The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

Regisseur:

William A. Fraker

Drehbuchautoren:

Ivan Goff (screenplay) and
Ben Roberts (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

7. Mai 1982 (Finland)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Western

Werbezeile:

The untold story of the man behind the mask, and the legend behind the man.

Plot:

The sole surviving Texas Ranger of an ambush arranged by Butch Cavandish returns to fight back as a masked hero.

Plot Keywords:

Critically Bashed | Box Office Flop | William Tell Overture | Mask | Superhero

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

I've always liked it

Besetzung

Klinton Spilsbury	...	The Lone Ranger / John Reid
Michael Horse	...	Tonto
Christopher Lloyd	...	Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish
Matt Clark	...	Sheriff Wiatt
Juanin Clay	...	Amy Striker (Lucas' niece / editor of Del Rio Dispatch after his death)
Jason Robards	...	President Ulysses S. Grant
John Bennett Perry	...	Capt. Dan Reid (Texas Ranger / John's older brother)
David Hayward	...	Collins
John Hart	...	Lucas Striker (editor of Del Rio Dispatch)
Richard Farnsworth	...	Wild Bill Hickok
Lincoln Tate	...	Gen.George A. Custer
Ted Flicker	...	Buffalo Bill Cody
Marc Gilpin	...	Young John Reid
Patrick Montoya	...	Young Tonto
David Bennett	...	Gen. Aurelio Rodriguez

Alternativ:

Legende vom einsamen Ranger, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

98 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:K-16 | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Drehorte:

Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA

Firma:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Dies und das:

Stuntman Terry Leonard, was badly injured while duplicating the famous horse to stagecoach transfer, that was originated and perfected by Yakima Canutt. Seen first in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) and the Republic serial Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939), the stunt went bad when Leonard's leg was caught under one of the wheels of the stagecoach.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: During the scene where the Lone Ranger is breaking Silver to ride, the horse shown changes back and forth from having blue eyes to brown eyes. It also changes from wearing a bridle with a bit to a rodeo type bronc halter.

Dialogzitate:

Ranger: [During a gunfight in a canyon] It ain't the bullet that kills you.
[shoots a bad guy on a cliff]
Ranger: . It's the fall.
[bad guy falls from cliff]

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Night Court: Who Was That Mashed Man? (#5.7)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

The Man in the Mask

I've always liked it

I know that I am in the minority here, but I've always really liked this movie. I fondly recall viewing it in the theater with my parents when i was 6 years old. Maybe I am blind when it comes to the film, but i don't see any major problems with it. It's not a perfect film, but it is quite enjoyable. Let me put it this way, there are many films out there which are much worse!

I think what i liked the most was the music score, that theme song was haunting to my ears and one of the few that stayed fresh in my mind for so many years. John Barry truly did a marvelous job on this one, and many other movie scores over the years as well. I wish i could find the original theme song on CD, or at least on MP3.