Vous voulez voir cette page en fran�ais ? Cliquez ici.

Quantity:

More Buying Choices

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

See larger image and other views

Share your own customer images

Lone Star (Widescreen)

Chris Cooper (Actor), Elizabeth Pea (Actor), John Sayles (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD

4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

List Price:	CDN$ 16.20
Price:	CDN$ 7.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details
You Save:	CDN$ 8.21 (51%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Only 5 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Monday, February 13? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.

Frequently Bought Together

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

Matewan ~ Chris Cooper DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars (33)

CDN$ 7.99

› Explore similar items

Product Details

Actors: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pea, Stephen Mendillo, Stephen J. Lang, Oni Faida Lampley
Directors: John Sayles
Writers: John Sayles
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, French
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
MPAA Rating:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: Dec 21 1999
Run Time: 135 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00002E20R
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #8,910 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #2 in DVD > Art House & International > By Director > John Sayles
- #12 in DVD > Mystery & Suspense > Blackmail, Murder & Mayhem > Murder
- #13 in DVD > Westerns > Drama

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

From Amazon.co.uk

Writer-director John Sayles's finest film to date is a sprawling, multilayered exploration of American boundaries--cultural, racial, sexual, temporal--set in a tiny Texas town on (naturally) the border of Mexico. Comparable in scope and detail to such wonderful movies as Nashville, Boogie Nights, or Sayles's own City of Hope, Lone Star plays like a fertile novel, weaving its numerous characters in and out of its large canvas and repays numerous repeated viewings. Sayles centres this tapestry with a murder mystery and touching romance, both containing origins rooted in the past. As the film opens, the skeleton of the town's corrupt, hated former sheriff, Charlie Wade (played in flashbacks with creepy intensity by Kris Kristofferson) is discovered in a nearby desert. While numerous people had reason to kill Wade, the current sheriff (Chris Cooper) believes that his own father, Wade's beloved successor, did the deed. As he unravels the mystery, he rekindles a love affair with his high school sweetheart (Elizabeth Peña) that forces the couple to relive and repair past scars. Along the way, Sayles veers off on other tangents, introducing more of the culturally divided town's characters and studying how the past haunts each of their present lives. The ease with which Sayles pulls this fragmented approach together is mesmerising. He effortlessly dissolves flashbacks into contemporary action, thematically mirroring several stories simultaneously. As usual, the performances are passionate but low-key, and Sayles writes his actors natural dialogue that both captures a deep-felt understanding for regional and cultural differences and portrays the lasting effect this has on the town's citizens. --Dave McCoy

Amazon.com Essential Video

This complex and rich film by John Sayles stars Chris Cooper as the contemporary sheriff of a Texas border town still under the sway of his late, legendary lawman father (Matthew McConaughey, seen in flashbacks). The discovery of a skeleton and crusted-over badge--buried some 40 years--initiates an investigation into an old crime no one wants to talk about but which will determine for Cooper's character, once and for all, various truths about his father's life. Sayles ingeniously sets this mystery against the backdrop of a developing, multicultural community losing its economic base while haggling over a history of racism. The overall effect is of a complicated American tragedy mitigated by the possibility of personal redemption. A terrific experience. --Tom Keogh

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

et(1)

motion picture(1)

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Matewan DVD ~ Chris Cooper
4.4 out of 5 stars (33)

CDN$ 7.99
Silver City DVD ~ Chris Cooper
Mona Lisa DVD ~ DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars (6)
Essential Killing

CDN$ 22.94
Bridge to Nowhere

CDN$ 7.99
McCabe & Mrs. Miller DVD ~ Warren Beatty
4.4 out of 5 stars (31)

CDN$ 9.93

Customer Reviews

38 Reviews

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

Average Customer Review

4.4 out of 5 stars (38 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Great... but more than a little weird, Feb 26 2004

"beatuptheclowns" (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Star (Widescreen) (DVD)

The movie itself (up until the ending) was fantastic. It was hard to follow at first but after a while it became easier to understand. Each character was brilliantly complex and the chosen cast played them perfectly. The end was severely disappointing (I almost cried because I was so angry at it) and I would not recommed this movie if you like decent endings. I think the incest was a bit over the top and, in my opinion, made it too dramatic and unrealistic.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb storytelling, Sep 26 2004

Kilgore "wonderman1" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Star (Widescreen) (DVD)

This movie really took me by surprise. Rented it not expecting much because I hadn't heard much about it. Low-key, no big car chases or explosions (so "Arnold fans" would be disappointed). This is just an extremely well written, well directed, believable mystery that keeps you guessing. Storytelling at it's best

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

5.0 out of 5 stars A Quiet Masterpiece..., July 6 2004

yygsgsdrassil "yygsgsdrassil" (Crossroads America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Star (Widescreen) (DVD)

...and one of my favorite films because of it's intermeshings of mood, plot and character. I have always considered that the American 'norm' is one frought with brutal people made into heroes because the history books tell us that they were heroes; also, that maybe's man truest nature is of brutality and cruelity...and history, again, washes things as clean as laundry done for Sunday morning. Anyhoo, that's what this movie speaks to, how brutality affects the Rio County area so much that many secrets have somehow bonded the folks living in this ant farm of a community. Note how there's a sub-theme of competition and struggle, man versus whatever (rattle snake skins, longhorn skulls, soldiers preparing for battle, the after hours gambling) where a 'winner' must be declared.' You will dig this one because it will have you thinking about it for a long time aferwards..

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 38 customer reviews on Amazon.ca

Want to see more reviews on this item?

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 102 reviews 4.4 out of 5 stars

Most recent customer reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Stereotypes
There's something so "Plastic, Benjamin" about a scripted debate on race relations. Somebody tell John Sayles that drama comes first. Read more

Published on July 15 2004 by R. A Rubin

5.0 out of 5 stars An Examination of History
Lone Star is about history and how history can either be a prison or how it can set us free. The characters in the movie start out bound by their history. Read more

Published on Jun 21 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Sayles' Elegant Atistry Makes "Lone Star" Shine
John Sayles is first and foremost, a writter and his screenplays are why his films are so compelling. Read more

Published on Sep 21 2003 by Gavin B.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Texas Greek tragedy...sort of.
Not only does this film unfold with the richness and complexity of a very well written short story (think William Trevor in a border town), no one here seems to have mentioned... Read more

Published on Mar 28 2003 by Sabrina

4.0 out of 5 stars Great film, not a great DVD
Anything I might say about the film will be redundant, considering the length and abundance of reviews already written here. Read more

Published on Jan 3 2003 by Craig

5.0 out of 5 stars Reminiscent of, and better than, Robert Altman
Like Altman, John Sayles is able to maintain several interlocking story lines at the same time, which adds a richness to his films that you won't find in the run-of-the-mill... Read more

Published on Oct 5 2002 by Diego Banducci

5.0 out of 5 stars Films Like This; There Are But A Few...
LONE STAR is a multi-layered drama, that unlike many other films of today, is rich with characters that seem real Like the other films of director John Sayles, this movie doesn't... Read more

Published on Sep 26 2002 by T. Lobascio

5.0 out of 5 stars FORGET THE ALAMO
In my opinion the best american film of 1996, LONE STAR established at last John Sayles as the most interesting american writer-director in activity. Read more

Published on May 10 2002 by Daniel S.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best films of the 1990s
Whatever the reasons are that John Sayles has managed to elude the attention of the mainstream entertainment media, he has had no trouble developing and mastering his craft. Read more

Published on Mar 13 2002 by Macro Micro

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best films of the past 10 years

"Lone Star" is terrific as both a mystery and as a snapshot of small town America, Texas-Mexican border style. However, it is something else going on here. Read more

Published on Feb 14 2002 by jfarro