses on two very different men a deeply religious black excon samuel l. The homesman 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jackson who thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor tommy lee jones. The homesman official us release trailer 2014 tommy lee.
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